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Milwaukee YMCA seeks business executives as mentors
Published October 15, 2009 - BizTimes Daily
Milwaukee Common Council President Willie Hines Jr. announced the implementation of the YMCA Mentoring Recruitment Campaign called "Why Mentor," which includes a partnership between the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee and the City of Milwaukee. Hines said mentoring can play a key role in transforming challenging communities, and he is urging professional business executives to volunteer to be mentors for youth in the city.
"I have seen the positive impact of mentoring personally in my own life, and I have seen it work in some of our most crime-infested neighborhoods," Hines said. "When a young man or woman lacks a positive role model - someone who has sincere interest and takes the time to listen - then negative influences can easily overpower those young people. But mentors are a powerful antidote to those destructive elements."
Hines said mentors share more than their experiences and personal stories. They also share life skills, interpersonal strategies and conflict resolution. They offer networking advice and expose young people to productive habits that can ensure successful careers, Hines said.
"In short, mentors can make a huge difference in an individual's life and throughout the City of Milwaukee," Hines said.
For more information on "Why Mentor" and the partnership between the YMCA and the City of Milwaukee, contact Marie Olmsted at mentoring@ymcamke.org or (414) 274-0828. More information is also available at www.ymcamke.org/mentoring.
