2014 -2015 MENTOR ME PETALUMA HERE WE 14 KELLER[LOGO] STREET GROW AGAIN! ANNUAL PETALUMA, CA 94952 707-778-4798 Our growth beyond WWW.MENTORMEPETALUMA.ORG REPORT Petaluma has changed both our web www.wearementorme.org SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 address: wearementorme.org Mentor Me is Home! and email address: Mentor Me is Home! [email protected] . Thank you Petaluma AreaArea ChamberChamber ofof CommerceCommerce andand Mayor David Glass, who kicked off our grand opening withMayor an David official Glass, ribbon-cutting who kicked on January off our grand22, 2015 opening.
Be sure to also check with an official ribbon cutting on January 22, 2015. Thanks to a wonderful partnership with the City of out our new support ThanksPetaluma, to a wonderful Mentor partnership with Me the City is of home at the beautifully programs to help our Petaluma,renovated Cavanagh Mentor Me Recreation is home Center at thewhere beautifully our drea m of being a hub of supports and services for our chil- renovateddren and the Mentor greater Me community Cavanagh is now Recreation a reality! Center, mentees succeed at a where our dream of being a hub of supports and higher level! services for our children and the greater community is now a reality! AA MessageMessage fromfrom ourour AA MessageMessage fromfrom ourour I N S I D E : ExecutiveExecutive DirectorDirector BoardBoard ChairChair Vision, Mission, 2 What an awesome and busy Our first year in the Cavanagh History, Stats year! It took a village. It took Center has been fabulous! After a Staff & Board of 3 OUR village to match more than few moves around town, we are Directors 70 children with mentors this past finally home. We have a place for year, to offer them tutoring and our mentees to be in, with all Financial 4 counseling, college admissions sorts of classes and activities. Health coaching, food, clothing, and a place to come to after school. My own mentees love coming to Community 5 Cavanagh to play in the game Partners In this world where things are room – with pool, ping pong, and getting increasingly more complex, with everything we so much more. Then there’s the art room which is set Mentor/Mentee 6 do requiring a User ID and Password, we are getting up to inspire creativity. We also now offer counseling - Services back to basics: friends, food, fun, homework help, and more support for our mentees and their families. It is Signature human kindness. truly magical to see mentoring come to life here. 7 Events So WHAT will this next year be about? Now is the time However, all these wonderful services cost money. Our to make sure our “shop” looks as good on the inside as Community 8 office is doing a great job going after grants and it does on the outside. For us, that means that our Call to Action pinching pennies whenever they can, but that can’t practices for taking care of young people reflect our cover everything. While we are always trying to come highest standards, our support systems for mentors are up with new ideas to raise money, there is a limit on the best they can be, that our building is safe and how much the staff and board can do on our own. thriving, and that our staff is healthy and happy.
426 8th Street Petaluma, CA 94 952 707- 778 -479 8 We need your help now more than ever. Please 426 8th Street THANK YOU for your donations of time and resources. consider making a donation to Mentor Me. We promise Petaluma, CA THANK YOU for spreading the word about our we will spend it wisely. program and our wonderful Mentor Me Cavanagh 94952 Recreation Center. Thank you for your support of Mentor Me. 707-778-4798 Most importantly, make THIS the year you become a mentor! Lois Santero Chair of the Mentor Me Board of Directors Deborah Dalton, Executive Director Vision, Mission, History & Stats OurOur VisionVision && MissionMission WhoWho WeWe ServeServe We envision a world where every (as of 08/2015) child in need has a mentor. Number of Individuals 303 matched (plus 90 waitlisted)
Our mission is to empower youth in need Number of School Sites 17 to achieve their highest potential by Geographic Location Petaluma, Penngrove, Novato, CA matching them with an adult mentor. Age 5-17
Caucasian 48%; Latino 38%; Afro- Race/Ethnicity OurOur HistoryHistory American 7%; Other 7% In 2000 a group of concerned parents, teachers and Gender Boys 58%; Girls 42% community members noticed that some students were Socio-Economic Status 87% Economically disadvantaged "falling through the cracks" at McNear Elementary School in Petaluma, California. During the same time period, the Violence in the Home 67% state of California drastically cut its funding for elementary One or more parents 29% school counselors, leaving a lack of support and guidance incarcerated for many students whose life circumstances put them at Single Parent/Guardian 76% risk. Households
The McNear Mentoring Program was launched in early 2001 with three mentorships in that first year. Additional partner schools were added every year, and in 2004 the TheThe SurveySurvey Says*...Says*... name was changed to Mentor Me Petaluma.
