Learning to Paddle: Canoeing on Lake Julian
It’s a hot Wednesday evening in July and the sun is just low enough not to scorch, but still hot enough to corral us into the shade offered by a grove of tall pines on the shore Lake Julian. Under the…
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Summer Adventures at the WNC Nature Center
Each summer, when our Site-Based matches are in the midst of a two-and-a-half-month hiatus in their relationship, Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC hosts a group activity at the WNC Nature Center, where both Site-Based and Community-Based matches are invited to come and explore…
A ‘Great Story’ From AmeriCorps’ Project MARS
Each quarter, AmeriCorps collects “Great Stories” from our 18 members throughout the region about their experiences assisting regional youth in their classrooms. This month’s story comes from AmeriCorps member Andrew White: Since I began this year of service, my number…
A ‘Great Story’ From AmeriCorps’ Project MARS
Each quarter, AmeriCorps collects “Great Stories” from our 18 members throughout the region about their experiences assisting regional youth in their classrooms. This month’s story comes from AmeriCorps member Jennifer Mathis: The excitement I felt coming into my school and…
Honoring, Celebrating and Recognizing the Littles
Each year, a new group of Littles reach the end of their high school senior year. Many of them have turned eighteen, some are moving on to higher education and—for most—their sometimes decade-long match with their Big comes to an…
Big Brothers Big Sisters Spends An Afternoon with Hood Huggers International
In May 2017, four Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC staff members and esteemed local Big Brother of five years Jeff Paul spent an afternoon with DeWayne Barton of Hood Huggers International as he led us on his “Hood Tour: a…
A ‘Great Story’ from AmeriCorps’ Project MARS
Each quarter, AmeriCorps collects “Great Stories” from our 18 members throughout the region about their experiences assisting regional youth in their classrooms. This month’s story comes from AmeriCorps member Charlie Page: Fifth grade is a hard year: it’s transitory, they’re…
Kids On Campus Say Farewell
It’s a sunny spring afternoon. Trees are finally in full foliage, the air is crisp and clean from an (ongoing!) onslaught of rain, and in the basement of the chapel at Warren Wilson College, scattered balloons and a table of…
