District 29 TeamMates to Auction off a Suh Jersey to Raise Funds for TeamMates

TeamMates celebrate first year!
Suh jersey to be auctioned on January 24th!

January 19, 2010

There is a new Mentoring Team in town! The Team has a winning record, all 44 players start each week, and no one sits on the bench! The name of the Team is TeamMates, a school-based mentoring program, created by Nancy and Tom Osborne. Currently in its first year, District # 29 TeamMates has 22 matches or 22 students (mentees) meeting with 22 mentors each week during the school year..... READ THE FULLY STORY HERE.

National Thank A Mentor Day

TeamMates would like to extend a special thanks to all of our mentors. We truly value and appreciate all the hard work you are doing to make a difference in the lives of youth.

Thank you!

Woodbine Iowa TeamMates Celebrates National Mentoring Month

Woodbine, Iowa TeamMates Chapter is highlighted in the Logan Herald Observer Newspaper:

TeamMates began with an idea and a Horizons meeting in 2007. January’s National Mentoring Month is a good time to highlight the strides the program has made since its inception. Karen Ryerson and Lynne Glackin were responsible for pushing the program idea through, wanting to focus on the children of Woodbine. Read the full story HERE!

TeamMates of Laurel Concord

L-C TeamMates Chapter To Raffle Husker Items, MP3 Player

Published: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 12:20 AM CST
LAUREL, Neb. — The Laurel-Concord TeamMates Chapter is sponsoring a raffle to raise money for the TeamMates program and scholarship fund. Each year, every graduating senior is awarded a $500 scholarship to the 2-year or 4-year college of their choice.

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Albion, NE - TeamMates Day at the Creighton Game a Success

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TeamMates Rocked the BirdCage with the Creighton Bluejays!

The White and Blue Review, News and Commentary on Creighton athletics, mentioned TeamMates in a recent article read the full store HERE

The Future of TeamMates

Omaha, NE - 10 11 News put together great video from the TeamMates Mentoring Programs 2009 Gala. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO.

Vince Gill a Special Guest for TeamMates Mentoring Program.

Omaha, NE - Vince Gill was TeamMates special guest on Friday for the Gala. Check out the video from 10 11 News where Vince speaks about the importance of giving back, the mentors in his life and how he came to be a supporter of the Team. CLICK HERE to see the video.

Omaha World Herald - Vince Gill Backs TeamMates

Celebrated country music artist Vince Gill gave one reason for his support of the TeamMates mentoring program during a press conference Friday afternoon....(CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY)

Members of the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity will run over 220 miles to deliver a football from the steps of Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska to Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas. The UNL fraternity is making the run to raise funds for the TeamMates Mentoring Program. The fraternity has set a goal to raise $10,000 to support new mentor matches.

The football run will kick-off on Thursday, November 12th at 1:00 p.m. outside the north stadium. UNL Athletic Director Tom Osborne will hand off the football to the first Lambda Chi Alpha runner.

“We are very grateful to Lamda Chi for their amazing support of TeamMates. This is the third year they have run the football to Kansas and we appreciate their willingness to give back to the community,” said Suzanne Hince, Executive Director of the TeamMates Mentoring Program.


$50 will support each mile the fraternity runs. Donations can be tracked by following the progress of the football to Kansas via the TeamMates website at teammates.org/news/. To pledge support to the football run or become a mentor call 1-877-531-8326 or visit teammates.org.