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Dream is the Theme

By Lee Ann On February 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Dream was the theme of the February Dinner and Art class at Shelburne Art Center, and the mentees and mentors participating had a great time expressing their dreams in clay. For several months the Shelburne Art Center and clay artist Rik Rolla have graciously invited mentor pairs to come in and work [...]

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American Flatbread Shares the Love for Mentoring

By Lee Ann On February 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment

American Flatbread might best be known for its focus on healthy delicious food and its support of local farms. But in the mentoring community they are also known as a favorite spot for mentor pairs to dine. As a Mobius Mentoring Card sponsor, they offer 50% off for mentor pairs that dine there.

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Strikes, Spares, Bumpers, and Fun!

By Lee Ann On February 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Some of us only bowl once a year. But what a great time it is when that once a year is the annual mentor pair bowling party that winds up Mobius’ National Mentoring Month festivities!

This year’s bowling party was a big hit with all. Thirty or so pairs from four programs came out and [...]

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Mentoring is in the Air – and On the Air!

By Lee Ann On January 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment

National Mentoring Month is a wonderful opportunity to get out the word that there are children in our community who need and want mentors, and that there are myriad mentoring opportunities in our community. Mobius is so grateful to our local media, who continue to be enthusiastic in promoting National Mentoring Month and mentoring, in [...]

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Extraordinary Thank Your Mentor Breakfast!

By Lee Ann On January 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment

There is nothing like a room full of mentors to warm up a cold Vermont morning. And warm it was, warm and very moving! It was great to see so many people who share a serious passion for mentoring together, sharing stories about their mentees. Mentors sat together with other mentors from their programs, and [...]

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Collaboration is Key

By Lee Ann On January 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment

A nod of the head, a flick of the wrist, a breath – for a piano quintet those gestures communicate. They signal more than tempo and “let’s begin.” They confirm a unified effort, an agreed upon interpretation of the music being played. A fine chamber music performance reaches the highest levels of human collaboration. The [...]

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300 is the Magic Number

By Lee Ann On January 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment

We made our goal for 2011! With the help of many wonderful volunteers, a great board, steadfast donors, and many new business partners, Mobius successfully recruited 151 volunteers who were referred to mentoring programs in our community in 2011! The challenge is now on for 2012, and 300 is the magic number. [...]

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Chief Schirling Sees Mentoring in the Big Picture

By Lee Ann On December 20, 2011 · Leave a Comment

At the Mobius office we literally ring a bell when really good things happen. Usually it is the recruitment of another new mentor, but when Chief Michael Schirling said yes to becoming the National Mentoring Month Spokesperson for Mobius, we rang the bell a good long time. We asked the Chief to be our Spokesperson [...]

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Bullying, Sexuality, and Trauma are Tricky Conversations

By Lee Ann On December 9, 2011 · Leave a Comment

The greatest challenges to mentors include difficult discussions with mentees – about bullying, about sex and sexuality, about dealing with trauma. It was only natural for Mobius to address those difficult conversations as a part of the Mentor Support Series. Dr. Diane Gottlieb and her colleague Linda Wackerman offered great counsel for a group of [...]

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The Continuous Loop of Mentoring

By Andrea On December 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Do you know what happens to a Mobius loop if you cut it in half lengthwise? It doubles, and the two loops are connected! Our dear friends Gail and Bob Neale showed us that little trick. You can easily do this at home with a strip of paper, a piece of tape, and a pair [...]

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Vermont Mentoring News
- Proposed State Mentoring Organization Model Now Available November 19, 2011
  Last week, we wrote to share some updates on the work our task force had been doing (10-26-11 Meeting Notes pdf). We are writing today to share with you our proposed model (pdf). We see this as a workable, collaborative model for a state mentoring organization. Please realize it is not a concrete, finished product, but an […]
- David Shapiro Named CEO of Mentor November 19, 2011
  David Shapiro to lead mentoring movement nationally as CEO of MENTOR David Shapiro, president and CEO of Mass Mentoring Partnership (MMP), will leave his position at the end of the year to become the CEO of MENTOR, the National Mentoring Partnership. MENTOR works to promote and expand quality mentoring in collaboration with state mentoring partnerships such […]
- Everybody Wins! VT program at Thatcher Brook Primary School Featured in the News! April 20, 2011
  On Thursday, March 31, The Waterbury Record published an article on the successes of the Everybody Wins! VT mentoring program at Thatcher Brook Primary School in Waterbury. The Thatcher Brook program, although only in its second year of operation, already houses nearly 30 mentors who volunteer time each week to read and engage in other […]