This month is National Mentoring Month, and we are excited to announce one way BCYMP is celebrating. We are thankful for Shane Anderson from Brookings Home Team, Powered by Century 21, Krogman & Co, for helping us celebrate National Mentoring Month. Shane, a BCYMP Board Member, is automatically gifting a 3-day/2-night family fun trip or […]
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There is a saying I saw recently that struck me as particularly apt: Be the person you needed when you were younger. I never had the fortune of a youth mentor, or any sort of big brother program when I grew up, but the past four years with my mentee makes me wish I did.
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Get ready! BCYMP is participating in South Dakota Gives, our state’s second statewide giving day! The fun kicks off at midnight on Giving Tuesday, December 3 and continues until 11:59 pm that night. What’s a Giving Day? It’s one day that non-profits can highlight their work, and donors across the state can celebrate generosity by
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Alpha Zeta Ag Event By: Josie Nelson, Marketing Intern 11/18/2019 On November 17th, 2019 Alpha Zeta, an SDSU greek organization that is an honorary fraternity for top students in the College of Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Sciences, hosted an event for BCYMP Mentoring Pairs. The Mentoring Pairs had over 10 activities to participate in, including
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I became a BCYMP mentor about 8 months ago. About a year earlier, my wife had started to get active on the BCYMP board and I started to think about getting involved. My own kids were getting to the age of being mostly independent, the nights of spending several hours helping with homework or running
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On Sunday, Oct. 27th the SDSU Swine Club hosted a Halloween-themed group event for Mentor and Mentee pairs. The Swine club offered pairs pork sandwiches, cookies and what they call “feed ration” which is like trail mix. The mentor pairs even got the chance to pet baby pigs! We want to thank the Swine Club
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Mentor Training Wrap-Up By: Josie Nelson, Marketing Intern 10/23/19 On October 17th BCYMP hosted a training for Mentors The training allowed New BCYMP Mentors to attend and complete their pre-service training in one evening. We trained 13 New BCYMP Mentors–more than the number of new Mentors matched in the entire month of September! Current BCYMP
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On October 15, several Larson Manufacturing employees took time on their breaks to tie fleece blankets for BCYMP Mentees as part of the company’s United Way campaign activities. That evening, other employees and some of their family members also volunteered. In total, they made 53 blankets! BCYMP would like to thank Larson Manufacturing for their
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Want to #BCYMPBeOne for a K-12 grade child in Brookings County? Come to our New Mentor Training at GracePoint Wesleyan on Thursday, October 17 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. to apply and (mostly) complete training in evening! “The face-to-face training is a quick, fun way to get ready to start making a difference for one of the
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Becoming a BCYMP Mentor was one of the greatest decisions I have made since coming to college. I am a Senior Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) Student with a minor in Health Science at SDSU. I hope to one day become a School Counselor. I knew I always wanted to work with others, specifically
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