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Greetings!
We have big news at the Buddy Program! We are honored to announce that we wereawarded the GOLD Badge through the National Quality Mentoring System (NQMS).The Buddy Program is one of only three mentoring organizations in Colorado toreceive this award! The NQMS was created by Mentor: The National Mentoring Partnership, whichdetails research-informed and practitioner-approved standards for creating andsustaining quality youth mentoring programs and facilitating impactful mentoringrelationships. Through the NQMS, the Buddy Program was rigorously reviewed by anindependent third party and as a Gold Partner, was found to have extremely highalignment with existing research and evidence. What does this mean? The Buddy Program's programs and services have ratedamong the highest of quality in helping youth achieve positive outcomes andimpactful mentoring experiences. We are so proud of our entire Buddy Program team - our staff, Board of Directors, andamazing volunteer mentors for their tireless work in achieving and upholding theseincredible standards to provide the youth we serve with such excellent programs andservices! This work would not be achieved without the amazing team behind it! Thank you for being a part of our team! With gratitude,Lindsay
Lindsay LofaroExecutive Director
Celebrate Aspen Smile Month, benefiting the Buddy Program!
Now you can get the smile of your dreams and the confidence that comes along withit all while supporting the Buddy Program!
CLICK HERE for more information.
Please consider giving tothe Buddy Program
THANK YOU TO THEFOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS
FOR THEIR SUPPORT THISMONTH!
BUDDY PAIR ACTIVITIES
Take Your Buddy to Work Day
This summer, the Buddy Program encouraged mentors to bring their mentees towork one day with them. This experience can help the mentees learn aboutanother side of their mentors, give them insight into the working world, and
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inspire them regarding their own career path. Buddy Pairs who submittedphotos of themselves together at work, were entered into a contest for arestaurant gift certificate. Here is our winning mentee, Bodi, whose mentor JDRedmond took him to work at Ute Mountaineer.
Congratulations, JD and Bodi!
LEAD (Leadership through Exploration, Action and Discovery)Dream Day Camp
Dream Day Camp was a great success this year with participation higher than ever.We are so grateful for our partnerships with Aspen Center for Environmental Studies,Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club's mountain biking program, Carbondale Arts,Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers, and Elk Mountain Expeditions. This group efforthelps our Buddy Program campers to challenge themselves through fun activitiesthroughout the entire valley. Each of our campers bring different strengths and areasfor growth to the group and that's why the array of activities we do is so important!We were able to tie dye t-shirts, go mountain biking, learn about the birds of prey,hike to a high alpine lake, learn about tools and work on trails in Snowmass, andfinish the week with rafting. We are so proud of our campers and are already lookingforward to Dream Day Camp next year!
Outdoor LeadershipOutdoor Leadership is in full swing at our 3 high school locations in Basalt,Carbondale and Rifle. We are excited to be creating positive and trustingrelationships with our students and are getting them ready for their first three-daybackpacking trips starting next week! The students have been learning theimportance of being a leader, and the many different sizes and shapes that can take.They are also learning about Leave No Trace and how to make a positive impact on
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Ainhoa Bujan & XimenaAnne and Clarence Blackwell &
Samantha
2014Wheeler Clancy & Boden
2016Kimberly Kurr & Daniella
(pictured)
2017Jenny Narrod &Maria
2018Tucker Burton & Xiomara
Wylie Chenoweth & Sawyer
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the outdoors. Our Middle School Outdoor Leadership program kicks off over thecourse of the next month at 4 schools: Aspen, Basalt, Carbondale, and Rifle MiddleSchools.
MENTEE WAITLIST
Name: Salvador Age: 15 Lives in: Carbondale
Salvador has been involved with the Buddy Program in multiple ways since 2015. Heis an energetic and active youth who participates in our LEAD program, and had aCommunity-based mentor for two years before the mentor moved away. He lovedhis experience so much, he wants to be paired again with another fun-loving mentor.When he was matched with his previous mentor, he enjoyed bowling, hiking, andgoing out to eat, and they still stay in touch due to the strong bond they created,even though they now live far apart. Salvador is up for anything, and especially lovesto snowboard, play soccer, and basketball. Salvador is 15 and could really benefitfrom a mentor who can help guide him through high school and the exciting futurethat lies ahead for him. His goals are to get better grades and to go to college,perhaps to study architecture. To him, having a mentor would mean having fun,getting out of the house, and having someone he could talk to.
Contact Recruitment Manager, Laura Seay, for more information on becoming a BigBuddy! [email protected]
MENTOR IN THE SPOTLIGHTJohn Gillies
John (right) with his Little Buddy, Collin on a hike
As if working 3 jobs and coaching the AHS girl's soccer team isn't enough, John choseto become a mentor with the Buddy Program in 2017 and was matched with hismentee Collin. John brings his infectiously positive energy, his sense of humor andhis innate ability to connect with kids to everything that he does, including hisrelationship with Collin. John describes that when they started as a pair, Collin wasextremely shy, but it didn't take them long to build a comfortable, trustingrelationship allowing Collin to come out of his shell. It turns out that Collin has thesame sarcastic sense of humor as John. Not only is John a committed and supportivementor, John has generously offered 8 scholarships for other Buddy Program youthto participate in the Junior's European Soccer Camps for the past 3 summers. TheBuddy Program is so thankful to John for his generosity with his time, his talents, andhis resources to his mentee and beyond.
NEW PAIRSWelcome New Pairs!
Megan McLeod and Ava (top)Jeremy Johnson and Gavin (bottom)
Sign up now for the Caring For Community (C4C) 10K Race
on September 21st!The Buddy Program is proud to be a Caring for Community Grant recipient and invites
the community to support this important cause. Click HERE to register.
