Mentors Breakfast
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City of Casey Youth Services facilitates an annual Men’s Mentor Breakfast. Support is also provided to volunteers from Girl Guides Victoria and Women of Note who facilitate an annual Women’s Mentor Breakfast.
These events provide an opportunity for young people in year 11 (or age equivalent) to connect with positive male or female role models, who are successful or leaders in their chosen career. The breakfast also provides an opportunity for young people to hear from a motivational speaker.
Both the breakfasts are free for the young people as they are sponsored by the mentors/community leaders who attend. Invitations are sent to all secondary schools in the City of Casey.
Why Mentoring?
Mentoring has been proven to provide a number of benefits to mentors and young people who take part. These benefits include:
- Providing positive role models to young people
- Providing a chance for young people to talk with a male/female role model from outside their "normal" circle of contacts, who can provide a different perspective
- Providing a new experience for both the mentor and young person
- Providing an opportunity for mentors to engage with young people in their communities and learn about contemporary youth issues, and
- Providing an opportunity for mentors to network with other men/women in the community.
Who Will Be Mentored?
Year 11 students or equivalent from secondary schools in the City of Casey, local regional Colleges or Learning Centres.
Responsibilities of Mentors
- Provide a positive role model by engaging with the young people in a friendly non-threatening way
- Sponsor the young person's attendance at the breakfast
- Interact and have fun at the breakfast
The Mentor Breakfasts are envisaged to be a one off opportunity to spend the morning with a matched young person. It is not expected that mentors will have additional contact with the young person unless agreed to by parents or carers.
Men’s Mentor Breakfast 2012 Guest Speaker: Tristan Miller
Tristan Miller spent many years working in ad sales, before the “call of the wild” took hold. After losing his job at Google during the Global Economic Crisis, he decided to take on a new challenge. He sold everything, laid out an extraordinary strategy and left Australian shores to attempt to run 52 marathons in 52 weeks.
Tristan’s crazy idea turned into an epic journey as he traipsed the world, mostly alone. He ran in all the major international marathons including New York, London, Berlin and Tokyo but also found himself in Rwanda, Mongolia and on Easter Island, to name a few. He even ran across the frozen fields of Antarctica! By the end of the year, Tristan had visited 42 countries and 7 continents, all whilst raising money for the charities, UNICEF and Facing Africa.
Tristan’s story shows that a regular guy can do incredible things with the right motivation.
Information will be sent to secondary colleges in mid-June regarding registration to the 2013 Men's Mentor Breakfast.
For Further Information contact Casey's Youth Events Officer.
Youth Services Mission Statement
Youth Services will work in partnership with young people, families and the community to support and encourage young people to reach their full potential.