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Mentor Training: Talk is Power
Thursday May 27, 2010 5:15 PM – 6:30 PM Salida Library Presented by: Planned Parenthood Snacks will be provided FREE for all Mentors Reserve your spot ASAP by calling 719.530.2581 (Salida) or 719.395.7006 (Buena Vista) We’re thrilled to welcome educator Liza Cochran from Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains out of Colorado Springs for this SPECIAL & IMPORTANT TRAINING! [...]
“There’s nothing better than acceptance!”
Tuesday night was our third monthly Mentor Coffee Talk. After some mingling, yummy, hot beverages and a great mentoring discussion, Miki Hodge, Chaffee County Mentors founder, joined us for the last fifteen minutes of the talk. She shared her powerful experience of being mentored as a youth. Within just a few minutes, she gave us [...]
The Texting Life of a Teen
Texting – or text messaging – is one of the topics of our mentor training this week – held tonight at the Salida Middle School and Thursday night at McGinnis Middle School in Buena Vista. An understanding of texting is essential to connecting with current teen culture. One study shows that teens send 7.5 times [...]
Upcoming Mentor Training – Using Technology
“Connect Better with Your Mentee and Access Resources USING TECHNOLOGY” is not to be missed! This one-hour training for mentors and volunteers will be offered in each town and will explore topics including the value of texting and email in mentoring, using our website as a resource, understanding how we access mentees’ grades online, entering [...]
“New Match Spotlight” – Alison Peticolas & Whitney
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 Peticolas has been a [...]