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Franklin Square DREAM Monthly Snapshot January 2013 Program Happenings and Highlights • Mentors and youth returned from a relaxing winter break and are looking forward to another semester of DREAM. • DREAM staff finished collecting forms and talking with families about Winter Adventure Camp (WAC), which will take place over several weekends in February. • Unfortunately, cold temperatures meant that day WAC, which was planned for January 26th, was postponed until February 9th or 16th. Participants Mentees
Mentors
Total: 39
Total: 43
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Females: 20
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Females: 32
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Males: 19
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Males: 11
Weekly Programming with Children • •
For the first Friday of the semester, mentors had one-on-ones with their mentees at St. Michael’s College. Temperatures proved too cold for the day of sledding that the mentors had originally planned. Instead, mentors and mentees played indoor games in the St. Mike’s gym.
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