YouthNet is searching for 80 volunteers to assist with a new mentoring programme in Hamilton primary schools.The hope is to expand on a business partnership initiative in which volunteers from The Argus Group help West Pembroke Primary School students read.YouthNet executive director Clare Mello said: “We launched the business partnership initiative to recruit more volunteers for the reading mentoring programme. Our goal is to have enough mentors to read in all primary classes in the four Hamilton primary schools by June 2014. To achieve this, YouthNet is seeking to recruit an additional 80 mentors.“In addition to the primary benefits that are delivered to students, we have found that businesses get a lot out of the initiative. Through mentoring as a team, people from different departments that might not normally work together can build relationships and cross-company communications are improved as a result.”Argus employees visit West Pembroke on a weekly basis to help two classes of Primary Two students. The company has also made a financial donation to YouthNet to cover the cost of the books used.Other companies interested in joining YouthNet’s business partnership initiative can contact Clare Mello on 297-5400 or clare.mello@youthnet.bm.