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Mentorship program brothers celebrate 50 years of friendship
Mentorship program brothers celebrate 50 years of friendship Share Updated: 8:28 PM EST Mar 2, 2021
Mentorship program brothers celebrate 50 years of friendship Share Updated: 8:28 PM EST Mar 2, 2021
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Show Transcript CENTURY OF FRIENDSHIP. THEY SAY BLOOD IS THICKER THAT WATER, BUT IF THE SMILES IN THESE PICTURES TELL YOU ANYTHING, FRIENDSHIP MAY JUST BE A LITTLE THICKER. THE FIRST PLACE WE WENT WAS AN A&W ROOT BEER STAND LAUGH SHAYNE: THAT ALONE TELLS YOU JUST HOW LONG THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN JIM MARTZ AND ANDREW HOPE HAS BEEN BREWING. I GREW UP WITHOUT A FATHER SO JIM BECAME MY FATHER FIGURE AND THE MALE IMAGE IN MY LIFE. SHAYNE: THEY WERE PAIRED TOGETHER BY THE BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS ORGANIZATION IN 1971 WHEN JIM WAS 26, AND ANDREW JUST NINE AND A HALF YEARS OLD. HIS MOTHER HAD JUST RECENTLY PASSED AWAY. SINCE THEN, IT’S BEEN 50 YEARS OF A BEAUTIFUL BON