Evan, Al, Katie, Matt and Shannon congratulations and DREAM Big!

On Saturday, May 9th, four Birchwood DREAMers gathered at Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, VT to congratulate their Champlain College mentors as they accepted their diplomas, shifted their tassels, and officially became college graduates. Some DREAMers gave their mentors pink frosted whoopie pies and chains made of dandelion stems as gifts, and others simply hugged their mentors and wished them the best!

Although graduation marked the end of their undergraduate experience and their time as DREAM mentors, no good-byes were exchanged. Plans among these pairs have already been made to hang out over the summer months and into the fall. All of the graduating mentors have planned to stay in contact with their mentees either by phone, e-mail, or in person! One graduate has even begun to plan an evening out on the town with his mentee, and three generations of that child’s mentors!