Events
Community clean-up
- Trailblazers and Jr. Bobcats recruit community volunteers for neighborhood clean-ups
- In 2006, Trailblazers, Jr. Bobcats and their volunteers collected and properly disposed of two tons of trash. In 2007, they exceeded their previous total by one-half ton
- Barbecue lunch sponsored by Merced Code Enforcement
- Fun and games with mentors and mentees
Summer program
- Build on and improve Jr. Bobcats’ academic skills and knowledge
- Build positive relationships between mentors and mentees through one-on-one mentorship
- Present classroom activities for science, math and literacy
- Engage mentors and mentees in outdoor activities, such as sports, field trips, fishing and hiking
Halloween event
- Mentors design and supervise safe indoor activities, such as academic relays and obstacle courses. At the end of each physical obstacle course section, children solve mathematical equations or spell a word
- Children receive awards for participation; everyone who participates is a winner
- Costume contests
- Pumpkin painting
- Gingerbread house-building
Holiday with the Kids
- Mentors solicit and collect gift donations for youth from the UC Merced community and general public.
- Caroling with mentors, mentees and performances by UC Merced Flo student choir
- Gift distribution
