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High School Bigs starts at NC School for Science and Mathematics

May 2, 2023 by Paul Clark

We love this story in The Morganton News Herald about our new High School Bigs program at the NC School for Science and Mathematics. There’s even a cute video of BBBS Burke Advisory Council member Wendi Craven telling Littles who…

Ricky Siegel: Time is the most valuable gift benefitting a Little

November 11, 2021 by Paul Clark

  In Laurel Magazine, Ricky Siegel, a board member of BBBS Cashiers & Highlands, write “the need is great for wise, compassionate men and women to share a measure of time and joy with a lonely child.” Thank you, Ricky,…

Disabled veteran in Haywood County finds fun in a Little Brother

November 11, 2021 by Paul Clark

On Veterans Day, The Smoky Mountain News and Blue Ridge Public Radio have presented stories about disabled Haywood County veteran Kori Osienger, who is a Big Sister to Little Brother Taiven. In this article in the SMN, Osienger, a former…

Hendersonville gives BBBS a warm, fuzzy bear hug

October 23, 2021 by Paul Clark

Thanks to Hendersonville’s Bearfootin’ At Walk, one of the bears – Shoot For The Stars – raised $5,200 for BBBS of Henderson County. What a fun event, what a gorgeously painted “bear,” and what a great show of support for…

Sylva Herald reports about our expansion into Jackson County

August 4, 2021 by Paul Clark

Wow, what a great story in The Sylva Herald posted Aug. 4 about BBBS’ expansion in Jackson County. Writer Tessa Bradshaw did a great job, interviewing Program Coordinator Stephen Hunter and Recruitment and Development Specialist Dorian Palmer, who talks about…

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