APRIL 8 -12, 2024
MENTORING MATTERS WEEK 2024
A WEEK DEDICATED TO PROMOTING MENTORSHIP AND FUNDRAISING FOR MENTORING EFFORTS ACROSS THE STATE OF ALABAMA.
“MENTORING MATTERS” IS A CROSS-GENERATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF QUALITY MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS.
MENTORSHIP IS COMMON SENSE, BUT NOT COMMON PRACTICE.
THE SCHEDULE:
MONDAY
APRIL 8TH
CHECK OUT OUR AVAILABLE, ONLINE RESOURCES
PURCHASE A MENTORING MATTERS T-SHIRT
SHARE WEBSITE WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY
TAKE A PICTURE WITH A MENTOR/MENTEE AND USE THE HASHTAG #MENTORINGMATTERSWEEK2024
TUESDAY
APRIL 9TH
NATIONAL WEBINAR WITH FRESHMEN HONOR SOCIETY STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY - CHECK IT OUT @MISSHISTORICSPRINGVILLEAL
PLAN A TRIP WITH YOUR MENTEE/MENTOR FOR THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 12 TO HEAD TO YOUR LOCAL COFFEE SHOP IN HONOR OF MENTORSHIP
WEDNESDAY
APRIL 10TH
ARE YOU A SCHOOL TEACHER OR LEADING A STUDENT GROUP? ACCESS OUR RESOURCES TO SHARE IMPORTANT MENTORING MESSAGING WITH YOUR STUDENTS
THURSDAY
APRIL 11TH
MENTORING MATTERS SUMMIT: A summit held in montgomery, inviting agencies across alabama to apply mentorship in their existing or future programing.
friday
april 12th
STATE-WIDE COFFEE PERCENTAGE DAY: Invite your mentor/mentee to engage in meaningful conversation at a nearby coffee shop. Check out the list of coffee shops who have partnered with us for percentage days across the state.
CROSS GENERATIONAL CAMPAIGN
CROSS GENERATIONAL CAMPAIGN
meet the founder
a 22-year old masters student and president of the alabama mentoring initiative, ibby dickson has been changed forever because of the personal mentors in her life - so much so that she founded a state-wide campaign, mentoring matters, based off the idea that there is power in people AND power in mentorship…. and now more than ever, our youth NEEDS mentorship.
“Mentorship is common sense, but it is not common practice. On april 8th - april 12th, I am asking Alabama to make mentorship a priority and engage in our 4th annual mentoring matters week.
Take a selfie and post it social media with the hashtag #mentoringmattersweek2024.
