The Calvert County Mentoring Partnership is hosting its Fifth Annual National Mentoring Month Breakfast on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010 from 8 to 10 a.m., at Calvert Pines Senior Center in Prince Frederick. 

Jim Hitchcock, owner of Southern Maryland Auto & Insane Exhaust and a previous Job Shadow Day host, will be the Honorary Chair at this FREE networking event.  The breakfast will feature highlights from successful mentoring programs, testimonials from local mentors, and information on how to get involved. Individuals, businesses, government agencies, schools, faith communities and local nonprofit organizations can all play a part in increasing the number of mentors in Calvert County and assuring a better future for our youth.

The Mentoring Breakfast is held in observance of National Mentoring Month 2010, a month-long campaign dedicated to recruiting caring mentors for America’s youth. Research has shown that mentorship can play a powerful role in reducing drug abuse and youth violence, while greatly enhancing a young person’s prospects for leading a healthy and productive life.

Calvert County is rich in opportunities for young people to become involved with a mentor who cares about their well-being. If your organization offers a mentoring program that you wish to feature at a booth at the Mentoring Breakfast, e-mail Nadine Happell at nhappell@gscnc.org.

“One person can change the future of a child simply by expanding their horizons. If you want to learn what you can do to become involved in mentoring, this is a great place to start,” says Lorraine Joyner, Chair of the Calvert County Mentoring Partnership.

To RSVP for the FREE National Mentoring Month Breakfast, or to sponsor the event on behalf of a business or organization, contact Lorraine Joyner at the Calvert County Family Network at (410) 414-5997 or by email at joynerlr@co.cal.md.us.