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To all our FLOW staff, mentors, site leaders and community supporters,
we wish you all that is good, happy, healthy and joyful in this new year!
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President Obama proclaims January 2013 as
National Mentoring Month
"Our American family is bound together by caring individuals who make it their mission to serve others. During National Mentoring Month, we pay special tribute to the men and women who enrich the lives of our young people and fortify the unbreakable bonds between one generation and the next.
"Mentors know that helping a child unlock their full potential begins with care, guidance, and support - which is why my Administration is proud to celebrate mentorship nationwide through programs that help young people see the strength within themselves..."
Click here to read full text of the Presidential Proclamation
Established in 2002, National Mentoring Month (NMM) celebrates mentoring and the
- Raise awareness of mentoring in its various forms.
- Recruit individuals to mentor, especially in programs that have waiting lists of young people.
- Promote the rapid growth of mentoring by recruiting organizations to engage their constituents in mentoring.
Key dates for National Mentoring Month 2013 are:
- January 10 - "I Am a Mentor" social media day. Join the conversation on Facebook, and/or use other social media to further the goals of NMM.
- January 17 - Thank Your Mentor Day™. Honor someone who was/is a personal mentor. For example, contact him/her to express appreciation, become a mentor to a young person in the community or make a financial contribution to a local mentoring program.
- January 21 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. Honor and recruit mentors by participating in community service. For example, sponsor and organize a single service project, form teams to volunteer or encourage friends, colleagues and families to seek out service projects in their hometowns.
- January 24 and 25 - National Mentoring Summit in Washington, D.C. The Summit will bring together more than 650 leading youth-serving organizations, along with government, civic, research and corporate leaders to evaluate best program models, examine new research, project future developments in the field and fundamentally ensure that more youth receive quality mentoring throughout America.
The 2013 Theme is "Mentoring Works!"
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In celebration of
National Mentoring Month,
YOU ARE INVITED...
SMCM Men's Basketball
Invites
FLOW Mentors, Mentees and their families
to their January 19th Game
vs. Salisbury University
4:00 PM, Saturday, January 19, 2013
at the
St. Mary's College of Maryland - Athletic and Recreation Center
**Free Admission
for Mentors, Mentees and their families!**
***Free hotdog and drink
for Mentors & Mentees!***
Click here to see the announcement poster for the event
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11 THINGS TO DO IN JANUARY
*1. Become a mentor in your community. (FLOW Mentoring always needs mentors! Click here to learn more!.... ) *2. Learn more about mentoring. *3. Partner with a mentoring organization. *4. Join "I Am a Mentor" Day on January 10 (or after). *5. Think about the mentors in your life, post a tribute to them online, and/or tweet about them using the #NationalMentoringMonth hashtag. *6. Read the latest research and find resources on mentoring. *7. Serve your community on MLK Day of Service (January 13) by deciding to become a mentor. *8. Make a donation to a mentoring organization in your community. *9. Go to YouTube on Thank Your Mentor Day™ (January 17) and make the National Mentoring Month videos the most popular of the day. *10. Explore ways to help children succeed academically through mentoring. *11. Come to the SMCM basketball game on January 19 to celebrate FLOW Mentoring!!!! |
FLOW Mentors.... Still Needed!  Openings to fill:
| SCHOOL | Meeting Time | # of Openings | | Chesapeake Public Charter | Mon 3:00-4:30 | 2 | | Greenview Knolls ES | Mon 3:00-4:31 | 2 | | Leonardtown ES | Thurs 3:30-5:00 | 1 | | Lettie Marshall Dent ES | Mon 3:45-5:15 | 2 | | Lexington Park ES | Mon 4:00-5:30 | 1 (male mentor) | | Mechanicsville ES | Tues 3:50-5:20 | 2 | | Oakville ES | Mon 4:00-5:30 | 3
| | Park Hall ES | Thurs 3:30-5:00 | 3
| | Town Creek ES | Wed 4:00-5:30 | 1 | | White Marsh ES | Wed 3:45-5:15 | 3 | | Fairlead Academy | Flexible | Unlimited |
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FLOW STUDENTS IN SERVICE:
The Leonardtown High School FLOW Mentoring students, directed by Jeff Burrell and Traci Chappelear, organized a bake sale at the Giant in California in less than a week before the holidays. They raised $440 to for a family of five. They shopped and wrapped presents to deliver to the family. Traci reports that "our President of FLOW, Gabby Bond, did an OUTSTANDING job of organizing the event. We (Jeff and I) could not be more proud....I am actually speechless!"
Congratulations, LHS FLOW!!
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THANK YOUR MENTOR DAY
January 17, 2013
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FLOW Mentoring in Action
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Dynard Elementary
FLOW Mentees at DES worked the food and drink station for their PTA Winter Dance on December 14th. Lots of burgers, fries, funnel cakes, and drinks were sold. They did an awesome job and raised over $400 to put toward FLOW activities and supplies! The FLOW group also held a Holiday Social on December 17th. They were joined by parents of both Mentees and Mentors, as well as a few staff members. They sang an original song, "The 12 Days of FLOW," created by Director Mr. Cox and sung to the tune of "The Twelve Days of Christmas." Mentor Brent Demirkan played the guitar to accompany them. Mentees were wearing lovely new FLOW T-shirts made by Mrs. Polo and her family. They had entertainment, delicious cookies, fun crafts -- in all, a wonderful FLOW Holiday Social!
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Hollywood Elementary
Hollywood Elementary FLOW held a wonderful, festive
December holiday banquet.
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Lettie Marshall Dent Elementary Holiday party pictures from Lettie Marshall Dent Elementary FLOW's celebration in December.
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Mentoring in the News
View the 2013 National Mentoring Month PSA with General Colin L. Powell, along with additional PSAs in promotion of National Mentoring Month 2013:
 | | Gen. Colin L. Powell: "Mentoring Works": a public service announcement for National Mentoring Month 2013 |
MENTOR Partners with Lady Gaga to Bring Movement to the Streets
The Born This Way Foundation announced today that it will launch the Born Brave Bus Tour, which will join Lady Gaga on the road for the U.S. leg of her Born This Way Ball tour. The pre-concert "tailgate" will provide a space for young people, ages 13-25, to gather and celebrate their individuality in a safe arena where everyone is encouraged to be the person they were born to be. The Born Brave Bus Tour will allow youth to get more deeply involved in the Born This Way Foundation movement while also connecting them with local resources in their communities in an effort to inspire bravery and promote self-acceptance.
Click here to read more
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BECOME A MENTOR
We need you.
They need you.
How can I apply?
To apply to become a Mentor with FLOW Mentoring, we require that you complete a FLOW Mentoring Mentor Application and an SMCPS Volunteer Application (this is required of all volunteers in our school system).
Please click on the links below to view printable versions of each application. When you have completed both applications, please mail, fax, or email the applications to:
Sarah R. Tyson, FLOW Mentoring IRT FLOW Office Location: Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center 24005 Point Lookout Road Leonardtown, MD 20650 Phone: 301-475-0242 ext. 148 Fax: 301-475-0245 srtyson@smcps.org
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FLOW Mentoring
St. Mary's County Public Schools
Department of College and Career Readiness
24005 Point Lookout Road
Leonardtown, MD 20650
Phone: 301-475-0242 x.148
Fax: 301-475-0245
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