There are three main kinds of events that TEAM hosts:
- Social/recreational
- Community service
- Combination events
Year 1 (2015-2016) |
Year 2 (2016-2017) |
Year 3 (2017-2018) |
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Fall mentor training |
Fall mentor training |
Fall mentor training |
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Trail clean-up at the Mass Audubon Boston Nature Center |
Fall Festival: Pumpkin decorating & team-building |
Bulb planting at Boston Medical Center |
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Holiday party: Cookie jar donation |
Trail clean-up at the Mass Audubon Boston Nature Center |
Sky Zone Trampoline Park |
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Boston Cares Day of Service |
Holiday party |
Holiday party |
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Dog party: creation of care packages & therapy dog visit |
Birthday bash |
BU FitRec Center: Rock Climbing & Basketball |
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Bowling |
Bowling |
Birthday bash |
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Spring mentor training |
Museum of Science trip |
MIT Museum |
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Red Sox game |
Spring mentor training |
Spring mentor training |
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Field Day & focus groups |
Franklin Park Zoo (cancelled due to weather) |
Franklin Park Zoo |
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Field Day & focus groups |
Rainy day party: Movie, games, and crafts |
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Field Day & focus groups |
Social/Recreational Events
Social/recreational events focus on having fun and interacting with each other. Some events have included going bowling, visiting a museum, playing in a trampoline park, and rock climbing and playing basketball at a fitness center.
Bowling Trip
Mueseum of Science
SkyZone Trip
BU Fitness Day
Fenway Park Trip
Community Service Events
Community service events focus on getting the participants active in their communities and letting them explore different parts of Boston. Some previous events were planting bulbs on the Boston Medical Center campus, making care packages for a local animal shelter, cleaning up a nature trail at the Mass Audubon Boston Nature Center, and participating in the Boston Cares Day of Service.
Mass Audubon Cleanup
Cleaning up a nature trail with the Mass Audubon Society
Cleaning up a nature trail with the Mass Audubon Society
Bulb Planting
MLK Day
Volunteering on the MLK Day of Service with Boston Cares.
Volunteering on the MLK Day of Service with Boston Cares.
Volunteering on the MLK Day of Service with Boston Cares.
Combination Events
Combination events combine celebrations (often centered on a holiday) with community service projects. Some previous events were:
- Winter holiday parties where participants made and donated no slip socks, cookie jars, and rice-filled heat packs,
- Birthday parties where participants celebrated everyone’s birthdays together and assembled goodie bags to donate
- A dog-themed event where participants made dog toys to donate to a local MSPCA and had a chance to interact with members of BMC’s therapy dog team.
Holiday Parties
A participant holds up a DIY cookie jar that he made at a holiday party.
Making rice heating pads to donate at a holiday party.
Making gingerbread houses at a holiday party.
