Mid Valley Mentors; Connect. Engage. Inspire. Be a mentor http://midvalleymentors.org Mid Valley Mentors Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:42:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Dine for Kids http://midvalleymentors.org/dine-for-kids/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dine-for-kids http://midvalleymentors.org/dine-for-kids/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:04:20 +0000 Scott http://midvalleymentors.org/?p=3203 Dine for Kids is held on the 1st Tuesday of each month at a different local restaurant.

]]> http://midvalleymentors.org/dine-for-kids/feed/ 0 Lights, Camera, Auction! 2012 http://midvalleymentors.org/lights-camera-auction-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lights-camera-auction-2012 http://midvalleymentors.org/lights-camera-auction-2012/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:01:40 +0000 Scott http://midvalleymentors.org/?p=3198 Lights, Camera, Auction! 2012 is Mid Valley Mentor’s annual fundraising event.

]]> http://midvalleymentors.org/lights-camera-auction-2012/feed/ 0 JEM Case Manager Thanks Her Mentor! http://midvalleymentors.org/jem-case-manager-thanks-her-mentor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jem-case-manager-thanks-her-mentor http://midvalleymentors.org/jem-case-manager-thanks-her-mentor/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:31:10 +0000 khaglund http://midvalleymentors.org/?p=3152

Grandmas are the best! Has someone mentored you and you’d like to give them a public shout out on our website or Facebook page? Email you submission to Katie@midvalleymentors.org

]]> http://midvalleymentors.org/jem-case-manager-thanks-her-mentor/feed/ 0 Thank Your Mentor Video Series – #1 Posted! http://midvalleymentors.org/thank-your-mentor-video-series-1-posted/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thank-your-mentor-video-series-1-posted http://midvalleymentors.org/thank-your-mentor-video-series-1-posted/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:58:01 +0000 khaglund http://midvalleymentors.org/?p=3139 January is National Mentoring Month! We’ll be featuring “Thank Your Mentor” videos all month long. If you have a past or present mentor you’d like to thank on our website and through social media, send it to us at Katie@midvalleymentors.org and we’ll get it posted!

Remember, a mentor could be a family member, coach, teacher, friend, colleague, etc. Don’t let the title confuse you. We’ve all had a mentor at different points in our life who inspired us to be better through their words and actions. =) Check out our first video featuring our very own Ivan Gutierrez!

]]> http://midvalleymentors.org/thank-your-mentor-video-series-1-posted/feed/ 0 Join the Brilliant Rubbish Planning Committee http://midvalleymentors.org/join-the-brilliant-rubbish-planning-committee/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=join-the-brilliant-rubbish-planning-committee http://midvalleymentors.org/join-the-brilliant-rubbish-planning-committee/#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:30:49 +0000 Scott http://midvalleymentors.org/?p=3127 Mid Valley Mentors seeks enthusiastic community members to join our Brilliant Rubbish Committee. Our annual event features a social hour, local wine and beer, catered meal, music, silent & live auctions, and other fundraising activities. Committee members support event success through planning, promotion, auction item and sponsorship procurement, décor and much more. If interested, contact Scott Humpert at (503) 584-4874, scott@midvalleymentors.org.

]]> http://midvalleymentors.org/join-the-brilliant-rubbish-planning-committee/feed/ 0 MVM Releases First Real Men Mentor Video! http://midvalleymentors.org/mvm-releases-first-real-men-mentor-video/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mvm-releases-first-real-men-mentor-video http://midvalleymentors.org/mvm-releases-first-real-men-mentor-video/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:23:52 +0000 khaglund http://midvalleymentors.org/?p=2201

7 in 10 kids needing a mentor are BOYS!

2 in 10 mentors are MEN!

Help us put the Men back in MENTOR!

Sign up NOW!

