the dream program, riverside, february, 2013

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The DREAM Program @DREAMprogram

Office: 30 Community Drive, South Burlington, VT | Mail: P.O. Box 361, Winooski, VT 05404│ (802) 338-8979 | info@dreamprogram.org

The Village Mentoring Organization

Riverside DREAM Monthly Snapshot February 2013 Program Happenings and Highlights

• In honor of National Mentoring Month, Riverside mentors were thanked for all their service with a celebration at the South Burlington DREAM Office. A special thank you goes to Ben and Jerry’s for their support with this event.

• Two Riverside mentors and two teens enjoyed a wintry day of fun at Camp DREAM for this year’s Teen Winter Adventure Camp. Activities included broomball and commando, The DREAM version of Capture the Flag in the woods, involving scrolls, mega-scrolls, and other epic adventure elements.

• Seven Riverside youth attended Winter Adventure Day at Camp DREAM. Winter Adventure Day is an annual DREAM office hosted event for DREAM youth between the ages of 8 and 12. Activities included broomball, sledding, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing.

• Riverside mentors participated in a retreat day on the 10th. The retreat focused on mentor bonding as well as brainstorming activities for the rest of the semester.

• The Riverside program welcomed three new mentors who will be paired with mentees whose mentors are graduating this year.

Participants

Mentees Mentors Total:41 Total:40

• Females:21 • Females:30

• Males: 20 • Males:10

Weekly Programming with Children • Mentors and mentees enjoyed an afternoon of environmental education and

cross-country skiing hosted by the Catamount Trails Association. • Due to the large snowfall in the Burlington area, DREAM was cancelled on

February 8th. • The Riverside program spent the 15th doing activities in the University of Vermont

Field House. Mentors and mentees did yoga, competed in an obstacle course, and played soccer.

• Mentees explored the UVM campus in a scavenger hunt.

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