TheDREAMProgram,Inc.

2009-2010AnnualReport

A Word from Our Board A Word from Our ED

Greetings from DREAM! As I write that it strikes me how far we have come in just ten short years. When I began with DREAM on March 1, 2005, I was immediately drawn toward this organization’s building sense of tradition. At the time, Jon Potter, Executive Director Emeritus, began every letter and grant proposal with those three words.

While we are traditionalists, we are also innovators. Over the past six years we have kept what has worked, improved upon what we could, begun new traditions, and allowed those things that no longer quite fit to sunset. For instance, at Camp DREAM we still play broomball and commando and during each summer session there is still an exciting rendition of the Camp Legend. Yet new traditions are introduced by campers every year, including roasting apples, the “We’ve Got So Much” song, and Camp Care, where children and staff members work together on various work projects and clean-up activities.

It has been great fun to watch the Local Programs pass down their traditions as well. This past weekend I spent two glorious days with children and mentors from the Birchwood/Champlain College program and the Windsor/Dartmouth program during our final overnight Winter Adventure Camp. I was so happy to hear the children suggest a game of Mafia, perhaps one of DREAM’s oldest traditions, and then introduce the staff and mentors to another game, Sharks and Minnows.

What I am trying to say is that as we expand and grow we look toward the future with a keen understanding of the past. DREAM continues to be a unique mentoring program with strong traditions and exciting plans. I would like to thank every child, mentor, parent, staff member, family member, and supporter who has left their mark on DREAM and has helped shaped this amazing organization.

Michael C. LonerExecutive Director

There is nothing quite like DREAM. DREAM has been recognized for being both outdoorsy and classy (see our Accomplishments page). DREAM cultivates a culture of passionate staff and volunteers who are serious about having fun. DREAM may be relatively young (happy tenth birthday!) but it is going through a growth spurt and maturing into a national organization. As a friend of DREAM, you have personally helped spread Contagious Energy across Vermont and into Boston, and we thank you for all do for DREAM and the communities it serves.

The past year has brought some big changes to DREAM’s Board of Directors. After saying goodbye to a handful of veteran Board members, an exceptional new crop has joined our ranks. We now count among our members a mentor, two Alumni, a parent of an Alumna, an accountant, a lawyer, and five Board members based in Boston. We are still recruiting, especially in Boston, so if you are looking for a way to stay connected to DREAM and participate in

some interesting discussions about expansion, finances, partnerships, and evaluation, please get in touch.

Our Board model of policy governance helps us focus our efforts on big picture issues. We spent 2010 completely rewriting the Ends policies –

the impacts we hope to see for each group involved in DREAM – based on feedback gathered by our stakeholder ambassadors. This was an intense and fun process, with in-depth debates on word choice, grammar, and expositions on the meaning of “social capital” or “catalysts for change.” The revised Ends are posted on DREAM’s website at http://www.dreamprogram.org/about/board.htm. We would love to hear your feedback.

2011 will clearly bring many exciting things – adventures at Camp DREAM, new programs in Boston, a growing network of supporters, and advocates for the children in DREAM communities. Amid a lingering recession and steep cuts to social services, DREAM’s work has never been more important. Thank you again for all you do and keep DREAMing!

Bill FinneganBoard Chair

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A Decade of DREAM

We trace our roots back to Dartmouth College, where beginning in 1999, a group of college student mentors volunteered to help out a local AmeriCorps member and do some youth mentoring with a nearby low-income housing neighborhood. Every Friday, the students travelled off campus, bringing the children from the Templeton Court community back to Dartmouth for one-on-one and group activities that helped the group form a team. That spring, they raised the funds to take a trip to Boston. By the spring of the following year, they were able to fly to Colorado. A few short years later, DREAM had expanded to another neighborhood close to Dartmouth, and suddenly, the members of what began as a student club came together and decided that what they had was too good not to share with the world.

