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The Madison Park Village DREAM Update November 2013 We’ve had a wonderfully crisp November here at DREAM! The mentors and mentees have spent great time together and nurtured bonds that enrich their lives. DREAM Programming:
(11/2) The Red Sox won the World Series! Many mentors and mentees turned out to the World Series victory parade. (11/8) Mentor Angie taught a dance class full of our girl mentees—they had a blast and are hoping to do another dance workshop soon! The younger boys played board games at Northeastern, and the older boys went to the movies. (11/15) Half of the older girls went with mentees to do some baking, and the other half went to listen to music, play MASH, and have some positive social time. The older boys went to see Thor, and the younger kids went to see the movie Free Birds. Many mentors did one-on-one programming this week. (11/23) Northeastern DREAM partnered with a former DREAMer at the UBS bank to create a fantastic community cleanup! We began our Saturday morning with hot chocolate, introductions, and sharing what we hoped for the day. Our cleanup took us through the Whittier Street Apartments, onto Tremont Street, and down Melnea Cass, gathering numerous bags of trash debris along the way. The day ended with pizza, drinks, and shared hopes that UBS and DREAM can create something like this again!
Program Development:
Longwood Symphony Orchestra Benefit Concert: DREAM is lucky enough to be a beneficiary of the Longwood Symphony Orchestra this year. The LSO will be hosting a concert on December 7, 2013 to benefit the DREAM program. In addition to buying tickets to attend, there will be opportunities for supporters of DREAM to sponsor mentormentee matches to go to the concert. You can purchase tickets at: https://dreamconcert.eventbrite.com. DREAMstock: DREAMstock, DREAM’s annual mentor training, has been officially scheduled for Saturday, February 22nd. All mentors from the five Boston programs will be expected to attend for a day of workshops and networking. Hike 4 Life: DREAM’s Program Director, Jason Desrosier, met with the CEO and Founder of Hike 4 Life to discuss potential urban hike trips for the upcoming spring.
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South Boston Local Program: University of Massachusetts (UMass) Boston has been selected as the partner school for our new community in South Boston: Old Colony. Mentor recruitment began in November and info sessions for those interested will be held the second week of December.
Keep DREAMing! Asha Carter Program Empowerment Director AmeriCorps Highland Street Corps Ambassador of Mentoring The DREAM Program 41 Dearborn Street Roxbury, MA 02119 Asha@dreamprogram.org