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Wallowa County Chieftain News wallowa.com February 8, 2017 A3 Building Healthy families Series Program inspires mentees to give back Those who get assistance reach out to help others By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain This is the second and fi nal part of the mentors series. This story focuses on the mentees and how the various mentoring programs offered by Building Healthy Families affected their lives in a positive way. Steve Tool/Chieftain Matt Perren, a charter member of the Mentor Match Entrepreneur program is now a staff accountant at Wallowa Memorial Hospital. Lindsay Miller Miller is the newly appoint- help,” he said. He added that ed BHF mentor coordinator. he thought he would consider Her role entails matching men- mentoring others in the future. tors with mentees while mon- Matthew Perren itoring how the relationships Steve Tool/Chieftain Matthew Perren is a grad- progress. She fell into her role (L to R) Lindsay Miller with child Alder mentor cooordinator for Building Healthy Families, uate from Stacy Green’s fi rst naturally. “I’m a teacher and I’ve been Jason Wilcox, prevention coordinator and mentor, mentee Jean Luc Palma, Information Mentor Match entrepreneur working with students and kids Technology specialist and mentor Michael Cooler, mentee Jake Eaves. program in 2010-11. He is of all types for about 10 years, currently a staff accountant so unoffi cially I’ve mentored pert who teaches science and difference for someone, I’d “He (Wilcox) really helped at Wallowa Memorial Hos- a lot of kids. I’ve also worked Spanish. “Ever since then, I’m gladly do it.” me a lot with my homework pital. He heard of the pro- with Building Healthy Fami- really baffl ed at how amazing and other things. It’s been re- gram through Enterprise High Jean Luc Palma lies for two years helping them people really are,” Eaves said. ally benefi cial for me. Home- School, which he attended at “After I transferred here work is hard for me at times the time. Perren knew a good with other programs,” she said. Availability is one of the keys (The alternative education and I’m glad he’s there,” Pal- opportunity when he saw it. She will soon be mentoring as in their relationship. “Even after we meet, or just school) I was talking to people ma said. part of the program. “Being a three-sport ath- “I think the really awesome before the week, I can pull Mi- and they said I should get into Where would Palma be lete, you don’t have much thing about this program. It chael aside, and we can talk as the mentor program, because without mentoring? time, but there really wasn’t gives people in the community long as needed,” Eaves said. they can help with homework “I wouldn’t be where I am any hesitation other than ask- opportunities to volunteer, and The two meet once a week and they can just hang out. I now. I’d maybe be in a bit of ing myself if it was worth my it gives them a chance to with for tea or coffee, sometimes as tried it, and it was real fun — I a slump with homework and time, and I thought it was,” people they wouldn’t other- friends, or sometimes to talk liked it,” said Jean Luc Palma, getting out and hanging out. Perren said. wise know and give back and about stress Eaves is dealing now a junior at Joseph Charter Maybe it could be good, but Members have to work on create relationships between with and how to combat it. School. His mentor is Jason with a mentor, it’s a lot better,” a business related project and good role-model adults and “It’s not so much from Wilcox, prevention coordinator Palma said. Perren’s fi ve-member pow- K-12 students. It’s exciting as a counselor standpoint, but at Building Healthy Families. He highly recommended erhouse athlete group created job because there’s so much from a legitimate caring stand- Palma was transferred to that struggling youth fi nd a Blue Mountain Boys Recy- room to grow,” Miller said. the AE school after experienc- mentor to get them through cling, a tribute to their sports point,” Eaves said. Without a mentor, Eaves is ing some trouble at Enterprise rough patches. league at the time as well as Jake Eaves sure he’d fall back into his old High School last year. After “It’s a great benefi t for kids their ages. Perren was the “I was going through a habits. the fi rst quarter, he transferred with struggles — maybe not CEO/creator of the curbside dark time and I expressed to “I’d stay reclusive, as I to JCS because the school of- even struggles, just to go out recycling entity with the slo- the right people that I really always was, and not get out fers sports programs. Wilcox and have fun, and get some gan, “We do it, so you don’t needed some help — someone much except for school ... I’d helped Palma through both to talk to,” said Jake Eaves, just sit in my room. Now I get transitions. Wallowa County a senior at Building Healthy out with my dogs and things. Families’ Alternative Educa- I’ve been instilled with confi - tion school. dence,” he said. Eaves was paired with Asked if he’d consider be- Michael Cooler, the school’s coming a mentor, Eaves said, information technology ex- “If I thought I could make a have to.” The program gave Perren a sense of direction. “At the time I didn’t know what I wanted to go to college for, and through this class I de- cided I wanted a business de- gree,” he said. Perren arrived at the deci- sion after a class presentation by accountant Caio Vieira of the Eide Bailey accounting fi rm. “After his presentation, I decided accounting was what I was going to focus on, and that’s what I did,” Perren said. Without the program Per- ren said that he wouldn’t have had the same perspective on business. “I think I would have went in not knowing what I wanted to do. I learned to work alone as well as with a team. Some- times two brains are better than one,” he said. Highly recommending the mentor match program, Perren said, “It can’t hurt to try it. You don’t know how it will affect you or what you’ll learn from it until you do it,” he said. HEALTH LINE Births A daughter, Etta Elaine Berry Chocolates, Romantic Reads, Jewelry, Mushy Cards everything your Valentine will love available at was born on January 27, 2017 in Enterprise to Alexandria Schminke and Quinn Berry of Enterprise. Grandparents are Sarah & Kevin Schminke, and Wanda & Thomas Berry. 519 W. North Street, Enterprise 541.426.3413 Mon-Thurs 9 to Noon/1-5pm; Fri. 9-1 T HE B OOKLOFT Across from the courthouse in Enterprise 107 E. 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