The DREAM Program, Inc. was incorporated as a non-profit in 2001. Today, we have Local Programs at twelve college campuses, and our mentors run year-round programming with children from fifteen low-income housing neighborhoods across Vermont and Greater Boston. Our Alumni Organiza-tion is strong, with over 1,300 former mentors and youth around the world. Evaluations of the program reveal that DREAM has already begun to effect the change that we set out to create: children in DREAM build confidence, experience a variety of new things, and develop skills that they need to lead healthy, productive, fulfilling lives.

We have a number of special things planned for the upcoming year, and we would like to invite you to join us as we celebrate our 10-Year Anniversary in Vermont and Greater Boston. Stay tuned!

“Whereas,DREAMhasbroughtnewoptimismtotheparticipatingchildren,andthecollegestudentmentorsderivegreatsatisfaction

fromtheirvolunteerefforts,nowthereforebeitResolvedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresentatives:

ThattheGeneralAssemblycongratulatestheDREAMProgram,Inc.onits10thanniversary”

-RepresentativesBissonnetteandAtkinsofWinooski,H.C.R.99

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A Common Goal

...When we woke up early that morning, none of the twenty three DREAMers or eleven Dartmouth College mentors who worked to compile that itinerary over the previous nine months could quite anticipate how far [our High Adventure] would take us from the communities of Windsor, Northwoods, Hollow Drive, and Hanover. After gathering on campus, we made our way to Boston... getting a sneak peak at how tightly we would be packed into each car ride across Northern California, and how many times we would have to stop to use the bathroom! ... Each day our itinerary continued to be helpful in guiding us to pre-booked lodging and activities, proving to us that our hard work all year long had certainly been worthwhile. We also learned that a group of thirty-four people with yellow DREAM shirts and a spirit of adventure was more powerful than even the best laid plan could predict. In eleven days we visited Alcatraz, Union Square, the California Academy of Science, Chinatown, the Golden Gate Bridge, Muir Woods National Monument, China Camp State Park, Gold Country, Lake Tahoe, Yosemite National Park, Stanford, and Santa Cruz. Along the way we made our presence known, whether taking over an entire bus in San Francisco or picking up bags full of trash as volunteers in Yosemite Valley. The fact that three of the best days of the trip began as grand challenges is a testament to our group’s strength. The first took place in Gold Country on the day of our white water rafting excursion. Many mentees overcame longstanding fears with the help of overwhelming support from the rest of the group... The day that stands out most in my mind actually began at 3:30am the night following the rafting trip when it started to pour as we slept unsuspecting under the stars... The third day that I remember most was actually our last. By that point in our adventure it was no longer a surprise to see our team triumph over weather-related disappointments... I am well aware that during our eleven days together we had overcome nearly all divisions. Had we not, there is no way that we could have covered nearly 1000 miles of Northern California... High Adventure cannot happen without the donations, advice, and unwavering support of countless people. To all those who have contributed in some way—thank you from the bottom of our hearts. We will carry the memories of those eleven days with us for the rest of our lives.

Elizabeth Palmer is a fourth year mentor in our Windsor program.The full text of her article can be found in the August, 2010 issue our alumni newsletter, The Blue Wagon.

“Manymenteesovercamelongstandingfearswiththehelpofoverwhelmingsupportfromtherestofthegroup.”

