What We're Up To
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Middle School Community Commitments Has Started!
We are so excited to be collaborating with our Service Learning Coordinator and Middle School Teachers to engage students in their community through service, fun and community building.
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A Year of Connection, Community & Collaboration
As a supporter of Twinfield Together, we wanted to highlight how your support helped to bring our community together this year. Reflecting back on our school year, it is amazing to see how creative our volunteers and youth are when it comes to building community and creating connections.
Whether it is through a one to one relationship, a peer leadership project, a middle school community commitment or a local collaboration; Twinfield Together is proud to have supported so many connections that help our youth and community feel more connected and cared for by each other. Our work stayed centered in relationships, and we are thrilled at what we were able to accomplish by being creative and collaborative thinkers and doers.
We know pictures are the best way to tell our story, so click here to read our Year End Report - and see how your support has made it all possible. If you are looking to learn more, get involved, or become a supporter in any way, reach out any time.
Happy Summer!
Pam Quinn, Program Director
Twinfield Together Mentoring Program
pam.quinn@ccsuvt.net
802- 272-6323 (text/call)
As a supporter of Twinfield Together, we wanted to highlight how your support helped to bring our community together this year. Reflecting back on our school year, it is amazing to see how creative our volunteers and youth are when it comes to building community and creating connections.
Whether it is through a one to one relationship, a peer leadership project, a middle school community commitment or a local collaboration; Twinfield Together is proud to have supported so many connections that help our youth and community feel more connected and cared for by each other. Our work stayed centered in relationships, and we are thrilled at what we were able to accomplish by being creative and collaborative thinkers and doers.
We know pictures are the best way to tell our story, so click here to read our Year End Report - and see how your support has made it all possible. If you are looking to learn more, get involved, or become a supporter in any way, reach out any time.
Happy Summer!
Pam Quinn, Program Director
Twinfield Together Mentoring Program
pam.quinn@ccsuvt.net
802- 272-6323 (text/call)
Year End Carnival Celebration
Thanks to all our high school mentors and leaders for hosting a wonderful community carnival for our younger students. Although the weather was a little cool - we all made the best of it, and had a fantastic time. Twinfield High School Students are the BEST!
Shout out to all our local organizations that joined in the fun: Both Fire Departments, Jaquith Library, Cutler Library, Onion River Campground, Plainfield Coop, Marshfield Village Store, & Niki and her animals. |
Twinfield Community Night
It was great to see so many people at our community night! Thanks to our middle school community commitments group for making such delicious pizza. A huge shout out to the Marshfield Village Store for supporting this event, and to the Riders in Plainfield and Marshfield (RIPM) for providing grant funding from Northern Forest Center and LL Bean. One last thank you to all the classrooms that shared their work for the learning walk!
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Hollister Hill Farm Field Trip!
A huge thank you to Hollister Hill Farm for allowing us to plant pumpkins on their farm. We are so excited to have started these plants from seed - and we can't wait to harvest them in the fall for our annual Pumpkin Walk! What a great multi-age collaboration as well. Thanks to all of our 5th & 6th graders for being such great planting partners and friends!
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Onion River Campground Partnership!
our 5th & 6th Graders are so thankful to Jaquelyn at Onion River Campground for sharing her greenhouse with us! We had a great time and learned so much about the growing process. Twinfield is so lucky to have such an amazing and generous neighbor- allowing us to walk over to the greenhouse every day, all Spring, for hands on learning!
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Community Commitments Rock new Shirts!
Our Community Commitment Groups had a fun time designing their own T-Shirts! Each group reflected on their year, and designed a t-shirt symbolic of what they gave back and what they gained as a group. We can't wait to see what commitments to community our middle schoolers dream up next year!
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Mentoring & Community Service Collaborate Again!
What a fun day cooking for the Onion River Food Shelf. Thanks to the Old Schoolhouse Common and Onion River Food shelf for giving us this opportunity to give back to our community!
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April is National Volunteer Appreciation Month - and we want to thank our current Tt Mentors. This is a great time for those of you who have been thinking of becoming a mentor to come find out what mentoring is all about. Stop by in Friday April 14th.
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Marshfield Village Store is showing their support of mentoring in our community through this punch card fundraiser. Donate $10 to Twinfield Together and get $20 worth fo punches at the MVS Deli! Buy your punch cards at the register, or email Pam for more information.
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We hope to see you at Fox Market to celebrate
National Mentoring Month! 
We are looking for more adults to join our mentoring community!
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Pre-School Partners is just one way middle schoolers are making their community a better place. Click here to see other Community Commitment Projects middle schoolers are working on!
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Click here to read the full Fall 2022 Program Update!
Looking for Adult Mentors!
