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Mentors and mentees in the
SMILES (Southcoast Mentoring
Initiative for
Learning, Education and Service)
mentoring program, a program of People,
Incorporated (PI), gathered
at People, Inc. headquarters on South Main Street on January 29, 2015 to
celebrate National Mentoring
Month. The program brought together people
involved with SMILES, Big Friends Little Friends of the Family
Service Association, and Big Brothers Big
Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater New Bedford to share stories, hopes, achievements
and pizza. The program also kicked-off the Miles for SMILES 5K Road Race
that will be held on March 22, 2015. “We need more adults to be role
models for our young people and guide them along the right path",
stated Bill Perkins, CEO of People, Incorporated. The event brought more than
fifty people together including many mentor-mentee pairs and veteran
mentors like Debra Forter who has been mentoring Lessly Trejo for six
years. Click here for a
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(Top row, left) SMILES Program Director Aaron Hubley greets Fall River School Committee member and keynote speaker Gabriel Andrade. (Top row, center) Saint Anne's Hospital Vice-President of Finance Michael Bushell is greeted by SMILES Group Leader Darleen Medeiros and Program Coordinator Donna Giguere. (Top row, right) SMILES Group Leader Julie Cardinali talks with Aaron Hubley while People Incorporated Vice-President of Program Operations Mary-Kate O'Leary talks with mentor Scott Lopes. (Row two, left) Mentor Debra Forter gets some refreshments with her mentee, 12-year-old Lessly Trejo. (Row two, right) Family Service Association Big Friends Little Friends Director Ramona Turcotte, right, talks about her program as her staff looks on. (Bottom row, left) Mr. Hubley welcomes more guests before People, Incorporated CEO begins the speaking program and introduces Mr. Andrade. |
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