1/11/18—READ FULL ARTICLE HERE From: MOUNTAIN XPRESS By: Jordan Foltz It was three years into his mentoring experience in Big Brothers Big Sisters’ community program that Nathan Brown received a phone call about his “Little Brother,” Dorian Palmer, from the…
In December, Burke County Big Sister Sharon McLaughlin took her Little Sister Gabby on an inspiring an educational activity with horses at Successful Strides! Here are Sharon’s reflections on the experience: My Little Sister and I recently went to Successful Strides, where…
This story comes from Jessica Garrett: It’s two o’clock in the afternoon. I am tired and stressed out from the events of the day. I’m not sure if it’s the full moon—but the kids have been wild this week.…
Each year during the holiday season, professional baseball player for the Houston Astros and Asheville native, Cameron Maybin, returns home and sponsors a wonderful party for local children through the Maybin Mission’s Holiday Project program: “You don’t need a reason…
Yesterday, on December 8th, we officially ended the campaign. Did we meet our goal? You bet! We even exceeded it by 6 mentors. Through person to person outreach, posting flyers, storytelling, social media, local press and the generous support…
