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Elm Street DREAM Monthly Snapshot August 2015 Program Happenings and Highlights
This month DREAM teens from across Vermont joined forces with Time of Wonder Sailing to go on exciting 4 day sailing trips off the coast of Maine! Summer programming ended on July 31st and the mentees are looking forward to the beginning of the school year and the start of DREAM Fridays! Mentors returned to classes on August 31st and are excited to start DREAM up again in September! This month DREAM welcomed three new AmeriCorps VISTA members to the team! Julia Dillavou, Kelsea Moulton, and Tiffany Trowbridge-Bernard will serve as Program Empowerment Directors with 9 of our programs throughout Vermont.
Participants Mentees
Mentors
Total: 43 Females: 22 Males: 21
Total: 35 Females: 25 Males: 10
Weekly Programming with Children
Summer community interns put on a carnival in the community as a culminating event. Youth went on a tour of farms at the Intervale Center and tried fresh fruit and veggies straight from the garden! Youth attended a Lakemonster’s baseball game!
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, Kelsea Moulton Program Empowerment Director VYT AmeriCorps VISTA kelsea@dreamprogram.org 802.338.8979
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