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FROM STUDENT TO MASTER:
CASEY’S JOURNEY TO A
PEACEPLAYERS FELLOWSHIP
CASEY PEARSON | PEACEPLAYERS DETROIT
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF.
My name is Casey Pearson. I’m from Detroit, Michigan. I’m currently 22 years old. In my free time I like to
go to the gym, go shopping, and spend time with my friends and family — we love to watch Marvel movies,
travel to new places, and just go to our local Target. A fun fact about me is that I want to travel to Barcelona
with my two sisters. Ever since we saw Cheetah Girls 2, we wanted to recreate the famous scene where
they are singing ‘Strut’ throughout Barcelona. When I do get a chance to visit, I want to see the different
attractions like the Park Güell, and the Sagrada Familia.
HOW DID YOU FIRST LEARN ABOUT PEACEPLAYERS?
I first learned about PeacePlayers from my mom. She found a basketball leadership program and said that I
should sign up. My mom learned about PeacePlayers from Jasmine [Cooper, PeacePlayers Detroit Director].
They were close friends before I became involved. She contacted Coop to see if she knew of any summer
opportunities that I could benefit from while I was on summer break from college. After hearing what
PeacePlayers was and how it could help me network with different people in a field I wanted to pursue, I
was eager to figure out what the program was about. From then on I fell in love with the program and what
it has to offer.
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