TeamMates Mentoring Program Attends Creighton Basketball game and Rock n Racquets
Tennis Event
The Missouri Valley TeamMates Mentoring Program has had an eventful two months. On Sunday,
November 14th, the Missouri Valley Program joined hundreds of other TeamMates students from across
Nebraska and Iowa at the annual TeamMates Day at a Creighton Basketball Game. Missouri Valley
TeamMates had close to 50 mentors and mentees in attendance at the game. This year marks the third
year that Missouri Valley TeamMates has attended this event.
In addition to the Creighton game, mentees and mentors from the Missouri Valley Chapter attended the
Rock n Racquets Tennis Charity Event on Friday, December 17th. The Missouri Valley Chapter was given
50 tickets to the event. The event featured tennis stars: Sam Querrey, Pete Sampras, Bob and Mike
Bryan, and Warren Buffett. The Bryan Brothers band also performed during the event. Many of the
Missouri Valley youth had not been to a live tennis match prior to this event.
Missouri Valley TeamMates was also a recent recipiant of a $2,000 grant through the Harrison County
Community Foundation Field of Interest Fund. The grant money was used to update the mentor/mentee
resource library availble to all TeamMates matches. The program was able to purchase two iPads, two
digital cameras, and numerous new board games to be used during weekly meetings with mentees. The
TeamMates mentees are able to use the iPads for school projects and assignments as well.