Recent weekends have seen a host of graduations of Littles who have worked hard with the help of their caring, supportive Bigs. Big Sister Michelle and her Little Sister Dez. They’ve been matched for 10 years! Next is…
EcoEXPLORE with your Little (for free) at the Arboretum
On Saturday, June 29 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the N.C. Arboretum is having its next EcoEXPLORE event, a citizen science program for kids K-8. It’s just for Bigs and Littles, and it’s free. After starting out with some…
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Do you want to make a difference in the life of a child? Do you believe in the power of education? Do you have what it takes to be an AmeriCorps member with Project MARS/AmeriCorps? Check us out at our…
Another Great Story from AmeriCorps’ Project MARS
When I first started working with this student, I learned he had a stressful home life. When I would work with him, he would just stop in the middle of his lesson and start talking about something that happened…
Christian and his Big Brother, training hard for their respective goals
Have you ever noticed that a lot of great sports movies have a training montage? Athletes race down busy urban streets, dodging cars and pedestrians while a heavy bass beat carries them through the masses. The training montage has become…