The program has continued to expand, and in order to 96% of mentors complete their 2-year commitment meet the needs of more and more young people beyond Petaluma, the name was changed to Mentor Me. We “My Mentee’s teacher says he’s turning in his currently operate mentoring programs in 17 schools in 4 homework with greater effort and on time.” school districts, serving more than 300 students in both Sonoma and Marin Counties. 90% of mentors continue on 3 In August 2014, Mentor Me acquired the Mentor Me years or more Cavanagh Recreation Center and added tutoring, counseling, and career exploration services. 7 out of 10 Mentees have
Mentor Me continues to work closely with other non-profit shown significant improvement in organizations, local school districts, service organizations, their academic performance businesses, government and law enforcement to provide John Gorman showed his a safety net for youth in need. Mentee Bradley how to vote!
Mentor Me is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and operates through donations, grants, and rental income “My Mentee made the challenging transition to 7th grade easily and from the Mentor Me Cavanagh Recreation Center. maintained a 3.3 GPA for Throughout our entire history, our mentors who volunteer the entire year!” their time and energy have remained the backbone of everything we do at Mentor Me. Mentees Shay & Madison * From the 2014-2015 Program Evaluation Survey get cookin’ at Cavanagh!
P A G E 2 MENTOR ME 2014-2015 ANNUAL REPORT Staff and Board of Directors MentorMentor MeMe StaffStaff
Deborah Dalton Darlene Barrett- Kim Hospodar Penn Sorpranith Chris Bell Executive Director Garrahan Communications Administrative Facilities Program Director Coordinator Assistant Administrator
MentorMentor MeMe SiteSite CoordinatorsCoordinators
Kim Behen Beki Long Kathy O’Sullivan Donna Olsen Lyn Romstad Nanci Ryan Fidaa Shaheen Penngrove La Tercera Corona Creek Valley Vista Kenilworth Grant Petaluma Elementary Elementary Elementary Elementary Junior High Elementary Junior High
Mary Collins Sonoma Mountain McDowell Casa Grande McNear Petaluma High/ Charter School at Elementary Elementary High School Elementary Sonoma Mtn Cherry Valley Continuation High McKinley San Antonio School Elementary High School Crossroads Community Day School MentorMentor MeMe BoardBoard ofof DirectorsDirectors 2014-2015 OFFICERS BOARD MEMBERS AT LARGE
Lois Santero - Board Chair Laurie Cameron Catina Haugen Merilee Fielding - Vice Chair Jo Dargie Peter Kostas Lomesh Shah - Treasurer Helaine Dorenfeld Cici Piotrkowski Lisa Stavropoulos - Secretary Danny Fish John Ryan Rodney Gagnon
MENTOR ME 2014-2015 ANNUAL REPORT P A G E 3 Financial Health A message from our Finance Committee It was quite a year! We accomplished our goal of increasing revenues which supported expanding the services we provide to our Mentors and Mentees. Our financial goal for the new fiscal year will be to stabilize our revenues by growing the Mentor Me Cavanagh Recreation Center rental income, increasing grant funding and event profits, while controlling our expenses.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY FINANCIAL(Fiscal Year Ending SUMMARY6/30/2014) (Fiscal Year Ending 6/30/2015) Revenue Corporations REVENUE
5% 11% Events Corporations $54,557 18% Rental Income Events $120,857
25% Grants Rental Income $20,024 Grants $183,303 Individual Individual $91,267 Schools & Srvc Orgs 4% Schools & Service Orgs $23,359 37% Total Revenue $493,367 EXPENSES Expenses Payroll - Admin $79,462 Payroll - Admin Payroll - Programs $147,572 17% 32% Payroll - Programs Professional Services $39,822 Event Expenses $52,065 Professional Svcs. General & Facilities $148,103 Event Expenses Total Expenses $467,024 32% Revenue in excess 11% General & Facilities $26,343 8% of Expenses
ThankThank youyou Grantors!Grantors! ThankThank YouYou FinanceFinance Committee!Committee! We’re grateful for your ongoing support! We sincerely thank all of the members who serve on the Mentor Me Finance Committee and devote their time and ☺ Gilead Sciences expertise to the financial well-being of Mentor Me! ☺ Bothin Foundation ☺ Petaluma Community Foundation ☺ Lois Santero (MM Board Chair, Retired Teacher) ☺ Mildred Yount Manion Foundation ☺ Lomesh Shah (MM Board Treasurer, Non-Profit Easy) ☺ California Wellness Foundation ☺ Helaine Dorenfeld (HBD Bookkeeping Services) ☺ Harrison Mecham Relief Fund ☺ Deborah Dalton (Mentor Me Staff) ☺ Bank of America ☺ Paul Cowley (Advoco, Inc.) ☺ Speedway Children’s Charity ☺ Ali Pourghadir (Beels Soper LLP) ☺ Exchange Bank ☺ Tim McGaughey (Baldwin, McGaughey & Company, LLP) ☺ Sonoma County Media ☺ Joy Metten (Joy B. Metten Bookkeeping)
