The prize for the most laps on the Forest Flyer mountain coaster went to either Rowdy or Nate, but who was counting? This year’s annual Epic Discovery day at Adventure Ridge was a gray Wednesday in August, but the clouds and rain didn’t stop the nearly fifty participants—mostly Senior Buddies and Junior Buddies and their…
Commuters driving through Eagle on January 29 may have noticed a group of adults and kids wearing yellow shirts and holding signs. It wasn’t a protest, or a call to endorse a political cause or candidate. It was simply a “Happiness Sprinkling.” A happiness sprinkling involves participants dressed in yellow holding signs with positive messages…
Bright Future’s Buddy Mentors Program was among the local mentoring programs helping to proclaim January as National Mentoring Month at a recent Eagle County Board of Commissioners meeting. National Mentoring Month is an annual campaign aimed at expanding quality mentoring opportunities, and to connect more of our community’s young people with caring adults. “Mentoring Month…
Thank you to the good people at Vail Resorts EpicPromise and Howard Head Sports Medicine for helping make the holidays bright! Youth and mentors from Bright Future Foundation’s Buddy Mentors Program celebrated the season with an evening full of festivities in Lionshead on Tuesday. The evening started with ice skating at Arrabelle rink. It was a picture perfect holiday…
Junior and senior buddies visited Mountain Valley Horse Rescue (MVHR) in McCoy and learned how to properly care for horses who previously had been neglected or abandoned. The visit was a special Buddy Mentors Program event with a focus on education, volunteerism and the amazing experience of making connections with the horses. The mission of…
Courtesy of the EpicPromise grant from Vail Resorts, a group of junior and senior buddies experienced Epic Discovery at Adventure Ridge. The Buddy Mentors had a wonderful time, starting with a nature hike, guided by Rachel from Walking Mountains Science Center. Each stop along the tail provided the kids with an interactive explanation of area flora…
The Buddy Mentors Program has inspired and fostered many Eagle County youth within the past 33 years. A celebration was hosted on Thursday, June 29 at the Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa to honor three supporters who have contributed to the program’s long-term success. The party was also a chance for the community to learn…
The Buddy Mentors Program has inspired and fostered many Eagle County youth within the past 30 years. Organizers are thanking a few supporters who have contributed to the program’s long-term success at a special recognition and recruitment celebration hosted Thursday, June 29 at the Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa. The party is open to the…
Hundreds of children hunted for toy and candy filled eggs at the Town of Avon’s Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 15 at Nottingham Park. Bright Future Foundation’s Buddy Mentors Program participated in the free event to help promote the theme, “Be A Buddy, Not A Bully.” The Buddy Mentors booth included a bean bag toss and “Buddies” egg…
Junior and senior buddies from the Buddy Mentors Program played in the snow at McCoy Park on Beaver Creek for the March Buddy Mentors event. For most of the junior buddies, it was their first time on snowshoes, or the first time on the mountain or a ski lift. The group visited the Beaver Creek…
Bright Future Foundation’s Executive Director Sheri Mintz, and Buddy Mentors Program Manager Janet Casson, recently attended the National Mentoring Summit in Washington D.C. The Summit brought together mentors and program coordinators from across the country, and around the world, to discuss best practices and share ways that their programs are working to foster the potential…
The creativity flowed for our junior buddies at the January Buddy Mentors Program event. Hosted at Alpine Arts Center in Edwards, each junior/senior buddy pair had its own individual canvas on which to paint a snowy mountain landscape. According to Lauren Merrill, owner of Alpine Arts, the only rule for painting is that “there are no…
