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Johnson –DREAM Quarterly Report September – November 2015
Greetings from DREAM! The Johnson Community DREAM program has finished up another wonderful winter of activities. Here is a summary of all the Johnson Community DREAM happenings from the last quarter. Highlights from the quarter include: • Johnson DREAM recruited seven new mentors and two new mentees this quarter! Fridays: • Johnson DREAM went swimming at the Johnson State College pool for their first Friday of the semester! Returning mentors reunited with the mentees while new mentors got the chance to meet and engage with the youth! • Mentors brought mentees to campus to make ooblek and play lots of games! • Mentors accompanied mentees on a Trick-or-Treating adventure around campus! • Mentors and mentees spent time doing arts and crafts together on campus! Special Events for Children and Mentors: • This fall DREAM hosted its annual mentor conference, DREAMstock, at Bolton Valley Ski Resort. Mentors from all over the state attended for a weekend full of trainings, fun activities, exchanging of ideas, and bonding. Mentors talked about teen programming, how to connect with families, meeting facilitation, and fundraising ideas. Amanda Rhodenburg from Outright VT came and talked with mentors about how to create safe spaces for our youth. Capacity Building and Fundraising: • DREAM staff members kicked off the annual appeal this November. Through the help of staff, volunteers, mentors, board members, and alumni we are over half way to our goal of $200,000. • Hannaford gave a generous gift of $10,000 to DREAM. • The Merchant’s Bank gave a gift of $7,500 toward Camp DREAM. Camp:
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