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8th Annual Virginia Mentoring Awards & Statewide Conference

Every year, Virginia Mentoring Partnership celebrates National Mentoring Month by recognizing outstanding mentors and mentoring programs at our Annual Virginia Mentoring Awards event.

Event Update: We are excited to announce our new date for our Annual Virginia Mentoring Awards Event after Mother Nature gave us a bout of unexpected winter weather on the originial date of February 10. On Tuesday, March 9, at 11:30 a.m., we will finally honor two outstanding mentors and two outstanding mentoring programs at the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond.

Please re-new your RSVP to 2mentor@vcu.edu by February 23, 2010 with your name and organization.

You can view the event program by clicking here.

Event Schedule:

Awards Luncheon Registration-11 AM

Awards Luncheon- 11:30 AM - 1 PM

Workshops Session One: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

• Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring:

An overview of the “10 Steps” for operating a mentoring program including recruitment, matching, and program evaluation. This session is essential for new and veteran mentoring programs.

• Building Resiliency in Youth:

Research has shown that the more resilient young people are, the less likely they are to engage in high risk behavior. This workshop will provide tips on helping youth build resiliency characteristics.

Workshops Session Two: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

• Teens and Technology:

Facebook, MySpace, Sexting, Cyberbulling - Learn how technology is impacting our teens and what you can do to encourage positive online behavior and protect youth from risk.

• Volunteer Management:

Mentoring veterans will host this panel discussion to offer concrete tips for recruiting and retaining volunteers.