John Ariatti, a former Big Brother and BBBS Henderson Advisory Council member, shared this story recently with Joey Popp, a BBBSWNC Board of Directors member. Fifteen years ago, I was introduced to a 10-year-old boy by the name of Robert…
Archives for May 2021
Project MARS AmeriCorps is expanding in WNC!
Project MARS AmeriCorps is recruiting new partners and new members to make a difference in WNC. Project MARS AmeriCorps, a program of BBBSWNC, places members in schools across WNC, providing mentoring, academic assistance, and resources for success. If you have…
Bigs, Littles and BBBS fans at the Asheville Tourists game May 22
Did we have fun? Yes, we had fun!
Get your tickets for A Taste of The Vineyard 2021!
Because we all missed holding our lively celebration last year … Because we all support the good work BBBS does year-round … Because we don’t need an excuse to help the kids of Henderson County … LET’S HAVE…
8th Annual Big Brothers Big Sisters Croquet Tournament of the Plateau
Let’s raise our mallets for BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS of CASHIERS HIGHLANDS Tuesday, June 15 at Country Club of Sapphire Valley 9 a.m. Check-in Lunch and Awards Ceremony to follow Tournament and lunch $125 Lunch only $25 Or make…
Visit Popp’s Posies for cool stuff that benefits BBBS Henderson County
Come visit Popp’s Posies at the Hendersonville Farmers Market on Saturdays, and you can help BBBS Henderson by buying Joey Popp’s flowers and plants and other items BBBS supporters create and donate to sell. In two weekends in May, Joey’s…
Another Great Story from Project MARS/AmeriCorps – a memory for life
Each semester, Project MARS/AmeriCorps collects “Great Stories,” in which its members reflect on their experiences mentoring in the classroom and the progress they see students making. This month’s story comes from Chandra Bowen. I have been with my Little since…
Help change the world by helping BBBS, housing exec says
“Changing the world could mean changing one person’s world,” Ashlynn McCoy, executive director of the Housing Assistance Corp. in Hendersonville and a member of the BBBSWNC Henderson Advisory Council, says in a recent BBBS column on BlueRidgeNow.com. “One of the…
