Celebrate Thank Your Mentor Day

The Harvard Mentoring Project's NMM initiative, "Thank Your Mentor Day" is celebrated on Thursday, January 25. All Fraters should reach out to thank or honor those individuals who encouraged and guided them, and who had a lasting impact on their lives. The theme for Thank Your Mentor Day is "Who mentored you? Thank them?and pass it on!" The idea behind "Who mentored you?" is to help people connect to the importance of mentoring by encouraging them to think about individuals in their lives during their formative years-family members, teachers, coaches, neighbors, employers, friends-who encouraged them, showed them the ropes, and helped them become who they are today. The campaign's message is that, today, too many young people do not get enough of that kind of support; mentoring programs can help fill the gap but need more volunteers.

Thank Your Mentor Day promotes Three Ways to Honor your Mentor:
- Contact your mentor directly to express your appreciation;
- "Pass it on" by becoming a mentor to a young person in your community;
- Write a tribute to your mentor for posting on the campaign's web site.

The Offices of the Grand Chapter want to thank all of our volunteers and alumni who have helped mentor our undergraduate members. Your work may sometimes go unnoticed, but your impact will be seen for years to come. Thank You!

For more information on National Mentor Day click here.

Adapted from The Harvard Mentoring Project News Release. If you would like to see your chapter news here, contact Communications Coordinator Tom McAninch.