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Lilburn Mentors Honored by Gwinnett School System

A group of men that includes several mentors at Lilburn schools recently were honored by the school district for their dedication.

More than 80 men, including four who volunteer at Lilburn schools, recently received a huge thank you from Gwinnett County school officials for mentoring youth, according to a press release from the district.

At Lilburn schools, those mentors honored were: Terry Foxx, a volunteer at ; Mike Lewis, a volunteer at and ; Steve Holevoet, a volunteer at Trickum Middle School and ; and Francisco Salazar, a volunteer at Lilburn Middle School, according to a spokesman for the district.

The men are a part of the school district's Community-Based Mentoring Program, which began in 2008 and provides support to students who have been identified as at-risk.

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