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Pine Meadow/Peter Coe DREAM Monthly Snapshot February 2016 Program Happenings and Highlights
DREAM hosted Teen Winter Adventure Camp (WAC) in the Burlington area. We had
a total of 48 attendees for Teen WAC, including 21 teens, 15 mentors, 10 staff, and 2 volunteers. A team of 6 DREAMers, made up of staff, teens, and alumni, participated in the annual Penguin Plunge to benefit the Special Olympics, jumping into the freezing Lake Champlain waters while the rest of the group cheered them on! The team raised a total of $900 for the Special Olympics and won a facebook photo contest! After the plunge, the group spent the afternoon ice skating and bonding at Cairns Arena. This quarter a small group of Vermont mentors, teen mentees, and staff made the trek to Boston to attend their annual DREAMstock, mentor conference for DREAM mentors. Our two teen mentee attendees hosted a Q&A panel for mentors, answering questions about their experiences and opinions on mentoring.
Participants Mentees Total: 12 Females:4 Males: 8
Mentors Total: 13 Females: 7 Males: 6
Weekly Programming with Children
For the final Friday of J-Term, the group took a trip to Whirlie’s World. While there, they played arcade games, jumped around in the bounce castles, and played two exciting games of Lazer Tag! One Friday was spent splashing around at a local Middlebury pool. The group spent one Friday playing board games and tag.
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Sarah Caliendo Program Director scaliendo@dreamprogram.org 802.338.8979