The DREAM Program, Inc. P.O. Box 361 Winooski, VT 05404 (802) 338-8979 tel www.dreamprogram.org
Birchwood DREAM Monthly Snapshot November 2012 Program Happenings and Highlights • Mentors are gearing up for recruiting new youth for the program in the coming year. • Six teens and two mentors attended the Teen Futures Retreat at the King Street Center. Teens learned about preparing for college, job applications, and summer opportunities. Participants Mentees
Mentors
Total: 17
Total: 19
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Females: 6
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Females: 12
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Males: 11
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Males: 7
Weekly Programming with Children • Mentors and mentees enjoyed a Halloween themed afternoon with bobbing for apples, donuts on a string, and toilet-paper mummy competitions • Younger mentees enjoyed a cooking class where they learned how to make pasta and sauce from scratch while the teens attended the DREAM teen dance hosted by the Franklin Square DREAM Program • Mentors headed down to the Birchwood community for an afternoon of video games and board games in the community center
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