Comments for Serve Our Youth Network News http://serveouryouth.wordpress.com Highlighting our ministry to high-risk children and youth in Iowa Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:55:57 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Pella Family Fun Day by Jim Prada http://serveouryouth.wordpress.com/2008/02/12/pella-family-fun-day/#comment-102 Jim Prada Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:55:57 +0000 http://serveouryouth.wordpress.com/2008/02/12/pella-family-fun-day/#comment-102 Great post! I'm learning this online world myself, and I set up a little blog about <a href="http://hubpages.com/hub/Iowa-City-Dentist" rel="nofollow">Iowa City dentists</a>. It's not as cool as yours, but I got a lot to learn, which I will bychecking out your site! Great post! I’m learning this online world myself, and I set up a little blog about Iowa City dentists. It’s not as cool as yours, but I got a lot to learn, which I will bychecking out your site!

]]> Comment on Mentor Recruitment Ambassadors by Caffeinated Thoughts - » Twenty Items of Interest (v.11) http://serveouryouth.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/mentor-recruitment-ambassadors/#comment-100 Caffeinated Thoughts - » Twenty Items of Interest (v.11) Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:04:23 +0000 http://serveouryouth.wordpress.com/?p=227#comment-100 [...] I’m starting to look for Mentor Recruitment Ambassadors in Central [...] [...] I’m starting to look for Mentor Recruitment Ambassadors in Central [...]

]]> Comment on Kinship Connection by Jug http://serveouryouth.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/kinship-connection/#comment-99 Jug Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:39:20 +0000 http://serveouryouth.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/kinship-connection/#comment-99 Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation :) Anyway ... nice blog to visit. cheers, Jug. Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation :) Anyway … nice blog to visit.

cheers, Jug.

]]> Comment on Kinship Connection by David Seragih http://serveouryouth.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/kinship-connection/#comment-94 David Seragih Sun, 11 May 2008 16:53:07 +0000 http://serveouryouth.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/kinship-connection/#comment-94 There is nothing can stop us shouting about the truth. Our youth is the greatest time for His kingdom. Would you like to exchange link with me? God bless you. David There is nothing can stop us shouting about the truth. Our youth is the greatest time for His kingdom.
Would you like to exchange link with me?
God bless you. David

]]> Comment on Benefits of Being a Mentor by Dan Bassill http://serveouryouth.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/benefits-of-being-a-mentor/#comment-93 Dan Bassill Sun, 11 May 2008 16:15:23 +0000 http://serveouryouth.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/benefits-of-being-a-mentor/#comment-93 Thanks for posting this information. I lead the Tutor/Mentor Connection based in Chicago and host quite a bit of tutoring/mentoring information on our web site. We also host a conference in Chicago every six months and the next is May 29 and 30. I hope you'll attend if you can, or join us in on-line networking forums, such as at http://tutormentorconnection.ning.com Dan Bassill Tutor/Mentor Connection Cabrini Connections 800 W. Huron Chicago, Il. 60622 Thanks for posting this information. I lead the Tutor/Mentor Connection based in Chicago and host quite a bit of tutoring/mentoring information on our web site. We also host a conference in Chicago every six months and the next is May 29 and 30. I hope you’ll attend if you can, or join us in on-line networking forums, such as at http://tutormentorconnection.ning.com

Dan Bassill
Tutor/Mentor Connection
Cabrini Connections
800 W. Huron
Chicago, Il. 60622

]]> Comment on Your Child’s Strengths Book Review and Giveaway by Shane Vander Hart http://serveouryouth.wordpress.com/2008/02/29/your-childs-strengths-book-review-and-giveaway/#comment-88 Shane Vander Hart Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:17:03 +0000 http://serveouryouth.wordpress.com/2008/02/29/your-childs-strengths-book-review-and-giveaway/#comment-88 You are welcome! You are welcome!

]]> Comment on Your Child’s Strengths Book Review and Giveaway by Pass the Torch http://serveouryouth.wordpress.com/2008/02/29/your-childs-strengths-book-review-and-giveaway/#comment-86 Pass the Torch Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:53:58 +0000 http://serveouryouth.wordpress.com/2008/02/29/your-childs-strengths-book-review-and-giveaway/#comment-86 Thanks for the shoutout! Thanks for the shoutout!