-ElizabethPalmer,WindsorDREAMmentor,DartmouthCollege

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On Metcalf Pond There truly seemed to be something in the water at Camp DREAM. Whether at a Winter Adventure Camp (WAC) weekend, the Teen Retreat, or the eight unforgettable weeks of summer programming, those involved in an experience at Camp could not help but to embrace our core values of Contagious Energy and Encouraging Dreaming. Paying homage to the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, over 170 youth, mentors and staff participated in our Olympic-themed WAC. Activities such as “Bobsledding” (sledding) and “Ice Hockey” (broomball) set the stage for adventure, while opening and closing ceremonies led by DREAMers in international athletic attire contributed to the camaraderie and excitement of the Olympics. DREAM’s 4th annual Teen Retreat was held on a muddy weekend in April with 70 teens, mentors, and staff attending. Teens were treated to a variety of workshops - from swing dance lessons, cooking with camp’s Iron Chef, and the history of beatboxing, to more serious topics such as body image and substance use. But for the teens, perhaps the most memorable part of the weekend was getting to see their friends in DREAM from all over the state. Speaking of teens, our Counselor-In-Training (CIT) program reached new heights! Thanks to a grant from the Children’s Trust Foundation, our CIT program has become one of DREAM’s preeminent teen oppor-tunities, providing 14 teens with what for many was their first job. DREAM organized four training sessions during the school year on topics including team-building, leadership development, and conflict resolution, and teens who attended were eligible to be selected as CITs for a session at Camp. CITs were also given the op-portunity to become CPR certified and were paid a stipend for the sessions at which they worked. During the session, CITs assisted counselors with child management and led activities. Their presence at Camp DREAM was indispensable, giving teens a chance at expanding their comfort zones in leadership positions. Finally, a record-setting 110 campers attended Camp DREAM over the summer. They experienced a variety of activities, including day hikes to Sterling Pond, swimming, canoeing, cooking competitions, garden-ing in our organic garden, field trips to a local farm, and more. The summer would not have been possible without the many wonderful summer AmeriCorps members and volunteers whose collective energy was pivotal in maintaining a safe and inspiring summer camp environment.

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Lifting Our Gaze Every Friday while college is in session, a group of Northeastern University students cross Tremont Street and enter the Madison Park Village Community. There, they knock on apartment and town house doors, pick up their mentees, and either return to campus or venture into the city for weekly programming. Before the fall of 2009, this was not a common scene. Madison Park Village, a community which provides apartments to 1125 individuals, with 71% earning less than $27,500 for a family of four, was not a popular destination for Northeastern students. Likewise, children from Madison Park Village rarely spent their Friday evenings exploring the campus of nearby Northeastern. Only a short walk away is Orchard Gardens, a community providing apartments to 665 individuals, over half of whom earn less than 30% of area median income. It wasn’t always common to see large groups of college students present on Saturday mornings and afternoons there, either. Today, however, residents and locals have begun to expect to see college students wearing bright yellow DREAM T-shirts each weekend. Students at Boston University and Northeastern have also grown accustomed to seeing children racing across campus, playing games, and eating in the dining hall during lunch on Saturdays. The relationship is so comfortable, it is enough to make one wonder, has it always been this way? Only a year and a half since DREAM arrived in Boston, children are exploring a world that exists beyond their housing developments, and have begun to view college as a possibility. Mentors are embracing Boston as a city in which they are actively making a difference, not just one where they attend college. You can hear it in the words of Durelle, a 13-year-old DREAM mentee, who told the Bay State Banner that since joining the program “I feel much better about myself. I feel more confident.“ When asked about what it was like to spend time with mentors from Boston University he said, “I enjoy myself, every time I go with them. It’s like, I’ve never been in that world before.” Reflecting on his first year as a DREAM mentor at Northeastern, Kevin Spates shared, “I have worked with children before, but never been given the opportunity to impact a community the way that DREAM has at Madison Park Village. Living in such a close-knit community, children from Madison Park Village do not get much of a chance to see the other side of the fence...” He continued to say, “The look on each child’s face when you pick them up, and each parent’s face as they open their door is priceless. It is at this moment that you know you are doing good things for great people.” Kevin and Durelle live two very different lives. However, through DREAM, both have found a way to raise the bar for what they believe is possible in their lives. While their experiences have been formative and life changing, they are by no means unique. Each time one college student makes the decision to become a mentor, two lives are changed.

DREAM now supports over 40 life-changing mentoring matches in Greater Boston.

