Patch Match: Kids 'n Kinship Seeks Mentors for Youth

First name:  Matt  

Age:  12 

Interests:  Matt likes to play football and basketball and to wrestle.  He would like to go to a park to play catch with a football, or go to the science museum, the YMCA, or waterparks with a mentor. 

Personality/Characteristics:  He is a quiet, easy-going but active boy who wants a mentor to do things with.  His mom wants a mentor to help him open up other others more and to focus on his schoolwork. 

Goals/Dreams:  Matt would love it if the mentor has a dog since he missed the dog they used to have. 

Looking for: A male mentor who is active and who likes going places and doing things together. 

For More Information:  This child is one of almost 60 children currently waiting for a mentor through Kids ‘n Kinship, a private non-profit serving Burnsville, Apple Valley, Eagan, Farmington, Lakeville & Rosemount in Dakota County for 39 years. If you're interested in becoming a mentor, you're invited to attend an information session on Thurs. Dec.1 6-6:45 p.m. at the Burnhaven Library in Burnsville. Mentors can volunteer as individuals, couples, or families for weekly fun and enriching activities at home or in the community on their own schedules. Contact Ingrid Henry, Kids 'n Kinship Coordinator, at 952-891-3885 or ihkinship@aol.com to RSVP and to learn more about mentoring, see our website www.kidsnkinship.org.