2. What is College Mentors
for Kids?
Brand new service organization on campus this
semester
Mentors get paired with a “Little Buddy”
Dayton Public School System
Purpose: to inspire a desire for higher education and
to educate students about college life
Uneducated, low income homes

3. History - National
Started by Heidi Schmidt and Kristin Huang at Indiana
University in 1996.
-First chapters were started at Indiana University and
Butler University in the fall of 1996
-The organization pairs undergrad students with first
through eighth graders
-There are now 23 chapters located in Illinois, Indiana, and
Ohio
-1,600 undergrad students helping about 1,400 children

4. History at UD
-President is Brittany Fritsch, and the Vice President
is Louisa Mota
-Started the club when they found out it did not exist
-College Mentors for Kids wanted to make 2 new
chapters in Ohio, and picked UD
-UD is paired up with Dayton Boys Prep Academy

5. Current Membership
Information
Twenty-five mentors and twenty-five third and fourth
grade students
Freshmen and sophomores
Many majors
Several officer positions: president, vice president,
treasurer, general managers, activities directors,
fundraising director, special event coordinator, and
recruitment director.

6. Club Promotion
Word of mouth – asking friends
Up the Orgs
Facebook page
Talking in classrooms
Flyers

7. Activities
Three focus ares: Higher education and career,
cultural diversity, community service
Higher Education and Career:
Help children understand and prepare for college
and different career opportunities.
Include areas in economics, health and wellness,
science, and technology.

8. Activities
Culture and Diversity:
Help kids learn about the different heritages and cultures in a
community.
Learn about the different aspects of a culture, such as the many
languages, food, visual and performing arts, and the histories.
Community Service:
Show kids how to help out in their surrounding community.
Food drives or assemble toiletry kits for local homeless shelters
These activities help kids understand the challenges of the world
and help them see how they can make a positive impact on their
community.

9. Annual Agenda
-College Mentors for Kids was established as official service club at the University of Dayton in Fall 2011;
this club promotes higher education through a mentoring program that takes place weekly on UD's
campus.
- Weekly activities are revolved around the benefits of either higher education, community service and
culture. It is the belief of College Mentors for Kids that through the children’s exposure to these
topics, they will become interested in higher education and bettering their community.
- Brittany Fritsch's interest in the national College Mentors for Kids program inspired her to create a club
on UD's campus. UD's club is one of the few in Ohio.
- Currently the club mentors 25 boys from Dayton Boy's Prep School but hopes to expand this number in
the future to include more schools and grade levels.
- The club bases weekly activities and annual fundraisers through guidance of the national chapter and the
faculty advisor.
- The club relies solely on donations and funding from the SGA and campus ministry.

10. Budget – Expected Income
MASS COLLECTION .............. 200.00
FUNDRAISERS – Friends and Family Campaign ............ 350.00
FUNDRAISERS– Bake Sale .................. 200.00
FUNDRAISERS– Lemonade Stand ................ 150.00
DONATIONS TO CLUB: ................. 25.00
OTHER – Center for Social Concern Additional Funding ............. 400.00
Additional funding from the Student Government Association .........
undisclosed

11. Budget – Expected Expenses
ADDITIONAL GAS (Conference Travel) ............... 250.00
SUPPLIES/MATERIALS for activities (glue, markers, paper, ect.) ............... 85.00
FOOD/BEVERAGE-Weekly Snack for Little Buddies .............. 1250.00
OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS– T-shirts ............. 150.00
OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS– Mentor Recognition ................. 100.00
OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS– Little Buddy Recognition .............. 100.00
OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS– Awards Banquet ................ 250.00
OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS– Mentor Appreciation Night (food) ............... 150.00
DUES TO NAT’L ORGANZATION .............. 500.00

12. Future Goals
•Become a service group that models Christmas
on Campus
•Similar group, but College Mentors for Kids is
weekly occurrence
•Adding at least 10 more students to get 2nd
grade involved

13. Future Goals
•Show students at the University of Dayton what
the group is all about by walking around campus
•Donations from local groups or organizations
•Add an all-girls local school to the group