KickOffs, Leadership, and Mentoring!

Hellooo!

The Community Service Kick Off went well! We had some dedicated volunteers who helped us build, clean, serve, and cook! We hope that next year, it can be even bigger and better!

Coming up next:
Our Civic Leadership Series!
With this series of leadership trainings, we will be offering practical skills for effective leadership, with the intent of gaining a deeper understanding of the role of what it means to be a citizen leader at USM and in Southern Maine.

We will be offering workshops in Portland and Gorham that fall into two tracks. The USM track is for current or aspiring student group leaders; the Community Partnership track is for students engaged in community work in greater Portland. There is a certificate upon completion of either track.

We really hope that this series will be helpful for you to learn how to be a great leader. It will be hosted by the three VISTAs of our office and the advisor for PIRG, Carrie Shepard.

We’re going to offer it once a week on both campuses:
Gorham Trainings: 7:00 PM Wednesdays in the Husky Hut
Portland Trainings: 1:30 PM Thursdays Luther Bonney 503

If you are interested in participating, please shoot us an email!


We are also in full swing of recruiting mentors for this year!

We currently have mentorships in every Portland elementary school, almost all the Portland middle schools, and Portland and Deering High. In Gorham, we have partnerships at the middle school and the high school. Additionally, we have mentors at Greely Middle School, the Kaler Elementary School in South Portland, and the Saccarappa Primary School in Westbrook.


If you want to be a mentor, please let me know! (avickerson@usm.maine.edu)
It’s an hour a week and will make a HUGE difference in a kid’s life!
I have a pre-application ready to email you ASAP, and we always need mentors!

I hope to see you soon!
:)
Amanda