http://chaffeementors.org Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:12:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Cresson Dance Academy from Cripple Creek graced us with a special workshop prior to the Circus Celebration on Saturday, November 15th.  Stacy, the dance instructor, who is a petite woman, was hard to pick out from the crowd of her dancers ages 7-17.  But when she began teaching, all eyes and ears were on ... http://chaffeementors.org/2008/11/highly-decorated-walking/ [caption id="attachment_573" align="alignleft" width="226" caption="Susan Strauss teaches stories through movement"][/caption] Youth In Action students in Buena Vista and Salida recently had the opportunity to both listen to and tell stories with Susan Strauss, storyteller extraordinaire from Bend, Oregon.  Her visit was a perfect transition into the Thanksgiving Holiday as she shared Native American ... http://chaffeementors.org/2008/11/storyteller-from-oregon-visits-youth-in-action/   [caption id="attachment_557" align="alignleft" width="144" caption="Kayla reading to Junior"][/caption] Youth In Action students meet weekly after-school to participate in reading, crafts, field trips, and other fun activities that build connections between mentors (middle schoolers) and mentees (pre-schoolers).  Every month (starting in October) a match from each town is chosen as the "Match of ... http://chaffeementors.org/2008/11/youth-in-action-announces-matches-of-the-month/ Alison and Whitney joined us at our October Group Activity on October 11th and enjoyed not only a burrito dinner and watching "The Princess Bride" at Starpoint but also taking lots of photos.  The photo above has the classic self-portrait look  . . . and indicates what fun Alison and Whitney are having together. Alison ... http://chaffeementors.org/2008/10/new-match-spotlight-alison-peticolas-whitney/ [caption id="attachment_471" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="22 youth & mentors participated in SCR's Generational Relay last July. Absolute Bikes donated free bike rentals to our matches for the event."][/caption] A mentor recently emailed us saying, "Just wanted to give you a heads up that my mentee doesn’t have a bike so I had an old one ... http://chaffeementors.org/2008/09/take-a-kid-biking/ [caption id="attachment_383" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Trash in Bags, Not by the Creek"][/caption] As I was walking my dog, Buddy, by the creek across from my house the other day, I decided to grab a couple of trash bags.  Although I normally grab a small trash bag to pick up Buddy's waste, this time I ... http://chaffeementors.org/2008/09/community-service-with-my-buddy/ On Saturday, September 13th, 22 youth and volunteers joined us for a jaunt along Twin Lakes to the restored resort of Inter-Laken.  Our adventure began with a bus ride down the bumpy dirt road to the trailhead thanks to our heroine, Kay Blum, head of Salida Transportation.  (Kay later told us proudly ... http://chaffeementors.org/2008/09/a-beautiful-fall-day-at-twin-lakes/ Chelsea greeted everyone at our Welcome Table All the Family & Youth Initiatives programs - Chaffee County Mentors, Youth In Action, Nurturing Parenting, YouthATCrossroads, and Family-to-Family Mentoring - came together Monday, August 18th for the first ever FYI Back-to-School BBQ Potluck and Baseball Game.  One hundred kids, parents, mentors, volunteers, supporters, and staff ... http://chaffeementors.org/2008/08/100-attend-the-first-all-fyi-activity/ [caption id="attachment_141" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Aug 08 Going Green 100 Aid Station Volunteers"][/caption]  After a year and a half of envisioning a new website for Chaffee County Mentors, we are now UP AND RUNNING!  Thanks a million to Trey Beck for making this possible.  I met Trey exactly a year ago as ... http://chaffeementors.org/2008/08/hello-world/