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Wicomico Mentoring Project Newsletter

 

www.wicomicomentors.org                 OCTOBER 2004                   410-677-4586

 

Why Sign-In?

 

Many of you probably wonder about the importance of signing in at your mentee’s school in the WMP Sign-In book.  Aside from your signature allowing the administration to know who is in their school, the Wicomico Board of Education tracks your volunteer hours to acknowledge the in-kind donation.  An in-kind donation is a donation of time and/or materials.  And your time is worth a lot!  According to Independent Sector, a volunteer hour is worth $17.19.  This in-kind donation can be used to qualify for some grants.  It is important to be able to capture the worth of the time you are spending with our students.  Signing in also lets us know that you and your student are meeting.  This way we can call those mentors who have not visited recently to find out what is going on in their lives that they have not been able to fulfill their commitment.  Signing in/out just takes a few minutes and is worth a lot to us!

 

Donations

 

Hats off to Ms. May May Nu, who is giving us a monthly donation.  A big thanks goes to JC Parker who has donated his old digital camera to the program.  Thank you for your generosity!  We welcome your donation of items or money.  Because of your help, we have been able to hold the Team Meets at the schools, and will have a newsletter through December.  If your business can give us $150, we will put your logo on the outside panel of the newsletter for that month.  The newsletter is distributed to more that 900 mentors, school personnel and community members.  We are asking civic groups for donations, too.  Even if you can give us a

Advisory Board

Darlene Cole-Culver-Chair, Bev Elzey, First Sargent Lee Fisher, Dave Harner, Rob Heflin, George Kaloroumakis, Gary Kleiman, Patti Leonard, Paula Morris, Carol Ann Mumma, Jay Pearce, PSO Chris Pettas, Pat Phillips, Daniel Savoy, Sam Walker, Oliver Waters, SGT Rich Wiersberg, Betsy Riggin-School Coordinator Assistant, Henrietta Parker-Project Coordinator

 
 
 

 


disposable camera, that will allow us to take pictures of each match.  Thank you for all of your help and support!

 

Maryland Association of

Boards of Education

 

We were invited to present the Wicomico Mentoring Project at the annual MABE conference in September.  Board of Education members from across the state listened to a presentation that talked about how the program got started.  With the involvement of the Greater Salisbury Committee, the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Wicomico County Board  of Education, the Wicomico Mentoring Project was born in 1994.  We had 27 mentors from five businesses and were in three schools for the pilot program. 

 

Eleven years later we have grown to 330 mentors from over 60 partners and are in 24 schools.  We are on track to go over 600 mentors this year!  That will still leave over 400 students who do not have a mentor, so encourage your friends, neighbors, relatives, anyone whom you think would be good with kids to join you and be a mentor for one of our referred students.  We desperately need men and minorities for our middle and high school guys.  Tell everyone about your experience and how mentoring is worth your time and energy.

 

Take a few minutes to view the Mentor Training video that features several of our experienced mentors and students who have graduated.  Even if you are experienced, it is nice to have your observations about mentoring confirmed.  Ask your school mentor coordinator to find a place for you to view it.  You will get some good tips and insights!

 

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Important Dates

 

Team Meets                                                                         November

•November 1-Pinehurst.                                                       •Schools closed for Professional Day-Nov 1

•November 8-Beaver Run, Delmar, Pittsville.                    •Schools closed for Election Day-Nov 2

•November 15-Wicomico High                                           •First marking period ends-Nov. 11

•December 13-East Salisbury                                            •American Education Week-Nov 14-20

•December 14-Pemberton                                                  •Schools closed for Thanksgiving-

Nov 24,25,26

Advisory  Board Meeting

November 10