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Hollow Drive DREAM Monthly Snapshot April 2015 Program Happenings and Highlights Dartmouth College student and Windsor mentor Dylan Krouse accepted the position of DREAM Student Director for the Tucker Foundation. On April 3rd, mentors gathered for a training and conversation with, Hartford Middle School Guidance Counselor, Barb Mason. Mentors were able to ask questions on how to deal with difficult situations that may arise in their time with their mentee! DREAM is excited to announce that we will have two summer interns working with all three Dartmouth programs this summer! Mona Abdelghani accepted an AmeriCorps VYDC position and Gautam Babu received funding through the Tucker Foundation’s Dartmouth Partners in Community Service! High Adventure planning has been really successful! Mentors and mentees have been reaching out to the local community and alumni for support! They have also been running many fundraising projects! Mentor Lauren Schulte was reunited with her mentee Chandra Rodrigue after spending a term in South Africa. Lauren prepared a slideshow to share her experience with Chandra! AmeriCorps VISTA, Kylie Edwards, and mentee alumnus Mona Abdelghani attended the Hartford Middle School Social Studies Fair where many DREAM mentees were presenting! Participants Mentees
Mentors
Total: 12 Females: 5 Males: 7
Total: 19 Females: 9 Males: 10
Weekly Programming with Children
Mentors did one-on-ones with their mentees and worked in small groups! Mentors welcomed spring by getting outside and enjoying the sunshine with their mentees!
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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, Kylie Edwards Program Empowerment Director kylie@dreamprogram.org 802.338.8936