On January 18th, BCYMP had the privilege of hosting a Brookings Chamber Mixer in the wonderful upstairs space donated by MetaBank and we had a great turn out! Not only did we have a chance to chat with the many individuals in attendance, volunteers and donors were honored during the event. BCYMP’s very own Kathy […]
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Mentoring makes a difference not only in the lives of mentees, but in the mentors’ lives as well. People who know this well are two great BCYMP mentors, Kaitlyn Venner and Brittany Haberman. Both came to mentor with BCYMP through SDSU. Brittany became involved as a mentor after putting on a BCYMP bowling event as
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There are many ways to support Brookings County Youth Mentoring Program, as Dave Hopewell, a BCYMP Board Member, will tell you. A few years ago, one of BCYMP’s co-founders, Orv Schmidt, told Dave to check out the program and after learning more at a fundraiser Dave was hooked. His work at GracePoint Wesleyan, a supporter
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MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: Rachel Paula Rachel Paula has been a mentor with BCYMP for the last three years. However, Rachel’s work with BCYMP began before she became a mentor, as a member of the BCYMP Board of Directors. When Rachel saw a need for more mentors and the positive influence mentors had on children’s lives, she
MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: Ellyn Julius Ellyn has been a mentor with BCYMP since August 2017. Previously, she was involved in Big-Brothers Big-Sisters, a mentoring program similar to BCYMP. When she moved to Brookings she knew she wanted to continue mentoring and applied to BCYMP. Ellyn mentors because she knows she makes a positive difference in her
Thirteen Brookings Rotary members (including “our” Dr. Isaiah Crevie) met here yesterday to make and assemble 80 “movie night” gift bags for our Mentees. Kathy Miller, Programming Chair, came to help, too. Thanks! We will distribute these at the Dec. 3rd Cookie & Craft event, then take the rest to the schools for the counselors to
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Aurora, SD November 9th, 2017 – The Valero Energy Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Valero Energy Corporation, today presented checks totaling $35,000 to representatives of 5 area children’s charities, from funds raised by the 2017 Valero Texas Open and Benefit for Children. Overall, and with the overwhelming support of Valero’s business partners and sponsors, the
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On Sunday, November 18, over sixty BCYMP Mentors, Mentees and Mentees’ family members enjoyed a night of board games and delicious food at GracePoint Wesleyan Church. A grant from Sioux Valley Energy allowed us to cater the amazing dinner from Mike Siegel at Midwest Fresh Catering. Everyone loved the turkey dinner with homemade side dishes,
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This fall, the SDSU Jackrabbit Youth Mentoring Club (JYMC), BCYMP’s campus affiliate, partnered with SMSU’s Sociology Club, Brookings Lowes, Sideline Productions, and Edgewood Vista to build four standing garden boxes for the Edgewood residents to plant next spring. The clubs’ members, BCYMP Mentors and Mentees 8th grade or older, built the boxes with lumber that
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BCYMP will be raffling two SDSU football jerseys at the end of November. Tickets are $5 for one or $20 for five tickets, and will be sold Nov. 4 and Nov. 11 before the last two home SDSU football games, and Nov. 12. They may also be purchased via PayPal (bcymentoring@gmail.com). If you order tickets
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