July/August NEWSLETTER | 2023

Three Rivers Area Mentoring

Summer Vacation Update

Thank You to All Our

Mentors and Volunteers

Three Rivers Area Mentoring has a small, but dedicated, staff. It is our community volunteers - especially our mentors - who make our work possible.

The 2022-2023 school year was a huge success for TRAM and our students. We hired three new staff members, expanded programming from three days a week to five days a week, moved our classrooms to First United Methodist, and doubled our student enrollment.

Thank you to all the mentors and volunteers who contributed to our amazing year!

TRAM After-School Program

Is Now Enrolling Students

for the 2023-2024 school year!

TRAM is back on Tuesday, September 5th!

We are at the same location (215 North Main).

Give us a call at 269-278-8726

or stop by our office for an enrollment application.

You may also download an application from our website at the link below.

Visit our Website

Reelin' in the Future

Fishing Tournament

Congratulations!

On Sunday, July 9th, youth from Three Rivers and all over St. Joseph County gathered for a morning of fishing, food, and fun! We were rained out on Saturday, but that didn't stop us from enjoying the beautiful weather on Sunday.

It was a fishing tournament, however, and we gave away prizes to the first and second place winners in two age categories: 7-10 and 11-14.

Thank you to all the parents for waking up early and bringing your kiddos out for our tournament!

We hope everyone had a great time!

7-10 Age Group

Tori Jensen (left) 2nd Place

Ayana Johnson (right) 1st Place

11-14 Age Group

Aniyah Copley (left) 1st Place

Savannah Helland (right) 2nd Place

Every fisher got a bucket for their fish. Most people practiced catch and release after the fish were weighed in.

So much fun!

We had so many people fishing, we split up our fishers into two groups. The first fished from the boats and the second fished from the docks. When the boats returned, the two groups switched, so everyone got the same experience.

Believe it or not, our biggest fish were caught on the docks!

Thank You to our Sponsors and Volunteers

Events like our fishing tournament cannot possibly occur without the help of our volunteers. Thank you to everyone who came out to help us, including: Brian Burkeen, Karen Burkeen, Annette Curtis, Kurt Curtis, Tim Tole, Toni Tole.

I would especially like to thank Larry Headley who is our official weigh-master, but who also spearheads our fundraising efforts for the tournament.

Don't forget our boat captains and first mates! They generously donated, not just their time, but their boats so that our fishers could experience fishing out on the lake.

Captain and First Mate

Chad Kelly and Joanne Kelly

Dennis Shoesmith and Greg Ellis

Rick Lockridge and John

John Reagan and Mike

Charlie Fair and Cody Woods

Reelin' in the Future Sponsors

Platinum Sponsors: $500 and above

American Metal Fab

Mr. Wrench

Silver Sponsors: $100

American Axle

Animal Removal Services

Burnips Equipment

Country Kids Preschool & Daycare

Fibre Converters

K&D Body Shop

R&R Trailers

Vicksburg Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram

Walmart

Tim and Toni Tole

More Sponsors

B & G Discount

Hardings

Teri Lennon

Lowry's Bookstore

Walther Farms

We are always in need of mentors

and ASP volunteers.

We would love to hear from you!

Call 269.278.8726 or email:

TRAM@Frontier.com

for more information on

mentoring or volunteering.

It is our mission to empower young people to pursue excellence, productivity, and responsibility and to succeed in school, friend, and family relationships. That mission can only be accomplished through the support of members of the Three Rivers Community like you.

Thank you for your generous support of TRAM!