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Program Overview

Local Program Numbers

Mentor / Mentee Matches*

Matched 1 year: 217Matched 2 years: 74Matched 3 years: 14Matched 4 years: 3

Total: 308

Mentees

Ages 5 to 7: 37Ages 8 to 10: 94Ages 11 to 13: 96Ages 14 to 18: 77

Male: 143Female: 165

One or more parent incarcerated: 20

Total: 308

Mentors

Total: 427

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* A national study of youth mentoring organizations conducted by the National Mentoring Partnership reports that 55% of mentor / mentee matches terminate within a year.

We are proud of all we have been able to accomplish together. Whether taking on new mentees, watching older mentees graduate from high school, hosting more children at Camp, or listening to the voices of the youth and parents in the program, we view the positive growth of our matches as the ultimate success story.

Local Programs

• Expanded our reach to 308 youth in Vermont and Boston.• Watched a former mentee from our Elm St. program go on to become a mentor in

our Riverside program at the University of Vermont.• Sent a group of 34 Dartmouth mentors and DREAM teens on an 11-day High Ad-

venture trip to California.• Began a new Local Program matching Harvard University students with children in

the Putnam Gardens neighborhood.• Held our first summer of programming in Boston.

Camp DREAM

• Hosted a record 110 children ages 8 - 18 at 3- or 5-day summer sessions.• Expanded our summer camp season from six to eight weeks of programming.

Youth Evaluation

• 86% of children surveyed said they went on trips with DREAM where they see and do new things with DREAM.

• 78% of children ages 4 - 11 identified having made new friends since being a part of DREAM.

• 96% of children look forward to the time they spend with their mentor, feel their relationship with their mentor is important to them, and feel comfortable with their mentor.

National Recognition

• Recognized by Outside magazine as #14 on their list of the 50 Best Places to Work.• Received awards for Most Influential College Student Organization and

Philanthropic Small Business of the Year by the social networking website www.StayClassy.org.

Accomplishments

“DREAMmeansalotinthatithasprovidedmewitha“homeawayfromhome.”IreallyfeellikeIamapartofthecommunityIworkwith...and

that’sawonderfulfeeling.”

-OrchardGardensDREAMmentor,BostonUniversity

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Partners

American Flatbread

Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc.

Ben & Jerry’s Foundation

Champlain Oil Company

Chill Foundation

Full Circle Automotive

IBM

KeyBank

Maloney Properties, Inc.

People’s United Bank

Select Design, Ltd.

