Painting Party for Kids in Foster Care
Arizonans for Children Tutor/Mentor Outreach Coordinator Monique wanted to hold an event for kids in foster care and their Mentors where the children could paint something fun while creating a bond with their Mentor. In Monique's words: " Creativity is contagious. Pass it on!" (Albert Einsten) Recently, I hosted a painting party for mentors and mentees. These kids were so creative - it was a blast to watch them come up with their own ice cream flavors and topping designs. After all the hard work, they even enjoyed their very own REAL ice cream cones! This was one of my favorites events of all time " The role of our Tutor/Mentor Outreach Coordinator is to match volunteers from the community with school age children in foster care as their Mentor. Knowing that the Mentor/mentee relationship will strengthen when both are engaged in activities, providing the time, space and activities for this bond to develop more shows Monique's commitment to thes...