Osborne and his wife, Nancy, started TeamMates in 1991. Osborne asked for volunteers from his football team to meet with junior high students. This year, Lincoln has 500 students going through TeamMates, and a total of 1,400 students are participating across the state. Osborne said the goal is for 17,000 students to have mentors. The Osbornes said they were happy to see Hastings among the communities that have signed on for the program.
Mentors have to come from the community.
All we can do is provide a plan and some vision. It's really not about us. It's about what Hastings wants to do for its young people. Mrs. Osborne said she wants to see TeamMates in the state's larger cities, including Hastings. We are proud that Hastings has the interest.