Wow, Jill Hartmann (at right in photo) retired on March 31! Thank you to Jill for 21 years of caring and dedication to the families and mentors in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program! Jill has developed so many special
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On March 21, the first day of spring, 16 Bigs and Littles embarked on a COVID-safe hiking adventure with Muddy Sneakers, a partnering nonprofit that provides experiential and science-oriented outdoor education to public school fifth-graders. It was a fun day,
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Thank you, Mountain Xpress, for highlighting, in your March 10 Kids Issue, our story about our Bigs have extended themselves to stay connected to their Littles during the pandemic. Here’s the opening … “When she was little, Susan Kocher thought
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is one of the first national nonprofits to receive funding from The Starbucks Foundation to serve the Black, Indigenous and People of Color community. The Starbucks Foundation grant will support BBBSA to implement a
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Former BBBS Henderson Advisory Council chairperson Gloria Anderson’s recent column on BlueRidgeNow.com talks about how parents, caregivers and Bigs can support kids during the pandemic. “So, what do kids need right now?” she asks in her column. “I believe they
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