Please Mark your Calendars and read slowly for accuracy!!!
All events are FREE unless a cost is noted.
Please remember to wear your UWM tee shirts to all of our activities
Please sign in at all activities-find Char if you don't see the list.
If you ever get lost and can't find an event location call Karen's Business Cell: 661-802-1380
Community Events-Everyone is Invited to attend:
United We Mentor Events are usually just for the Mentors and Mentees unless otherwise noted.
AV Federal Credit Union, 43816 15th St. West Lancaster, CA 93534
Refreshments will be served/Jazz band/Chior/
and Yellow Fever-Edgy New Wave Classical Violin Performance
Youth Art Event-View:
Thurs-Feb. 11 from 6 pm-8 pm-FREE
You don't want to miss this!!!!!!!!!!
For information call Kelly at: 974-8722
Sat. Feb 6-- 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sun. Feb 7--12 noon to 6:00pm
FREE
Antelope Valley Community Center-45104 10th St. West, Lancaster, Ca
Project Linus-Destination Haiti-Make a blanket day
Appropriate for all ages to help create blankets
Welcome to donate supplies: material, fleece, knit, or crochet
Free pass to Disneyland for those that participate-pre-register at: http://www.disneyparks.com/!!! Great Opportunity: For information call 942-3025
Saturday-Feb. 13 and 27-Knitting Class-taught by Nancy Callahan
Hammock Center
815 East Ave-Q-6 (Major cross streets- Sierra Hwy and 9th St. East), Palmdale, CA
11:00 am-12:30 pm
Please bring 4 ply yarn and size 10 1/2 joined knitting needles
Saturday-Feb. 13 FREE tax preparation for families that make less than $50,000 a year
call for an appointment 877-335-3482
Grace Resource 45134 Sierra Hwy. Lancaster, CA 93534
Wed. Feb. 17 Free Career Training for Youth 16-24 years of age -2:00 pm-3:30 pm-please be prompt--EDD office/Work Source Center-1420 West. Ave I, Lancaster, CA 93534
Melissa 661-723-1520 or http://www.jobcorps.dol.gov/
Saturday-Feb. 20-Self-Empowerment and Relationship Building-
This event is for all mentors and mentees but is required for Caregiver's Choice Mentors and Mentees (students).
1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Future home of the AV Clinic-45104 10th St. West, Lancaster, 93534
(between Jackman. and Ave. I- on the eastside of 10th Street West) the old Hancock Fabric Store
Monday-March 15-Meet the Children's Author-Ray Frieson
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Barnes and Nobel on 10th St. West in Palmdale
Tell your friends to shop that night, a percentage of purchases will be credited to United We Mentor as a fundraiser, but they must mention our name.
Friday, March 19 from 4 pm to 7 pm and Sat, March 20 from 9 am to 12 noon--Free Training for mentors--TELL A FRIEND!
Saturday-April 10-Ropes Course-Confidence and Team builder- How to face fear and overcome obstacles. Great outdoor activity! The ropes are inches from the ground not 20 feet in the air. Everyone who wishes to participate must have a signed permission slip by their parent/guardian. Mentors must also sign one. We will pass out permission slips on March 15th at our event. The address is: 18651 Pine Canyon Rd., Lake Hughes, CA 93532. Please do a map quest as soon as possible and call Karen if you have any questions-we will meet there. Karen's business cell is 661-802-1380. You don't want to miss this amazing day. This event is for all mentors and mentees but is required for Caregiver's Choice Mentors and Mentees (students). Bring a warm jacket and wear long, a light shirt, and good walking shoes. The weather changes quickly in the mountains. www.worldimpact.org/oaks
More details coming
Thursday-May 6-Talent Night-Last year this was a huge success!
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Grace Lutheran Church in Lancaster
on Newgrove St. (We've held activities there before)
Prepare your mentee for a great night-Each student gets to use the microphone to tell us about their accomplishments during the 2009-10 school year. For example: An award from school, talent, sports, art, writing project, singing, dancing, etc.
There will also be live entertainment. Please eat dinner before you arrive.
June pending
Friday-July 16-Family BBQ- For our Mentors, Mentees, Parents, and Siblings-a family event. (Please do not bring your friends and neighbors)
5:30 pm the food will be ready to eat-we'll socialize and play until 7:30 pm
Lancaster City Park (near the children's playground)
Major cross streets are Ave L and 10th St. West-behind the Costco Store.
Mark Chapa and friends are donating the burgers, hot dogs, condiments, drinks, and paper products. UWM participants will do a potluck for side dishes and desserts. Our Mentors are welcome to volunteer to create some fun games for us to play, we will have a water balloon toss, soccer balls, basketballs, Frisbees, etc.
If you would like to organize a game call Char at 661-942-4719 X 322
We are requied to offer additional training for Caregiver's Choice mentors and mentees (students). We offer fun activites instead of sitting behind a table in our conference room. If you're unable to attend the fun activities you will be required to come and attend a one-on-one training with Karen or Char in the conference room.
