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Birchwood DREAM Monthly Snapshot June 2016 Program Happenings and Highlights •
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Camp DREAM took place at Camp Abnaki in North Hero Vermont June 14 through June 18. Nine Birchwood DREAMers were in attendance and enjoyed their time swimming, doing arts and crafts, playing sports, and getting to know DREAMers from across the state! Summer Community AmeriCorps members, Antonia Nichols, Natalie White, and Stanley Chen began programming in Birchwood Manor. A group of dedicated DREAM teens spent a week at Camp DREAM in Fletcher, Vermont participating in DREAM’s first ever Teen Trail Crew! The group did various projects around camp including trail maintenance and clearing brush in the old apple orchard! One Birchwood teen attended Trail Crew!
Participants Mentees Total: 12
Mentors Total: 11
Weekly Programming with Children • The Summer AmeriCorps programming team brought youth from the community to the Milton and Burlington libraries for art projects and time to read! • The group went swimming at North Beach! • Teens went to Spare Time for a special teen-only bowling night! • The group began a Summer long art project: making papier-mâché piggy banks! • Stanley, Antonia, and Natalie brought a group of Birchwood DREAMers to tour the Ben & Jerry’s Factory in Waterbury, Vermont! Thank you for your ongoing support of DREAM. If you would like additional or more detailed information, please contact me by email or by phone. DREAM big, Julia Dillavou VYT Americorps VISTA Program Empowerment Director Julia@dreamprogram.org 802.338.8979
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