Staples Foundation for Learning

Turmax Print & Copy

Vermont Lake Monsters

WinnResidential

AmeriCorps State - Vermont

Bennington Housing Authority

Burlington Housing Authority

Cambridge Housing Authority

Housing Vermont

Rutland Housing Authority

Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

Vermont Housing and Finance Agency

Vermont State Housing Authority

Winooski Housing Authority

Business & Corporate Government

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Partners

Bennington College

Boston University

Burlington Parks & Recreation

Castleton State College

Catamount Trail Association

Champlain College

Dartmouth College

ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center

Green Mountain College

Harvard University

Lake Champlain Community

Madison Park Development Corporation

Mass Mentoring

Middlebury College

Mobius - The Mentoring Movement

Montshire Museum of Science

Northeastern University

Norwich University

The Permanent Fund

Rockingham Area Community Land Trust

St. Michael’s College

United Way of Addison County

United Way of Chittenden County

United Way of Rutland County

The University of Vermont

Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility

Vermont Children’s Trust Fund

Vermont Community Foundation

Vermont Land Trust

Vermont Student Assistance Corporation

Vermont Youth Conservation Corps

The William Jewett Tucker Foundation

Non-Profit

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Donors

Emily Wilson In honor of Arielle AntoscaCharles & Anita Warren In honor of Paul & Karen BiaginiIn honor of Kristin Burdge Steven & Marjorie Lewis Jonathan & Sheryl LayneNeil & Maryethel Cahalane In honor of Kate CahalaneIn honor of Pete Land & Emily Copeland Donna Land Michael & Laura BouyeaCote’s Auto Body In honor of Joshua CoteAnn & H. Randall Deming In honor of Amanda DautenGaylord Galiher In honor of Laura E. GaliherDavid & Jennifer Hoffman In honor of Zoe HoffmanEileen & Joseph Filippone In honor of Charlotte HughesThe Ronda E Stryker & William D. Johnston Foundation In honor of Megan JohnstonDeborah Kelly In honor of Molly Kelly- YahnerTina & Scott Kennedy In honor of Brandon & Lizzy KennedyCol. Russ & Lisa Lachance In honor of Hannah LachanceDiane & Kevin Mischke In honor of Katie MischkeEric & Dale Morse In honor of Rosetta MorseCarol Greene Pierce & Norman Pierce In honor of Joshua NagleJanet Phillips In honor of Julia C. Phillips

Susan Potter In honor of Lacey PotterPaula Gleason Risk & James Risk In honor of Julia RiskMichael Ewan In celebration of Rebecca Russo’s birthdayIn celebration of Jen Lazar & Daniel Shearer’s wedding Michael Henry Randy & Tia Risor Elizabeth Kaplan Erin Wallace Rick Spaulding & Peter Bubriski Rachael Reynolds James & Barbara Adams Nancy & Jerry Godbehere Josh Warren Nancy & Peter Lazar David Spinola Emily FrazierLisa Kennedy Sheldon In honor of Andrea SheldonKyle Smith In honor of Bianca SmithAlan & Judy Hoffman In honor of Colette & Adele SnyderPeter & Kimberly Tisdale In honor of Anneliese TisdaleKaren & Paul Biagini In honor of Charles & Anita WarrenFriends of Adele Weinstein In fond memory of Adele Weinstein

Adam’s FundThe Gant Family FoundationGreenleaf TrustJenkins Family Charitable FundO’Connell Family FoundationTaniguchi Deane Family Founda-tionVermont Children’s Trust FundVermont Community Foundation

AnonymousBank of AmericaBolocoCape Cod Insulation, Inc.Cote’s Auto BodyDeutsche BankGoogle FoundationINRP, LLC.Liberty MutualMicrosoftPfizer FoundationShoeLess ManagementTexas RoadhouseUBS Wealth Managementwww.stickK.com

Honorariums Foundations and Organizations

Businesses & Corporations

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Donors

Individuals

James & Barbara AdamsBrian & Jeanne AddisonCharles AgostinelliZack AhrensMary AllanBridget AllenPratt AllisonSean AlpertDave AndersonJoel & Janet AngelicoAnonymousSteve AntayaSuzanne ArenosFrieda ArenosPeter & Mallory ArmstrongThomas & Susan AttridgeDan AugustKenneth BacowAmira BakrDave BallJon & Kathleen BallouJen BallouAna Ruesnik & Andy BarkerWayne BarskyFishy BartlettGeorge & Barbara BartlettAlison BasdekisMichael & Anne BatchelorDavid BattagliaGinger BauerKristin BeattieGeraldine BebernitzTimothy & Mary BenschBrian BenschZachary BerkeGail M. & Wendell A. BerryBrittany BethSusan & Jonathan BeymanPrashant BhavarajuKaren & Paul BiaginiEd BialasYue Roe Wu & Andy BienHelen & Andrew Biggs

Paul BiggsPhil & Sandra BoguckiEvan BordenCharlotte Borne Michael & Laura BouyeaSara BoydAllison BoylesErin Haag BreeseCourtney BreslinRobert BriseeKristen BriseeChris BrownRick Spalding & Peter BubriskiRobert BuermannDonald & Linda BuirleyRichard BurdgeKristin BurdgeJean BurdgeCailie BurnsEarl & Susan BurtLaura BurtRex ButtChad ButtGeorge & Kathleen ButterworthBrian & Kathleen CadiganNeil & Maryethel CahalaneKaren CalbySarah CaliendoJulie CamusoElizabeth CantalinoAshley CarletonDakota CasserlyJanet CaswellAllison & Patrick CaulfieldRobert & Katherine CeremsakSamanta ChalfinJulie & Thomas ChapinEvan ChrissLisa & Richard ChurchillLeonard & Claire CloudLaura Beckering & George CookeSara CorbishleyBenjamin Cotton

