Our Session's Structure

We employ a Bonding-Presentation-Guidance model in most sessions. Here is our basic structure:

3:30 Prep - Mentors and program staff arrive and prepare for the mentees

4:00 Bonding - Mentees arrive. Mentors should engage the mentees in 1:1 or small group conversation.

        The conversations are not guidance, show showing interest and developing a bond in the mentees.

4:30 Presentation #1

4:42 Presentation #2

5:00 Guidance - Group Session

5:30 Ending

Duties:

Mentees show up and enjoy the benefits of interactions with adult men who provide mentorship activitites in a structured and supervised enviroment.

Presenters speak in their area of focus for 10 - 12 minutes. The message and presentation should be fun, involving, and motivational if possible.

Facilitators run the show. They tell the mentors what to do, make sure that mentors are speaking 1:1 to the mentees when they arrive in the session, direct the assembly to sit down for the presenters, introduce the presenters, break the group into two or more groups for the group discussions, and tell everybody when to go home.

Group Leaders run the groups when that time comes.

Mentors simply follow the directions of the Facilitator and interact with the mentees.

Supervisors are mentors who have a confidential additional responsibility of monitoring the activities of all assembled during and immediately following the sessions to ensure a safe enviroment.

We do not provide an asigned mentor to a mentee format. Our mentors do not engage the programs' mentees in meetings outside of our sessions. Mentors, program staff, presenters should never provide their contact info' to a mentee or take contact information from a mentee. If a mentee or their parent requests such a connection refer them to Program Developer or Program Adminsitrator and they will handle the decision and further contact from that point.

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The Golden Fold Mentor Movement serves boys aged 11 – 17 as mentees and males aged 18 – 23 as movement interns by providing seminar based mentorship activities in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Participants enjoy a structured, supervised mentoring relationship with men of the community who have guidance, and life experiences to share with the youth. We employ a Bonding-Presentation-Guidance model in most sessions. Contact: thegoldenfold @ yahoo (dot) com or call/text message 757-353-7008.

Location for 06 26 2011 - Brandon Middle School

We will meet this Sunday from 4:00 - 5:30 PM at Brandon Middle School in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Enter at the Cafeteria entrance. Mentors should arrive at 3:30 pm.

To Brandon from Interstate 64:
Take the Indian River Road East exit (exit 286B).
Turn right on Centerville Turnpike.
Turn left onto Brandon Boulevard.
Turn left onto Pope Street, which dead-ends into the school.

To Brandon from the Kempsville Road/Indian River Road intersection:
Cross Indian River Road (towards Chesapeake).
Turn right on Brandon Boulevard.
Turn right onto Pope Street, which dead-ends into the school.

Keep in mind that we move to Saturday sessions from 10 - 11:30 at Tidewater Community College begining in July 2011. The excact location will be announced before, on, or shortly after July 1st.

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The Golden Fold is professionally assisted by Angelina Smith of Connected Spirit Enterprises, LLC. If your company or organization is in need of professional administrative support services contact Connected Spirit by calling or texting 757-353-7008 or emailing connectedspirit@verizon.net .

Good News ! Begining in July 2011 !

Great news !
     Our program developer, Mr. Seko VArner, met with students and staff at Tidewater Community College today (6/21/2011) and TCC's SAAB program adopted The Golden Fold. Begining in July we will have our sessions from 10:00 am - 11:30 am on TCC's Virginia Beach Campus. The final location will be announced as soon as it's in place. TCC has also provided a number of their students who will become intern-mentors for our program providing both a location and staffing. Additional great things are forthcoming !
     The location for this Sunday will be provided on Thursday of this week (06/23/2011) and this Sunday will be the last Sunday session. Remember we will meet this Sunday from 4:00 PM - 5:30 pm.
     Lastly; if you missed last session, visit http://www.thegoldenfold.blogspot.com/ and choose the Video Recap section on the right to watch the two fine presentation from our presentational staff.

Be motivated, stay motivated, be a motivator !
The Golden Fold

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The Golden Fold is professionally assisted by Angelina Smith of Connected Spirit Enterprises, LLC. If your company or organization is in need of professional administrative support services contact Connected Spirit by calling or texting 757-353-7008 or emailing connectedspirit@verizon.net  .

New Bat time, new Bat station (We're moving again)

Happy Fathers Day to the Fathers !

Home, Sweet Home........

We have been put in the unfortunate/fortunate stuation again. New Birth Ministeries has informed us that they no longer have the space and time available for The Golden Fold.........but...... a local college has contacted us and wish to partner with us by providing with (1) a great site with new technology, (2) College students to add to our mentor rolls, and (3) other things to come. One of our program administrators will be meeting with the school this week and updates will be provided ASAP.
As for our session next week we will meet and we will have a temporary site scheduled within the next few days.

Enjoying my Father's Day weekend,
Seko VArner, The Golden Fold

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The Golden Fold is professionally assisted by Angelina Smith of Connected Spirit Enterprises, LLC. If your company or organization is in need of professional administrative support services contact Connected Spirit by calling or texting 757-353-7008 or emailing connectedspirit@verizon.net  .

