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Celebrating National Mentoring Month with the Pittsburgh Steelers (January 2011)

To gear up for National Mentoring Month, we spent a day with the Steelers learning about their mentoring stories. Mentoring impacts everyone in a community and it was exciting to learn about who mentored some of our favorite Pittsburgh Steeler players.

Celebrating 15 Years of Mentoring in Pittsburgh

On Thursday, October 28,2010, The Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern PA celebrated its 15th anniversary with a party at Consol Energy Center. Current and past MPSWPA board members and other friends of mentoring joined us as we reflected on the past 15 years and looked ahead to the excitement the future holds. Thank you to everyone for continuing to promote and support mentoring in our community. Here's to another 15 years!

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Mayor Ravenstahl Honors MPSWPA Executive Director with Citizen Service Award
(February 3, 2012)

Mayor Luke Ravenstahl honored The Mentoring Partnership's Executive Director Colleen Fedor with his Citizen Service Award for her dedication to advancing mentoring in our community. To celebrate, he declared Friday, February 3rd "Colleen Fedor Day" in Pittsburgh.

Read the Proclamation

Mentors Made a Difference for Steelers
(January 2012)

Steelers.com highlights National Mentoring Month with this story outlining how mentoring has impacted players. The story includes a link to The Mentoring Partnership's Steeler mentoring videos.

January is National Mentoring Month
(January 2012)

This year marks the 11th anniversary of National Mentoring Month and "Thank Your Mentor Day," which is Thursday, January 26th. Help us celebrate by thanking your mentor. Interested in getting involved with a local program? Contact us and we'll help you get started!

Celebrating National Mentoring Month with Comcast
(January 2012)

Tonia Caruso interviews Director of Marketing and Communications Kristan Allen to talk about National Mentoring Month on Comcast Newsmakers.
» watch video (www.youtube.com)
» apply to become a mentor

The Mentoring Partnership Appoints Six New Board Members for 2011
(June 2011)

We're excited to announce the addition of six new members to our Board of Directors: Elizabeth B. Concordia, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Charles L. Davis, Jr., Federated Investors, Inc.; Carlo Morgano, EQT Corporation; Chauncey W. Smith, H.J. Heinz Company; Debora R. Wood, Adagio Health; and Paul C. Wood, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Click here for more details!

Mayor's Mentoring Initiative
(March 22, 2011)

On March 22, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl announced details of his servePGH service plan, which seeks to engage Pittsburghers through various service activities, including the Mayor's Mentoring Initiative. This initiative enables city employees to volunteer as middle-school mentors during the work week. It was launched in partnership with the Be a 6th Grade Mentor program, the largest mentoring recruitment effort in our region.

Sweaters Optional: Mentoring Partnership Recognized at Fred Rogers' "Good Neighbor Day"
(March 20, 2011)

The first-ever Fred Rogers "Good Neighbor Day" was held on Sunday,March 20th to celebrate volunteers within our community. The United Way joined Joanne Rogers in honoring companies, agencies and volunteers who help to make Pittsburgh the great community that it is. The Mentoring Partnership was one of several agencies that joined in the fun to celebrate volunteers who impact the more than 140 local mentoring programs we work with. Thanks to all of our volunteers for being "good neighbors" in our community!

First Lady, Mrs. Obama Inspires at Mentoring Summit
(January 25, 2011)

Major mentoring organizations and corporate leaders came together during The National Mentoring Summit in Washington, D.C., to collaborate on supporting youth through mentoring.

CNN Selects Amy Stokes as First "CNN Hero" of 2011
(January 2011)

Founder of Infinite Family recognized for establishing only mentoring program using weekly video conversations to foster long-term nurturing relationships.

» CNN Hero of 2011
» For more information on CNN Heroes
» For more information on Infinite Family

Pop City is celebrating National Mentoring Month
(January 2011)

Check out this article that includes information on our Steeler mentoring stories and local programs.

» Pop City & National Mentoring Month
» Visit Pop City's website

We're moving! (January 2011)

Pop City detailed our plans to join several other Pittsburgh non-profits at a new location on Centre Avenue. Stay tuned for more information on when we're heading to our new home!

» Pop City Development News

Celebrating National Mentoring Month with Comcast
(January 2011)

Tonia Caruso interviews Director of Marketing and Communications Kristan Allen to talk about National Mentoring Month on Comcast Newsmakers.
» watch video (www.youtube.com)
» apply to become a mentor