VIDEO: What’s Good In South Jersey? Mercy University Graduation Speaker

By: Isaiah S. Showell, Follow South Jersey Multimedia Journalist/’What’s Good’ Host

Isaiah Showell poses with Bob Carr at Mercy University’s graduation. Photo credit: Isaiah Showell.

DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. — Bob Carr, founder and CEO of Give Something Back, a nonprofit organization focused on helping disadvantaged youth through educational support, gave the commencement speech at Mercy University’s graduation.

He not only made time to give the commencement speech, but he also was given an honorary doctorate from the school of social sciences and behavioral sciences.

Watch the video below to see footage of the day. It was definitely What’s Good in South Jersey this week!


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