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Become a Peer Buddy to a Matawan Aberdeen Student

Melinda Jennis, Founder & President of Pathways for Exceptional Children, will train 25 students this summer

Parents of Special People, Inc. and the Aberdeen Matawan Soccer Club will host a peer buddy training session with on Tuesday, Aug. 14.

Peer buddies are student volunteers who participate in arts and athletics programs with special needs students to build a friendly mentoring peer relationship between buddy and participant.

Melinda Jennis, the founder and president of Pathways for Exceptional Children, helped train the first round of peer buddies for the and .

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There are only 25 spots open for new trainees.

If you know of a student that would like to be come a mentor, please contact the AMSC at questions@amsoccer.org and sign up.

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