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AINS: <br />‘i <br />THIN i <br />ORONO I <br />r ■ 1 <br />i ^ .r,‘ V / <br />t ' * > - •" Li <br />' ' * *^j <br />L’ '*' i <br />t. ■. -.r <br />n-- <br />unlock <br />mtbf <br />V « <br />JkJR <br />pfT-• •J- ’P* <br />•4/ <br />t^: <br />YOURSELF:How could I and someone / (myspouse, significant other, civic or hobby associa ­tion) bund rdatkmships with a few youth in our <br />community? <br />How could / share my skills and <br />interests and provide a learning activity to <br />expand youth's htmzons? <br />An outgrowth of Orono's Healthy <br />Communities * Healthy Youth initiative is to <br />provide potitive adult relationships and construc ­ <br />tive use of time for youth for whom these two <br />xsets are not present or strong Almost anything <br />is possible given your talents, interests and <br />avaOabttity. <br />WHY MENTORING? <br />In a Louis Harris poll on mentoring: <br />7^39bof students said titeir mentors <br />helped them raise their goals and <br />expectations. <br />87% of students went directly to <br />coOe^ or planned to attend college <br />witiiin one year of gtaduating from high <br />school. <br />399() of mentored students improved <br />titeir grades. <br />879i) of mentored students said they <br />henefitted in some way firom titeir <br />mentoring relationships. <br />WHAT IT TAKES:Your desire to be s friend to youth Sr a wiifingness to share your time and talents are the most <br />important requirements for this prc^am. Trainbtgmtd <br />on-going support will be provided by mcA/Com ­ <br />munity Education staff. We're reaching out to sdtooi- <br />agedyouth. Volunteers are asked to commit at least <br />three months to a mentoring profect <br />GROUP MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES <br />COULD LOOK LIKE THIS: <br />*several youth learn car repair <br />through working on a project with <br />community members <br />*two or three youth areg'ven musk <br />lessons at a church rehearsal space <br />*neighboihoods hold summer bode <br />dub readings and activities at a park ■ » • <br />THIS SOUNDS GREA mi <br />HOW DO / GET INVOIVED? <br />Fill out the tear off portion of this brochure <br />znd mail it in. You wiU be contacted witiiin a week to <br />discuss your ideas and to notify you of training <br />OMXMtunitks or to answer any questions you may <br />have. <br />f ■ i <br />.1 <br />> f- <br />I . <br />i - V <br />s \i » !.- Vr-V / <br />mi <br />TeriCainYouth Development Coorehnator YMCA Camp Ihduhcpi <br />Orono Community Education <br />Box 37 Loretto, MN 55357 <br />(612) 47V-:;46. ext. 228 <br />Fax: (612) 479-1333 <br />f'r"' <br />. . ^ f t * <br />.■i <br />« ■ <br />r.M' <br />8 <br />7^ <br />/ <br />■ -a