Feedback from mentees' families, guardians and schools lets Andersen know what a difference the mentor has made in the life of a lucky child who was matched up with a mentor. This makes the program really worthwhile. We wanted to comb the county for mentors and volunteers. There are hundreds of kids in need, yet we have only scratched the surface. If you can make a difference in one or two children's lives, it makes it worth it.
Some mentors are high school students, which is great.
Most people think they just think of themselves. There are many of those students that are mentors. Twenty-four in Leroy, where Sharon Bergen runs the program. But there are success stories, and Larry Andersen hears about them. He repeats himself when saying that the mentors are the laudable ones who make the program a success.