06 12 2011 Session Video Recap

Enjoy the below videos of the 06 12 2011 session of The Golden Fold Mentorship Movement. This session featured presenters Nathan Woodard who spoke on the Golden Fold's 1st Lamplight Principle of 'Sound Adulthood' by discussing the concept of Manhood. The second presenter was Seko VArner speaking about the Fold's 2nd Principle of Scholarship. In this presentation he speaks on the motivational and inspirational messages that are normally missed in the music of artist Lil' Wayne.



If you are not able to view the videos then please visit http://www.thegoldenfold.blogspot.com/ 
The Golden Fold is professionally assisted by Angelina Smith of Connected Spirit Enterprises, LLC. If your company or organization is in need of professional administrative support services contact Connected Spirit by calling or texting 757-353-7008 or emailing connectedspirit@verizon.net .

The Golden Fold (New Site as of ( 6/9/2011 ) This Sunday !

Prosperity,

     The site in Pembroke Mall closed unexpectedly on 6/1/2011. We were going to move to a church on Indian River Road, yet we have settled at a storefront church location on Military Highway in Va. Beach.

 

The upcoming session of The Golden Fold Mentoring Movement will be held on Sunday, June 12 from 4:00pm - 5:30pm at New Birth Ministeries located at:

701-A South Military Highway, Virginia Beach 23464.

For additional information, please feel free to reply to this email or contact me directly at 757-353-7008.

 

Here are the directions (if you try to use your GPS you will get lost 2 blocks away !) Follow these directions:

 

From Va. Beach:

1. Take 264 towards downtown Norfolk

2. Take exit 13-A onto South Military Highway

3. Cross two lights & get in your right lane

4. Slow down and look for a fire hydrant

5. Turn right into the driveway when you see the fire hydrant

6. If you pass a hotel on your right called "Studios 4 Less" you went 200 feet too far.

7. If you reach Indian River Road, you went too far.

 

From Norfolk on 264:

1. Take 264 towards Virginia Beach

2. Take exit 13-A onto South Military Highway

3. Cross two lights & get in your right lane

4. Slow down and look for a fire hydrant

5. Turn right into the driveway when you see the fire hydrant

6. If you pass a hotel on your right called "Studios 4 Less" you went 200 feet too far.

7. If you reach Indian River Road, you went too far.

 

From Military Highway near Military Circle:

1. Travel on Military Highway towards Chesapeake

2. Pass Military Highway on the left

3. Pass the Best Square Shopping Center on the right

4. cross the overpass

5. Cross two lights & get in your right lane

6. Slow down and look for a fire hydrant

7. Turn right into the driveway when you see the fire hydrant

8. If you pass a hotel on your right called "Studios 4 Less" you went 200 feet too far.

9. If you reach Indian River Road, you went too far.

 

From Chesapeake on Military Highway

1. Travel on Military Highway

2. Cross Indian River Road

3. Get in your far left lane

4. Pass the Muffler Center on your left

5. When you see "Studios for Less" get ready to turn left

6. Pass the entrance for Studios for Less" on your left

7. Make the next immediate LEFT turn into the parking lot next to "Studios for Less".

 

From Indian River Road:

1. Travel on Indian River Road

2. Make a right turn onto Military Highway at the Rite-Aid

    If the Rite-Aid is on your left, then make a Left turn onto Military Highway

3. Get in your far left lane

4. Pass the Muffler Center on your left

5. When you see "Studios for Less" get ready to turn left

6. Pass the entrance for Studios for Less" on your left

7. Make the next immediate LEFT turn into the parking lot next to "Studios for Less".

 

The Golden Fold Mentoring Movement!
http://thegoldenfold.blogspot.com   

For more information contact our Program Administrator, Angelina Smith, a call or text message @ 757-353-7008 or send an email to thegoldenfold@yahoo.com . The Golden Fold mentorship Movement is a joint venture involving The Imani Foundation of Virginia, The Gamma Xi chapter of Omega Psi Phi (The Ques of Va. Beach), and the ManUP program (open to any Men of the Hampton Roads community). This mentorship oppurtunity is open to any Men in Hampton Roads.

We are professionally assisted by Angelina Smith of Connected Spirit Enterprises, LLC. If your company or organization is in need of professional administrative support services contact Connected Spirit by calling or texting 757-353-7008 or emailing connectedspirit@verizon.net .

New Meeting Location Announced

The upcoming session of The Golden Fold Mentoring Movement will be held on Sunday, June 12 from 4:00pm - 5:30pm at Christian Church Uniting located at 6049 Indian River Road, Virginia Beach. For additional information, please feel free to reply to this email or contact me directly at 757-353-7008.

 

Angelina Smith
 

The Golden Fold Mentoring Movement!
http://thegoldenfold.blogspot.com  

For more information contact our Program Administrator, Angelina Smith, a call or text message @ 757-353-7008 or send an email to thegoldenfold@yahoo.com. The Golden Fold mentorship Movement is a joint venture involving The Imani Foundation of Virginia, The Gamma Xi chapter of Omega Psi Phi (The Ques of Va. Beach), and the ManUP program (open to any Men of the Hampton Roads community). This mentorship oppurtunity is open to any Men in Hampton Roads.

We are professionally assisted by Angelina Smith of Connected Spirit Enterprises, LLC. If your company or organization is in need of professional administrative support services contact Connected Spirit by calling or texting 757-353-7008 or emailing connectedspirit@verizon.net.