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Swain County turns out for the BBBS Holiday Decorating Contest

December 17, 2020 by Paul Clark

BBBS Swain County congratulates the winners of its Holiday Decorating Contest! Thank you to all who participated. Here are the winners, all of them located in Bryson City, except our first winner: United Community (Blairsville, GA), third prize, Business category…

Restoring an old bike tools a Big/Little match, in Hendersonville news

November 23, 2020 by Paul Clark

In this story published Sunday at blueridgenow, Big Brother Ken Howitt talks about how a need to help – and an old bicycle – have brought him and his Little Brother together. Thank you, blueridge.now.com

Thank you to everyone who gave during Big BIG Giving Day!

November 11, 2020 by Paul Clark

Thank you so much to everyone who gave to our Big BIG Giving Day campaign. This was a big success, and we have already raised over $10,000! We are still in the process of tracking all the donations. A big…

Why Cheryl Shuffler became a Big and how it changed her

November 11, 2020 by Paul Clark

Cheryl M. Shuffler, former Big and BBBS Burke Advisory Council member, wrote this piece to be submitted to The Morganton News Herald. A public relations officer for Burke County Public Schools, she talks about what led her to be a…

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Another Great Story from Project MARS/AmeriCorps – Interacting with children through books

November 11, 2020 by Paul Clark

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 Melissa Pinkerton. I am thankful for the opportunity to…

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