P A G E 4 MENTOR ME 2014-2015 ANNUAL REPORT Our Community Partners VolunteerVolunteer CenterCenter ComingComing MentorMentor WinsWins VolunteerVolunteer AwardAward We are thrilled to announce a partnership with the Volunteer Longtime Mentor Kent Smith received the Center of Sonoma County. Their mission is to connect volunteers Volunteer of the Year Award at the to non-profits, such as Secret Santa and the Human Race, and Petaluma Community Awards of their first satellite office will be in the Mentor Me Cavanagh Excellence gala at the Sheraton Hotel on Recreation Center. Stay tuned for more information! March 26, 2015.
Kent has been a Mentor with Mentor Me Petaluma Health Center since 2007, and is currently committed to Petaluma Health Center supporting seven individual Mentees. He Petaluma Health Center partnered with Mentor Me to connect our brings a wide variety of experiences to his Mentees and their families to health services both locally and mentees, including building a custom countywide. made garden bench that was auctioned off at the Mad Hatter Ball, and a wheeled carrier for all the chairs at the Cavanagh Recreation Center. Kent also volunteers a lot of his time at many ThankThank youyou ServiceService Organizations!Organizations! of the Mentor Me events. Mentor Me would like to thank the following Petaluma service THANK YOU Kent, for your ongoing commitment to Mentor Me organizations that have contributed financially to our success: and the community! ☺ Petaluma Valley Rotary ☺ Rotary Club of Petaluma ☺ Petaluma Golf & Country Club/Women’s Section MentorMentor Me’sMe’s 3rd3rd ScholarshipScholarship ☺ Kiwanis Club of Petaluma The 2015 Mentor Me Val Richman ☺ Petaluma Foot Race Scholarship of $750 was awarded to Kelsey Shoemaker , who graduated from ☺ Petaluma Gran Fondo Petaluma High School in Spring 2015. ☺ Elks Lodge #901 ☺ Petaluma Mother’s Club Kelsey has been with her Mentor, Dawn DeWitt, since 6th grade. Kelsey has a ☺ Northbay Association of Realtors positive outlook for her future and is exploring a variety of ways she can apply THANKTHANK YOUYOU PartnerPartner Schools!Schools! her unique strengths and her strong work ethic to create a solid, happy life for herself. Congratulations Kelsey! ☺ Casa Grande High School/ Sonoma Mountain Continuation High School ☺ Corona Creek Elementary School ToTo NovatoNovato andand Beyond!Beyond! ☺ Crossroads Community Day School Our first step into Marin County matched 40 students at Hamilton ☺ Grant Elementary School School with wonderful Mentors. We thank Principal Steve ☺ Hamilton School (K-8) Hospodar, and volunteer Site Coordinators Michele Huff, Tammy Pedersen and Beth Batchelder. ☺ Kenilworth Junior High School ☺ La Tercera Elementary School ☺ Mary Collins Charter School at Cherry Valley THANKTHANK YOUYOU PTAs!PTAs! ☺ McDowell Elementary School Mentor Me would like to thank the PTAs at the following schools ☺ McKinley Elementary School for their monetary contributions in 2014-2015:
☺ McNear Elementary School ☺ Grant Elementary School ☺ Penngrove Elementary School ☺ Mary Collins Charter School at Cherry Valley ☺ Petaluma Junior High School ☺ Educational Foundation at MCCV ☺ Petaluma High School ☺ McDowell Elementary School ☺ San Antonio High School ☺ McNear Elementary School ☺ Sonoma Mountain Elementary School ☺ Valley Vista Elementary School ☺ Valley Vista Elementary School ☺ Kenilworth Junior High School
MENTOR ME 2014-2015 ANNUAL REPORT P A G E 5 Expanded Services for Mentors & Mentees MentorMentor MeMe CounselingCounseling ServicesServices Recognizing the need for counseling for some of our mentees, separate from their mentorships, Mentor Me Counseling Services began in March of 2015, and is offered on a limited basis to mentees and their families. Because there is no charge for these sessions, this service provides an opportunity for mentees who might not have the access or means to do so otherwise, to obtain professional counseling .
