Volunteer Opportunity Details:

Serve as a positive role model for middle school students. Meet One hour a week with their youth teammates to offer support and guidance, give help with academic endeavors, and participate in a variety of activities. In turn, adult teammates make a new friend, gain new experience and knowledge of youth and local schools, and recognize they can make a difference. Each schools also has on hand an activity box full of items the teammates can use for activities.

This opportunity is sponsored by: TeamMates (Columbus Area Chapter)

We need volunteers who are free at these times Weekly This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Adults (26-54) Young Adults (18-25) Adults (55+)

Contact Person: Tricia Faust, Executive Director, (phone), (email) View all agency contacts

Address:

3220 25th Street Columbus, NE 68601 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.teammates.org

Last updated on August 28, 2009

5 Overall Experience   
Small Gestures Reap Great Benefits

I was matched with a young man beginning 5th grade and continued through his senior year in high school. I found that just a small amount of time with a child can have an enormous impact. Originally I joined Teammates because I believe in Tom Osborne's mentoring vision and that he is a good ethical man I truly admire. However, when I started in the Teammates program, I thought there was no way an hour a week would make any meaningful difference. I can't tell you how wrong I was! What I considered a small gesture on my part was a big part of the child I mentored. I never expected to recieve anything in return but we both found out the value of knowing there is someone who cares about YOU, no strings attached. I learned that there are some wonderful educators who truly care about their students in our educational system today. The experiences I have had in Teammates will be a positive part of who I am forever. posted by dmcwilli on December 19, 2007