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Elm Street DREAM Monthly Snapshot October 2013 Program Happenings and Highlights Two Elm Street mentors attended DREAMstock in Bolton. They built relationships with mentors from other programs, had lots of fun, and participated in discussions about youth and DREAM programming. Elm Street mentors volunteered at the Ben and Jerry’s factory during Columbus Day, directing traffic and picking up trash to raise money for their program. Elm Street mentors and mentees went canoeing on Lake Champlain with support from the Outdoor Foundation Grant, awarded to UVM DREAM programs.
Participants Mentees
Mentors
Total: 44
Total: 46
Females: 21
Females: 37
Males: 23
Males: 9
Weekly Programming with Youth Returning mentors brought new mentors into the community for a potluck and meet-andgreet with Elm Street families. Elm Street teens participated in a survival skills workshop, hosted by UVM students, with support from an Outdoor Foundation Grant. Elm Street youth went swimming at the YMCA. While younger Elm Street mentees went trick-or-treating, DREAM teens met at a mentor’s house for pizza and a movie. On a Saturday, Elm Street teens went to the Haunted Forest in Williston. DREAM thanks the Haunted Forest staff for the free tickets! Thank you for your ongoing support of DREAM! If you have any questions, feel free to contact me by email or by phone. DREAM big, Mark Hengstler Program Empowerment Director VYT AmeriCorps VISTA mark@dreamprogram.org 802.338.8979
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