The DREAM Program, Inc. P.O. Box 361 Winooski, VT 05404 (802) 338-8979 tel www.dreamprogram.org

Birchwood DREAM Monthly Snapshot December 2012 Program Happenings and Highlights

• Birchwood DREAM celebrated another successful semester and year of DREAMing.

Mentors headed home for the holidays and will return in January for the start of another great semester.

• Congratulations to Josh Tubbs who was elected as a new Birchwood co-chair and a huge thank you to the departing co-chair, Ryan Mclachlan.

• DREAM Staff are busy preparing, collecting forms, and talking to families about Winter Adventure Camp (WAC), which will take place over several weekends in January and February.

Weekly Programming with Children

Participants

Mentees Mentors Total: 17 Total: 19

• Females: 6 • Females: 12 • Males: 11 • Males: 7

• Mentors and youth celebrated their final Friday of the semester with a trip to Champlain

College where the group split up to do one-on-one activities.

Thank you for your ongoing support of DREAM. If you would like additional or more detailed information, please contact me by email or by phone. DREAM big, Britt Wedenoja Program Empowerment Director Americorps VISTA Britt@dreamprogram.org 802.338.8979