There are kids in our community waiting for you to make a difference!
Become a mentor today. We are accepting both school based and community based mentors
Click here to apply!
Become a mentor today. We are accepting both school based and community based mentors
Click here to apply!
Carnival Celebration 2022!What is Peer Leadership? Peer Leadership is when the high school mentors decide that they want to celebrate their mentees with face painting and popsicles, but when they realize kids without a mentor would be left out, they decide to plan a celebration for everyone. Next thing you know, high schoolers are ordering a dunk tank, 8th grade buddies are making carnival games, and the 7th grade sustainability class plan food booths. Our peer mentors became peer leaders and gave our community just what we needed after 2 long years. Hats off to the 7th-12th graders for throwing an amazing celebration of community & JOY for our elementary students!
Spring 2022 Program Update
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Sustaining Donor Campaign
Sustaining donorship is an affordable and convenient way to support meaningful intergenerational friendships in our community, help us create new mentor matches across all three programs, and supporting our youth in becoming thoughtful and engaged leaders. Find out how to become a sustaining donor now!
Adult to Youth Mentoring
Adult mentors continue to be that special someone to many youth in our community. We welcomed 2 new adult mentors this Spring, and look forward to our adult Tt community grow through the summer! Find out about becoming a community mentor here!
TtMP in the News
Listen to David Goodman's interview with mentoring programs across Vermont. Twinfield Together's Program Director talks about how mentoring brings connection and joy to the participants of TtMP! Click here to listen
Our "Ambassadors of Mentoring" 2022
Mentor Vermont is raising awareness of the amazing work mentors are doing in communities across Vermont and recognize outstanding volunteer mentors and their mentees for their service. Tt nominated Deb as our amazing mentor. Click here to read more about Deb & Kenna's relationship (and meet other amazing mentoring pairs across Vermont!)
January is National Mentoring Month!
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Our Peer Leadership program is celebrating Dr. King all month long with a service project that invites the whole community to participate. Donations can be dropped off all month at Twinfield.
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Happy New Year & Happy Mentoring Month! Click here to watch a short video!
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Notes to Our AMAZING Mentees!
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Fall 2021 Program Update
Click here to keep reading our 2021 Fall Program Update!
Weekly in-school meetings!
Mentoring Pairs are connecting each week. We have so many kids with mentors - that we get new requests each week. Sign up to be a mentor today!
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Pumpkin Walk a Success!
We had a great turn out at the pumpkin walk. Thanks to all the pumpkin carvers and bakers! We raised $200 from the bake sale! |
Mentoring Has Begun!
Returning school based matches were so excited to reconnect! We are making use of our beautiful outdoor spaces, so matches can safely meet. Our mentoring tent is always full of fun crafts, games, books and creativity! |
Riding the Ridges Fundraising Event!
On Sunday, September 12th Tt Mentors, Mentees, Mom's and Community Members are Riding the Ridges in Cabot to help TtMP raise $3,000! Find out more about the fundraiser, and why supporting mentoring matters by visiting - Supporting Us! |
Mentor Vermont Supports TtMP
Mentor Vermont is a piece of the pie that makes our program go! Thanks for the recent grant award Mentor Vermont. We also count on other foundations, Twinfield School, Individual donors, fundraising events and local businesses to make our program sustainable. Find out how to contribute your piece of the pie! |
Summer Group Events
July was a great time to celebrate summer at the Twinfield Bread Oven.
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August brought tons of Blueberries! Thanks to Bartlett Hill Fruit Patch for all the amazing berries.
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Our school board thanked our mentors this week with some beautiful plants and flowers! A HUGE thank you to all of our mentors, past and present, as well as the many people who support our mentors and program.
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Calling all men! Help our students reconnect with community and the real world after a year of social isolation. Build a relationship with a young man in your community today. More about our community program!
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End of the Year CelebrationOur school based matches are celebrating another year of friendship with their DIY party. They had a blast adding to the group art project, playing games and being active.
We made it though a very unpredictable year Tt Friends. See you all next school year! |
Thank You Mentors!
April is Volunteer appreciation month
a perfect time to highlight the amazing work we are able to do because of our many volunteers. This school year started with a ton of uncertainty. Could we really keep our mentoring pairs connected during a global pandemic? The answer turned out to be a resounding yes - because our mentors are committed, our youth are resilient, and we all got creative. We want to give a big shout out to all our amazing volunteers - we couldn’t do this work without you! click here to read the rest of our Spring 2021 Update
a perfect time to highlight the amazing work we are able to do because of our many volunteers. This school year started with a ton of uncertainty. Could we really keep our mentoring pairs connected during a global pandemic? The answer turned out to be a resounding yes - because our mentors are committed, our youth are resilient, and we all got creative. We want to give a big shout out to all our amazing volunteers - we couldn’t do this work without you! click here to read the rest of our Spring 2021 Update
Tt Mentees are creating collages and video messages to say, "Thank You!"
