MILLARD TEAMMATES MENTORANDOM
September 2014
How is your school year going so far? You should have been
contacted by your building coordinator and hopefully have
started seeing your mentee. If you have not been contacted,
please let me know. I will get you started. If you are new to
Millard TeamMates, give the building coordinator a little time
to get your match made.
Here is something new, check out our web site at:
http://chapters.teammates.org/millard/
Combined Federal Campaign(CFC) If you or your spouse are a military or
government service employee you are eligible to donate to Millard
TeamMates through the CFC. It is like the United Way but only for
government organizations. Please let all your friends and neighbors know
that our CFC number is 25701. All the money goes directly to assist in our
Millard TeamMates Programs and Scholarships. These funds will not go
towards salaries or administrative expenses.
Coaches Challenge TeamMates has started their annual
Coaches Challenge. Our goal in Millard is to get 40 new mentors
September 1 through October 31. We are well on our way
towards meeting our goal of 300 matches by 2015. Please get the
word out to your friends, family, colleagues, and neighbors how
beneficial it is to be a TeamMate. One our great Millard mentors
said it best, “They are correct when they say that the adult
gets at least as much out of the relationship as the kid does.”
Welcome new mentors: Karley Costello,
Sarah Undem, Samuel Teal, Rachel Minchow, Tim
Locum, Linda Verzal, Sam Fischer, Haley Juma, Kevin
McArthur, Allison Heimes, Darla Thompson, Theresa
Northrup, Kelli Wiebelhaus, Deanne Jones, Cory Libis,
Kris Kremke, Dawn Spencer, Meredith Rupp, Brian
Lichtenberg, and Kimberly Krause, Deborah Berriman, Joseph Zadina,
Michael Iammarino, Elizabeth Campbell, Lisa Vandemark, Kari Hannan
Strengths
TeamMates will be offering Strengths training to mentors on
October 1, 2014 at 12:00 at the Safety and Health building on
117th and L. If you are interested in learning your strengths
please contact Ally Horne at ahorne@teammates.org. She will
get you a code to take the strengths inventory, which you need prior
to
training. Your mentee will then be given the Strengths Explorer at school. We
will meet with you and your match to discuss how you can use your strengths
in the future.
My strengths are: Positivity, Arranger, Communication, Maximizer, and
Learner
What are yours????
What Can I do this month with my TeamMate? The web site has a
number of great ideas. Here are some favorites of mine.
Bring in a map and discuss where you would like to visit.
Follow a team: Nebraska, Creighton, NFL teams, Nascar
Build something; models, Legos, birdhouse
Read the same book, have your own book club
Plan a dinner party for famous people who would you invite?
New TeamMates Policy
TeamMates directed that matches will not be allowed to text or e-mail unless
the students are in high school and have a parent permission slip signed
authorizing contact. Middle and elementary school children will not be allowed
to send or receive e-mails, texts, letters, or postcards. Permission slips will be
available through your building coordinators.
SAVE THE DATE – UPCOMING TEAMMATES EVENTS
October 1, 2014
October 15-17, 2014
October 24, 2014
Strengths training
No school, teacher conferences
TeamMates Tailgate Gala
Program Coordinator: Terri Connell 402-715-8768 mtconnell@mpsomaha.org.