RBGA notes new members
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They include:
• The 100 Black Men of Southern Illinois, Inc.’s mission is to play a proactive role in leveraging collective talent, ability and energy toward achieving meaningful gains for the Black community. The group is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with George Dickerson as its chairman. Call 618-791-8732 or visit www.100bma.org/alton/.
• Alternative Office Space at 219 EastGate Plaza, East Alton, is a offers private office suites and open office coworking spaces. Todd Kennedyis the owner. Call 618-900-0525 or visit alternativeofficespace.com/.
• ABB Optical at 90 Enviroway, Wood River, is an authorized distributor of all major soft contact lens manufacturers in America. Jill Huff is Human Resources Manager for the firm. Call 618-440-2047 or visit abboptical.com.
Brunaugh, Patterson honored by Rotary
Ron DeBrock, ronald.debrock@thetelegraph.com
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ALTON Sydney Brunaugh and Jimmeilia Patterson of Alton High School have been named Students of the Month for May by the Alton Godfrey Rotary Club.
Brunaugh, the daughter of Jason and Nikki Brunaugh of Alton, is a member of the National Honor Society and currently has a 4.385 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, placing her in the top five percent of the senior class. She also was named as a Silver Medallion winner.
She was elected as the treasurer for Mu Alpha Theta, the math honor society and also participated in Saturday Scholars and the physics club. As a freshman, she was named Student of the Year in Digital Photography.
Scholarships awarded to Young Adult Committee
May 18, 2021
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GODFREY The RiverBend Growth Association’s Young Adults Committee recently held its year-end ceremony virtually.
The committee’s students, mentors and nine local member non-profit organizations were recognized for all their hard work during the 2020-2021 school year. This year the committee held a raffle that raised $10,000.
The committee has two seniors and two juniors from each of the five participating high schools: Alton High School, Civic Memorial High School, East Alton-Wood River High School, Marquette Catholic High School and Roxana High School.
This year the committee heard presentations virtually from nine RBGA member organizations: Alton Parks & Recreation, American Cancer Society, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Call for Help, Community Hope Center, Jacoby Arts Center, Kreative Kids, Madison County Child Advocacy Center, and Riverbend Family Ministries.