Kinship of Greater Minneapolis Mentor/Mentee picnic at Loring Park July 17th
I met a wonderful group of kids at the picnic where they tossed water balloons, ate cake and played outside on this beautiful summer day. I asked the children why they liked having a mentor and here is what they said "So I can get out of the house", "Because I'm lonely.", "Because they play ball with me", "Because they take me to do things I don't normally get to do.". They say WHY to mentor better than I could. I spoke about my childhood and why I got into mentoring, they asked questions about the pageant and how it is judged and if I won any money (no). And then I signed autographs and took pictures with them. The key is meeting these kids to see why Mentoring is important and how it can change lives.
I met a wonderful group of kids at the picnic where they tossed water balloons, ate cake and played outside on this beautiful summer day. I asked the children why they liked having a mentor and here is what they said "So I can get out of the house", "Because I'm lonely.", "Because they play ball with me", "Because they take me to do things I don't normally get to do.". They say WHY to mentor better than I could. I spoke about my childhood and why I got into mentoring, they asked questions about the pageant and how it is judged and if I won any money (no). And then I signed autographs and took pictures with them. The key is meeting these kids to see why Mentoring is important and how it can change lives.