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fonpnjfct son ufithbun tuesday aug 3 lisa has already asked me if i could come back next year she melted my heart the other day she said i have the very best mentor in the whole world carol r homemaker the women in this program are wonderful i just wish that more men would realize how easy it is to give one hour a week vice principal participating school melissa s story melissa is eight years old she wants to play arid fit in with the other children but she is a painfully shy little girl melissa responds well to her teacher and tries hard to please her her teacher has seen how the mentoring pro gram has helped other children and she is con vinced that a mentor would help melissa build confidence and improve her social skills its heartbreaking to see such a sweet little girl retreat into her own little world interacting mini mally with the other children she needs a men tor melissa does need a mentor and so do many other children who would greatly benefit from one hour a week with a positive adult friend robbies story robbie is only eight years old but he is mature beyond his years robbie was seven his sister was three and the twins were only two when his par ents separated robbie was always a happy mature conscien tious child but he became increasingly serious and intense after his father left he has forgotten how to play arid have fun his mother said robbie thinks its his duty to help his mother with the younger children although he is well respected by his peers and does well academically and athletically his sadness and lack of enthusi asm indicates that he would benefit from a rrien- maggies mentor has provided nurturingand experiences she would have otherwised missed she is tmly benefitting from the oneoneone mentoring teacher 16th avenue public school tor johnny speaks very highly of his mentor and is always talking about him to everyone his self- esteem has increased remarkably since the mentoring began an appreciative mother can you spare one hour a week for robbie a fun rewarding friendship with the same child can you spare an hour a week during school hours for melissa robbie or one of the other children looking for their own special friend the following schools are participating in the big brothers mentoring program woodbridge public school in woodbridge william armstrong public school ashton meadows public school and buttonville public school in markham rl graham public school in keswick arid sixteenth avenue public school in richmond hill jlr bell public school and stuart scott public school in newmarket for more information call 9057271251 york region mschool mentoring program inschool mentoring is provided by big brother of york hwy 7 just west of hwy 48 in the iga plaza wishing big brothers all the best 2942581 markham vacuum 4355hwy7unionville 4798273 good luck big brothers pltdplfj performance you expect vficumojeanefs quality you demand tom hui owner toms nnj lower food prices 7200 markham road markham ontario l3p 1a8 hrandst tbxtmwumuyvt hu for all your office school supplies 5000 hwy 7 markville mall 905 4776660 canadas store canadas style sincb 1670- markville shopping centre 5131770 markham m akkh am economist sun and y surmc wmiutvicm troufnuu uxa mi stoufme tribune wishes big brothers much success 7 night caribbean cruise for two from asunqmst markham rt ec0n0mistsun russbs 2942200 iv v- r v i- iya fi u v wishing big brothers much success shops on steeles steeles 404 2900 steeles ave e thornhill 8816600 oaie furniture appliances store