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Pine Meadow/John /John Graham DREAM Monthly Snapshot February 2013 Program Happenings and Highlights • Middlebury College students returned from break and back to DREAM on the 11th. • Four Pine Meadow/John Graham youth and a gaggle of enthusiastic mentors attended Winter Adventure Day at Camp DREAM. Winter Adventure Day is an annual DREAM office hosted event for DREAM youth between the ages of 8 and 12. Activities included uded broomball, sledding, cross cross-country country skiing, and snowshoeing. • In an effort to celebrate the hard work of the Pine Meadow/John Graham mentors, DREAM office staff and alumni surprised the group at one of their mentor meetings with a DREAMentines Day raid, that included cookie decorating, exchanging nging Valentines Day cards, and voicing appreciations for one another! • In honor of National Mentoring Month, DREAM mentors were thanked for all their service with a celebration at the South Burlington DREAM Office. A special thank you goes to Ben and Jerry’s for their support with this event. • DREAM teens and their mentors enjoyed a wintry day of fun at Camp DREAM for this year’s Teen Winter Adventure Camp. Activities included broomball and commando, The DREAM version of Capture the Flag in the woods, involving scrolls, mega-scrolls, scrolls, and other epic ad adventure elements. Participants Mentees
Mentors
Total: 16 • Females:7 • Males: 9
Total: 25 • Females:19 • Males: 6
Weekly Programming with Children •
The first Friday back to DREAM after the Middlebury College break was celebrated with a fun and energetic gym day.
Office: 30 Community Drive, South Burlington, VT | Mail: P.O. Box 361, Winooski, VT 05404 │ (802) 338-8979 | info@dreamprogram.org
Middlebury College welcomed an influx of new students this February, students affectionately termed ‘Febs.’ As part of the welcoming process, there was an activity fair on campus one Friday which DREAM mentees and mentors attended to try and recruit new mentors for the program. Who can resist a cute kid asking you to play with them? 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, Sarah Caliendo Program Director scaliendo@dreamprogram.org 802.338.8979