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The Putnam Gardens DREAM Update December 2013 The Putnam Gardens program had a fabulous culminating experience to end out the semester. Additionally, the mentors began developing plans to strengthen their program in the Spring Semester. DREAM Programming: •
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12/7 (8 mentees, 11 mentors): The group held their culminating event on Saturday, December 7th. Hoping to do an activity the youth had never done before, the mentors planned an elaborate scavenger hunt around downtown Boston. The group was divided into three teams: teen boys, teen girls, and younger kids. The scavenger hunt was a big success and the mentors considered it their best culminating yet! To read more about the event and to see some of the clues, check out our article here. 12/7-12/15 (6 mentees, 6 mentors): While programming had officially ended for the semester, several mentors met up with their youth to make up missed programming from earlier in the semester. One match did a make up of the scavenger hunt because the mentee was unable to attend due to a scheduling conflict. Two matches went to the Omni Theater at the Science Museum. Other activities included going to a café, attending a Kuumba concert at Harvard, playing board games, and decorating toy cars.
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New mentors and mentees: Official matching will occur once the mentors return from winter break. Elections: The mentors held their elections during the last meeting of the semester. Officers will be: o Returning Co-chair: Tanmaya Sambare o Incoming Co-chair: Ashleigh Inglis o Secretary: Meghan Hind o Treasurer: Trent Nelson o Recruitment Co-chairs: Oriana Wang and Alex Young Development: The mentors made plans to revisit their constitution at the start of the spring semester. The co-chairs, recruitment co-chairs, and I will also be meeting to discuss developing a more diverse and strategic recruitment plan for the spring.