When Mentees are nominated and referred by school personnel and by our school Site Coordinators, longtime Petaluma therapist and Mentor, and former Mentor Me Board member Linda Dunwoodie schedules the meetings directly with the parents and mentees. Mentees are seen with their families or individually, Linda Dunwoodie, depending on their circumstances. Parent consultations are also offered. The first few months have been MA, MFT successful and we look forward to continuing this valuable service in order to sustain our overall goal of Mentor Me Counseling helping our mentees thrive! Services and Mentor Roundtables Mentor Roundtables Mentor Roundtables Save this Schedule! Being a mentor is a role unlike any other. Even those of us with years of experience parenting and working with kids find ourselves needing to 2015-16 Mentor Roundtable Schedule consider the effectiveness and appropriateness of our responses to our September 16, 2015 10:30 am - noon mentee's challenges. October 21, 2015 10:30 am - noon By mentors, for mentors, and about mentoring, these open discussions are November 4, 2015 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm held monthly for the purpose of giving mentors a supportive small-group November 18, 2015 10:30 am - noon experience in which to contemplate their relationships with their mentees December 16, 2015 10:30 am - noon and their unique situations. January 20, 2016 10:30 am - noon Facilitated by long-time family therapist and mentor, Linda Dunwoodie, February 3, 2016 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm these drop-in discussions are conducted with a tone of relaxed openness balanced with discretion and focus. February 17, 2016 10:30 am - noon March 16, 2016 10:30 am - noon Daytime Roundtables are held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at the Mentor Me office at 426 8th Street from 10:30 am to 12:00 noon, and we April 20, 2016 10:30 am - noon have scheduled three Wednesday evening Roundtables. We hope to see May 4, 2016 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm you there! TheThe StudentStudent LoungeLounge atat CavanaghCavanagh isis BuzzingBuzzing withwith PossPossibilities!ibilities! Chloe’s Homework Club Career Conversations College Admissions Coaching
Petaluma High School student Chloe Mentor and AAUW member Kathleen Christine Luksza-Paravicini of My Best Weiss started a homework club Garvey invites various professionals in College Plan shares her expertise with available to all Mentees that need some the community to share their passion groups of Mentors and Mentees. With extra help with their school studies. for their careers to inspire interest in her help, the path to higher education is those fields. possible.
Chloe Weiss and an enthusiastic Mentee Josh Bare, Ferrari Technician Mentors & Mentees open to possibilities
P A G E 6 MENTOR ME 2014-2015 ANNUAL REPORT Signature Events MadMad HatterHatter BallBall -- MarchMarch 28,28, 20152015 We celebrated the 10th annual Mad Hatter Ball in our own home at the Mentor Me Cavanagh Recreation Center! Our Mentee Dance Troupe entertained the crowd, and the custom garden bench made by Mentor Kent Smith and his mentee Anderson highlighted the live auction. The Grooveline returned with their great dance music, and we all feasted on fabulous food from Preferred Sonoma Catering. Special thanks to all the auction donors and to the tremendous army of volunteers that made this anniversary celebration one to remember. Thank you Samantha Peterson for all the festive decorations, and of course, we’re grateful to the Mentor Me staff and Board who all volun- teered their time!
