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The Madison Park Village DREAM Update October 2013 We’ve had a lovely October here at DREAM! The mentors and mentees have engaged in programming that is fun and enriches their lives.
DREAM Programming:
10/4: (15 mentees, 19 mentors): The girls played outside with chalk and the boys played sports games on campus. Some small groups went to pack meals at Community Servings, a community meals program that home-delivers food to the homebound and terminally ill. The volunteer coordinators were really impressed with our youth!
10/9: (12 mentees): Cranberry Bog trip!! On Columbus Day, Jason and I took a group of Madison Park and Orchard Gardens mentees to Duxbury, Massachusetts where some valiant supporters of DREAM welcomed our DREAMers into their home. We learned from farmers how cranberries are grown, harvested, cleaned, and transported to companies like Ocean Spray. We enjoyed our time at Sarah and Jeff’s home, and look forward to seeing them soon!
10/18: (13 mentees, 15 mentors): Younger male mentees went to the children’s museum. Older males hung our at a mentor’s apartment and played games. The girls played games including Smiles, Sneakers, & Sass.
10/19 Saturday - Beautiful Me for ALL female mentors/mentees in DREAM. The program was developed in collaboration with Orchard Gardens mentors. Madison mentors and mentees alike really appreciated the self-esteem-building event, and look forward to making this an annual collaboration. Everyone got a lot from the event.
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