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Pine Meadow/John Graham DREAM Monthly Snapshot August 2013 Program Happenings and Highlights • • •
Pine Meadow/John Graham Court DREAMers celebrated the end of summer programs with a hike to Silver Lake and then a trip to Ramunto’s for pizza. This month, DREAM said goodbye to Summer Community Intern, Kelsey Follansbee but we are very excited to have her return as a Middlebury mentor this fall. Middlebury DREAMers are looking forward to the return of their mentors this September.
Participants Mentees Total: 16 • Females: 7 • Males: 9
Mentors Total: 25 • Females: 19 • Males: 6
Weekly Programming with Children • • • • • • •
A group of youth spent an afternoon hiking Mt. Philo. This summer, Middlebury DREAMers have loved going swimming at the Town Pool. A few youth went for a bike ride on the Trail Around Middlebury (TAM). DREAMers finished up some ceramics projects they started during school year DREAM at the Middlebury College Ceramics House. Middlebury DREAMers went blueberry picking at the Charlotte Berry Farm. A group of youth went to the Champlain Maritime Museum. To celebrate the end of a successful summer, a group of youth hiked to Silver Lake to go swimming and then went out for pizza at Ramunto’s.
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 VISTA britt@dreamprogram.org 802.338.8979
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