Delaware County Your Life Iowa Training (virtual)

Zoom

Hey Delaware County Mentors, Parents of Mentees, and Steering Committee Members! Please join us for a presentation on an excellent resource brought to you by the Iowa Department of Public Health. Your Life Iowa is a one-stop informational hub that you can visit to get help for and learn information about different life struggles such as substance abuse, tobacco and vaping, suicide, and problem gambling. Join us to learn more about this resource and how it can be of assistance to you or someone you care about. Please preregister for the training by going to the following link: http://bit.ly/YLIregistration.

Problem Gambling: The Hidden Addiction

Zoom

Join us for this 1-hour lunch and learn event on March 25th at Noon as we discuss: What is going on with sports betting in Iowa? Are youth at higher risk of developing gaming or gambling disorders? What is the impact of problem gambling locally? What are the signs of problem gambling? Where can a...

Tasty Thursday

The Landing Market 211 College Drive, Decorah, IA, United States

Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy FREE ice cream compliments of Sugar Bowl at our Tasty Thursday gathering. This may be the last Tasty Thursday of the winter at The Landing Market. Come and enjoy conversation, games, and ice cream! 

Building Bird Houses

Driftless Education and Visitors Center 1944 Columbus Rd, Lansing, IA

Tweet! Tweet! Let's build together!! Mentors, mentees, waiting youth, and Mentors For A Day will be building bird houses with Ross Geerdes, the Allamakee County Conservationist at this fun event! Ross is a gifted naturalist who works well with animals, kids, and adults. All materials for creating the bird house are being supplied by the...

Dubuque Fighting Saints Hockey Game

Mystique Community Ice Center 1800 Admiral Sheehy Dr., Dubuque, IA, United States

Who's ready for some hockey!? Youth Mentoring will be headed to Mystique Community Ice Center in Dubuque on Friday, April 23rd to watch the Dubuque Fighting Saints battle it out on the ice with Green Bay! This event will be for all mentors, mentees, and steering committee members. Should a mentor not be able to attend, one parent or guardian may attend in their place. Please RSVP NO LATER than April 14. Grab your face paint and your cow bell... it's sure to be an awesome night!

Family Game Night

SonShine Center 116 Guetzko Ct., Manchester, IA, United States

All Mentors, Mentees, and Mentee's families are invited to attend May's Family Game Night! We will be at the Sonshine Center, next to Our Savior Lutheran Church in Manchester, to enjoy an evening full of fun, food, and fellowship! A free supper will be served immediately at 5:00 p.m. and games will be provided! Let's hope for good weather and we can bust out the yard games! Hope to see you then!

Tasty Thursday

The Landing Market 211 College Drive, Decorah, IA, United States

Yummy! Yum! Yummy! Yum! Yummy! Yum! Yummy! Yum! Yummy! Yum! Yummy! Yum! Yummy! Yum! Yummy! Yum! Yummy! Yum! What says Yum like ICE CREAM! Come and enjoy a quick lick of a delicious treat, compliments of Sugar Bowl. There will be board games to play and time for potential mentors to hear a bit about...

Humane Society Group Mentoring Event

Humane Society of Northeast Iowa 2345 Millennium Road, Decorah, IA

There is going to be a lot of tail wagging, purring, and smiling at this event! Join mentors, mentees, waiting youth, and Mentors For A Day for a fun-filled morning while we help do some spring cleaning, play with the cats, walk the dogs, and have a great time at the Humane Society of Northeast...

Let’s Talk Virtual Training

Zoom

Some topics are just kind of hard to bring up to your youth! Mentoring Coordinator, Kathy Schwartzhoff, will be sharing ideas of how to talk to youth about difficult topics such as substance abuse prevention. The training will be an interactive process with time for parents, guardians, school staff, foster parents, youth leaders, clergy, and...

Picnic in the Park

Seibert Park 508 Quaker Mill Dr., Manchester, IA, United States

Mentors and Mentees are invited to join Youth Mentoring at Seibert Park in Manchester to learn how to whip up some delicious picnic cuisine! We will then enjoy the fruits of our labor, picnic style! Bring your blankets and your sunscreen! All food, beverages, plasticware, and some yard games will be provided.