Mentoring Program Gives Students Wisdom, Awards
DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO – In Bob Countryman's days, mentoring was a trickle-down affair – brother to brother.
That's all his family could manage for its 13 children when mentoring programs were practically nonexistent, said Countryman, 70, of San Diego.
Today, he is a driving force behind organized mentoring for young African-Americans.
Countryman, a retired Drug Enforcement Administration forensic chemist, served as master of ceremonies for the Links Inc. San Diego chapter's black male high school seniors achievement awards ceremony. It was held at the downtown Marriott Hotel & Marina yesterday.
Nineteen students were honored at the ceremony attended by roughly 400 people.
Links is a national nonprofit organization of black women, with some chapters overseas.
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