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Another Great Story from Americorps – How responsibility opened up a shy fourth-grader

December 3, 2019 by Paul Clark

Serving in a school is something that has opened my eyes in many ways. I have learned that I take a lot of things for granted. I did not like going to school when I was in elementary school, but…

Thank you, sponsors, for making Bowl For Kids’ Sake possible!

December 2, 2019 by Paul Clark

  Learn more about becoming a sponsor here. Or go directly to the form at the bottom of the page to choose your sponsorship level!   PERFECT GAME SPONSOR   STRIKE SPONSOR   STRIKE SPONSOR     STRIKE SPONSOR STRIKE…

Triple your BBBSWNC donation on Giving Tuesday Dec. 3!

December 2, 2019 by Paul Clark

  Facebook is offering $7 million in matching funds to charities on a first-come, first-serve basis on “Giving Tuesday” on Dec. 3. Once the campaign goes live – at exactly 8:00:00 AM – Facebook’s $7 million is expected to go…

BBBS video thanks Asheville’s Fun Depot for a great night out!

November 13, 2019 by Paul Clark

We created this 1.5-minute video to thank Asheville’s Fun Depot for hosting Bigs and Littles during our Power of Potential Giving Day this fall. Watch it – it’s fun!

A former Little makes the Biltmore Beacon!

November 11, 2019 by Paul Clark

“Susy Chandler could have ended up like many other low-income Arkansas girls three decades ago – pregnant and poor,” the story starts out. “But largely because of the steadfast attention of a “Big Sister,” Chandler avoided the pitfalls that entrapped…

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