Meet the Match: Wendy Buettner and Faith

Meet Faith, a freshman at Oak Hill High School, and mentor Wendy Buettner who participate in Project Leadership’s mentoring program, which matches community volunteers with local Twenty-first Century Scholar students.

Faith
Career goals: Go to Purdue University for veterinary science.
Favorite subject: English.
Favorite book: The Time Traveller’s Wife.
Hobbies/Interests: Swimming.
Family: Mom, Pan; brother, Tommy; dad, Butch Williams.
School: Oak Hill High School.

Wendy Buettner
Career: VP of Marketing.
Favorite things to do: Algebra and English.
Favorite book: The Hobbit.
Hobbies/interests: Making jewelry and travel.
School: Van Wert in Ohio.

TO LEARN ABOUT THE MENTORING PROGRAM: Visit http://www.projectleadership.org/ or call Project Leadership at 651-0650.

Mutual Bank Charitable Foundation Awards Grant to Project Leadership

The MutualBank Charitable Foundation has awarded Project Leadership $4,000 to support its mentoring program for Twenty-first Century Scholars in Delaware and Grant counties.

Project Leadership offers a mentoring program that is primarily school-based. Mentoring is offered to high school students accepted into the Twenty-first Century Scholars program for the purpose of ensuring that they do not lose their scholarships because of poor academics or behavior. The program is structured to give Scholars the tools they need for success including the following:

—Scholarship: The State of Indiana’s Twenty-first Century Scholars program pays for 8 semesters of tuition at public Indiana colleges or universities.
—One-on-one attention: Positive community volunteers are matched with students and encourage them in their academic and life choices.
—Consistency: Mentors and mentees meet once per week while school is in session.
—Positive social interaction: Activities, such as field trips and cultural enrichment, encourage interaction between mentees, mentors and families in group settings.

The mentoring program is in its third year in Grant County and will be offered in Delaware County schools during the second semester of this school year.

“MutualBank Charitable Foundation’s generous contribution will have a significant impact on the students we serve,” Project Leadership Director Tammy Pearson said. “It will help support mentees in achieving their dreams of completing high school and pursuing post-secondary education — two main goals of Project Leadership programming,”

For more information, contact Tammy Pearson at 765-651-0650 .

Meet the Match: Jan Mitchell and Damishia

Meet Damishia, a Sophomore at Marion High School, and mentor Jan Mitchell who participate in Project Leadership’s mentoring program, which matches community volunteers with local Twenty-first Century Scholar students.

Damishia
Career goals: Fashion Designer
Favorite subject: Health, Algebra.
Favorite book: Emako Blue.
Hobbies/Interests: Internet, writing and reading.
Family: Five brothers, three sisters.
School: Marion High School.

Jan Mitchell
Career: Former teacher.
Favorite subject: Too long ago to remember!
Favorite book: Snow Flower and The Secret Fan.
Hobbies/interests: Reading, Creating slideshows.
Family: Husband, Royce; son, Luke; daughter, Jenna.
School: Kansas State University.

TO LEARN ABOUT THE MENTORING PROGRAM: Visit http://www.projectleadership.org/ or call Project Leadership at 651-0650.