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Riverside DREAM Monthly Snapshot April 2014 Program Happenings and Highlights • • • •
For their culminating event, Riverside mentors and mentees had a catered fancy dinner party in the Davis Center of UVM. They played Apples to Apples, listened to music, and celebrated the end of the semester. 2 Riverside teens attended the first half of DREAM’s Teen Identity Retreat where they ate healthy food and made connections with teens throughout Vermont. Staff organized an alumni welcome for the Riverside graduating seniors! DREAM’s Development Director scooped ice cream and shared some fun post-graduation opportunities. Staff are currently in the process of hiring a Summer Community VISTA. Starting June 6th, this VISTA will lead activities and organize fieldtrips for Riverside youth.
Participants Mentees
Mentors
Total: 33 • Females: 19 • Males: 14
Total: 41 • Females: 34 • Males: 7
Weekly Programming with Children • •
Riverside organized small group activities to help new mentors pair up with youth. Riverside attended Spring Thing at UVM, where they ate delicious food and petted a calf.
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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