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Activity Discounts	Links for Littles	Mentor Resources

Upcoming Match Activities

Join us on March 24 from 6:30-8:00 for "Careers, College, Cash" an interactive session about looking ahead to college or community college. Pizza will be provided. Location: 2nd Floor of United Way building in Asheville, beside BBBS office. Call 253-1470 or email your program coordinator to sign up.

College Road Trip! Saturday, April 17.
Matches can carpool to Charlotte where we will have a tour of the UNC Charlotte campus and then enjoy lunch and a fun activity in Charlotte. Details to come.

Mark your calendar for the Recognition Dinner For Littles, May 27 at 6:00 at Asheville High School. Details to come.

Community Service Activities for Matches
Participate in Kids Care! Kids are eager and excited to give to others, but it can sometimes be difficult to find age appropriate volunteer activities for children.

Each month's project will involve an age-appropriate learning component and a hands-on activity geared toward caring for the community. This project is appropriate for youth 5-12 years old. Bigs or parents... visit www.handsonasheville.org, click on "Projects" in the left menu, then click on "Kids Care" to see more info about each month's activity.

You will need to sign up ahead of time and bring a waiver with you that is signed by the parent/ guardian.

2010 Summer Camp Information
(This is a partial list. Many camps have online if you have a specific camp in mind)

YMCA Summer Day Camps

Registration begins March 15
Scholarships available www.ymcawnc.org (under “Programs”; info available by 2nd week in March)

Camp Henry

Early bird deadline April 30; scholarships available
www.camphenry.net

Health Adventure Camps

Enrolling now so sign up asap; scholarships available – that form due by May 17 www.thehealthadventure.org - menu on left “Camp 2010”

Nature Center Camps

open registration for non-members March 2 (for members March 1)
www.wildwnc.org: look for Summer Camp 2010 guide

UNCA Bug Camp

free, rising 6th – rising 8th graders
DATES: 20-25 June 2010 and 27 June – 2 July 2010
http://facstaff.unca.edu/tforrest/BugCamp.htm

UNCA Sports Camps

http://www.uncabulldogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19200&KEY=&ATCLID=1481379

Upward Bound

Mars Hill College campus; 5 week residential camp (home on weekends). Students in the ninth or tenth grade at Asheville, Erwin, and North Buncombe high schools are encouraged to apply.
http://www.mhc.edu/UB/

MAHEC Health Careers Summer Camp at WCU

The Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) and Western Carolina University (WCU) will host its 15th Annual Health Careers Summer Camp at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC
Dates: June 20-26, 2010; scholarships available
Ages: open to rising seventh and eighth grade students that have a potential interest in a future career in healthcare as well as rising ninth grade students that participated in the camp in 2009.
website: www.mahec.net

Montreat College CLIMBE

camps in June and July
fees: sliding scale based on family income
Summer Expeditionary Science Trips for 7th-12th grade students
http://www.montreat.edu/Default.aspx?alias=www.montreat.edu/climbe

NC Arboretum Discovery Camp

http://www.ncarboretum.org/education/discovery-camp/

Upper 90 Soccer and Adventure Camp

June 14-18 -- Upper 90 Soccer and Adventure Camp is a day camp focused on improving your soccer skills as we train twice a day. We also climb a ropes course, paddle canoes and kayaks and spend a lot of time in the water. This year will be learning African drumming and dancing.

Camp Brochure -- http://www.warrenwilsonowls.com/d/2009-2010/Upper_90_Brochure_2010.pdf

Warren WIlson College Boys and Girls Basketball Camp

July 12-16 and July 17 -- These camps are dedicated to improving a wide range of skills both offensively and defensively. There will also be an emphasis on hard work while having fun. The Session 1-All Skills Camp ($70) will be from July 12-16 from 9:00 am to noon while the Session 2-Elite Camp ($30) will be a boys only elite camp held on July 17 from 9:00 am to noon. Every camper will receive a Warren Wilson College Camp basketball & t-shirt.

Camp Brochure -- www.warrenwilsonowls.com/d/2009-2010/Warren_Wilson_Basketball_Camp_(2010).doc

Match Activity Discounts

Show your BBBS id for the follow match discounts on your next outing:

Asheville Tourists: Free tickets for Bigs & Littles for Sunday-Wednesday games, excluding fireworks games. To reserve tickets call 253-1470 between 9 a.m. and noon on the day of the game, or between 9 a.m. and noon Friday for a Sunday game. Pick up your tickets at the will call window at the ball field under the Big's name.

Chimney Rock Park: Big buys a ticket to the park and the Little's is free. Any day of the week.

ColdStone Creamery: Big buys a cup/cone of ice cream and the Little's is free.

Flat Rock Playhouse: Free tickets to plays.

Fuddruckers: Kids under age 12 can eat free from the kid's menu, with the purchase of an adult entree after 4:00 p.m., Mon.-Wed. You do not need to show your BBBS card.

Fun Depot: 2 hours for $15/person, $20/person for 2 hours w/ pizza & pasta buffet included.

Health Adventure: Call 253-1470 for complimentary passes.

Tarwheels Skateway: Big pays for the skating session and Little skates free.

Tropical Gardens Mini-Golf: Little plays for free when Big pays.

Ultimate Ice Cream: Big buys a cup/cone of ice cream and the Little's is free.

WNC Nature Center: Free admission for Littles when their Bigs show participant cards.

YMCA: Enjoy unlimited visits to the YMCA! Present your YMCA photo ID (or pick up membership applications at our Asheville office).

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