Remember how much you LOVED getting mail when you were a kid? Here’s a story about that – it’s another perfect MISSION THURSDAY moment. Little Sister Nialah and Big Sister Nicky have been keeping in touch by snail mail. “We…
Archives for May 2020
Congrats to our high school grads! (And more coming soon!)
Congrats to the grads! BBBSWNC has 17 Littles who are graduating now from high school. And what a strange, wonderful time it is. The crisis has cancelled or postponed graduation ceremonies, but high schools throughout the BBBSWNC region have stepped…
Mission Thursday: A parent expresses her gratitude for Michael
“I knew that having the right male in my son’s life was important. When he became the appropriate age, I decided to visit BBBS. “Not too much later, I got a call for a potential match, but he was older.…
Another Great Story from AmeriCorps Project MARS – Overcoming a little boy’s frustration
Each semester, AmeriCorps’ Project MARS collects “Great Stories” from its members in which they reflect on their experiences mentoring in the classroom and the progress they see students making. This month’s pre-pandemic story comes from Madisyn Belanger. AB is a…
A Big shows up – at a socially appropriate distance
Big Sister Julia, a reading teacher, has been meeting Little Sister Kamryn on Google Meet for an hour each day to help with her class work and just hang out. On May 7, Julia surprised Kamryn by showing up in…
Cherokee Co. businesses and a church mission donate books for Littles!
On May 1, Murphy First United Methodist Church’s Missions Team donated close to $600 to purchase books from the Curiosity Shop Bookstore in Murphy for more than 30 Littles who attend Murphy Elementary School! (This very kind donation benefits not only students in…
A Big Brother’s online commentary demonstrates the power of communication
In this May 10 column at BlueRidgeNow online, Hendersonville Big Brother Joey Popp writes about how his communicating with his Little Brother nearly every day is helping his Little blossom during the pandemic. Thank you, Joey!
BBBS Cashiers-Highlands in the news for helping local families
Program Coordinator Daniel Hernandez talks about the challenges and successes serving Littles and their families, as well as the Cashiers-Highlands community, in this story in The Plateau Daily News. Included is this paragraph … “Recently, members of the Cashiers Advisory…
