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		<title>Dare to Imagine: Ed Eason (Guitarist for Carrie Underwood)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Mentoring Project staff has had the opportunity to become friends with a great man, father, husband, and believer, Ed Eason. Ed has played onstage with numerous well known artists; however, the most current with Carrie Underwood. Here is his story of growing up without a father and how mentoring truly works. Thank you Ed! [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thementoringproject.org/blog/dare-to-imagine-ed-eason-guitarist-for-carrie-underwood/</link>
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		<title>Mentoring, a Wild Goose, and Coffee?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nathan Westwick, founder of Wild Goose Coffee Company, Inc., in Southern California says people purchase coffee for one of two reasons: quality or mission. Wild Goose Coffee has both and is providing them to The Mentoring Project and its partners. Since their doors opened in 2008, Wild Goose Coffee has donated over 85,000 pounds of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thementoringproject.org/blog/mentoring-a-wild-goose-and-coffee/</link>
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		<title>Guest Blog: Mentoring Inside the Classroom</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#8220;You teach MidDLe ScHoOL? But they are the worst! I could NeVeR do that! Why?” I am asked incessantly. With middle schoolers, it is still possible to change their futures. After being laid off in June, I came to the conclusion that imparting knowledge was not enough &#8211; I needed relationships and mentoring to be first, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thementoringproject.org/blog/guest-blog-mentoring-inside-the-classroom/</link>
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		<title>Facing a Grizzly</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; This past weekend mentors and their mentees in Memphis, TN came face to face with a handful of grizzlies at the Memphis Grizzlies NBA basketball game. &#160; Not only were they able to attend, but they became fully immersed in the experience: meeting the players, going to center court at halftime, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thementoringproject.org/blog/facing-a-grizzly/</link>
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		<title>An Orchestra In The Making</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; As the conductor of an orchestra beautifully creates a musical masterpiece by carefully guiding individual sounds to work in unison, so The Mentoring Project is grateful for how God has carefully orchestrated the events of this past year into a masterpiece of his own. The year 2011 brought many interviews, trainings, grants, and amazing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thementoringproject.org/blog/an-orchestra-in-the-making/</link>
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		<title>Mentor/Mentee Spotlight: Robert and Aaron&#8217;s Story</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Robert and Aaron are one story of hope within the youth waiting for mentors in Portland, Oregon. Robert says, &#8220;When I look at Aaron, from the first time I saw him&#8230;I saw myself.&#8221; Check out Robert and Aaron&#8217;s story. &#160; When we find a boy a mentor, we cross his name off the waiting list. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thementoringproject.org/blog/mentormentee-spotlight-robert-and-aarons-story/</link>
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		<title>A Perfect Match: Harold and Mac&#8217;s Story</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The world of mentoring is one with many different inroads. For some, the call to mentor is as easy as walking from one side of the street to the other to help a Samaritan. For others, there is a struggle – a desire to do good accompanied by whispered fears of inadequacy, incompatibility and insufficient [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thementoringproject.org/blog/a-perfect-match-harold-and-macs-story/</link>
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		<title>John Sowers, President of The Mentoring Project thanks voters for believing in The Mentoring Project!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A year ago we were elated to receive the Chase Community Giving Grant. We could not have won this supporter-driven grant without you. Thank you so much! Check out what the Chase Community Giving Grant has allowed us to accomplish over the last year, and what it will continue to do in years to come!]]></description>
		<link>http://thementoringproject.org/blog/john-sowers-president-of-the-mentoring-project-thanks-voters-for-believing-in-the-mentoring-project/</link>
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		<title>Mentoring in Memphis: &#8220;Is it flag football season yet?&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The movement to create mentoring communities to help fatherless children in Memphis, Tennessee has been exciting to see! People from around the city (including government agencies) have chosen to stand together to help build into the lives of children growing up without fathers. One key connector in the city, Kevin, was recently matched with his [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thementoringproject.org/blog/mentoring-in-memphis-is-it-flag-footbal-season-yet/</link>
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		<title>The Mentoring Project National Update!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nationally, The Mentoring Project has had the opportunity to work with several different churches and organizations in consulting and helping to set up mentoring communities stretching from coast to coast. From time to time we’d like to update you on what’s going on around the country. Here are some of the most recent developments. Since [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thementoringproject.org/blog/national-update/</link>
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