PhilaU students celebrate a year of mentoring at Mifflin
On Tuesday, Big Brothers Big Sisters Southeastern PA, Philadelphia University and Mifflin Elementary hosted a thank you event at Mifflin in celebration of a successful first year of involvement in the College Bigs mentoring program. Throughout the year, 20 mentors from PhilaU spent an hour each week with their mentees at their school to give them a firsthand look at higher education. (Photo by Liz Semon with BBBSSEPA)
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