This hat has an You don’t want to miss this fantastic FUNdraiser next year, so save April 2, 2016, and start planning your hat now!
important message! Funds Raised: $134,425 Event Chair: Mentor Me Office Staff BocceBocce BallBall --aa--PaloozaPalooza -- FireworksFireworks BoothBooth SeptemberSeptember 14,14, 20142014 JuneJune 3030 --JulyJuly 4,4, 20152015 The 2014 Bocce Ball-a-Palooza tournament Mentor Me staff and lots of volunteers had a was a great success again this year, thanks BLAST again this year at our fireworks booth. to all the volunteers and our wonderful hosts, We wish to thank Basin Street Properties for Rob and Karen Turner of EMG Pickups. Over donating the wonderfully prime space in the 200 players and guests had a BALL(!) River Plaza parking lot again, and all the socializing, playing bocce, and enjoying Pizza members of the community for coming out Politana - all in the name of supporting Petaluma Mayor and helping Mentor Me double our funds from Nariman Manoochehri, David Glass is serious Deb and John Gorman Mentor Me! last year! about his bocce! give the fireworks a Funds Raised: $12,395 Funds Raised: $13,559 thumbs up!! Event Chair: Dennis Pocekay Event Chair: John Ryan
Valentines lovingly made by our Mentors and MenteeMentee ArtArt ShowShow -- NovemberNovember 33 --30,30, 20142014 Mentees were given to our local seniors The Mentee Art Show was established to We are excited to announce the inspire our mentees by providing venues opening of the Mentor Me Art for exhibiting their art and allowing them Room at the Cavanagh Center! freedom of expression. Thank you Aqus The possibilities seem endless Café for hosting the 2014 Mentee Art for the ways our Mentors and Show again. Our mentees and their Mentees can families celebrated their creativity at the express their creativity. We are grateful to Art Room Artist Reception on November 8. The Docent Samantha Peterson for her commitment to sorting Mentees’ art joined the Petaluma and organizing all the supplies, and for expressing her Mauricio and his Museum’s Children’s Art Show again in own creativity to create monthly art projects for our Masterpiece! January, too! Mentors and Mentees. We also thank Artists-in-Residence Mary Fassbinder and Roberta Ahrens for facilitating our Event Chair: Laurie Cameron summer “Playshops”! A big THANK YOU to all our event sponsors for your generous support! ☺ Advanced Building Solutions ☺ Golden State Lumber ☺ Soft Shell ☺ Bank of Marin ☺ HITCare ☺ Sonoma Marin Construction Co ☺ Brandner Veterinary Hospital ☺ Law Offices of Irv Piotrkowski and ☺ Spurgeon Painting ☺ Comcast William Fishman ☺ Stoked to Skate ☺ Comstock Wines ☺ Liberty Duck Farms ☺ SunMizer Solar Roof Systems ☺ EMG Pickups ☺ Meggie San Francisco ☺ Superior Systems ☺ Exchange Bank ☺ Novato Dermatology ☺ Thomas J. Birch Financial ☺ Mr. Doug Lee ☺ Petaluma Health Care District ☺ Timo Rivetti Real Estate ☺ Fishman Supply ☺ Ramfire Building Maintenance ☺ Whitman Samuelson Insurance ☺ First Community Bank ☺ Save Energy Windows & Doors Co Services ☺ Friedman’s Home Improvement ☺ Xandex
MENTOR ME 2014-2015 ANNUAL REPORT P A G E 7 Community Call to Action All this great work could not continue into the future without your support - YOU are our community! In order to keep Mentor Me going and growing, we ask for your continued support. Explore all the ways you can lend a hand listed below and choose the contributions that fit you best. AA GiftGift ofof YourYour TimeTime Volunteer at our Volunteer at the Attend all of our Become a Mentor! really fun Events! Mentor Me office! Join the Board! fabulous events!
Change TWO lives in one The Mad Hatter and The Marilyn Lund thinks there are Board members Laurie Mike & Pat Gorman hour a week like Mentor Twins welcomed the enough prizes for the Ball! Cameron and Catina Haugen were beaming at Bocce! George Flynn and Zach! party-goers! were blooming at the Ball! HostHost youryour nextnext eventevent atat thethe MentorMentor MeMe CavanaghCavanagh RecrRecreationeation Center!Center! We invite you to host your next event at the Birthday parties Mentor Me Cavanagh Recreation Center. Company retreats When you bring your birthday party, business conference, reception or family reunion to the Workshops Cavanagh Center, you not only get a fun and Painting parties creative place for your event, you also help Scrapbooking Mentor Me continue providing quality supports and services to our children and Conferences their families, and to our volunteer Mentors. Art Projects
Choose from the Student Lounge, the Art Bat/Bar Mitzvahs Room, the Game Room, the gym, or rent the Film screenings entire building! There’s even a kitchen Cooking Classes available if you need it. Receptions Visit our website for a current Facilities Rental Brochure and Application. Lectures ...and so much more!
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