]]> http://midvalleymentors.org/mvm-releases-first-real-men-mentor-video/feed/ 0 2011 Run/Walk for Mentors A Smashing Success http://midvalleymentors.org/2011run-walk-post-blog/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2011run-walk-post-blog http://midvalleymentors.org/2011run-walk-post-blog/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:20:28 +0000 Sarah http://midvalleymentors.org/?p=2188 On Saturday August 13th, 2011 Mid Valley Mentors’  hosted the 2011 Run/Walk for Mentors at Salem’s Minto Brown Park.  Thanks the generous support of presenting sponsor Wells Fargo, platinum sponsors Creekside Counseling and Salem Hospital and community supporters Gallagher Fitness Resources, LifeSource Natural Foods, NW Natural, Portland General Electric, and Print Specialties the event raised nearly $6,000 to support mentoring for youth in the Salem-Keizer area.

The second annual event was coordinated by Race Northwest and featured a 5k and 10k course.  Over 80 individuals young and old, first time to well-seasoned runners, ran, walked, trotted and strolled their way across the finish line, some with 4-legged friends.

With the enthusiasm and hard work of 32 volunteers and perfectly cool temperatures the event ran smooth from beginning to end with fun for everyone involved.

Timing results are posted online and pictures can be found on Twitter and on Facebook. We look forward to great things again next year. 

For questions about the race or information on running or sponsoring, contact julie@midvalleymentors.org

]]> http://midvalleymentors.org/2011run-walk-post-blog/feed/ 0 2011 5K/10K Run/Walk http://midvalleymentors.org/2011-5k10k-runwalk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2011-5k10k-runwalk http://midvalleymentors.org/2011-5k10k-runwalk/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 18:10:24 +0000 jbrown http://midvalleymentors.org/?p=2045 Let the race begin! Registration for the 2011 5K/10K is Open!

]]> http://midvalleymentors.org/2011-5k10k-runwalk/feed/ 0 Brilliant Rubbish 2011 Raised over $17,000! http://midvalleymentors.org/brilliant-rubbish-2011-raised-over-17000/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brilliant-rubbish-2011-raised-over-17000 http://midvalleymentors.org/brilliant-rubbish-2011-raised-over-17000/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 22:23:55 +0000 suzanne http://midvalleymentors.org/?p=1959 Mid Valley Mentors would like to the thank our sponsors, volunteers, donors, artists, committee and 220 attendees who helped make Brilliant Rubbish 2011 our most successful fundraiser to date!  With the hundreds of donations from local businesses and artists and generous sponsorships we were able to raise over $17,000 to support our mentoring programs for children and adults affected by incarceration.

Click Here to See all the Brilliant Rubbish Pictures

THANK YOU!

Sponsors:
Presenting: US Bank Gold: Portland General Electric
Silver: Comcast
Les Schwab Tires
NW Natural
Salem Electric		 Bronze: Bliss Sequoia Insurance
Covanta Energy Corporation
Dave’s Killer Bread
Kuebler Learning Centers
Rural/Metro Ambulance
The Lulay Group
Artist Donors
Alexis Young Elliot Allen Maggie Sather
Ann Krier Helen Krier Marie Bradford
Bethany Reeves JoAnn Leadingham Melinda Korshet
Brian Bliss Jody Bartruff Rachel Kite
Carol Zwicker John Ryan Ramona Munford
Carolyn Bolton Judi McCubbins Rhonda Stitz
Cathy Effman Julie Gogol Santiam Correctional Institution
David Drown Julie Hardin Sharon Steiner
Deanna White Kassia Riggs Shawn Wood
Deirdra Doan Kev Kohler Susan Thompson
Dorothy Woodbury Suzanne Jorgensen
In-Kind Donors
A.C. Gilbert’s Discovery
Village		 Indigo Wellness Center Oregon State University
Arcane Cellars Inn at Spanish Head Pentacle Theatre
Bethel Heights Vineyards Illahe Golf Club Peitro’s Pizza
Cross Creek Golf Club Kim Buckner Portland Trailblazers
Cubanisimo Vineyards Marion County Fair Pup in a Tub
Dave’s Killer Bread Massage Envy Simply Blissed Body
& Sole
Elsinore Framing & Fine
Art Gallery		 McMenamin’s South Salem Pet Supply
Enchanted Forrest Mayor Anna Peterson War Paint International
Eola Hills Vineyards Nature’s Pet Market The Wild Pear
Five Guys NCM Cinema Network Willamette Valley
Vineyards
Gallagher Fitness Resources Northern Lights
Theatre Pub		 Wilsonville Family
Fun Center
Gamberetti’s Orchard Heights Winery
Graham Aviation Services
]]> http://midvalleymentors.org/brilliant-rubbish-2011-raised-over-17000/feed/ 0 Inmates and their Families Contribute Art to Mid Valley Mentors Fundraiser http://midvalleymentors.org/inmates-and-their-families-contribute-art-to-mid-valley-mentors-fundraiser/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inmates-and-their-families-contribute-art-to-mid-valley-mentors-fundraiser http://midvalleymentors.org/inmates-and-their-families-contribute-art-to-mid-valley-mentors-fundraiser/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:08:55 +0000 suzanne http://midvalleymentors.org/?p=1928

