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<v Speaker 1>Excited a visit right now with Brianna with teammates, And

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<v Speaker 1>first of all, I'm excited to chat with you. I've

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<v Speaker 1>gotten a chance to visit with a few times. And

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<v Speaker 1>I was familiar with teammates because we used to live

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<v Speaker 1>in Nebraska and that's where it originated. But I bet

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<v Speaker 1>there's at least one or two people listening right now

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<v Speaker 1>that are going teammates. What in the world is that? So, Brianna,

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<v Speaker 1>let's talk a little bit about teammates and what you

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<v Speaker 1>guys do in Suo Falls.

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<v Speaker 2>The Teammates Mentoring is a free, one to one school

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<v Speaker 2>based mentoring program that matches a safe, caring adult with

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<v Speaker 2>a young person. We work with kids who are in

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<v Speaker 2>grade seconds through twelfth grade.

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<v Speaker 1>So if I become a mentor of like a second grader,

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<v Speaker 1>would I have that same student in third grader? Or

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<v Speaker 1>would I have a different second grader next year.

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<v Speaker 2>One of the things that Teammates apart is that we

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<v Speaker 2>ask for a longer term commitment, so that helps the

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<v Speaker 2>students know that you're going to be there the next year,

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<v Speaker 2>and then you stay with them for as long as possible.

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<v Speaker 2>Ideally it would be until graduation, but if for some

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<v Speaker 2>reason that mentor could not continue, we would do everything

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<v Speaker 2>we could to rematch that student as long as they

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to stay in the program.

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<v Speaker 1>I love that, and this is a really great program

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<v Speaker 1>and it's been around for many, many many years in Nebraska,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm excited that we have this now in South Dakota.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm on the website here teammates dot org if

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<v Speaker 1>you want to check it out. And if you're listening

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<v Speaker 1>from anywhere in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming. You

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<v Speaker 1>guys have chapters all over the place. Now. The majority

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<v Speaker 1>of the people are probably listening in the Sioux Falls area.

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<v Speaker 1>And again, if you talk to Brianna, she is the

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<v Speaker 1>person that's in the coordinator executive director in this area.

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<v Speaker 1>How many mentors could you use right now? Because you

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<v Speaker 1>could use a few, couldn't you.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, Currently we've got over forty students on the wait list.

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<v Speaker 2>The minute we fill those if we had extra, go

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<v Speaker 2>to the schools and we say we have mentors available,

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<v Speaker 2>and they would say, we have kids. So that is

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<v Speaker 2>something that is a big thing. There's a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>people that need support. But I think one of the

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<v Speaker 2>other wonderful things that I love about Teammates is that

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<v Speaker 2>it's a positive, strength based program. So when we do

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<v Speaker 2>that intentional matching, we talk to the students about what

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<v Speaker 2>they like, what their dreams are, what their hopes are,

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<v Speaker 2>even if it's just something about anything they'd like to

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<v Speaker 2>do in the future, and we try to find another

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<v Speaker 2>adult who can match that. So, for example, if someone says, oh, gosh,

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<v Speaker 2>I really love to be a police officer when I'm older,

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<v Speaker 2>if there's a police officer available, I'd love to be

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<v Speaker 2>able to connect them. So it's like an authentic connection.

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<v Speaker 2>They have something in common. Yeah, they also like basketball

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<v Speaker 2>and like to play uno. But you know, it's just

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<v Speaker 2>whenever we can honor that, it's a really great way

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<v Speaker 2>to keep it positive and that helps the relationship persevere

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<v Speaker 2>over time.

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<v Speaker 1>If somebody listening is going, hey, I would love to

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<v Speaker 1>become a mentor, going to tell them how they can

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<v Speaker 1>become a mentor here in just a second. But also

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<v Speaker 1>if somebody listening is going, I love this program. It

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<v Speaker 1>sounds like a great idea, but boy, I just don't

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<v Speaker 1>have the time. There are other ways they can help

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<v Speaker 1>as well. If they want to donate financially, that works

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<v Speaker 1>as well, doesn't it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, we would love to have people donate. The national

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<v Speaker 2>average goes with about four hundred and fifty to five

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<v Speaker 2>hundred dollars to support one mentor men team match each year,

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<v Speaker 2>and so that's a great way to donate. We also

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<v Speaker 2>are always in need of four games that can be

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<v Speaker 2>played by two people and card games Huno is the

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<v Speaker 2>most popular. So anytime you want to pick up an

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<v Speaker 2>Uno deck and donate it, that would be appreciated. Or

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<v Speaker 2>people can choose to help us, like by volunteering when

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<v Speaker 2>we are out presenting at IT events, those kinds of things.

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<v Speaker 2>We appreciate anyone to be involved.

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<v Speaker 1>Very nice. Now let's talk about becoming a mentor with teammates.

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<v Speaker 1>What is the process, How does that work? And how

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<v Speaker 1>do I get started?

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<v Speaker 2>What you do is you go to our website and

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<v Speaker 2>so you can go to Like you had said before,

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<v Speaker 2>teammates dot org. Right on the front page there it

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<v Speaker 2>says become a mentor. Once you click on that, it's

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<v Speaker 2>going to ask you to fill out an application, so

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<v Speaker 2>you need references. There's a background check. Once those references

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<v Speaker 2>and background checks clear, then you go through an online

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<v Speaker 2>training component that's self paced, and then you do an

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<v Speaker 2>in person training and that's where we get to talk

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<v Speaker 2>about what is the teammates mentoring focus, like when you're

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<v Speaker 2>in person with your student how to be successful. And

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<v Speaker 2>then you're ready to go and then we match you.

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<v Speaker 2>So if you have any questions in that process, you

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<v Speaker 2>can reach out to me. You can also reach out

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<v Speaker 2>to teammates directly. They can answer your general questions. But

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<v Speaker 2>the best way to do it is to apply online

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<v Speaker 2>and then we start that process for you.

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<v Speaker 1>I love that. Thank you so much for taking the

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<v Speaker 1>time to chat. And again I encourage people to check

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<v Speaker 1>this out. Thank you so much. Yeah, thank you again.

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<v Speaker 1>If you'd like to know more, the website teammates dot

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<v Speaker 1>org and there's different chapters all over the place. So again,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're in Thought Falls, you would be on the

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<v Speaker 1>Seoue Falls chapter. But click and see if this is

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<v Speaker 1>available in your area. As well again at the website

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<v Speaker 1>teammates dot org. And Something you Should Know. Something you

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