Vince Gill and Warren Buffett teamed up to support the TeamMates Mentoring Program on Friday, October 16th. The duo entertained a crowd of more than 1200 during an interview moderated by local celebrity Mary Maxwell. Gill wowed the crowd by performing Amy and What You Give Away. Gill is a twenty-time Grammy Award winner and eighteen-time Country Music Association Award winner. Buffett is an investor, businessman and philanthropist. He is regarded as one of the world’s greatest stock market investors and is the largest shareholder and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.


Honorary Chairmen Cindy and Mogens Bay helped raise over $550,000 to support the 4,000 mentor/mentee matches in the TeamMates Mentoring Program. Bay is Chairmen and CEO of Valmont Industries, Inc. Event Co-Chairs Lisa and Terry Connealy and a committee of over 30 former players and volunteers organized the event. Next year’s TeamMates Tailgate is scheduled for Friday, October 29, 2010 at the Embassy Suites La-Vista.


The TeamMates Mentoring Program was founded in 1991 by Dr. Tom and Nancy Osborne. TeamMates is a school based mentoring program that matches adult volunteers from the community with students in grades four through twelve. Mentors meet one hour per week to provide support and encouragement to school aged youth. The goal of the program is to see youth graduate from high school and pursue post-secondary education. The TeamMates Mentoring Program serves over 4,000 youth in 114 communities across Nebraska and Iowa.


To become a mentor or to support the TeamMates Mentoring Program, go to

www.teammates.org

or call 1-877-531-TEAM.

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