Patch Match: Mentor Lucas Through Kids 'N Kinship

Editor's note: Each week, Burnsville Patch will post the profile of a child on the waiting list for a mentor through Kids 'n Kinship, an Apple Valley-based organization that matches kids in the south metro with adult mentors.

First name: Lucas

Age: 5

Interests: Lucas enjoys animals, bike riding, swimming, playing with remote control cars, almost all sports and putting together puzzles.

Personality: Lucas is silly, fun, outgoing and active. He is a big helper at home with his mom.

Goals/Dreams: He wants to learn how to ride a two-wheeler (without training wheels), and how to play ice hockey and soccer.

Looking For: An individual male mentor or a couple to mentor him.

For More Information: Lucas is one of almost 60 children waiting for a mentor through Kids ‘n Kinship, a private nonprofit serving Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Farmington, Lakeville and Rosemount in Dakota County for 39 years. If you're interested in becoming a mentor, you're invited to attend an information session from 6 to 6:45 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Wescott Library in Eagan. Mentors can volunteer as individuals, couples, or families for weekly fun and enriching activities at home or in the community on their own schedules.

Contact coordinator Ingrid Henry at 952-891-3885 or ihkinship@aol.com to RSVP. To learn more about mentoring, visit the Kids 'n Kinship website.