When I started mentoring Amaad in 2019, he was a second grader at Mary C. Snow Elementary. He now has just one more year left at West Side Middle School. It has been a real joy to watch Amaad grow and mature. — Bryan Cokeley

I have thoroughly enjoyed my first-year experience as an Elevator. I believe it has been very effective for Maurese, and I am excited to be there for him as he climbs his way through Mary C. Snow. Maurese brings the energy every day and is excited for everything we do, whether it is something more conventionally fun, like passing football, or just reviewing the math he has been learning in that unit. His energy is very infectious. I naturally reciprocate without noticing, and am now pumped up every time I get in the car to head over to see him. — Evan Stire

I feel that Harley and I have a positive impact on each other's lives. The most important thing I get out of being an Elevator is gaining an appreciation for the struggles that some children go through in our community. — Marcus Black