Friends-Boston pairs children who are facing and reacting to risk conditions (Achievers) with a professional, full-time paid mentor (Friend) for twelve years beginning in first grade and continuing through high school graduation.
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Come and join the Highland Street Corps Ambassadors of Mentoring at The
Greatest Bar for a fundraiser for the corps and food drive for the
Greater Boston Food Bank! Nov 19th- $10 Donation or $45 for VIP Tables
for 5 including drink tickets.Bring non-perishable food items for a reduced ticket price.
Source: highlandstreetcorps.eventbrite.com
The Highland Street Corps Ambassadors of Mentoring presents Greatest Fundraiser at The Greatest Bar! -- Thursday, November 19, 2009 -- Boston, MA
Friends of the Children-Boston Don't forget: Tonight is the FRIENDLY HOUR!!!! We'll see you tonight from 6-8 PM at McFadden's in downtown Boston (State Street T Stop). It's a great opportunity to network with other Boston professionals and learn about a great cause! See you tonight!
Friends of the Children-Boston Today's guest blog post is by Friends-Boston staff member Holly! She wrote about volunteering at the Rodman Ride for Kids last Saturday and about the Friends-Boston bike team completing 175 miles combined! Great job team!
Source: friendsboston.wordpress.com
On Saturday, September 26 I joined hundreds of “friends of children” at the Rodman Ride for Kids in Foxboro, MA. Our four Friends-Boston riders joined the Mass Mentoring Partnership team to complete a bike ride to benefit statistically at-risk children throughout the state. ...
Friends of the Children-Boston Today's guest blog post is by Friends-Boston staff member Ms. Marie-Laure! She reflects on her first year as a PPM and her excitement for her second year at Friends-Boston as a Mentoring Program Coordinator. Check it out!
Source: friendsboston.wordpress.com
Every week a different Friends-Boston staff member offers their own insight, wisdom, and personal reflection through a guest blog post. This week’s Friends-Boston staff blog post is written by Ms. Marie-Laure.
Friends of the Children-Boston This Saturday is the Rodman Ride for Kids! It's not too late to donate to the Friends-Boston bike team!
Source: www.kintera.org
Friends of the Children-Boston Today's guest blog post is by Friends-Boston staff member Ms. Emily! Check out her reflections on finishing her first year and starting her 2nd year with AmeriCorps.
Source: friendsboston.wordpress.com
Every week a different Friends-Boston staff member offers their own insight, wisdom, and personal reflection through a guest blog post. This week’s Friends-Boston staff blog post is written by Ms. Emily.
Roxanne Love your emails!
Friends of the Children-Boston Want to meet the new staff at Friends-Boston?
Source: friendsboston.wordpress.com
This past July, Friends-Boston hired three new AmeriCorps VISTAs and two new Master Mentors. Friends is pleased to present the five new staff members:
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Mark your calendars for the Friends of the Children-Boston Happy Hour social event on Thursday, October 1st from 6-8 PM at McFaddens!
Come learn more about Friends-Boston and find out ways to get involved with this great local non-profit!
There is NO COVER CHARGE and McFaddens is offering our guests a $3 drink special fo...r domestic beer, wine, & house mixed drinks for the first hour of our event (6-7PM).
We are excited to see you and your friends at our event!
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Friends of the Children-Boston (Friends-Boston) is a revolutionary mentoring organization committed to supporting, developing, and fostering high academic achievement and strong character development of children from at-risk communities to avoid cycles of poverty, abuse or violence and become successful members of society.
Friends-Boston pairs children who are facing and reacting to risk conditions (Achievers) with a professional mentor for twelve years, beginning in first grade and continuing through high school graduation. Each mentor spends a minimum of four hours every week with each Achiever year-round no matter where he or she moves in the greater Boston area. Our ultimate goal is that every Achiever will graduate from high school and continue on to college.
For more information, please visit our website at www.friendsofthechildrenboston.org.Read More
Come learn more about Friends-Boston and find out ways to get involved with this great local non-profit!
There is NO COVER CHARGE and McFaddens is offering our guests a $3 drink special fo...r domestic beer, wine, & house mixed drinks for the first hour of our event (6-7PM).
We are excited to see you and your friends at our event!
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Friends of the Children-Boston (Friends-Boston) is a revolutionary mentoring organization committed to supporting, developing, and fostering high academic achievement and strong character development of children from at-risk communities to avoid cycles of poverty, abuse or violence and become successful members of society.
Friends-Boston pairs children who are facing and reacting to risk conditions (Achievers) with a professional mentor for twelve years, beginning in first grade and continuing through high school graduation. Each mentor spends a minimum of four hours every week with each Achiever year-round no matter where he or she moves in the greater Boston area. Our ultimate goal is that every Achiever will graduate from high school and continue on to college.
