A Letter from Reid Weltman

Reid Weltman, a senior at Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, Maryland, is passionate about business, leadership, and service. A varsity football and baseball player, he applies teamwork and discipline both on and off the field. As a volunteer and nonprofit leader, he collects eyeglasses, raises funds, and leads initiatives to support underserved communities in Africa, earning him the Gerald Khosa Humanitarian Award. Inspired by Gerald Tanaka Khosa’s legacy, Reid plans to study business in college and continue to advance projects in Zimbabwe and across Africa that promote education, opportunity, and sustainable development.