The DREAM Program, Inc. P.O. Box 361 Winooski, VT 05404 (802) 338-8979 tel www.dreamprogram.org
Riverside DREAM Monthly Snapshot March and April 2012 Program Happenings and Highlights Mentors and mentees enjoyed a culminating adventure to VINS (Vermont Institute of Natural Science) and the Ben & Jerry’s factory in Waterbury. VINS was a wonderful and educational experience for the DREAMers, who learned about ‘Raptors’-birds of prey, and got to meet a few feathery new friends. Riverside mentors & mentees held several bake sales during the kids school break on campus, raising nearly $200 for the program! A crew of Riverside mentee’s starred in their elementary school production of Willy Wonka, and were duly embarrassed by the enthusiastic support of a large group of proud mentors! The production was a huge success. We’re expecting a call from Broadway any day now! The DREAM office put on our annual Teen Retreat, inviting teens from all Vermont DREAM Programs to the King Street Youth Center for a weekend of educational workshops, and, of course, plenty of fun! Teens attended workshops on appropriate use of social media, financial responsibility, and leadership styles. Additionally, a DREAM teen worked with an office staffer to help lead a fun and interactive workshop on finding your passion!
Participants Mentees Total: 21 Females: 13 Males: 9
Mentors Total: 42 Females: 35 Males: 7
Weekly Programming with Children There’s nothing like a game of Capture the Flag to celebrate the coming of Spring, and Riverside DREAMers enjoyed one such game during a Friday early in March! Luckily, the advent of Spring doesn’t take away from fun winter time activities like ice skating! Riverside took over a local rink one Friday, and several mentee’s were excited to teach their mentors how to skate. DREAMer’s spent one Friday tie dying on campus at UVM.