Litchfield Area Mentorship Program Needs Mentors

January is National Mentorship Month, and it’s a good time for the Litchfield Area Mentorship Program to get the word out to the public about its mission. The program is in great need of mentors.

Paul Virnig is on the LAMP Board of Directors and has been a mentor for 8 years and says it’s a very rewarding experience. He says it’s sad to see the long waiting list of children that are waiting to be matched with a mentor.

Virnig says it’s not a huge time commitment and he and his mentee often spend time playing cribbage or going fishing, and there are also events that are planned and sponsored by LAMP. He says he’d like to thank all of the sponsors and volunteers who help to keep LAMP going.

Judy Hulterstrum says there are so many examples of lifelong friendships that have developed between mentors and mentees since LAMP officially started in 2007. She says mentors can be an individual, a couple or a whole family and it’s not a huge time commitment.

Hulterstrum says they are having an appreciation event for their mentors this month. She says if anyone is interested in becoming a mentor, they may call her at 320-699-1616 or email her at info@lampkinship.org.