Great activities for your matches!
Match of the Game 2010
For the seventh consecutive year, New England's World Champion Nose Tackle Vince Wilfork and his wife Bianca have teamed up with MMP, 98.5 The Sports Hub and Vince and Bianca Wilfork pose with Antoine and Josh from Big Brothers Big Sisters Mass Bay in 2009
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They are extending an invitation to mentor/mentee matches in the MMP network to attend a Patriots home game for the 2010 season as their special guests. For each regular-season home game, MMP will select one match to attend.
Interested mentors and mentees must apply online in order to be considered, and the deadline is Aug. 13. Learn more and access the application.
Match activity website
Check out the Mass Matches website - a new, interactive, informative, and user-friendly collection of match activities! The listings include prices and websites, and allows you to list your comments to let other matches know about the experiences you shared.
Highland Street Free Fun Fridays
The "Free Fun Fridays" program invites Massachusetts residents and  tourists to visit for free a designated museum or attraction over 10 Fridays this summer through Labor Day Weekend. The full schedule is on the Highland Street website.
July 23: JFK Presidential Library & Museum
July 30: Museum of Fine Arts
Aug. 6: Peabody Essex Museum - Salem
Aug. 13: Old Sturbridge Village - Sturbridge
Aug. 20: Institute for Contemporary Art - Boston
Aug. 27: Museum of Science - Boston
Free Friday Flicks at the Hatch Shell
For the 25th year, WBZ NewsRadio 1030 and the DCR proudly present Free Friday Flicks at the Hatch Shell. Festivities begin  at 6 p.m. Find more information on the WBZ website.
July 23: Where the Wild Things Are
July 30: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Aug. 6: Monsters vs. Aliens
Aug. 13: How to Train Your Dragon
Aug. 20: The Princess and the Frog
Aug. 27: Up
Still need more ideas? Be sure to check out MMP's match activities page, which features timely, upcoming events and activities, as well as MMP programs for matches.
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Recruitment resources
MENTOR webinars
There's still time to sign up for the Volunteer Referral Service/National Mentoring Database webinars hosted by MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership. This is a great way to learn how to maximize the number of volunteer referrals your program receives.
Western MA volunteer center
The ACT Volunteer Center is the only full-service volunteer center in Western MA. It is now sending a bi-weekly newsletter that will highlight volunteer opportunities in the region, help bring Western MA nonprofits together, and give information about new ACT initiatives.
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Latest in mentoring research
Effectiveness of school-based mentoring programs
In the Society for Research in Child Development's most recent Social Policy Report, researchers Marc Wheeler, Thomas Keller and David DuBois critically examine and synthesize findings across three large studies. Are there any easy answers? Read this informative report and the authors' concluding points.
Big Brothers Big Sisters report
Civic Enterprises' latest report highlights the lives of the youth served by Big Brothers Big Sisters, many of whom are at-risk. Civic Enterprises also offers their own views of the next steps for Big Brothers Big Sisters as it undergoes a nationwide strategic planning process to initiate an engagement and advocacy strategy that will provide at-risk children the tools they need to achieve success.
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