The Brunch Bunch kids are a microcosm of America. They are white, black, Hispanic. Each week I bring six to 10 of my friends, and I invite six to 10 of my students. It gives the kids a chance to learn about different careers, learn about college. Shattering stereotypes, person by person, heart by heart.
Local businesses help subsidize it all.
If he can't change the last generation, Siegman is determined to change the next. I always look for two kinds of kids, the kid who gets picked on in class for no reason but still smiles, and the other kid in class who resists the urge to pick on him when everyone else does. Some weeks, after their brunch, the group will head to a neighborhood nursing home to help out, but most often, they take over a basketball court at a local gym. It's one of those rare opportunities that gives kids a chance to just be kids and to realize what they have in common and put aside their differences. The only argument we've ever had in 100 weeks between kids is on whether someone was fouled going for a basket.