Chattanooga nears mentorship goal

The Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce and business member investors have recruited 94 percent of the 381 mentors needed to support the Tennessee Promise scholarship program in Hamilton County as of Monday.

“Hamilton County led the state last year in recruiting volunteer mentors and with Chattanooga State Community College, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Unum, our own Chattanooga Chamber and Regions Bank leading the way this year, we hope to exceed goal again,” said Sybil Topel, vice president of marketing and communications for the Chamber.

Just 23 more volunteers are needed to reach the state-set goal as of Monday.

Mentors help five to 10 high school seniors transition to college by spending about an hour per month for about nine months.