MMP E-Bulletin 
April 2009
TRAININGS
 
 
Program highlights
 
Greater Boston: Mother Caroline Academy and Adult Education Center is hosting a spring gala April 29 at the Westin Hotel Copley Place...South Coast: Three local mentoring programs collaborated on yesterday's Mass Mentoring Counts event at the UMass Dartmouth Advanced Technology & Manufacturing Center in Fall River: SMILES Mentoring; Family Service Association: Big Friends Little Friends; and Child & Family Services: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater New Bedford. Also participating were The Fall River Herald News, The New Bedford Standard-Times, SouthCoast Education Compact, and SouthCoast Development Partnership...Merrimack Valley: Nine local mentoring programs collaborated on today's Mass Mentoring Counts event at the Raytheon Integrated Defense System Headquarters in Tewksbury: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Lowell; Lowell Children's Friend & Family Services, Salem and Lawrence; Family Service Inc., Big Friends Little Friends; Girls Inc. of Greater Lowell; Lawrence Boys & Girls Club, Central Catholic High School Mentoring Program; Lowell Association for the Blind VIP Mentoring Program; Merrimack Valley YMCA Teen Acheivers; Robert F. Kennedy Children's Action Corps, Eliot Re-Entry Center; and Stand and Deliver.
 
We want to share your good news! Send your achievements to Lauren Dean at ldean@massmentors.org.  
 
 
 
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 Celebrate Champions of Mentoring at Fenway Park
 
The Red Sox will host the 5th Annual Champions of Mentoring, MMP's signature recognition and fundraisingStand and Deliver event, on Thursday, May 7, at Fenway Park.  
 
We'll recognize four leading supporters of youth mentoring: John Pearson, Dave Gesmondi, The Bay State Banner, and the Boston Red Sox, and present two scholarships to mentees: the KELLY Award, and a new Marilyn Russell Award.
 
As a special offer to our program partners, we have lowered the ticket price to $50 - a 50 percent discount (limit two discounted tickets per program). If you are interested in purchasing tickets at this reduced rate, please contact Liz Britt at lbritt@massmentors.org or 617.695.2439.
 
For more details on the event, visit our Champions page. 
 
Above: John Farrell and Sean Casey pose with Partners for Youth with Disabilities mentee Ray Grandoit at the 2008 event.
 Training discounts, priority for in-kind donations, and more!
 
MMP recently mailed a letter to its network of mentoring program executive directors and program managers inviting their agencies to join our new Quality-Based Membership program.

A free, three-tier membership program, Quality-Based Membership focuses on nationally recognized professional practices that staff can use to develop, operate, manage and evaluate their mentoring programs. We will actively be reaching out to our network to become members. Join today!

A sample of benefits:
  • Listing in MMP program director
  • Discounted fees for MMP trainings, events, workshops, and more
  • Invitations to technical assistance sessions on grants, research and program resources
  • Priority consideration for free passes, tickets and opportunities for match activities like Mentoring Night at Fenway Park
  • Access to members-only section of MMP Web site (to come)

Questions? Contact Felipe Suarez, membership and program services associate, at fsuarez@massmentors.org or 617.695.2442.

 New Ambassador host sites announced 
 
Ambassadors 2008MMP is proud to announce the Ambassador host sites for the 2009-2010 program year. This year's process was much more competitive, and we received more than 30 program applications for only 17 available Ambassador slots.

In the 2009-10 year, three Ambassadors will be placed at MMP in Boston and Springfield to complete a corps of 20. Almost half of the current 2008-09 host sites applied for and received a member for a second year.

More information on the 2009-10 Ambassador service descriptions will be e-mailed next week.

Above: the inaugural corps of the 2008-09 AmeriCorps Ambassadors.
 More important information...