Entries for March 2023

K'miah is a third grade student at Glenn O. Swing Elementary School who participates in the Wildcat Club CLC and the Covington Partners Mentoring Program. K'miah's mentor has known her since kindergarten and became her mentor this school year. She says K'miah "is a ball of energy with her own very sweet and unique personality, and she brings so much fun and laughter to our mentoring match." #GettingToKnowYou Q. Would you rather visit a volcano or a rainforest? A. Rainforest –- you would get burned at a volcano! ...

Thank you to two Fidelity-based affinity groups, Fidelity Cares and the Fidelity Women's Leadership Group, for joining the Pink Link Project movement. The groups have donated to Pink Link, purchased items from the Amazon Wishlist, and held a product drive at Fidelity. An initiative to reduce a barrier that some students face every month during their menstrual cycle, the Pink Link Project provides period products for students who cannot afford or do not have access to purchase what is needed. In addition to period prod...

Covington Police Officer Rachel White and Police Lt. Jennifer Rudolph Colemire doff their service caps while they sit chatting with two students at Glenn O. Swing Elementary School. The little group calls itself the Queen Squad, and they have tiaras to prove it. Officer White and Lt. Rudolph Colemire are part of a new Covington Partners Mentoring Program group called Buddies with Badges. The police department already has a strong relationship with the school. Their annual activities have included Crafts with Cops as pa...

It's not just basketball. Lauren Grace, campus recruiter for Northwestern Mutual, was recruited to be a mentor in the Covington Partners Mentoring Program by colleague Trent Ledbetter during March Mentor Madness. Ledbetter, board member and mentor for Covington Partners, shared his experience with the program, and that was all Grace needed. She has always enjoyed serving as a role model and knew the program would be a "great way to continue making an impact." Grace said that she decided to become a mentor "to provide...

Recently, work-based mentoring through the Covington Partners Mentoring Program expanded to the Covington Fire Department. Students and mentors enjoyed meeting each other for the first time last month, participating in leadership building activities, taking a tour of the fire station, and trying on gear. While touring, students learned a great deal about the many aspects of a career as a firefighter and the necessary steps it takes to become one.  Students participating in the program are extremely enthusiastic a...

Close your eyes, clear your mind, and think of summer. Can you feel the sun beating down as you stare out onto the slightly dewed fairway, awaiting your turn to swing your driver on the tee box? You swing. The sound. It’s loud. It’s crisp. You’ve propelled the ball through the fresh air onto the green. The cool breeze smashes into your beaming face as you ride to your next stroke. Putter in hand, you think, ‘What would Jack Nicklaus do?’ The ending to your story is awaiting you at the 13t...