YMI Mentor Monthly - November 2023 Newsletter

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'Mentor Monthly' Newsletter

November 2023

Giving Thanks

It's true you can't say "thank you" enough, and since November is a month centered around kindness and gratitude, it's a great time for us to shout it out.

As you are mentoring youth, we know a "thank you" doesn't come easily or frequently. You'll find below a few ways you've made an impact directly from our YMI mentees.

At your next mentoring meeting, take a minute to show gratitude to your student for choosing to spend their time with you, and consider what you are grateful for today.

"Having a mentor helps me share my problems and difficulties I have in my life, and helps me become a better person."

"It makes me feel more assured and confident that I have people to talk to."

"I love having my mentor because...I know I can always go to her."

My mentor is "someone who I can go to with anything without judgment and helps me overcome hard things in life."

YMI would like to recognize our one, three, and five year mentors for November.

Five year - ROLE MODEL

Matt Schlueter

Auri Rahimzadeh

Three year - ENCOURAGER

Brian Brosmer

Erin Maynard

Laura Westerfield

One year - MENTORS

Brad Krohn

Latrece Murdock

Chris Shields

Tiffany Walker

Important Dates & Updates

Mentor 2.0 - Join other mentors as we dive deep into YMI program updates, communication tips and styles, positive mindsets, and guardian connection. Please email Megan to RSVP for the 90 minute November 30 session at 8:30 am at the Delaware Township Trustee Building.

Info Session - Prospective volunteers may choose to attend the December 5 info session at 8:30 am and learn more about YMI before committing to onboarding. We ask that participants sign up HERE to receive the Zoom link.

In the Community - YMI would love to meet with your organization, club, peer group, or friends. Please contact Megan or complete our Contact Us form if you'd like to schedule a community conversation.

Save the Date - We're bringing back our annual Mentor Appreciation Trivia Night for the third year. Join us on Tuesday, January 23 as you compete against other mentors to become the 2024 trivia champions! Registration coming soon.

QPR - It's smart to be prepared. Consider joining a Question, Persuade, Refer Suicide Prevention training. Indiana Center for Prevention of Youth Abuse and Suicide has two hour sessions available this fall.

Monday, Nov 20 @ 1:00 PM VIRTUAL - Register HERE

Monday, Dec 11 @ 9:30 AM VIRTUAL - Register HERE

Giving Tuesday - We need your help flooding social media with the positive impact YMI is having in our schools & community. We are asking our mentors to take a few minutes this week to share a post about your YMI journey. All mentors who post this week and tag YMI will be entered into a drawing for a Starbucks gift card.

Points to highlight in your post:

School you mentor at
How long you've been mentoring
How you spend your meeting time
Impact mentoring has had on you
Call out to join us (33 students currently waiting and 40 incoming students from elementary expansion)

Important posting reminders:

Keep it positive
Never include your student's name or identifiers
No photos of your student should be posted
Tag YMI in your post
Post across all your social media platforms

Missing Meet the Mentor? You can now find it in the YMI general newsletter "Our Schools, Our Students, Our Community."

Mentor's Corner

It's World Kindness Week! And a great reminder on how we can make intentional choices to be kind and spread good.

- Brainstorm with your mentee on you can do random acts of kindness -- together and individually.

- Consider The Bystander Effect and the contagious nature of kindness

- Listen to a podcast or a Ted Talk about the power of kindness and goodwill. Leave inspired!

- Be kind to yourself by scheduling time for self-care throughout the day or week. Doing something for YOU after sharing yourself with others is how we continue to pour from our buckets.
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