Robert & Ann CowenSchuyler CrawfordAdam CrawfordTiffany CrossKenneth & Robin CurlerDionne CuttingAl DankerLindsey DavisLindsay DeanePat & Sally DeLeonAnn & H. Randall DemingNicole DevannyJill DiamondPorter DiehlSarah Taylor & Matt DunneHenry and Bruce DusseaultLeonard & Barbara DwinellEvan EcksteinKatherine EllinChristopher EllingwoodMr. & Mrs. Carl Ellsworth Ashleigh & David Ellsworth-KellerLauren EmersonAna P. EspinaPeter EspinaPaul EspinaKenneth & Jane EwanMichael EwanRoger Burkhardt & Jane FankhanelJeffrey & Barbara FarranDeborah FeinermanBrian FeldmanVictoria FenerEileen & Joseph FilipponeBill FinneganSam FitzDr. Stevenson & Sandra FlemerBernard & Barbara FluskAlice FooteCatherine Donnelly & David FooteMike FooteJesse FooteNikolas FranksEd Freidheim

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Donors

Individuals

Eric FriesAaron GainesGaylord & Laura GaliherCynthia GalvezJaime GaramellaMike O'Donnell & Jan GarfinkleSusan & Anthony GarguioloDylan GeeGerald M. GeierJulia GeierS.J. Julien & M.W. GerathStephanie GergelyDominic GermanaRoland & Charleen GibsonMartha GillonKay & Robert GilmoreSam GlickmanNancy & Jerry GodbeherePaul & Susan GoldbergAdam GoldfarbCatherine GoldheimDaniel GombosJames GoodmanGiulia Good-StefaniAndrew & Nancy GrantDolores & John GreenIan GreenhalghJo GriffithsMatt GriffithsEllen Wolfson & Neil GrobergEric GrobergBecky GrobergKatherine Batty & David GurtmanDavid GustafsonMark E. & Marilyn S. HaagElizabeth HaagRobert HaagLinda HaasDonna Marie HaggertyKate HaggertySarah HallAdam Halpern-LeistnerBrian & Elizabeth Hamilton

Tim HancockBrian HanniganForrest HansonMaureen Trainor & Julian HarloweDeborah HarrisJennifer & John HarrisJon HarrisCarl & Martha HartmanDaniel HassouniMark HellerMichael HenryStephen & Mary Jane HigginsChris HigginsBruce & Susan HirschDaniella HirschfeldKatrina HladikErik HoekstraDavid & Jennifer HoffmanAlan & Judy HoffmanRobert HoffmanMark HopkinsJon HopperRobert & Lori Adel HorowitzSarah HughesColin HuntSam HunterDustin HunterSarah HustedEileen HustonBeth HustonMary IppolitoAnne IslanLauren JacobiAlicia JacobsMichael & Mary JenkinsLindsay JohansonWalter & Mary JohnsenIna Smith & Tom JohnsonMegan JohnstonDavid JoslynElizabeth Julian RosenElizabeth KaplanRachel Kauppila

Nahoko KawakyuDeborah KellyTina & Scott KennedyIan & Karla KennedySam KennedyNed KenneyHerman KenskyMeghan KerriganAshu KerkarDavid KestenbaumCharles KilmerJen KingmanMaxine & Neal KingstonJeff KinkaidDorothy KnappMichelle KniffenSallie & John KohlerDean KrishnaChristopher KruegerJudith KruegerJane LabombardRuss & Lisa LachanceDavid LachtruppDavid & Susan LaingEmily Copeland & Pete LandDonna LandJohn & Lindsay LandesAmy LathropEdward & Jean LatourStephanie LawrenceSarah LawsonJonathan & Sheryl LayneNancy & Peter LazarAlexander Wilson & Anne LeddyKannon LeeGail LeesMike & Corrie LefebvreAJ LeGayeMartin LempresPat LeslieMel LevineAlyssa Levy-Dougherty

