How to Get a Mentor

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got I a How One day my friend Sara told me about all the cool stuff she did with her mentor, Jen. I asked Sara what a mentor was, and she said a mentor is like another buddy or good friend you hang out with. She said that she and Jen play games, go sledding, watch movies, and go bowling. How can I get a mentor?” I asked. She told me to talk to my parents. So I did, and then they called a mentoring coordinator at Helping Services. The mentoring coordinator was excited that I wanted a mentor and told me about other kids whose mentors help them with homework, do fun projects, and go for bike rides. Then I signed up. Now I am matched with my new mentor, Tim. Each month Tim and I spend time together. He teaches me to do something, or we try something new together. Every other month the two of us join the other kids and their mentors for a big activity. I like having a mentor because I get to do fun stuff and just talk with him. Become a mentor B e a f r i e n d

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For kids interested in getting a mentor. What is a mentor? What do you do? How do you get one. Read this and you'll figure it out.

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One day my friend Sara told me about all the cool stuff she did with her mentor, Jen. I asked Sara

what a mentor was, and she said a mentor is like another

buddy or good friend you hang out with. She said that she and Jen play games, go sledding, watch movies, and go bowling.

“How can I get a mentor?” I asked. She told me to talk to my parents. So I did, and then they called a mentoring coordinator at Helping Services.

The mentoring coordinator was excited that I wanted a mentor and told me about other kids whose mentors help them with homework, do fun projects, and go for bike rides.

Then I signed up.

Now I am matched with my new mentor, Tim. Each month Tim and I spend time together. He teaches me to do something, or we try something new together. Every other month the two of us join the other kids and their mentors for a big activity.

I like having a mentor because I get to do fun stuff and just talk with him.

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Helping Services supports mentoring programs in Fayette County. If you are interested in more information, please call (563)387-1720

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