Each Thursday afternoon, four students from local liberal arts college Warren Wilson pull into a West Asheville rec center for an afternoon of homework, play, connection and conversation with their Little Brothers and Little Sisters. For five years, Warren Wilson students have managed a…
We caught this sweet photo of Big Sister Jamie and her Little Sister Genazia at this year’s Bowl For Kids Sake—they were having a blast bowling on Eaton Corporation’s team. Jamie has not only been an extremely involved mentor, but she…
March 1, 2017, Asheville Blog By: Jordan Foltz Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina is proud to announce local mentors William Dickerson and Lynne Keating as North Carolina’s Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year. Each year,…
Each quarter AmeriCorps collects “Great Stories” from their 18 members throughout the region telling about their experiences assisting regional youth in their classrooms. Here’s one from 2017’s first quarter: Just a few months ago I had never even heard of Fletcher…
Last Saturday at about 8:30 AM, the Bowl For Kids Sake teams started trickling in at Sky Lanes in West Asheville. Before long, a line had formed at the registration table, the lanes were willing up, an awesome 80s playlist was…
