TeamMates honors Fremonter Cunningham is top coordinator

Fremont - Check out the story in the Fremont Tribune about TeamMates Coordinator Nan Cunningham!

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2009 Annual Partnership Meeting and Leadership Training a Success

LINCOLN NE --TeamMates coordinators, board members and mentors from over 100 communities across Nebraska and Iowa gathered to celebrate the power of mentoring at the TeamMates Annual Partnership Meeting. TeamMates leadership joined Tom and Nancy Osborne, the co-founders of the program, to revisit the original inspiration for the program.

Communities celebrating their ten year anniversary were honored for their commitment to a decade of mentoring. The following TeamMates communities were established in 1999: Crete, Elmwood Murdock, Falls City, Fillmore County, Hastings, and Wayne.

In addition to programs celebrating anniversaries, new communities were welcomed to the TeamMates Mentoring Program. The following communities were honored for their first year in the program: Cambridge, Centennial, Fairbury, Hershey, Medicine Valley, Milford, Ogallala, Osceola, Seward, Valentine, Missouri Valley, IA and District #29 of Auburn, Peru, Brownville. New mentoring programs were also established with AK-SAR-BEN and CORE Catholic Schools of Omaha.

The TeamMates Mentoring Program relies on outstanding local leadership to provide quality mentoring services across Nebraska and Iowa. The communities of Superior, South Sioux City, Minden and Blair were honored for outstanding mentoring programs. Sandy Hoins of Thayer County, Lee Potts of Laurel, Steve Spiehs of North Platte and Jody Carstens of Omaha were recognized for outstanding volunteerism. Jessica Stokes of Lawrence-Nelson, Kristi Miller of Elkhorn Valley, Vivian Munsen of Hershey, and Nancy Cunningham of Fremont were honored for outstanding program coordination. .

In addition to outstanding program leadership, outstanding TeamMates matches were honored. The following mentors and mentees were recognized for excellence in mentoring: John Nothrop and Andrew Novak of Hastings, Tracy Stolzman and Ashley Dittberner of Norfolk, Ray Doerr and Colin Christiansen of Plainview, Robin Lehr and Corrin Yocham of Columbus, Rev. Don Becker and Richard Parton of Minden and the Paladino Family, including Joe, Theresa, Luke and David of Omaha.


The mission of the TeamMates Mentoring Program is to positively impact the world by inspiring youth to reach their full potential. The TeamMates Mentoring Program was founded in 1991 by Tom and Nancy Osborne to provide support and encouragement to school-aged youth. To join the team and be a mentor, call 1-877-531-8326 or go to www.teammates.org

Jon Bruning key note speaker at TeamMates Annual Partnership Meeting

From left to right, John Schuele, President TeamMates Board of Director, Tom Osborne, TeamMates co-founder, and Jon Bruning Nebraska Attorney General

The Coaches Challenge Kickoff in the Press

Check out the article from the Nebraska State Paper covering the kickoff of the 2009 Coaches Challenge.

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The Coaches Challenge Kicks Off!

7/28/2009 From WOWT.com - Nebraska Athletic Director Tom Osborne and Kansas State

coach Bill Snyder issued their annual challenge Tuesday, to see which state can recruit the most mentors for Osborne's TeamMates program.

A kickoff celebration was held Tuesday morning in Lincoln. TeamMates is a mentoring program that pairs adults with students statewide. Organizers say the students' needs vary. Some may need help with homework while others simply need a friend.

"It's definitely a rally point at the beginning of the school year to get everything kicked off and started and to get new mentors," said Adrianne Watson with TeamMates.

"You are there to be a caring friend. You are not necessarily a tutor. It's a lot of fun. Go play games and just kind of hang out. It's a great time."

Click here to download an application. Mentors will go through a training session and be matched with a student.

The winning state will be announced at the Nebraska-Kansas State football game November 21st at Memorial Stadium.

http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/51926377.html

TeamMates Works PSA

TeamMates Works!

KOLN KGIN has posted a TeamMates PSA on their website. CLICK HERE to check it out!