Foundation Announces
New Boren Mentoring Iniatiave Director
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The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence has named Beverly Woodrome of Edmond as its new director of the David and Molly Boren Mentoring Initiative, a statewide initiative to promote the growth and development of quality youth mentoring programs.
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Contact Us:
Beverly Woodrome, director
Boren Mentoring Initiative,
(405) 236-0006
Celebrate
Thank Your Mentor Day!
January 26, 2012
Four Ways to Honor Your Mentor
1. Contact your mentor directly to express your appreciation;
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Dear Friend of Education:
"Invest in the Future: Mentor a Child" is the theme for National Mentoring Month in January 2012. During the month, the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence is joining with mentoring organizations, schools, businesses and media across the state to encourage citizens to mentor a child in their community.
Gov. Mary Fallin is supporting the effort by declaring January as Mentoring Month in Oklahoma. Through its David and Molly Boren Mentoring Initiative, the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence provides a statewide directory of mentoring programs for prospective volunteers or program participants. Prospective volunteers can log on to the website or call (405) 236-0006 to learn about mentoring opportunities in their communities. |
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Pay Tribute to Your Mentor
During National Mentoring Month in January, the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence invites you to honor your mentor by posting a tribute on our website.
Your mentor might be a teacher, coach, neighbor, friend or boss - someone who helped you become who you are today. You can share a memory of your mentor, a lesson he or she has taught you, or just say "Thanks" for the impact your mentor has had on your life. Your tribute will be of value to others who visit our website and will demonstrate the important role that mentors play in our lives. |
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Guest Newspaper Column
What Mentoring Looks Like at My School
by Cindi Hemm, Eugene Field Elementary School, Tulsa
I invite you to visit our school any Thursday or Friday at lunch time. You will see many adults with children in our halls. They are having lunch, reading, playing games, talking and, in general, having fun! These dedicated adults are "mentors" to 230 of our students. Our halls are packed with these volunteers who come in all shapes, sizes, ethnicities and religions each and every week of the school year. I truly don't know who benefits more, the adult or the child? (Read More) |
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Guest Newspaper Column
The Faith Community Can Change the Future through Mentoring
by Masie Bross, director, Whiz Kids Tutoring and Mentoring
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The Whiz Kids program is blessed to partner with nearly 60 churches in the greater metro area to provide individual mentors for hundreds of Oklahoma City's most at-risk elementary students. Our mentors meet weekly with their Whiz Kids throughout the school year and often stay with the same child for up to five years.
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Foundation Marks National Mentoring Month
By Promoting Mentoring Opportunities Statewide
The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence is celebrating National Mentoring Month in January by encouraging Oklahomans to make a difference in a child's life by becoming a volunteer mentor. The theme for the 2012 national Mentoring Month is "Invest in the Future: Mentor a Child."
"During Mentoring Month, we want to raise awareness of the need for mentors in our state and encourage Oklahomans to volunteer just one hour a week to make a difference in the life of a child," said Beverly Woodrome, the newly appointed director of the Boren Mentoring Initiative.
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