A New Year of
FLOW Mentoring!
Students are headed back to school this week and we are gearing up for our third year of FLOW Mentoring!
With a great staff of new and returning Site Leaders we are excited about building on the success of the last two years and making our programs even stronger and more effective. We are also thrilled that many of our mentors from last year will be returning to work with their mentees for a second or third year!
We want to welcome back our returning mentors and Site Leaders and welcome our new staff members to the FLOW Mentoring family. With your help we know that 2010-11 will be our best year yet!
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There are so many children
looking for mentors....
Have you or someone you know been thinking about:
- Doing something a little different this year?
- Giving back in a way that is fun and
meaningful?
- Helping to address the needs you see in
the young people around you?
Perhaps this is the year to become a mentor.
FLOW programs will begin running the last week of September and over the next month we will be searching for those special individuals who want to make a lasting impact on the life of a child.
If you or someone you know is interested in becoming a mentor for the 2010-11 school year, please contact us at srtyson@smcps.org or 301-475-5511 x.145.
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Highlights from FLOW
2009-10
Lexington Park mentors help their mentees create entries for the Reflections art contest. |
The G.W. Carver FLOW Program makes a photo documentary of the school. |
The Hollywood FLOW Program sorts food for the local food pantry. |
Mentors and Mentees at Lettie Marshall Dent E.S. decorate paper boxes for the school's recycling program. |
The Dynard E.S. FLOW Program plants a container garden for the school. |
Mentors and Mentees make votive candles for the women in their lives at Benjamin Banneker E.S. |
The Green Holly E.S. FLOW Program celebrates the holidays with a feast and invites mentee families.
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Park Hall E.S. mentors and mentees attend a FLOW in the Arts workshop at St. Mary's College of Maryland.
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The Margaret Brent M.S. FLOW Program visits the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. |
The Piney Point FLOW Program receives a visit from a four-legged friend. |
The Ridge E.S. FLOW Program visits St. Mary's College for a Halloween Party.
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Mentors and mentees carve pumpkins at Town Creek E.S. |
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Upcoming Anti-Bullying Workshop
St. Mary's County Public Schools will host an Anti-Bullying workshop on September 9th with Jodee Blanco, nationally acclaimed anti-bullying expert and author of the book "Please Stop Laughing at Me." Ms. Blanco is a dynamic speaker and the event is guaranteed to be extremely valuable for any parent, mentor, or child advocate.
We encourage all returning FLOW mentors, as well as anyone working with children to attend the workshop.
What: Anti-Bullying Workshop with expert Jodee Blanco
When: September 9th, 6:00pm
Where: Leonardtown High School
Who: Parents, mentors, community members
For more information, contact Mr. Michael Wyant, SMCPS Director of Safety and Security at 301-475-4256 x.188.
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Mentoring in the News
Two Men and Two Paths
Read about two men in Baltimore, both named Wes Moore, whose lives turned out very differently due in large part to mentoring.
Click here to read this article.
Mentoring Program Gives Hope to Children of Inmates
Read about a mentoring program in Honolulu, Hawaii that helps children with incarcerated parents make new friends.
Click here to read this article.
Mentoring Youth Through Sports
A mentoring program in Denver, Colorado, uses sports as a way to connect boys with adult male mentors.
Click here to read this article.
Obama Unveils Fatherhood, Mentoring Initiative
President Obama reveals his plan to support fatherhood and mentoring throughout the country.
Click here to read this article.
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