Check out out Thank Your Mentor Page to see them all!
Check out out Thank Your Mentor Page to see them all!
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National Mentoring Month 2021
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I AM A MENTOR Poster Series
Twinfield Together Mentors share why they mentor! As you can see everyone mentors for a different reason, but they are all having fun! One of TtMP goals when matching our pairs. Click here to see all the posters |
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This Mentoring Month we are so appreciative of our Tt Mentors.
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Giving Tuesday 2020This giving Tuesday, thanks for considering Twinfield Together Mentoring Program. Click here to see what your donation will be used for this year, and to read our full appeal letter from the TTMP Advisory Board .
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Thank You Mentor!
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Staying Connected in 2020
With distancing restrictions in place, TTMP is thinking outside the book to keep our mentor pairs connected!
Social Distant Visits
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Pen Pals
click here to see more pictures |
Zoom Meetings
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Nick Wood ran 88 miles & raised $2,221 to Support TTMP.
Although Nick did not complete his full goal, we are incredibly impressed with his drive, resiliency, and commitment to Twinfield’s students. What an amazing role model! A big thank you to Nick for modeling the importance of setting goals and working hard to reach them!
Nick’s mentee Kerrick says, “Having Nick as my mentor is fun and Nick did this fundraiser so other kids could have a fun experience as well.”
Thank you for your support of Nick and Twinfield Together.
Welcome Fiona
Fiona Zahm is Twinfield Together Mentoring Program's 2020-2021 AmeriCorps member. Fiona comes from Maryland, and is looking forward to getting to know our community. She enjoys reading, hiking, soccer, and baking! Click here to read more about Fiona.
Running for Twinfield Together Mentoring
New Tt Mentor Nick Wood will run 100 miles of the Long Trail in 24 hours to show his support of youth in his community! He hopes to raise $3,500 to help TTMP reach their $15,000 annual fundraising goal. To find out more, visit Nick's fundraising page!
Mentors make our Twinfield Community Stronger!
Check out the Thank You Videos below
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Thank you to our 20 EW mentor pairs for a great year of Friendship & Fun!
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Thank you to our 34 high School Mentors for being Twinfield Rock Stars!
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Presenting at Virtual P2 Summit
TTMP Program Director and 2 high school mentors presented at the Virtual P2 Summit hosted by Up for Learning. We got some great ideas to keep in mind as we look forward to expanding our peer mentoring program to include a Peer Leadership Group!
Check our brainstorm here!
Check our brainstorm here!
Staying Connected During School Closure
TTMP mentors and mentees have been creative during school closure. Staying connected through zoom, postcards & email
"Askable Adults" Resources
Celebrating National Mentoring Month 2020!
2020 Statehouse Celebration
Thanks to Mentor Vermont for hosting mentor programs from across the state in honor of National Mentoring Month! We had great time and were excited to honor our mentor ambassador Terri Weinstein.
This is what Tt mentees had to say on #ThankYourMentor
Peer Mentor Training
Up For Learning presented our Peer Mentors with a their Mastermind Mentors Training. We are excited to use our growth mindset with our mentees this year! Thanks to the Marshfield Select Board for donating space and to the Ben & Jerries Foundation for their financial support of this training.
Lumanies - Thanks to the mentors and mentees that created our luminaries for our beautiful luminary forest.
Fall is here.....and TTMP has lots to be Thankful for. Click here to read our fall update and see some great pIctures
Plainfield Community Supper!
Thank you to all the community members, mentors, mentees and families that attended our dinner and contributed to our meal. we raised $100 and hopefully recruited some new mentors for these waiting mentees!
Riding The Ridges Together!
Mentors, Mentees & Families are "Riding the Ridges Together" to raise matching grant funds for our mentoring program. Click here to meet our teams!
Welcome, AmeriCorps Member Sam!
Hello! My name is Sam Sapyta and I have the privilege of serving as the AmeriCorps member for the 2019-2020 school year! I am very much looking forward to immersing myself into the Twinfield School Community. I just recently moved from Indiana to Vermont, which is very exciting since I love new experiences. I love hiking, watching sporting events, listening to music, and writing!
Ask me about the following:
Ask me about the following:
- What Indiana/ The Midwest is like
- The New York Yankees, Chicago Bears, and Butler Basketbal
- What it is like being an only child
- My favorite music
- The sports I have played in the past
- My best friends from Indiana
Good Luck Grant!
On June 30th a group of Tt mentors, mentees and families came out for a farewell picnic for Grant. We went to the Mountaineers game and thanked Grant for his year of service to Twinfield.
