THE BUDDY PROGRAM CELEBRATING ·arn hoppy to so, I had a successful you with Ben Bg Budd) Hwosone of the best yeors of fe. Ben helged me do thiegs thot cont do with my Mom lEs given me a chonce to try neu things ord become a different/better Person oll in a good P, l wouldn't be where l om wihout you guys the Buddy Progom. You've olwoys been ngt by me the entne time, helping us os much os possible Thank you so math for gour support Sky. Little Buddy 45 YEARS Mguel ond I became Budies when he wos 6 He is now o janior in college Those years an betueen hove been so speoial hove wokched ond helped him, become the young mon tho he is Among other things, he is Lokino Awoseness Assocolion President.PS A Cooch ond Mentor ot hs college He is possing on the things thoi Dear Community Happy buly &h weekds As the Buddy Programcelebrates our 45th Anniversary of serving youth in the community, we couldnt be more proud to share our important work with you chrough chis publication Hoving hod someone in my e uho wos. ifno in nome but in oction, o Bg Buddy Iknou hou it con moke o diffetence n addition co celebrating 45 years we are very excoced to recognize the quality of our work which was honored this year by Mentor Colorado and MENTOR, the Nacional Mentoring Partnership Additionally we are cele- brating an expansion of services to Western Garhekd County through a grane partnership with Greadoors Colorado and Garfeld County Starting nest monch, we will be serving youth at RifBle High and Middle Schools through our kKaren and Nathan Sandler LEAD Leadership theough Explora don Action and Discovery) Pogram Our psograms firom Aspen to Carbon- dale continue to meet the needs of youch and fales in our communicy Our work s neverdone Chorue Hopton n2004 nd 2014 Deor Laura1 love hoving lanch with you on Wednesdoys. 1love ploging gomes (ond sometimes uirnan) ord l love hou l feel sofe oround You moke me hopr lough and be on tme dass Thonk you. Vonesso As we continue to grow and expand services one thing has not changedt che ocus on mentoring and creating meaningful connectionts between youth and adults that our founder sought in 1973 for youth in our community Our focus on the quality of our Budidy Pair matches the student partikcipants in out LEAD Programs and the services we provide to youth s not waivered Mentoring is aninoervenion and prevention that curs acoss socio-econom- k, racial and gender divides The caning critical connections that mensees and mentors form have proven effective oime and time again inmainga difference in the lives of youth Voneso Liile Buddy in o lelter to Loaro. ona Seay and Vanessa at our aviual Celetvation D My son Stephen obviously hos a greot tole model in Gushi g Buddy Gus s someone uho exemplies honesty Thonk you for puttig the two of them together As o porert I om hopfy my somis gotuing to be oround such o oy person We invise you to join us on Friday.July6ch at the Bash for the Buddies to hep support our importans work.lIf you cant make it.please consider a donation We look forward to the next 45 years n celebration Davd. parent of Shephen g Buy Gs fi itle Buddly Stephon Lindsay Lofaro EECUIVE Adam Goldsmith OUTCONG Becky Murray NCOMN OARDPRESOINT ThOutdoor Leodership closs this yeor hos left hage impoct on who l om. Through this dloss I learned the topes in plonring on outdoor expedition but olso skills in how to be a 45 th leader, be that in an oubáoor situotion or no Becouse of mg entollment with the cioss, you chose me to oplu For on Outward Bound outh Camp im MookUholosp. Outward Bound wos only possible becouse of the Baddy Progyrom so thonk you cooling dinner at ddy Program pire. Empower. Mentor! Alondro T Celebrating 45 years of mentoring THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS Alpine Bank THE ASPENTIMES ASPENl MAST SOANY