Bria Sanders featured in ONE GREAT KID!

My mother ran across an article that appeared in our local paper, The Commercial Appeal this past Tuesday, September 18 that featured Bria. She cut it out for me but I don't think a scanned copy will show on the blog. I tried to access the article that appeared on Tuesday but they list it as an ARCHIVE now, meaning you have to pay. If I can access it will try to get it and post it here.

I just thought I would post a link to another story on this up and coming junior golfer. Bria is becoming quite famous in Memphis (:>). To find out more about her click on the link: http://http://suburbancommunitynews.com/articles/2007/07/26/the_independent/sports/doc46979f039042c850454925.txt.

Bria is a wonderful young lady. She is very intelligent and quite the conversationalist. I always enjoy her. Her dad, Mike Sanders (seen in the photo with Bria), gives new meaning to being a "Dedicated Dad." I watched him with her and I wish all African American girls had a father like him. He is ALWAYS there for Bria, ever patient, always helping Bria and any of the other kids out there. Just to give you an example, a few weeks ago my son and others played with Bria at the Pro Duffers Sickle Cell Tournament in Tunica. I was taking photographs on the course and I noticed Bria and her Dad off to the side practically off the course. I thought perhaps they were waiting to tee off but I saw Mike and Bria standing in front of a cotton field and I was brought nearly to tears as I saw him teaching her about our history. About how our ancestors had to stand in the field picking cotton all day. He was teaching her to be proud of her heritage, something I feel is sorely lacking amongst African American youth today. It was a moving experience and I don't think they ever saw me watching but I did manage to get this shot as they were walking back on the course.

Gotcha Mike!