The DREAM Program, Pine meadow/Peter Coe, July and August, 2017

Pine​ ​Meadow/Peter​ ​Coe​ ​DREAM​ ​Monthly​ ​Snapshot July​ ​&​ ​August​ ​2017

Program​ ​Happenings​ ​and​ ​Highlights ● Summer​ ​DREAM​ ​came​ ​to​ ​a​ ​close​ ​at​ ​the​ ​beginning​ ​of​ ​August.​ ​The​ ​DREAM​ ​Office celebrated​ ​the​ ​summer​ ​members​ ​and​ ​staff​ ​who​ ​ran​ ​programming​ ​with​ ​a​ ​celebratory barbecue. ● Across​ ​DREAM’s​ ​3​ ​regions,​ ​12​ ​full​ ​time​ ​AmeriCorps​ ​members​ ​began​ ​their​ ​service​ ​ in the​ ​DREAMCorps​ ​National​ ​Americorps​ ​Program​ ​on​ ​August​ ​28​th​,​ ​including​ ​6​ ​new​ ​PEDs in​ ​Vermont! ● DREAM​ ​welcomes​ ​Tara​ ​Santi​ ​and​ ​Chris​ ​Adamo​ ​as​ ​new​ ​Co​ ​Chairs​ ​for​ ​the​ ​coming semester! ● Regular​ ​DREAM​ ​Fridays​ ​will​ ​resume​ ​on​ ​September​ ​29​th​​ ​after​ ​the​ ​mentors​ ​return​ ​to school​ ​and​ ​spend​ ​some​ ​time​ ​recruiting​ ​new​ ​mentors​ ​for​ ​the​ ​year!

Mentees Mentors Total:​ ​14 Total:​ ​8 Weekly​ ​Programming​ ​with​ ​Children ● During​ ​July​ ​the​ ​DREAMers​ ​explored​ ​the​ ​outdoors​ ​during​ ​a​ ​hike​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Falls​ ​of​ ​Lana ● Our​ ​summer​ ​staff​ ​led​ ​the​ ​DREAM​ ​mentees​ ​through​ ​a​ ​pond​ ​biology​ ​exploration! ● DREAMers​ ​got​ ​creative​ ​over​ ​the​ ​month​ ​of​ ​July,​ ​making​ ​a​ ​movie​ ​and​ ​doing​ ​some finger​ ​painting! ● Mentees​ ​and​ ​summer​ ​staff​ ​worked​ ​together​ ​on​ ​two​ ​educational​ ​projects​ ​–​ ​an​ ​egg drop​ ​experiment​ ​where​ ​participants​ ​used​ ​limited​ ​materials​ ​to​ ​make​ ​a​ ​vessel​ ​to protect​ ​a​ ​raw​ ​egg​ ​dropped​ ​from​ ​varying​ ​heights,​ ​and​ ​a​ ​soda​ ​rocket​ ​building experiment! ● The​ ​group​ ​had​ ​an​ ​awesome​ ​kickball​ ​tournament. ● One​ ​July​ ​afternoon​ ​the​ ​group​ ​visited​ ​the​ ​Morgan​ ​Horse​ ​Farm​ ​to​ ​meet​ ​the​ ​horses! ● DREAMers​ ​visited​ ​the​ ​Shelburne​ ​Museum!

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, Katie​ ​Nash AmeriCorps​ ​Program​ ​Empowerment​ ​Director knash@dreamprogram.org 802.338.8979