Santiam Correctional Institution made in-prison family art event possible, creations contributed to Brilliant Rubbish Fundraiser auction on April 8th.

Salem, OR – March 28, 2011 – On Saturday evening March 26th, 4 inmates, their collective 16 children and 5 caregivers participated in a family art night at Santiam Correctional Institution (SCI).  SCI and Department of Corrections (DOC) staff worked with Mid Valley Mentors over the past several months to make this unique event possible.

Mid Valley Mentors hosts an annual fundraiser to support its free mentoring programs that serve children and adults affected by incarceration.  This fundraiser, titled “Brilliant Rubbish” features art made from recycled materials among other items in their auction.  “Engaging inmates and their families in the creation of art allowed us to give them an opportunity to spend quality time together.  Maintaining relationships with parents during incarceration is important for healthy parent-child relationships after release from prison,” explained Suzanne Jorgensen, Communications Director at Mid Valley Mentors. “The art they produced also gives us a platform to share our mission with the community, by sharing this experience with our supporters; we can easily illustrate the essence of our mission.”

“We were happy to collaborate with Mid Valley Mentors on this effort,” Sam Villagomez, Transition Services Manager at Santiam Correctional Institution, “we believe in Mid Valley Mentors’ mission and thought it was a win-win opportunity to engage with a local nonprofit while giving our inmates an opportunity to connect with their children.”

The art projects included 2 large mosaic posters with recycled objects attached to the surface, collage picture frames, painted vases, pen and pencil holders made from tin cans and fabric remnants, and a salvaged magazine holder with a multi-colored decoupage.

The children ranged in age from 4 to 17 years old and were accompanied by their mothers and grandmothers.  SCI staff assisted with the art creation and supervised the visit.  Mid Valley Mentors staff Suzanne Jorgensen and Katie Haglund planned and facilitated the art projects.

Brilliant Rubbish Fundraiser Details:
Friday April 8, 2011 5:00 – 8:00 PM  at Mission Mill Museum, The Spinning Room
Tickets available online at:  http://midvalleymentors.org/brilliantrubbish Or Call: 503-584-4865
Special Guests Include:  Dave Sweeney (master of ceremonies), Dave Dahl of Dave’s Killer Bread (guest speaker), Singer Song-writer Mark Seymour (musical entertainment)

Presenting Sponsor:  US Bank   Gold Sponsor: Portland General Electric
Silver Sponsors: Comcast, Les Schwab Tires, NW Natural, Salem Electric
Bronze Sponsors: Covanta Energy Corporation, Kuebler Learning Center, Rural Metro Ambulance,
The Lulay Group

About Mid Valley Mentors

Mid Valley Mentors is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency that has provided mentoring services to Marion and Polk counties since 2004. Mid Valley Mentors recruits, trains and matches volunteer mentors with youth affected by incarceration through its Juvenile Enrichment through Mentoring program and formerly incarcerated adults through its Reentry Solutions Program as part of the Marion County Reentry Initiative.  Mid Valley Mentors is dedicated to engaging system-involved individuals in programs that educate, motivate and empower participants to create a positive life for themselves.

For more information, please visit www.MidValleyMentors.org.

Mid Valley Mentors Media Contact:
Suzanne Jorgensen Suzanne@midvalleymentors.org 503-584-4827

Santiam Correctional Institution Media Contact:
Susi Hodgin Susi.A.Hodgin@DOC.State.OR.US 503-378-5558  x259

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