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Our Mission:
Mobius is dedicated to developing a culture of mentoring in our communities.
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Mobius Board of Directors:
Theresa Alberghini DiPalma
Michael Anderson
Andre Bouffard
C. Minot Dole
Scott Jaunich
Randy Kimball
Toby Knox
Michael Loner
Sascha Mayer
William Romond
Dan Smith
William West
Larry Williams
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A Special Thanks to all of
our Mobius Card sponsors:
American Flatbread
Ben and Jerry's
Bike Recycle
Boloco
Bolton Valley Ski Resort
Boutilier's Art Center
Burlington City Arts Clay Studio
Cairns Arena
Champlain College Theater
ECHO/Leahy Science Center
Essex Outlets Cinema
Fleming Museum
Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center
Leddy Skating Arena
Local Motion
Palace 9 Cinema
Penny Cluse Cafe
Petra Cliffs
Pizza Putt
Shelburne Farms
Smuggler's Notch Ski Resort
Sneaker's Bistro
Spare Time Colchester
UVM Athletics
UVM Royall Tyler Theater
Waterfront Video
Zachary's Pizza
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Mentor Today!
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Are you interested in becoming a mentor in Chittenden County? By volunteering one hour of fun a week, you could make a difference in a child's life! For more information, contact: marissa@mobiusmentors.org |
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Dear Friend of Mentoring,
Sometimes I am completely overwhelmed by the generosity of our community. That happened once again this month when we got the news about winning the "Advertising Gone Good" grant from Spike Advertising. We are thrilled to have such a dynamic company helping us find more mentors for kids. I'm especially excited to see how the experts at Spike will help us recruit more male mentors for all those boys on waiting lists at Chittenden County mentoring programs. On the day the grant was announced my mailbox was bursting with happy messages like this one: "This gives us all hope for our boys waiting the queue!" Thank you Spike. You made a lot of people feel really good about the community where they live and work. In an another amazing act of goodness, the Burlington Police Department and the Queen City Police Foundation gathered a group of nonprofits serving youth to share concerns about local kids. In response to what we all heard that morning, Chief Schirling asked his staff and officers to become mentors and Officer Jennifer Cousins organized the volunteers. Within the week, 11 officers and staff had volunteered! We no sooner had the 11 trained when another 11 volunteered! It takes Mobius two staff members and one month to recruit 22 mentors. The Burlington Police provided that number inside of a week. These are two very fine examples of people in the community coming together to make good things happen and we're thrilled for the youth who will benefit. Maybe you have a good idea about how to help close the mentoring gap in Chittenden County. Call me. Let's work together to create a culture of mentoring in our communities. Thanks! Andrea L. Torello, Executive Director of Mobius |
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Spike Awards $50,000 Grant to Mobius
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Ken Millman (from left), founder of Spike, talks with Andrea Torello, executive director of Mobius, and Pat Sears, chief executive officer of Spike Advertising, on Wednesday. DAN D'AMBROSIO, Burlington Free Press
Spike Advertising has selected Mobius to receive one year's worth of free marketing services --up to $50,000-- with its "Advertising Gone Good" grant program.
"We are all impressed by the good work that Mobius does in the community," said Ken Millman, President of Spike Advertising. "We are excited to apply a year of focused effort to help raise the profile of this relevant organization."
 "We are both honored and humbled to have been chosen by Spike for this opportunity," said Andrea Torello, Executive Director of Mobius. "In turn, we hope to use this generous gift to better serve the community and the mentoring programs we work with by finding more mentors for kids and creating that culture of mentoring that we all dream about."
Click Here to read the Burlington Free Press article.
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ECHO Community Science Night
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On Thursday, March 10, Mobius celebrated Community Science Night, a special event for local youth mentoring pairs that was hosted by the ECHO Aquarium and Science Center/Leahy Center for Lake Champlain in Burlington.
Over 60 mentors and mentees attended the event, including St. Michael's MOVE mentor pair Liz Salois and Kayleigh (pictured on the left). The evening featured free science exhibits, live animal demonstrations, and local dinner provided by Sugar Snap.
For more information, please Click Here.
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Name: Joanne Lesage
Program:
King Street Center's Junior-Senior Buddies
Town: Burlington
Age of Mentee: 5
Referred by Mobius in:
June 2010
Has Been a Mentor Since:
November 2010
Favorite Activities: All sorts of activities: anything from reading, walking, shopping, or even going out for an ice cream cone.
Favorite Thing About Mentoring: I get to feel like a kid again! Also, it brings me back to when I had young children. My kids are grown up now but I remember how much I enjoyed being a parent of a small child.
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Featured Mobius Card Sponsors
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Throughout the year, Mobius partners with local businesses and organizations to offer discounted prices on activities for mentor pairs in Chittenden County. For more information about our 27 Mobius Card sponsors, please CLICK HERE.
Bolton Valley Resort offers half-price ski rentals and lift tickets to mentor pairs.
American Flatbread Burlington Hearth offers half-price meals for mentor matches.
ECHO Aquarium/Leahy Center offers a special $2 admission price for mentors and mentees.
For more information about the Mobius Card, please CLICK HERE.
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20 Winooski Falls Way, Suite 105
Winooski, VT 05404
(802)-658-1888
info@mobiusmentors.org
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Finding Mentors. Changing Lives.
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