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Birchwood DREAM Monthly Snapshot July 2014 Program Happenings and Highlights • • • •
On June 30th, Birchwood teens attended the Camp DREAM Teen Session. Two Birchwood teens volunteered as CITs (Councelors in Training) for Camp DREAM’s Southern Boys’ Session. One Birchwood teen participated in DREAM’s College Road Trip, where he and a group of teens from Vermont spent a week touring colleges in New York City. DREAM thanked Julia Dillavou, Laura Burnham, and Vanessa Sproates-Horl for a summer of great programming at their End of Service Celebration on August 1st.
Participants Mentees
Mentors
Total: 13 • Females: 4 • Males: 9
Total: 12 • Females: 10 • Males: 2
Weekly Programming with Children • Birchwood teens enjoyed a movie night in the community center. • Three youth went sailing on Lake Champlain thanks to the generous support of the • • • • • • • • • • •
Community Sailing Center. Birchwood mentees did arts and crafts and went on a walk to get creemees. Summer VISTAs took youth on multiple trips to Sand Bar State Park. Mentees went on multiple trips to visit the horse of one of our Summer VISTAs. Youth participated in an all-day Birchwood Backyard Bonanza! Summer VISTAs facilitated a “Sensational Science” presentation, followed by a trip to the Echo Center. DREAM youth made dream catchers at Birchwood. Summer VISTAs facilitated an open family photo shoot for families and youth. Birchwood and Elm Street teens met up for a Burlington bus scavenger hunt. International Day was celebrated at Birchwood, complete with henna hand designs, DREAM Tibetan prayer flag decorations, and international snacks. Summer VISTAs took Birchwood youth on an adventure around the Champlain Islands. For a culminating summer event, Summer VISTAs and Birchwood youth camped out in the community, where they set up tents, roasted marshmallows over a bonfire, and tried their best to sleep through the night.
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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