| January is National Mentoring Month (NMM)! This month-long media and
outreach campaign focuses on the need for mentors, as well as how each
of us—individuals, businesses, government agencies, schools, faith
communities and nonprofits—can work together to increase the number of
mentors and assure brighter futures for our young people. There are a lot of people working to support youth through NMM, including some of the most prominent government officials. Both the White House and the State of Minnesota have issued proclamations declaring that January 2010 is National Mentoring Month. Download the proclamations and a template to submit to your local government below. The White House also honored teachers and mentors in an awards ceremony on January 6, making special mention of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education. Watch President Obama's address to the awardees here. Below
are national and MPM-created media tools that you can download to
customize and use to support your recruitment efforts. **This year's
national theme is "Expand Your Universe, Mentor A Child," featuring the two
images on the right.** Interactive Tools Print Materials
The print materials listed below in italics can be downloaded from the National Mentoring Month website.
Items marked with an asterisk are available to mentoring programs on a
first come, first served basis at no charge. To submit a request,
contact Mindy Twetten, 612-370-9158. Radio PSA's Television PSA's
*MPM will distribute television PSA's to Minnesota TV stations. | 
National Mentoring Month Aquarium Graphic 
National Mentoring Month Stargazers Graphic
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