Written by Veronica Heringer on 16 April 2010
When I started to plan with Catherine a video campaign for our program, the only thing that seemed clear to us was that we wanted to give a voice and face to our mentors and mentees in our promotional materials. After two years collecting success stories from over 300 participants, we were convinced that some partnerships needed the spotlight. However, we weren’t sure if our mentees would agree to speak in front of a camera about the professional challenges they’ve been facing in Canada; we didn’t know if our mentors, Vancouver-based professionals, would agree to take their commitment with our program to a more serious level. [Continue]
Written by Catherine Rana on 14 April 2010
Mentoring Connections is grateful to have the participation of hundreds of local professionals, who volunteer as career mentors for new immigrants. We are always AMAZED at the depth of experience our mentors have, and would like to share their expertise with a larger audience. To do this, we're launching an Ask a Mentor segment on our blog. [Continue]
Written by Veronica Heringer on 01 January 2010
2010 starts with an extra reason for you to become a Mentoring Connections career mentor: we are a "Give a Day. Get a Disney Day" participant organization! This means that mentors who register through this initiative will receive a day pass to a Disney Theme Park after the completion of their volunteer hours. [Continue]
Written by Catherine Rana on 14 December 2009
“You can’t just stop contributing cold turkey when your whole life has been around making a difference,” says Paul Kjekstad, a recently retired elementary school teacher. After teaching for 33 years in the Coquitlam School District, Kjekstad now volunteers his time mentoring two newcomer teachers at Mentoring Connections. “Having been in the profession for so long, you think you don’t have anything left to share, but you do. You have a lot to share,” adds Kjekstad. [Continue]
