Video Group Project

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This workshop led by Jeremy, is a collaboration with the Quinn Center in highlighting stories of the seniors within the community. The Quinn Center is a community partner that TFD has the opportunity to collaborate with from time to time. The mentees learned how to prepare for a video shoot and interview. They also had the chance to film and lead the interviews themselves. One of the best ways to grow and learn is by doing, which the mentees did a lot of in this project. We can’t wait to share with you the completed project, and stories of our in our community!

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Building A Website

For the second half of today’s workshop, Jasmine led a mini lesson on how to build a website through Squarespace. The mentees learned how to create a website and design it based on what pertains to the business or organization they are building it for. The website designing process includes colors for the website, pictures they will use, the layout that the website will have and much more! It is a fun process and very easy to use. The mentees enjoyed the chance to see what they could potentially do for a website of their own!

The Importance Of Mental Health

Photo Credit: Mya Rose

In today’s workshop led by Sarah from Yo Soy Ella, the mentees discussed mental health and the importance of taking care of yourself. Sarah has joined us a few times in past mentorships to talk through tough times and managing feelings. This was a great chance for everyone to practice communicating these things in a safe space with people they feel comfortable with. It’s always a good thing to have people there to support you and help to guide you through a tough situation.

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Maywood Haunted Trail Walk

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Today, the Village of Maywood had a Haunted Trail and Trick-Or-Treat Walk, hosted by the Maywood Park District. At this event, different organizations within Maywood came together to bring awareness to their specific organization and to interact with the community. The Firehouse Dream had a section where we took photos of families and kids in their costumes. We sent out a few past mentees; Mya, Ross, and Kevyn, along with Liz, to speak to the families and to take photos and videos to document this event. It was a lot of fun and a great chance for the kids to have nice fall photos taken, as well as getting some candy! Overall, it was a great turn out and we hope to have the chance to work with some of these people again!

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Podcasting: Diving Deeper

Photo Credit: Mya Rose

For the continuation of the podcast workshop led by Karina, the mentees dove deeper into the work it takes to create a podcast. They got a chance to record an intro and outro in a professional make-shift booth of our own. They had a lot of fun with this and created some really awesome ideas for a podcast! We hope to see where the mentees take this new knowledge and how it helps them to grow and expand on their great ideas.

Photo Credit: Mya Rose