This spring 2013 peer mentor program event was extra special as we welcomed second year scholarship recipient Richard Bohan as a board member. Richard just returned from graduating with his bachelor's degree from St. Lawrence College.
Richard organized and facilitated a movie night event on Saturday, June 2013.
The scholars found this event one of the BEST outings thus far. It was surprising and exciting for the scholars to see Richard heading this event. It was exciting for the board to have such energetic and fresh ideas on board.
Welcome on the board Richard!
Message from Richard Bohan:
Greetings! My name is Richard Bohan, but please call me Richie! I'm a former scholar and current board member of the Stephanie Marie Burgos Scholarship. A few weeks ago, I took the scholars out for dinner and a movie. The result was fantastic!
This was the very first outing for our newest scholar Marianna Beatu. The scholarship hosts these trips and events every year known as a Peer and Menter activity. I went on a couple of Peer and Mentor activities myself when I was a scholar, so I was very excited to finally be able to host one!
First, we met at Times Square and ate in a restaurant called Bravo Pizza. It was quite cozy inside, but the atmosphere was lovely, and you can never go wrong with New York-style pizza! Since all of us go to different schools (some as far as six hours away!) it was nice to catch up and talk about our experiences. As a recent graduate, I was able to talk about my experiences job hunting and preparing for the next step after college.
After we dined, we then walked to AMC theater and decided to pick a movie. It was a tough call, but everyone decided that After Earth looked very interesting.
The movie stared Will Smith as well as his son Jaden Smith, who looks uncannily like his father. It was a very interesting science fiction film that was about the bonds between father and son.
The movie also had very scary aliens and this was stressful for Richie, who hid behind his sweater during the more suspensful parts. Luckily, the other scholars were much braver than I was!
Overall, the film was a lot of fun and everyone really enjoyed the suspense of the plot. It was really nice to see everyone, and I can't wait to host another Peer and Mentor activity!
-Richard Bohan
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