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Mentorship Program and Scholarship Award

TDI is dedicated to assisting high school or college students with making a successful transition into adulthood, higher education or the professional workforce by way of mentor and apprenticeship programs, scholarships, leadership, or entrepreneurship opportunities.

The Turning Dreams Into Realities Mentorship Program was established to support the developmental needs of collegiate men and women that have a desire to pursue their dreams after school. Our programs were created in the spirit of what defines TDI yesterday, today and tomorrow, which is the embracing of fellowship and strong relationships, the desire to have fun, and the assurance that all endeavors are performed in excellence. TDI offers mentorship, internship and apprenticeship opportunities to students during and/or after their college career. In addition to providing leadership development and business acumen, TDI cares about sharing lessons learned from its member’s experiences in an effort to reduce the risk of mentored students making the same mistakes. We want to form life-long personal and business relationships with our mentees. The number of students accepted into the Mentorship Program will be determined by TDI each year.

The Turning Dreams Into Realities Annual Scholarship Award will initially total two separate awards that will be at least $500 each, which are scheduled to be initially awarded in Spring 2010. One of the two scholarship awards will be targeted towards students from the areas or surrounding areas of Talladega (AL), Dallas/Ft. Worth (TX), Carrollton (AL), or Prattville (AL). If a student from our targeted area is not awarded the scholarship, it will be awarded to any deserving and qualified student. Once awarded the initial scholarship, the student will be eligible to receive annual scholarship awards at varying amounts that increase each year of their college career (up to four years) provided they continually participate in the mentorship program and maintain the academic and civic requirements of the scholarship award program all four years. If one fails to maintain the scholarship award requirements at any point during their four year college career, the allotted scholarship awards for that given year will be made available to other participants of the mentorship program even if they are an existing scholarship award recipient. In addition to providing annual scholarship awards, TDI plans to provide various one-time scholarship awards each year as well as non-traditional awards such as laptops, airline tickets, and other types of non-monetary support. TDI recognizes that student financial, academic and developmental needs can vary; thus, our program has been designed to fill as many gaps as possible by providing scholarships, mentorship, and many other opportunities throughout a student's college career.

Outreach Programs

Turning Dreams Into Realities is a unique and mission driven organization dedicated to assisting people turn their dreams into reality. Through our story and brand, we help people turn their dreams into reality by developing or enhancing leadership qualities, equipping people with tools for professional growth, or coaching habits for success. Below are examples of programs, seminars, or workshops offered by TDI.

• The "Unwritten Guidelines For Success In College"
• Interest & Skills Assessment
• Money Management
• Time Management & the Art of Multitasking
• Networking & Relationship Management
• Stress Management
• Crisis Management
• Interview Coaching & Techniques
• How to Handle Corporate Politics
• Resume Writing

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