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As a teenager and young adult I was a Girl Scout, Girl Scout Leader, babysitter, preschool teacher, and Sunday School Teacher, in addition, of course, to being an older sibling to two sisters J. However, I was in High School when I learned firsthand the importance of mentoring: my best friend was a Big...

Being a mentor affords me the opportunity to give back to the community. There’s a great sense of satisfaction and value that you as a mentor feel when you’re off the bench and in the game impacting lives and affecting change for the better. When you choose to mentor a younger member of the...

"Because it makes me feel good." If you know me, then you would know that my answer is an attempt to answer the "Why do you mentor?" question in a "simple way". One of my favorite sayings is “Complex problems have simple, easy to understand, wrong answers.” So...

I thought it would be a great opportunity to help someone else. In my experience, people tend to place blame but not accept responsibility. I could sit around and complain about what is going on, or I can do something. This has been an amazing opportunity to help the next generation, but they have helped...

Giving back and making a difference has been my mantra for a very long time...since I was 12 years old. I must admit, getting involved when I was a teenager, was a way to get out of the house and go to new places, even if it was the local "county" nursing home to visit with the elderly who...