Volunteers for Youth appoints new Executive Director
Volunteers for Youth is under new leadership as Roxanne Bilby becomes the new Executive Director. Bilby is moving up from her position guiding the PAL+ mentoring program to overseeing the entire organization, which is comprised of five major programs: PAL+ mentoring program, the Rogers County Farmers Market, BLAST after-school program and summer camps, TSET …
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June 2022 Mentor Newsletter
PAL+ Happenings June was a busy month for the PAL+ Program. We welcomed Calli White to the team. We are excited to have her join us. Every third Saturday is Kids Day at the Farmers Market, Mendy, Darlene and PawLea entertained children who visited the booth with roping and making stick puppets. …
Mendy Stone Mentors of the Year 2022
HUGE congratulations and thank you to Carrigan & Zach. They earned this year’s Mendy Stone Mentoring Awards, awarded by the PAL+ Program of Volunteers for Youth. They are dedicated, passionate, and hard-working RSU students. They have fun, they give back, they value investing in youth in Rogers County. We are blessed to know them! The …
Mentors Appreciation Luncheon 2022
The 2022 Mentor Appreciation Luncheon was held Friday, April 29, 2022, at the Will Rogers Memorial.
May 2022 Mentor Newsletter
The PAL+ Press: End of Year Information Training Tidbit: PACEs. We’ve provided information a few times regarding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the impact these experiences can have on the youth we serve. There is relatively new information that helps us understand positive as well as adverse experiences. PACEs (Positive and Compensatory Experiences) are positive …
PAL+ Mentoring Newsletter
First Match of 2022 Ashley Rogers and her mentee spent their first meeting together sharing facts about themselves, putting together a puzzle of the United States, and playing a matching card game. Ashley and her mentee share a favorite color, blue. They also both enjoy Star Wars and playing …
PAL+ Annual Report
“Did you know that in October of 2021 the PAL+ Program sent an annual report to those involved with the program? The annual report was a summary of all of the events that the PAL+ team was involved with from October 2020 – October 2021. If you would like a copy of the annual report, please …
