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Windsor – Union Square DREAM Quarterly Report June – August 2014 Greetings from DREAM! The Windsor – Union Square DREAM program has finished up another wonderful summer of activities. Though youth are sad to see their mentors leave for summer break, they look forward to their return in September. Here is a summary of all the Windsor – Union Square DREAM happenings from the last quarter.
Highlights from the quarter include:
Dartmouth Mentors held an event for all three Dartmouth DREAM programs (Northwoods and Hollow Drive) to come together and tie-dye shirts on the Gold Coast Lawn! Four Windsor youth attended camp sessions at Camp DREAM in Fletcher, VT. Mentors and mentees celebrated the end of the summer term with their Culminating Experience to Rye Beach in New Hampshire for a day of fun for all!
Fridays:
Windsor-Union Square started off the summer term with a Friday full of wiffle ball, Frisbee, popsicles, and snacks in Windsor! Mentors had fun this summer with some one-on-one and small group activities outside! Mentees got to participate in a scavenger hunt on the campus green. Mentors closed the summer term with making friendship bracelets on their last Friday together.
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9 teens participated in DREAM’s Teen Sailing Program, accompanied by our Adventure Program Coordinator, Zoe Hoffman, where they lived on a sail boat for a week in the Atlantic Ocean of the coast of Maine. Participants learned how to sail the boat, visited one of the oldest lighthouses on the East Coast, and experienced life as a sailor while challenging their comfort zones! 5 teens from across Vermont participated in the College Road Trip! Summer VISTA Gabi Kaplan and the teens went on tours of Vermont and New York City colleges and universities, navigated the metro, toured the 30 Rock building, and spent some free time practicing college essay writing and exploring NYC! A highlight of the trip was staying in the dorms and eating at the dining hall at Southern Vermont College, as well as meeting with faculty and staff there to learn all about the college application process and college life. The Young Women’s Interpretation Program had its second successful summer, sponsored by the Vermont Women’s Trust Fund. Three teens from Elm Street and Franklin Square, with the support of intern Alexandria Bacheller, spent the summer knocking on doors in the Salmon Run and Franklin Square communities. The teens communicated with families, interpreting and translating information about DREAM as well as soliciting feedback and ideas in the hopes that DREAM will reach more families!
Capacity Building and Fundraising:
This year’s Summer Appeal raised over $36,000 from 89 donors. This has been our biggest summer appeal to date. Thank you to all who supported DREAM’s summer programs!
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