Concerned Black Men of Richmond holds End of Year Cookout for Youth at Dorey Park
July 28, 2018 by admin
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July 16, 2018
Greetings all,
Last month the Concerned Black Men of Richmond concluded our 2017-18 year with a cookout at Dorey Park. The food and fellowship with parents, mentees, donors and brothers was enjoyed by all. There is 1 graduate this year in the youth corps, Da’Vontae Ballou. He has been a member since the 5th grade and graduated from Armstrong High School. Da’Vontae will be attending J Sargent Reynolds Community College in the fall.
There were 2 of last year’s graduates in attendance, Torian Jones and Ramone Jeffers. They shared their college experiences and it was great to see them achieving their goals!
We would like to take an opportunity to thank each of you for the interest and support you have shown our organization. This year we even got our van painted and it looks great!
Your support is instrumental in ensuring that we can continue to provide lessons and experiences that positively impact the young men we serve. Please feel free to make suggestions on how we can improve our organization.
Again, thank you all for your assistance.
Sincerely,
Tim Mallory, President CBM-RVA
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Concerned Black Men of Richmond conducts Part 2 of Etiquette Event with Youth at Ristorante La Grotta
June 7, 2018 by admin
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May 31, 2018
Greetings all,
The Concerned Black Men of Richmond had our Etiquette Pt2 event at Ristorante La Grotta on May 19th. Antonio & Andrea Capece, the owners of LaGrotta have graciously opened their world class establishment to us since 2010! The mentees have learned to appreciate the quality of food that they rarely get an opportunity to experience. The crew at LaGrotta always serve the young men the same way that the dignitaries are treated.
After we were all seated, Andrea instructed the group on proper etiquette in a fine dining establishment.
After the drinks were distributed we were ready for the meal to begin!
The waiters described each course in detail to the mentees. We started with a vegetarian puff pastry.
There were mixed reactions from the mentees to this very unique appetizer.
That was followed by the Pasta Trio which many were already familiar with
The main course was a choice of Veal, Chicken Marsala, Filet of Sole or Salmon!
The boys were excited to try some new things and many of them really enjoyed their entrees!
They were all well mannered and used proper etiquette during this time. It was wonderful to observe.
Malik Mayo (wearing glasses) is an aspiring chef and he told us that his specialty is seafood!
We discussed many things during our lunch. They were amazed at the wine list and could not believe that anyone would pay $2000 for a bottle of anything!
The final course was a coconut cake with peach sorbet! That was enjoyed by everyone!
The Concerned Black Men of Richmond cannot thank the management and staff of Ristorante LaGrotta enough for their continued support in this endeavor. They have assisted us for a number of years going back as far as 2010!
The support from donors like you all allows us to provide impactful experiences to the young men of our community. Your generosity is greatly appreciated and it is making a difference in the lives of the youth we serve!
We hope that we can count on your continued patronage in the future!
Thank you all,
Timothy Mallory
President-CBM-RVA
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Concerned Black Men of Richmond conducts Part 1 of Etiquette Event with Youth at Franklin Military Academy
May 1, 2018 by admin
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April 26, 2018
Greetings,
The Concerned Black Men of RVA recently conducted our Etiquette Pt1 event. The event was held on Saturday the 14th at Franklin Military Academy. It is a prerequisite to the LaGrotta Ristorante fine dining outing that will be in May. We discussed proper dress, table settings and how they are expected to conduct themselves in this type of environment. The Concerned Black Men of RVA have been doing this since 2011 and have progressed to a point where the mentees are instructing each other on how to tie neckties!
We also played the movie “Courageous” which illustrates choices, consequences and fatherhood. This is the 2nd time we have shown this movie to our mentees and it was received very well. Afterwards the boys were treated to lunch at McDonald’s.
We would like to again thank each of you who have donated to the Concerned Black Men of RVA. Your support is an integral part to the success of our mission. We strive each month to engage our youth with life enhancing experiences that will assist them in all their future endeavors. Your support means the world to the youth that we serve!
Sincerely,
Timothy Mallory
President-CBM-RVA
Click Here to learn more about The Concerned Black Men of Richmond, Inc.
Click Here to learn more about becoming a Mentor.
Click Here to see how you can support our efforts to continue to care for our youth.