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Florida athletes take on mentoring Oakwood students
Though athletes will change, the program will not
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Oakwood Elementary School students Dylan Hanes, top, Jullian Fillingham and John-Luke Iodice listen to University of Florida student-athletes, from left, Tahnai Annis, Jeff Demps and Gray Horn during a videoconference “virtual mentoring” session Tuesday. - photo by Tom Reed
Gainesville athletes are taking time to mentor students 375 miles away — in Oakwood. Every Tuesday morning, a small group of Oakwood Elementary School students spend time with athletes from the University of Florida. They are participating in C.A.M.P. Gator, a mentoring program that pairs athletes and nonathlete students with elementary and middle school students throughout the region via videoconferencing.