Are you a visitor guide at a nature or heritage site on Delmarva-- or interested in becoming one? Increase your knowledge, confidence and skills at this four-part training through Wor-Wic Community College.

November 3rd: Crisfield Heritage Foundation

November 5th: Furnace Town

November 10th: Delmarva Discovery Center

November 12th: Salisbury Zoo

The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore is providing scholarships to cover the cost of registration for partner staff and volunteers (see attached for more information). Folks over 60 can also register for free with Wor-Wic. This is a great course for those who are involved with local nonprofits, nature, heritage, etc.

Please see separate email for a registration form or ask Erin for a paper copy!

"Making & Maintaining Relationships" - Thursday, November 6th at 5:30 p.m.

"Technology Terrors: Cyber Bullying" - Tuesday, November 11th at 5:30 p.m.

The Wicomico Mentoring Project has teamed up with several Lower Eastern Shore mentoring programs; Big Brothers Big Sisters, Project H.O.P.E., and the Greater Expectations Mentoring Partnership to provide supplemental training to our mentors. Our efforts are supported by the Maryland Mentoring Partnership and Salisbury's Promise.

We are excited to offer two free and informative workshops this fall. On Thursday, November 6, Kimberly Conway Dumpson of UMES will be presenting a workshop on "Making and Maintaining Relationships" and on Tuesday, November 11, a workshop on "Technology Terrors -- Cyber Bullying" will be presented by Detective Seichepine of the Wicomico Advocacy Center. Both of these sessions will be held at WCBOE from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. A mentoring roundtable will be at 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. for those who would like to participate.

Attached is a registration form and more details about these workshops. Whether you are considering being a mentor, perhaps just beginning a mentoring relationship or have been mentoring for awhile, you shouldn't miss out on this great opportunity to gain insight and relevant information on today's youth.

Please register by Thursday, October 30th. Space is limited! Registration form, entitled "Wicomico Mentoring," is attached.

Monday, November 10th from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

If you live on the Eastern Shore, you don't want to miss "Understanding Youth Culture: From Rock to Hip Hop and All the Drama In Between." This one day, interactive workshop designed by the Urban Leadership Institute for teachers, parents, clergy, social workers, or anyone concerned about young people is a major step toward understanding your tweens and teens.

By the time you leave this workshop, you should be able to know what your kids are saying. It will also help you to understand what the images and symbols of the current youth culture mean.

For more information, and to register, open the attached document, entitled "Understanding Youth Culture."

Starting the week of October 20th (day of week to be determined by volunteer), Junior Acheivement will be holding an after-school program at the East Salisbury Family Center from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. The after-school program will run from the week of the 20th for 5 weeks (week of 20th, 27th, November 3rd, 10th & 17th).

Salisbury’s Promise, the local branch of America’s Promise, is holding it's annual "Gimme 5" Youth Day event on Saturday, October 25th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pemberton Elementary School. Gimme 5 Youth Day is a fair-like event, where various non-profit agencies, civic organizations, faith groups, county schools, and business partners collaborate in order to provide the Five Promises to all youth in attendance.

Salisbury's Promise needs volunteers through out the day to help run games and activities from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and then to travel to Pemberton Park from 1 to 3 p.m. to participate in a community service activity. If weather permits, volunteers and the children will be laying mulch and helping to spruce up the area.

Members: 2 to 3 members are needed do their Master's of Disaster teaching at Gimme 5. You will have your own table from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and need to create a quick activity to do with the children that visit your table. The disaster kit has tons of great ideas.

Starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday, October 25th in Baltimore, MD, Maryland state AmeriCorps members will meet at the Druid Hill park to kick-off another great year of service! At 9 a.m., AmeriCorps members will collaborate with community members on the Make A Difference Day projects.

The Maryland GOSV has partnered with BVU's Volunteer Central to host the annual Make a Difference Day in Baltimore and they would like you to join them, if you are able, in order to clean up parks and schools in Baltimore. Sign-up is over for this project! Amanda, Christina, Enock and Shawnise will be attending from ShoreCorps/PALS.

Saturday, November 1st

Junior Achievement is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating young people about business, economics, and free enterprise in order to improve the quality of their lives. Programs span grades K-12, with age-appropriate curricula designed to teach elementary students about their roles as individuals, workers, and consumers and to prepare middle grade and high school students for key economic and workforce issues they will face. In addition to bringing the free enterprise system to life in the classroom, Junior Achievement programs teach young people the importance of staying in school.

Volunteers are needed to teach JA lessons in classrooms in our area through Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore. All teaching materials, etc are provided! The following JA teaching opportunities are available during November:

One week: Monday through Friday, one 45 minute class per day (traditional structure)

-November 10th through 14th at either 1 p.m. or 1:15 p.m. at Prince Street Elementary School (3rd or 4th grades)

Junior Achievement is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating young people about business, economics, and free enterprise in order to improve the quality of their lives. Programs span grades K-12, with age-appropriate curricula designed to teach elementary students about their roles as individuals, workers, and consumers and to prepare middle grade and high school students for key economic and workforce issues they will face. In addition to bringing the free enterprise system to life in the classroom, Junior Achievement programs teach young people the importance of staying in school.

Volunteers are needed to teach JA lessons in classrooms in our area through Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore. All teaching materials, etc are provided! The following JA teaching opportunities are available during December!:

One week: Monday through Friday, one 45 minute class per day (traditional structure)

-December 1st through 5th at either 8:30 a.m. or 2 p.m. at Delmar Elementary School (3rd or 4th grade)

-December 15th through 19th at either 8 a.m., 12:30 p.m. or 1:15 p.m. at Pittsville Elementary School

Tentative Date: Tuesday, December 9th

Members are invited to join this group project which will need to be planned during the next couple of months. The party is held at Grace United Methodist Church off of Church Street in Salisbury (next door to SUM). More information to follow.