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Donors

Individuals

Steven & Marjorie LewisLeah LicariConnie J. LiermanTerry LiermanBrooke LiermanRobert & Leanne LinckMorgan LindsayCarol L. LonerMichael LonerJensen LoweShawn LukeDaniel & Corinne LumnahJenna LynchKevin MacDonaldJanet MacDonaldJennifer Land MackenzieRichard & Lee-Ellen MagnaShannon Maguire David MahlerEd & Cathy MarcusJim Martin Mary MartiniJanos MartonAshely MasAna MascagniJD MascolaJoe & Lee MasleyColleen McCabeDaniel and Paula McCarthyKristen & Christopher McCormickMaureen & James McFaddenMeredith McGowanKatie McGrainLarry & Laura McGuirkErika Burns and Jim McHughJack and Kathleen McKayDr. Dan & Madelyn McMurtrieMichael & Ida McNamaraMarty & Ronnie McNerneyGregory McSweeneyNick MeltzerIra L. Mintzer & Marian E. MenkelSheila Marcus & Timothy Mervak

Ben MervakAlexander Mervak Martin MillerJanice & Bruce MillerAllison MillerMarian Menkel & Ira MintzerErica MintzerDiane & Kevin MischkeScott MisharaSarah MistrettaMelissa Apel & Tony ModelfinoJustine ModicaRyan MoodyDanielle MooreLeslie MoriartyEric & Dale MorseRosetta MorseChris MurphyKeith MusselmanJordan Nahas-VigonKendra NardiWilliam & Martha NealeMelanie Ingle-Nelson & David NelsonStewart & Jan NelsonDylan NelsonLu Neuse-BraunlichSusan NewtonMichael NewtonJohn & Angela NiparkoJon NormandinEvelyn OlchowskiEd Potter & Regina OlchowskiMatthew & Lynn O'MearaKathleen O'NeillWilliam OrleansPhil OrtegoAllison ParadeePaul PastelCaitlin PateyLeslie PearlJeanne PetrilloJanet PhilipsMirelle Phillips

Carol Greene Pierce & Norman PierceKent PierceMichael Nagle & Erica-Lee PierceJJ PinetteAdolph & Margarete PipernoAdam PlatzJennie PostSusan PotterJon PotterKatrina PreissPamela PrevostJim & Holly RamseyAllison ReddingtonMolly RedmondRachael ReynoldsLowell RichardsDoris RieckPaula Gleason & James RiskJulia RiskRandy & Tia RisorKatie RogersEllen & Tom RooneyErica RosenthalRobert & Kathryn RyanRana SachdevEmily SampsonSarah SavageMorris R. SazerSteven & Lynn SchneiderAlyssa ScottRita SeabrookElizabeth SegalJamie SeifferAlli ShapiroLinda ShawRees & Kathy ShearerMelissa SheikoLisa Kennedy & Thomas SheldonGerard SheltonNathalie SheppeDrew SheriffMark & Sandra ShirdonMelissa Brown & David Siegel

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Individuals

Donors

Carly SilvermanJack H. SimondsJocelyn Singer-SargentKyle SmithKaren SmithAndrew L. SokolPeter Sokol-HessnerManson SolomonCliff & Linda SpatesMegan Spaulding David SpinolaHenry & Patricia Shaw SpragueMichael StefanowiczKatie StevensonJames StoneArthur & Vanessa SullivanTatyana Swanson Susan & Jeffrey TannenbaumMichael & Barbara TaxierNate ThayerKelly ThomasonLeah Threatte-BojnowskiChristine TianSusan & Christopher TildenAndrew TildenGary TildenPeter & Kimberly TisdalePeter TittlerGail Lee Risse & John TobinAlex TorresKristen TowbinGregory & Margaret TrandelDorothy TreismanAndrew TriefMatthew TrudeauTom UferJ.R. & C.A. UtrupDaniel VolgenauJoe VozarAmy WallaceErin WallaceOwen & Dorothy WalshNicole Walsh

