Activity of the Day: Swap Music Recomendations

Swap music recommendations with a teen. Listen together if you can, and tell each other why you like the music you recommended.

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A simple conversation starter...

What gorgeous weather this week!!!! Something as simple as the weather can be a conversation starter for you and your mentee: What is your favorite time of year? Why? What do you LOVE about the warm weather? What do you HATE about the warm weather?

The Importance of Mentoring - From Mentor Michigan

Mentor Michigan has put out a great PSA with Lloyd Carr. No matter what state you are in there are youth who could use a mentor. Pass on the Lloyd Carr's message and recruit a mentor for TeamMates.

Year End Celebration

Pictured above are two Metro Omaha TeamMates graduates



It's that time of year again! It's SPRING!!! Time for the spring game and time for TeamMates Year End Celebrations and Walks. Each chapter does the event a little different. Chapters: go bowling, walk the track at the school, visit the zoo, or get together for a meal.

Last year the Metro Omaha Chapter had nearly 1,300 TeamMates Celebrate a Successful Year on April 23, 1,300 mentors and mentees from the Omaha Metro Chapter of the TeamMates Mentoring Program enjoyed a day at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha.

The highlight of the day was a special program honoring graduating TeamMates seniors and their mentors. Each attending graduate was given a TeamMates medallion and a TeamMates diploma. Ashlyn Rogers from Millard Public Schools gave a moving testimony of how her mentor Kelly Souder impacted her life. She encouraged all mentors to continue mentoring because they are making a difference.

This year the Metro Omaha Year End Celebration is April 22nd! We are excited about this beautiful weather - it's going to be a great day to celebrate a year of mentoring.

Council Bluffs in the News

TeamMates of Council Bluffs is in the news! Click HERE to read the full article!

TeamMates Eat Out at Runza is March 30th!! - Great Ideas to Help the Team!

There are so many great ways to help get the word out!

TeamMates in Crete, NE will be keeping Runza busy! The Crete coordinators have contacted the store manager, and created a special Runza TeamMates order form. They are having each of their teachers complete and order form and enclose money for their lunch in an attached ziplock bag. One coordinator will make a run the Runza and pick up everyone's lunch!

What a great idea! Whats your chapter doing? Let us know by emailing: metroassistant@teammates.org

Find out more about TeamMates Eats Out for Runza Day by CLICKING HERE!

Share Your Story!

Are you interested in sharing your TeamMates event or story? Do you have a testimony you'd like to share about the to the success of mentoring?

Submit your completed, print ready story to: metroassistant@teammates.org

To be posted on the TeamMates blog, your story must follow TeamMates Policies.

TeamMates Eat Out at Runza is March 30th!!

Save The Date: March 30th, 2010

Visit teammates.org/new for more information!


On Tuesday, March 30th Runza Restaurants across Nebraska and Iowa will be donating 10% of all proceeds to the TeamMates Mentoring Program. The effort is part of Runza's belief that it takes more than food to serve a community.

"Runza Restaurants is proud to take an active role in each and every community we serve. More than a responsibility, it's our privilege to positively impact the lives of our neighbors," said Becky Perrett, Director of Marketing at Runza National.

Seventy-six Runza locations will be participating in TeamMates Day. "We are so grateful to Runza for supporting our local chapters across Nebraska and Iowa. TeamMates and Runza are two organizations founded in Nebraska and we are honored to be able to partner together to support our youth," said Suzanne Hince, Executive Director of the TeamMates Mentoring Program.

Founded in 1949, Runza Restaurants is famous for the Runza Sandwich with its delicious blend of ground beef, cabbage, onions and secret spices baked inside homemade bread; made-to-order hamburgers; and homemade onion rings. For more information, visit www.runza.com.

Mutual of Omaha Foundation Announces First Quarter Grants

OMAHA, Neb. — (March 11, 2010) The Mutual of Omaha Foundation has announced more than $135,000 in grants for the first quarter of 2010. The grants will assist seven non-profit organizations in addressing critical issues that families in Omaha and surrounding communities face. CLICK HERE to read the full story....

Smashburger Supports TeamMates

Smashburger, a fast casual "better burger" restaurant concept opened its first store in Nebraska at 123rd and "L" Streets in Omaha on October 16, 2009. Smashburger is partnering with TeamMates� Mentoring Program founded by Tom and Nancy Osborne.

Smashburger selected TeamMates as its charity partner because of the mission of the program: to positively impact the world by inspiring youth to reach their full potential. TeamMates is a school-based mentoring program with mentoring provided for students who have requested a mentor during school hours.

"We are very pleased to be working with TeamMates Mentoring Program," said Rhod McNee, co-owner of Reload, LLC and franchise operator for Nebraska's Smashburgers. "This is an organization whose mission we enthusiastically support. We have the utmost respect for the work Dr. and Mrs. Osborne are doing."

"Smashburger recognizes that early academic success provides students with the skills to attain a bright future," says Smashburger Founder Tom Ryan. "We are excited to partner with TeamMates and positively impact local schoolchildren."