]]> Comment on Pella Family Fun Day by When Life Turns You Upside Down « Shane Vander Hart http://serveouryouth.wordpress.com/2008/02/12/pella-family-fun-day/#comment-81 When Life Turns You Upside Down « Shane Vander Hart Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:19:39 +0000 http://serveouryouth.wordpress.com/2008/02/12/pella-family-fun-day/#comment-81 [...] Shane Vander Hart Literally… I had a little adventure on Saturday.  SOY had it’s 2nd annual Family Fun Day in Pella at the Vermeer Pavilion.  I had the kids with me since Cheryl had to work.  They [...] [...] Shane Vander Hart Literally… I had a little adventure on Saturday.  SOY had it’s 2nd annual Family Fun Day in Pella at the Vermeer Pavilion.  I had the kids with me since Cheryl had to work.  They [...]

]]> Comment on Benefits of Being a Mentor by David Seragih http://serveouryouth.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/benefits-of-being-a-mentor/#comment-79 David Seragih Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:15:55 +0000 http://serveouryouth.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/benefits-of-being-a-mentor/#comment-79 Hey, This is great! Keep it up. I found you through mybloglog. <a href="http://www.sermonalive.com" rel="nofollow">God bless you!</a> Hey, This is great! Keep it up. I found you through mybloglog.
God bless you!

]]> Comment on National Mentoring Month Proclamation by Tanya Mirosnkoff http://serveouryouth.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/national-mentoring-month-proclamation/#comment-61 Tanya Mirosnkoff Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:01:44 +0000 http://serveouryouth.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/national-mentoring-month-proclamation/#comment-61 The Harvard Mentoring Project chose one female matched pair to be professionally interviewed and filmed for the 2008 NMM PSAs. Audition clips and completed videos are available online on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/mentoringmonth2008) and will be distributed to local affiliates for broadcast. Jennifer and Iliana were matched nearly five years ago and have, as they both say, a “real” friendship. Iliana says the changes in her life have been significant: she has been to “places I had never gone before. I met new people and I got into sports. My bad grades turned into A’s and B’s; I was on the honor roll for the first time ever in the fall. I NEVER thought I could have done this. I am pretty sure that if I would not have met her I could have gone to jail, dropped out of school and been involved in gangs.” General Colin L. Powell, founder of America’s Promise Alliance, is one of several featured celebrities for NMM 2008. He appears in PSAs on television and radio to promote the recruitment of volunteer mentors. Grammy Award-winning R&B recording artist Usher and music icon Quincy Jones are also featured in the campaign. Usher talks about the influence of Quincy Jones as his mentor, and they appear together in one PSA. Bay Area Mentoring programs annually serve 4,000 children and youth in the San Francisco Bay Area. Programs feature a variety of mentoring options for volunteers, from the traditional one-to-one model to school-based and career-based team and group models. While program focus varies, all mentors serve as role models, provide guidance, and enjoy new friendships and fun. Programs are in need of thousands more mentors who can commit to spending time with a mentee. The Harvard Mentoring Project chose one female matched pair to be professionally interviewed and filmed for the 2008 NMM PSAs.

Audition clips and completed videos are available online on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/mentoringmonth2008) and will be distributed to local affiliates for broadcast.

Jennifer and Iliana were matched nearly five years ago and have, as they both say, a “real” friendship. Iliana says the changes in her life have been significant: she has been to “places I had never gone before. I met new people and I got into sports. My bad grades turned into A’s and B’s; I was on the honor roll for the first time ever in the fall. I NEVER thought I could have done this. I am pretty sure that if I would not have met her I could have gone to jail, dropped out of school and been involved in gangs.”

General Colin L. Powell, founder of America’s Promise Alliance, is one of several featured celebrities for NMM 2008. He appears in PSAs on television and radio to promote the recruitment of volunteer mentors. Grammy Award-winning R&B recording artist Usher and music icon Quincy Jones are also featured in the campaign. Usher talks about the influence of Quincy Jones as his mentor, and they appear together in one PSA.

Bay Area Mentoring programs annually serve 4,000 children and youth in the San Francisco Bay Area. Programs feature a variety of mentoring options for volunteers, from the traditional one-to-one model to school-based and career-based team and group models. While program focus varies, all mentors serve as role models, provide guidance, and enjoy new friendships and fun. Programs are in need of thousands more mentors who can commit to spending time with a mentee.

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