FAMILY. FOUR YEARS AFTER HER SON MO GABBY’S DEATH, SONG Z GABBA STANDS ON MO GABBA WAY ALONGSIDE MO’S LONGTIME TEACHER. THEY STICK PIECES OF MO’S FAVORITE POSITIVE PHRASES ON THE SIGN POST, A REMINDER OF WHAT MO MEANT TO THIS COMMUNITY. HE MEANT TOGETHERNESS AND PEACE AND POSITIVITY. THAT WAS THE MOST BIGGEST THING IS LIKE HE JUST WANTED EVERYBODY TO BE POSITIVE AND JUST KEEP GOING. NO MATTER WHATEVER YOUR STRUGGLE WAS. AND MO KNEW WHAT IT MEANT TO STRUGGLE, HE LOST HIS EYESIGHT BEFORE HE TURNED ONE AND LOST HIS FOURTH AND FINAL BATTLE WITH CANCER BACK IN 2020. IN MO’S 14 YEARS OF LIFE, HE INSPIRED MANY. HE WAS ORIOLES AND RAVENS SUPERFAN AND BECAME A BELOVED VOICE ON SPORTS RADIO. HE BECAME THE FIRST PERSON TO READ AN NFL DRAFT PICK IN BRAILLE, AND HE IS ALSO PART OF THE ORIOLES HALL OF FAME. SO MANY FEEL HIS LOSS, BUT NONE MORE THAN HIS MOTHER. I MISS MY SON AND I JUST CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S BEEN FOUR YEARS SINCE THE LORD TOOK HIM AWAY FROM ME. BUT ON THE FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF MO’S DEATH, HIS MOM IS FOCUSED ON KEEPING HIS LEGACY ALIVE. SHE IS STARTING THE MO GABBA FOUNDATION TO HELP FAMILIES STRUGGLING WITH SICK KIDS AND LOSS. THE BALTIMORE COMMUNITY IS COMING TOGETHER TO HELP HER WITH THAT MISSION. SUNDAY PICKETT BREWING COMPANY HOSTED A MO LOVE CELEBRATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FROM BALTIMORE WITH LOVE. A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE BEER SALES AND FROM BALTIMORE WITH LOVES NEW MO LOVE LINE WILL GO TOWARDS THE MO GABBA FOUNDATION. WE HAVE BIG GAME DAY CROWDS HERE FOR ORIOLES AND RAVENS, AND HE WAS ONE OF THEIR SUPER FANS. SO WE’RE JUST HONORED TO BE A PART OF IT. JUST TO CELEBRATE HIS LIFE AND LEGACY AND MEMORY AND TO BE CONNECTED DIRECTLY WITH THE FAMILY. WE FEEL LIKE IT’S A BEAUTIFUL THING, A BEAUTIFUL THING, A BEAUTIFUL CELEBRATION FILLED WITH LOVE, HUGS, POSITIVITY AND A WHOLE LOT OF O’S PRIDE. A REMINDER OF ALL THAT MO MEANT TO THIS COMMUNITY AND KNOWING THAT BALTIMORE IS SHOWING UP. IT. I CAN’T PUT IT INTO WORDS WHAT IT MEANS TO US. IT MAKES IT MAKES MY HEART SMILE. BECAUSE THE THING IS, EVEN THOUGH HE’S BEEN GONE AGAIN FOR FOUR YEARS NOW, THE LOVE HASN’T CHANGED. THE MO LOVE CAMPAIGN IS AN ONGOING CAMPAIGN TO HELP SUPPORT THE MO GABBA FOUNDATION. WE’LL PUT MORE INFORMATION ON HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT ON OUR WEBSITE FOR YO
2025 Mo Gaba Positivity and Perseverance Awards recipients to be honored at Baltimore Orioles game
Updated: 12:00 PM EDT Jul 28, 2025
Anne Arundel County Public Schools will honor this year’s recipients of the Mo Gaba Positivity and Perseverance Awards at Monday night’s Baltimore Orioles game.Archive video above: Baltimore pours on positivity for Mo Gaba Day (July 2024)Monday marks five years since the Baltimore sports superfan’s death after his fourth battle with cancer. He was 14.Mo became an inspiration for so many with his strong, courageous spirit. He was loved and celebrated by many during his fight, including his two favorite teams: The Baltimore Ravens and Orioles.AACPS announced Monday morning that it’s recognizing this year’s award recipients, who embody Mo’s incredible spirit of resilience and kindness. They are:Micah Shiflett, of Brooklyn Park Elementary SchoolAryana Bowles, of Walter S. Mills-Parole Elementary SchoolAndre Turnage Jr., of Wiley H. Bates Middle SchoolJavien Johnson, of Northeast High SchoolIsabella Garcia, of Belle Grove Elementary School”Though his time with us was short, his joy, strength, and unforgettable laugh continue to inspire us every day,” the district wrote on social media.The awards, established in 2022, are given to five Anne Arundel County students on Mo Gaba Day.AACPS has a new website dedicated to Mo and how his impact continues to grow.
BALTIMORE —
Anne Arundel County Public Schools will honor this year’s recipients of the Mo Gaba Positivity and Perseverance Awards at Monday night’s Baltimore Orioles game.
Archive video above: Baltimore pours on positivity for Mo Gaba Day (July 2024)
Monday marks five years since the Baltimore sports superfan’s death after his fourth battle with cancer. He was 14.
Mo became an inspiration for so many with his strong, courageous spirit. He was loved and celebrated by many during his fight, including his two favorite teams: The Baltimore Ravens and Orioles.
AACPS announced Monday morning that it’s recognizing this year’s award recipients, who embody Mo’s incredible spirit of resilience and kindness. They are:
Micah Shiflett, of Brooklyn Park Elementary SchoolAryana Bowles, of Walter S. Mills-Parole Elementary SchoolAndre Turnage Jr., of Wiley H. Bates Middle SchoolJavien Johnson, of Northeast High SchoolIsabella Garcia, of Belle Grove Elementary School
“Though his time with us was short, his joy, strength, and unforgettable laugh continue to inspire us every day,” the district wrote on social media.
The awards, established in 2022, are given to five Anne Arundel County students on Mo Gaba Day.
AACPS has a new website dedicated to Mo and how his impact continues to grow.
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