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Denzel Washington urges mentoring with new book
Two-time Academy Award® winner Denzel Washington
is one of Hollywood's biggest stars, and most
respected actors. Now he unveils his newest talent—author.
His first book, A Hand to Guide Me, co-written
with Daniel Paisner, is a compilation of inspiring
stories of 74 people whose lives have been guided
by mentors— a subject he knows a lot about.
As a six-year-old growing up in Mount Vernon,
New York, Denzel found guidance from the Boys
& Girls Club of America. Without their help, Denzel
says he could have easily fallen into a life of
drugs, crime or even jail.
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Season's
Greetings!
One popular song sung during this season suggests
that December is the most wonderful time of the
year, but we at the Maryland Mentoring Partnership
beg to differ. While December is great; there
is no month like January! Why you ask? Because
January is National Mentoring Month! The theme
for National Mentoring Month 2007 is "Pass
it on. Become a Mentor."
In Maryland, MMP will lead the celebration with
special events at the National Aquarium in Baltimore,
the B&O Railroad Museum, the Reginald F. Lewis
Museum and other exciting venues. We know that
many of you are hosting mentoring events as well.
Call MMP at (800) 741-2687 for FREE National
Mentoring Month materials including "Thank
You" cards and "Who Mentored You?" postcards among
other items.
Enjoy this edition of the newsletter and pass
it on!
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the gift of a quality mentoring program! |
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For those wishing to learn the basics of starting
a quality and sustainable mentoring program, we
invite you to participate in our Program Development
Training on Wednesday, December 20, 2006, 2PM
- 4PM at our Baltimore Office - 517 N. Charles
Street.
Using the Elements of Effective Practice, this
2-hour small group seminar will provide you with
strategies and best practices guaranteed to walk
you through the process of taking your mentoring
idea from concept to reality. You'll be guided
through the Elements of Effective Practice and
cover the topics of program design, management,
operations, evaluation and effective models. This
free training is also a valuable networking opportunity
where you'll meet others who like you are starting
or have recently started a mentoring program.
This is the last Program Development Training
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| Mentoring
Day in Annapolis 2007 |
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Senator Lisa Gladden (D-41) and MMP invite you
to attend the 4th Annual Mentoring Day in Annapolis
on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 12pm at the Miller
Senate Building. Join mentees, mentors, program
coordinators, and legislators as we celebrate
mentoring and raise awareness of its value to
Maryland's youth.
Every year this event grows to exciting levels.
Last year, we had more than 80 attendees - some
coming from as far away as Allegheny and Charles
Counties! You won't want to miss this invigorating
program complete with a legislative update on
how we can secure greater resources for mentoring
in our state. Let's make Maryland the State
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For
more information contact Heber Brown |
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| Thank
Your Mentor Day in Montgomery County |
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January 25, 2007 is Thank Your Mentor Day - a
day to show appreciation for the thousands of
people who take the time to pass on the gift of
mentoring to a young person. This year, MMP has
partnered with Gapbuster Learning Center and Best
Kids to host a Thank Your Mentor Day Reception
and Fair. The event will be held at 8216 Georgia
Avenue in Silver Spring, Maryland from 5 - 8pm.
This is a wonderful opportunity to show your volunteers
and mentors how much you appreciate their sacrifice.
It's also a great way to introduce mentoring to
others who are considering getting involved. |
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For
more information contact Jeannette Simon |
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discuss lives, gang violence |
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by Ron Cassie, The Examiner
BALTIMORE - The award-winning HBO drama series
“The Wire” is winning praise again this fall as
it explores the issues facing children of low-income,
teenagers and schools.
Yet there is nothing quite as powerful as seeing
and listening to people tell their own story.
Or that of a loved one, family member or friend.
Teen Perspective is a new local television show,
funded by a grant to the Johns Hopkins School
of Public Health’s
Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence.
The show brings together Baltimore County and
city middle- and high- schoolers to talk face-to-face
about the challenges and struggles of their very
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