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Franklin Square DREAM Monthly Snapshot June 2014 Program Happenings and Highlights • • •
After a three-day orientation at Camp DREAM, AmeriCorps members Rachel Zelouf, Meagan Borofsky, and Amna Mustafic began their term as Summer Community VISTAs. On June 17th, Franklin Square youth attended Camp DREAM’s boys’ session. On June 24th, Franklin Square youth attended Camp DREAM’s girls’ session.
Participants Mentees
Mentors
Total: 36 • Females: 18 • Males: 18
Total: 24 • Females: 18 • Males: 6
Weekly Programming with Children • • • • • • •
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For their first day of programming, Summer VISTAs passed out permission slips and played get-to-know-you games at Franklin Square. Summer VISTAs organized an arts and crafts day and played capture the flag. At the end of their first week, VISTAs threw a Community Kick-Off at Franklin Square, in which they passed out popsicles and passed out summer calendars. 5 Franklin Square youth went to the library, where they read books and signed up for the summer reading program. One mentee read for an hour and got a free shirt. 5 Franklin Square girls went to the library, where they ate lunch, watched a World Cup game with other community members, and read afterward. A group of mentees went to the Myers Pool in Winooski. A group of mentees went to North Beach. Mentees participated in a Church Street scavenger hunt with youth from other DREAM Programs. They took photos with ‘'famous’' strangers, posed for some great shots, and ate a ton of free ice cream courtesy of Ben and Jerry’s.
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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