My Nonprofit Reviews

I'm starting my fourth year with my same mentee, a boy now in 5th grade. We have become very good friends in the process, conversing about anything with a level of interest that we both enjoy. Our activities include a lot of artwork and talking about art. Often, very often, I'm learning from him. I'm a retired architect and active artist and this mentoring relationship adds tremendously to my life, my sense of giving back to my local community and my belief that both mentor and mentee gain a lot from each other.

Being a mentor for a third grade boy (my second year with him) has been a real pleasure for me, an 80 year old father and very proud grandfather. I feel that I'm giving back to my community in a meaningful way, one for which I have some life skills. Each week, my mentee and me are excited to see each other and to explore creative activities that keep me on my toes while helping my mentee to expand his creative perspective. The program is very well run and a real success for the Waitsfield elementary school.