Today, April 30, Macon-Bibb County will recognize and celebrate its inaugural Georgia Civic Awareness Program for Students leadership cohort with an End of the Year Celebration. A reception and dinner program will be held for the students, their families, principals and headmasters, and local leaders at the Historic Terminal Station (200 Cherry Street) beginning at 6:30 p.m.

The program’s Keynote Speaker will be Alisha Thomas Morgan, who represented the 39^th District in the Georgia House of Representatives.  The Master of Ceremonies will be Skyler Henry from 41WMGT, and awards will be presented to the Student of the Year, Counselor of the Year, Partner of the Year, and Volunteer of the Year. Special guests will include leadership from Association of County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG) and representatives from Dougherty County GCAPS and Fulton County GCAPS.

Also, during the event, Macon-Bibb will recognize Mayor Pro Tem Bert Bivins, who was named by the ACCG at its annual conference in Savannah as the 2015 Civic and Community Engagement Advocate of the Year. Bivins was recognized for his dedication to and active involvement with the Macon-Bibb GCAPS cohort. A retired educator, he personally championed the acceptance of a GCAPS program since 2012 in his Bibb County and has been a primary supporter of it in the new consolidated government.