For more information, please visit our website at www.friendsofthechildrenboston.org.Read More
A chance to hang out with friends & learn about a great local non-profit!
Time:6:00PM Thursday, October 1st
Location:McFaddens
Friends of the Children-Boston today's blog post is a special dedication to our exiting AmeriCorps members :)
Source: friendsboston.wordpress.com
Last night the Friends-Boston staff celebrated their first graduating class of AmeriCorps Positive Peer Mentor Members as well as the departure of an AmeriCorps VISTA member. We dined at the vibrant Dominican restaurant, Merengue. ...
Friends of the Children-Boston Check out pictures from the Friends-Boston Rodman Ride for Kids Bike team preparing for the September 26th bike ride!
Friends of the Children-Boston has a new blog post by Mr. Andrew. Check out his tip for new mentors!
Source: friendsboston.wordpress.com
Expect the unexpected: You are going to experience a wide array of people, places and situations on a daily basis. Be mindful of where you are and who you are surrounded by. You may be in areas that are ...
Friends of the Children-Boston has a new blog post by Ms. Juli. Check it out!
Source: friendsboston.wordpress.com
I knew that my blog due date was coming up. I had been trying to get ahead of the game by thinking of my topic early. I went back and forth thinking about various subjects, but I would always come back to the same one: my Achievers. ...
Friends of the Children-Boston has a new blog post by Ms. Rachel. Check it out!
Source: friendsboston.wordpress.com
Ms. Rachel reflects on the Ice Cream Social for the Achievers, Mentors, and Friends-Boston staff that she planned a couple of weekends ago.
Friends of the Children-Boston
On Saturday, September 26, 2009, Friends-Boston staff and supporters will be riding their bikes at the Rodman Ride for Kids in Foxboro, MA. This is a great opportunity to join friends and family in supprt of Friends-Boston.
The Ride is a fun bike tour that loops through flat, scenic backroads of Southeastern Massachu...settes. Riders have the choice of biking 25, 50, or 100 miles.
There are several ways to get involved and show your support:
1. Accept this invitation to show your support and then pass along the invitation to your friends and family so that they may also learn about the Friends-Boston Rodman Ride bike team.
2. Consider sponsoring us! Our team goal is to raise $10,000. You can donate my clicking on this link:
http://tinyurl.com/lr6po6
or sending a check made out to "Rodman Ride for Kids and sent to the Friends-Boston address (555 Amory St., Boston, MA 02130).
3. Join our team! We are looking for bikers to fill our team. No need to be an expert ride to participate, all skill levels are welcome! Our goal is team of 10 bikers! If this is something that interests you, please email Laura at laural@friendsboston.org.
We are extremely excited for this opportunity and appreciate your support!
About Rodman Ride for Kids: The Rodman Ride for Kids is an umbrella matching gift charity that raises funds for youth focused social service agencies in Massachusetts and serves as a catalyst by providing over 30 child welfare agencies an opportunity to raise funds through this event. Last year, the Ride raised $6.3 million, and hopes to exceed that amount this year. For more information about the Rodman Ride for Kids, visit their website, www.rodmanrideforkids.org.
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The Ride is a fun bike tour that loops through flat, scenic backroads of Southeastern Massachu...settes. Riders have the choice of biking 25, 50, or 100 miles.
There are several ways to get involved and show your support:
1. Accept this invitation to show your support and then pass along the invitation to your friends and family so that they may also learn about the Friends-Boston Rodman Ride bike team.
2. Consider sponsoring us! Our team goal is to raise $10,000. You can donate my clicking on this link:
http://tinyurl.com/lr6po6
or sending a check made out to "Rodman Ride for Kids and sent to the Friends-Boston address (555 Amory St., Boston, MA 02130).
3. Join our team! We are looking for bikers to fill our team. No need to be an expert ride to participate, all skill levels are welcome! Our goal is team of 10 bikers! If this is something that interests you, please email Laura at laural@friendsboston.org.
We are extremely excited for this opportunity and appreciate your support!
About Rodman Ride for Kids: The Rodman Ride for Kids is an umbrella matching gift charity that raises funds for youth focused social service agencies in Massachusetts and serves as a catalyst by providing over 30 child welfare agencies an opportunity to raise funds through this event. Last year, the Ride raised $6.3 million, and hopes to exceed that amount this year. For more information about the Rodman Ride for Kids, visit their website, www.rodmanrideforkids.org.
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Riding our bikes for a good cause
Time:7:00AM Saturday, September 26th
Location:Foxboro, MA
