Volunteer Spotlight

MONIQUE HEDEGARD

1. What do you like most about volunteering as a mentor?
   Watching the kids come out of their "shells" as confidence builds.  Forming relationships between kids and mentors
2. My favorite Power of Art project is:
   Building a boat!  The kids are always so excited to see it float!
3. I can never pass up dancing to:
   80's music
4. The thing I like most about myself is:
   I call things like they are (gets me in trouble sometimes)
5. I could eat a million:
   Dark chocolate sea salt caramels
6. If I could go anywhere in my time machine I would go:
   Back to the 80's carefree fun!
7. I totally believe in:
   Honesty
8. My favorite exotic animal is:
   Panther
9. My go to karaoke song is:
   I've never done karaoke
10. If I was granted 3 wishes, my first wish would be:
    To end hunger
11. The only thing I would bring if I was stranded on an island would be:
    A blanket, I'm always cold!
12. My super power of choice is:
    To fly
13. I am weirdly obsessed with:
    Chairs of any kind
14. I never leave home without:
    Sunglasses
15. My favorite pizza topping is:
    Basil
16. When I wear my optimist glasses I see:
    Art in everything
17. Nothing scares me more than:
     Snakes
18. My guilty pleasure is:
    Chocolate
19. Nothing makes me laugh harder than:
    A good group of friends
20. The craziest thing I ever did was:
    Crash a Harry Conic Jr. after party - So Fun!
21. One thing on my bucket list is to:
    Italy
22. I feel passionate about:
    Children and the arts
23. The thing I miss most from my childhood is:
    No worries
24. My secret talent is:
    Photography
25. Outside of school or work my favorite thing to do is:
    To be by the water, preferably the beach