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October 2019
Affinity Adventure Day at YMCA Camp Manitou-Lin
Affinity Adventure Day Save the date!Students, mentors and families are all invited to join us on Saturday, October 5 for a fun day of outdoor games, boating, and camp activities. Date: Saturday, October 5 Time: 10:00am-2:00pm (Lunch provided) Location: YMCA Camp Manitou-Lin (Middleville) Transportation: Buses will be available - meet at Burton Elementary at 9:00am if you plan to ride with Affinity. Activities: Rock climbing, archery, crafts, gaga, canoeing, tie dye, and scavenger hunts. STUDENTS: Site Coordinators will be passing out invitations…
Find out more »November 2019
Learning and Growing Together Series
We encourage all current mentors to participate in this 3-hour diversity and inclusion training. The workshop will help mentors focus on breaking cultural barriers, unintentional bias, healing racism, and cross cultural communication. A meal will be provided for this training. Training is for those who will be mentors during the 2019-2020 school year. Sign up for training here!
Find out more »No School – Thanksgiving Holiday Break
Grand Rapids Public Schools, Godfrey Lee Public Schools, as well as the Mentor Centers, are closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
Find out more »December 2019
No School – Winter Break
Grand Rapids Public Schools, Godfrey Lee Public Schools, as well as the Mentor Centers, are closed for the Holidays. We will reopen on January 6, 2020.
Find out more »January 2020
National Mentoring Month
January is National Mentoring Month! This month, Affinity will reflect on the incredible growth of the mentoring movement, recognize the real life mentoring relationships that form and thrive each day, and offer opportunities to thank the mentors who inspired us. Join us in celebrating #NationalMentoringMonth: #IAmAMentor | A day for volunteer mentors to celebrate their role and reflect on the ways mentees have enhanced their world. Share your mentoring story on Facebook or LinkedIn and tag Affinity! #iMentoratAffinity International Mentoring…
Find out more »No School – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Grand Rapids Public Schools, Godfrey Lee Public Schools, as well as the Mentor Centers, are closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Find out more »Mentoring Appreciation Night
January is National Mentoring Month, and we will be celebrating our amazing mentors for all that you do to support our students. The time that you set aside to invest in a students' life is beyond words. We are truly thankful for all of your efforts. More details about event to come soon!
Find out more »February 2020
Learning and Growing Together Series
We encourage all current mentors to participate in this 3-hour diversity and inclusion training. The workshop will help mentors focus on breaking cultural barriers, unintentional bias, healing racism, and cross cultural communication. A meal will be provided for this training. Training is for those who will be mentors during the 2019-2020 school year. Sign up for training here!
Find out more »April 2020
No School – Spring Break
Grand Rapids Public Schools are closed for Spring Break. We will reopen on April 8.
Find out more »Experience Affinity Mentoring: Better Together 2020
Experience Affinity. Meet our students, mentors, and community partners. You’ll experience Affinity and see we’re Better Together. Come join us Wednesday, April 29, 2020 and experience the dynamic and delectable pairings Affinity Mentoring has to offer. Drinks and a silent auction will begin at 6:00pm, followed by dinner and program. The evening will include: - stories of impact from our mentor matches - a fun, interactive networking hour with appetizers and drinks - a relaxing ambiance at the new High Five GR located in downtown…
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