the dream program, northwoods, april 2013
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The DREAM Program @DREAMprogram
Office: 30 Community Drive, South Burlington, VT | Mail: P.O. Box 361, Winooski, VT 05404 │ (802) 338-8979 | [email protected]
The Village Mentoring Organization
Northwoods DREAM Monthly Snapshot April 2013 Program Happenings and Highlights
• Northwoods mentors held a community dinner for DREAM families on April 29. • One Northwoods youth attended DREAM’s Teen Identity Retreat in Burlington,
VT on April 6-7. Teens participated in a scavenger hunt on Church Street, learned how to hula hoop, and participated in sessions on healthy relationships and finding their best selves.
• Mentors held several fundraisers on-campus to help support their culminating experience scheduled for late May.
• Two new youth were welcomed to the Northwoods Local Program. Participants Mentees Mentors Total: 18 Total: 26
• Females: 9 • Females: 17 • Males: 9 • Males: 9
Weekly Programming with Children
• Mentoring pairs spent four Fridays on Dartmouth’s campus participating in one-on-one and small group activities.
• On two different Fridays, youth helped their mentors bake cupcakes, cookies, and brownies for DREAM fundraisers.
Thank you for your ongoing support of DREAM. If you would like additional or more detailed information, please contact me by e-mail or by phone. DREAM big, Kate Piniewski Program Empowerment Director [email protected] 781.820.4838