Brewers and bowlers turn out for Big Brothers Big Sisters
The Big Brewery Bowl-Off was a ton of fun Friday night, Feb. 22 at Sky Lanes. The lively teams payed a flat fee and raised a lot of money for Big Brothers Big Sisters. See all the fun here.
Big Blog
Support team helps Little Brother apply for scholarship at Mars Hill University
Here’s an email we received recently from Shelbie English, the BBBS program coordinator in Henderson County. Yesterday (Feb. 20) I went on a college tour with Little Brother Nestor and Big Brother Tom. Tom is our Big of the Year.…
Polk BBBS coordinator Karen Dacey honored by Duke Energy
Duke Energy on Jan. 29 presented its Duke Energy Citizenship & Service Award to Karen Dacey, program coordinator for Big Brothers Big Sisters in Polk County, at the Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting. Dacey, fifth from the left…
A “Great Story” from AmeriCorps’ Project MARS
Every day I help 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders with homework in our after school program (WINGS). Mason is a 4th grader that I work with there, who is also in the class I spend most of my day…
A “Great Story” from AmeriCorps’ Project MARS
“LB” Is a sweet second grader who lives with a difficult and unfortunate home situation. He is a very hyper little boy who craves attention twenty-four hours a day—however, due to his behavior and compulsive actions, he is often…