Paul A. & Patricia M. WardCharles & Anita WarrenNeal WarrenJosh WarrenRichard & Wendy WarwickRina WatsonBradley & Regina WattsRobert & Barbara WeikertGretchen WeirJames WeirRuss WeisBrian WellensRichard & Ann WhiteJanet and John WilliamsAlli WilliamsEmily WilsonTom WilsonRichard & Catherine WilsonEdy WilsonKatie WisemanS.J & B.L. WolfsonPaul WorcesterTim WrightKirsten WunnErica WygonikJin YoonDeborah YoungElizabeth Wise & Robert YoungFrederick & Kathryn ZaengleRichard & Judith ZambroskiBrooke ZambroskiRobert ZbedaBaocai ZhouEmily ZoltowskiBarbara Guttman & Steven Zwart

Individuals

From Vermont: 62From Massachusetts: 73From other states: 336

DREAM Alumni: 185Parents of Mentors or Alumni: 123Staff and Board members: 24Other friends of DREAM: 139

Total: 471

Donor Overview

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Financial Position

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Financial Activities & Changes

Revenue2010

2009

Foundations: 14.1%Companies: 1.4%Organizations: 3.3%Housing Authorities: 15.8%United Way: 4.0%Individuals: 20.8%Other: 2.7%

Government: 37.8%

Expenses2010

2009

School-Year DREAM: 46.1%Summer DREAM: 13.6%Camp DREAM: 18.7%%Management: 17.2%Fundraising: 4.4%

Note: The increase in school-year DREAM expenses between 2009 and 2010 is due to our program expan-sion to Greater Boston.

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Functional Expenses

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Board of DirectorsAmeriCorps Members

and StaffKRISTIN BLODGETTAssistant Project ManagerTetra Tech ARD

KRISTIN BURDGEMSW CandidateBoston College

BILL FINNEGANBoard ChairCo-FounderTamarack Media

MIKE FOOTEConsultantWellspring Consulting

NEIL GROBERGSteering Committee MemberNeighborhood Planning Assembly, Burlington, Vt.

DAVID KESTENBAUMSenior Outreach Professional and LecturerUniversity of Vermont

JESSICA SOUKEStatewide Fundraising DirectorThe Arc of Massachusetts

JOSH STEIRMANMassachusetts Division of Banks

KRISTEN TOWBINRetail Training ManagerBen & Jerry’s Homemade

NEAL WARRENAuditorBerryDunn

TOM WILSONInstitute for Sustainable Communities

CHAD BUTT Programs Director - Boston

SARAH CALIENDO AmeriCorps State - VermontProgram Empowerment Director

ASHLEIGH ELLSWORTH-KELLER Camp Director

PAUL ESPINA AmeriCorps State - VermontProgram Empowerment Director

MICHAEL EWAN Programs Director - Vermont

ELIZABETH HAAG Associate Executive Director

JENNA RAE HELENSKI AmeriCorps State - VermontTeen Resource Coordinator

RACHEL KAUPPILA AmeriCorps State - VermontProgram Empowerment Director

ANDREW LASSITER AmeriCorps State - VermontLand & Resource Manager

MICHAEL LONERExecutive Director

ALEXANDER MERVAKDevelopment Director

ROSETTA MORSEAmeriCorps State - VermontProgram Empowerment Director

JOSH WARRENResource Development Director

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The DREAM Program, Inc.

www.dreamprogram.org

Boston Office41 Dearborn St.

Roxbury, MA 02119617-699-8408

Vermont OfficeP.O. Box 361

Winooski, VT 05404802-655-9015