2012 National Big Brother of the Year

Comcast and NBCUniversal present the 2012 National Big Brother of the Year, Brent Hartsfield. Matched through Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Big Bend, Brent is a Big Brother to Delaitre.

Delaitre's single mother enrolled her son in Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Big Bend in Tallahassee in hopes that his study skills and behavior would improve. Delaitre, then 12, feared Hartsfield would move away. Formerly matched in the mentoring program, Delaitre's match ended when his first Big Brother moved due to a job transfer. An engineer by profession, Hartsfield assured Delaitre he would stick around. True to his word, he has spent an hour or more per week tutoring his Little Brother in math; taking him to museums and sports events; attending his school performances; and providing guidance as his Little Brother authored two self-published local history books. As Delaitre prepares to face his first election as a budding politician, Brent remains his loyal friend and Big Brother.

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