Congratulations to this past year’s amazing team of Project MARS/AmeriCorps members! We celebrated the end of their service year recently at Lake Logan, and we were all moved by the personal reflections and stories of impact that they shared. We…
Archives for August 2021
We’ve hired some great people to serve more WNC children
Our push to provide mentors for kids in new counties means we have added more staff (again!). Debra Keener-England and Stephanie Murphy (at right, respectively, in the photo above) are new Program Coordinators in Cherokee County. They join Gloria Dockery…
Lelia Duncan talks about our new COVID protocols
In this short video (click on the photo below), Lelia Duncan, Regional Executive Director for BBBSWNC, talks about our Delta-related COVID protocols. For now, she says, face-to-face meetings between Bigs and Littles are still allowed, but masks are recommended. Group…
Another Great Story from Project MARS – slowing down for a deaf student
Each quarter, Project MARS/AmeriCorps 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 story comes from Sam Cross. This has been a trying…
Picking up backpacks to give to our kids, an annual event
We are sending a BIG thank you to United Way and Asheville and Buncombe County businesses for hosting the school supply drive once again! In a few days, we’ll be giving these to students in our program! Happy to receive…
Sylva Herald reports about our expansion into Jackson County
Wow, what a great story in The Sylva Herald posted Aug. 4 about BBBS’ expansion in Jackson County. Writer Tessa Bradshaw did a great job, interviewing Program Coordinator Stephen Hunter and Recruitment and Development Specialist Dorian Palmer, who talks about…