Everybody Wins! Reflections
We have three mentoring pairs graduating from Everybody Wins this year. Click here to read about Chase & Ricks 7 year Friendship, or here to read more about Chris & Vivian's 3 year friendship.
Peer Mentoring Reflections
Peer mentor Sally will be graduating this year, so she and her mentee Lilith sat down to reflect on their friendship. Click here to read the whole interview.
Peer Mentoring Party!
Celebrating another great year of peer mentoring! With 30 matches, it is no surprise we ran out of pizza! We had a great time playing four square, basketball, spin art and eating pizza and popsicles! A special thanks to our graduating seniors: Rebecca, Ryan, Colten and Sally!
Celebrating another great
Everybody Wins! Year at Twinfield
Saying goodbye for the summer is always bitter sweet. We made postcards to keep in touch over the summer, but we look forward to reconnecting next school year!
Woodworking with Alex
Tt mentors and mentees enjoyed a great day of woodworking with local artist Alex Forbes in her studio. We learned about new tools and new techniques for working with wood while working on individual projects!
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Celebrating 10 Years!Over 160 people came out to a Mentor Dinner to celebrate our amazing mentoring community! When we all get together, it is easy to see what a BIG impact mentoring is making in our community! Thank you to our 70 mentor volunteers for making Twinfield Together what it is today.
Thanks to all our helpers that made our dinner, game and music night a great success! Happy 10th Birthday Twinfield Together! |
I mentor Because.....Click here to see all the reasons people are mentors
TTMP Mentees Join Governor Scott for Proclamation Signing
All Smiles: Surrounded by mentored children, Gov. Phil Scott smiles Wednesday after signing a proclamation recognizing January as National Mentoring Month at a Mentor Vermont celebration in Montpelier.
Jeb Wallace-Brodeur / Staff Photo |
click here to see more pictures!
Thanks to our amazing Local Business Community for their support!
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Vote Donna for 2019 Mentor of the Year!
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Peer Mentors Make our
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Donna has been an amazing friend to her mentee Adam for four years. Adam and Donna’s friendship started when Adam was in second grade, and a new student at Twinfield School. Adam was an energetic boy, and Donna was the perfect match for his energy. Having a special friend come in once a week was a fun way for Adam to get used to his new school and community. Click here to read more about Donna & Adam, and Vote for Donna to be 2019 Vermont Mentor of the Year!
Mentees tell us why their mentor is the best!
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22 high school kids are already mentoring, but we have lots of kids asking for a mentor too! They see how much fun their friends are having!
Be that high school kid that steps in and becomes a mentor too. Have fun while earning community service hours! Find out more Nutty Steph's Chocolate Making Event
Thanks to Jaquelyn and the amazing crew at Nutty Steph's for helping us make chocolate! We had a great time!
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Mentor Meet Up & Coffee at Maple Valley Cafe
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Click here to read more about Grant and find out what to ask him when you meet him!
Riding the Ridges TogetherThanks to our bikers and donors for helping us raise $1,350 to support mentoring relationships in our community. This fundraiser shows our grant funders how invested our mentors, mentees, families and community members are in our program! Thanks to Cabot Mentoring for hosting such an amazing event!
Thank You Lauren!Our Boulder Beach Good Luck Party was a great night of swimming, boating, and eating! We will miss Lauren and all that she brought to our mentoring community. Good Luck Lauren!
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Everybody Wins!
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Peer Mentoring Celebration!Peer mentors and mentees celebrated another great year of peer mentoring with amazing pizza from Positive Pie, bubbles, cards and thank you mugs to our 5 graduating seniors!
High School Students - Thanks for making a difference in our school community! |
Mentor Appreciation Dinner
100 people came out to celebrate the
60 Tt Mentors making a difference in our community! We enjoyed dinner, a fun group game that got people up and moving, dessert and presented our mentors with a Twinfield Together Mentoring Bar, made by Nutty Steph's! |
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January is National Mentor Month!
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# ThankYourMentorMentees are feeling pretty thankful for their mentors this month!
Thank You Mentors for making our community even better! Cider Pressing
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Vermont Mentor of the Year!
Terri Weinstein, a mentor since 2009, is one of 10 finalists selected by Mobius and Comcast for Vermont Mentor of the Year! Read more about Terri and Tori, and submit your vote for Terri by clicking here!
Gift Making Group Activitymentors & mentees from our community program and Everybody Wins! program came out to make crafts together.
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We had so much fun with our Community Mentors and Mentees at this year's Cider Pressing Event!
Mentor pairs enjoyed pressing apples, hot dogs and chili and even played a game of pick-up soccer! Thank you to Onion River Campground for hosting this event
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