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Riverside DREAM Monthly Snapshot March 2013 Program Happenings and Highlights • •
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The Riverside DREAM Program was awarded a $150 grant from the DREAM Alumni Organization to support a community dinner that will take place in April. Mentors received training on child behavior management from a DREAM office member. Mentors and mentees are looking forward to a number of upcoming DREAM events including the teen retreat, the community dinner, the alumni welcoming, and the culminating experience at ArborTrek, a high ropes canopy tour at Smugglers’ Notch Resort.
Participants Mentees
Mentors
Total:41
Total:40
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Females:21
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Females:30
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Males: 20
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Males:10
Weekly Programming with Children • • • •
Mentors and mentees did one-on-one activities the Friday before UVM's spring break Mentors helped mentees create egg protection containers for an egg drop competition in the Riverside community. Mentors and mentees went ice-skating at Leddy Park. Mentors organized small group activities including basketball, baking, and exploring Church Street in order to help new mentors get to know the youth.
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, Britt Wedenoja Program Empowerment VISTA Britt@dreamprogram.org 802.338.8979
Office: 30 Community Drive, South Burlington, VT | Mail: P.O. Box 361, Winooski, VT 05404│ (802) 338-8979 | info@dreamprogram.org