Sample Letter

The following is a sample that a new mentor might send to the new
Educator as a way of initiating the relationship:
_____________ County Extension Ofce
Educator Boulevard
All Town, OK 00000-0000
(Date
Dear ______________ (!entee"
# a$ %leased t&at we &ave 'een $atc&ed as $entor and $entee to
%artici%ate in t&e O(la&o$a Coo%erative Extension )ervice !entorin*
+ro*ra$, #t is $y &o%e t&at t&is relations&i% will %rovide a %ositive,
%ro-essional, educational and %ersonal su%%ort syste$ -or you,
Durin* our ti$e to*et&er, we will exa$ine t&e Extension )ervice.s
%&iloso%&y, *oals and values/ identi-y resources and resource %ersons/ and
s&are s(ills, (nowled*e and ideas %ertainin* to t&e 0o' o- Extension Educator,
1e will also &ave ti$e to discuss any concerns or 2uestions you $ay &ave,
3et.s %lan to &ave at least -our -ace-to--ace visits t&rou*& t&e year and also
(ee% in re*ular contact 'y %&one, e-$ail, and4or -ax,
# would li(e to $eet wit& you so$eti$e t&is $ont& (5rst $ont& a-ter %airin*
is announced, 6ere are so$e dates # &ave availa'le" _____________________,
+lease c&ec( your calendar and let $e (now a date t&at is convenient -or
you, # loo( -orward to wor(in* wit& you t&is year,
)incerely,
!entor
7c" District Director
County Director
Director, )ta8 and +ro*ra$ Develo%$ent