MMA Cadets Serve as Community Role Models Through the Lunch Buddy Program

Continuing Missouri Military Academy’s tradition of serving the community, MMA cadets are participating in the Lunch Buddy program, where they will be regularly visiting a Mexico Public School District’s elementary school to eat lunch, play at recess and serve as mentors for local kids. 

The Lunch Buddy program pairs an at-risk elementary school student with a community role model as part of the national Bright Futures program. Mentors eat lunch with their buddy at least once a month and often attend recess or class with their buddy. 

The following cadets are participating in the spring 2023 Lunch Buddy program: 

• Cadet Malachi Imrie
• Cadet Cabriel Canonico 
• Cadet Ryan Miles
• Cadet Gabriel Kaiser
• Cadet Carlos Villarreal 
• Cadet Kamil Sanchez de Ovando Pérez
• Cadet Mason Brooks 
• Cadet Noah Garcia 
• Cadet Walter Farley
• Cadet Bradley Thumbi 
• Cadet Gabriel Iglesias Osorio 
• Cadet Easton Nance
• Cadet Marco Afane
• Cadet Michael Pfeifer
• Cadet Preston Vo
• Cadet Brayden Edwards
• Cadet Miles Matthews
• Cadet Jancarlo Barajas