January is National Mentoring Month

Happy 2011!

Everybody Wins! Iowa is kicking off 2011 with National Mentoring 

Month, happening throughout January! Our very own power lunch mentor, Kathy Stevens, has been nominated for the 2010 Excellence in Mentoring Award. Kathy has been chosen because of her outstanding mentoring skills, and dedication to the program. Nominated by Berg school coordinator, Mariah Wormley, Kathy has been mentoring for over two years, and showed leadership, innovation, impact, and commitment to the power lunch program. If chosen, she will be one of five who will be honored at 1:30 pm on January 27^th, Annual Mentoring Day.

Throughout the month of January, Everybody Wins! Iowa will be raising awareness about the positive benefits of mentoring a child and will encourage local community members to get involved. National Mentoring Month creates an environment that allows Everybody Wins! Iowa to recruit and recognize mentors while raising awareness about our organization. We will be recognizing our 300+ volunteers who are involved with power lunch, power breakfast, and those who help at volunteer events.

Here are some dates to remember:

January 18-22: Everybody Wins! Iowa volunteers will be holding a book drive to collect books for our 13 Des Moines area schools.  Email jena@everybodywinsiowa.org if you'd like to help!

January 25: The 8^th annual Thank Your Mentor Day.  Don’t forget to thank YOUR mentor!

January 27^th: Annual Mentoring Day on the Hill. Everybody Wins! Iowa will be educating the Iowa Legislature about the positive benefits of mentoring youth.

If you are interested in helping us thank our volunteers, donate some time to volunteering, or become a mentor for our Power Lunch program, feel free to call or email us at (515) 277-7590, or visit everybodywinsiowa.org