By Roxanne Brown
Take Stock in Children honors organization’s guiding lights
Guiding Lights
The extraordinary efforts of Take Stock in Children mentors have not gone unnoticed. Take Stock in Children of Lake and Sumter Counties held a mentor celebration on March 30 at the Venetian Center in Leesburg to recognize the self-sacrificing adults who change lives and help kids break the cycle of poverty through education. Mentors were recognized for helping students build confidence and improve academic skills. Students enrolled in the program receive a collegiate scholarship after graduating high school.
@ Leesburg | Photos: NICOLE HAMEL
Originally from Nogales, Arizona, Roxanne worked in the customer service industry while writing independently for years. After moving to Florida in 1999, Roxanne eventually switched her career path to focus more on writing and went on to become an award-winning reporter for The Daily Commercial/South Lake Press newspapers for 16 years prior to coming on board with Akers Media as a staff writer in July 2020 – her dream job come true.
