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Today’s New Match Monday highlights a couple of cute lizards!

April 24, 2023 by Paul Clark

It’s New Match Monday, and we’re excited about our newest match in Franklin. Big Brother Mike and Little Brother Alston (first photo) are excited to share their love of cars, fishing and sports. Big Sister Kim and Little Brother David,

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Another Great Story – a class field trip and the one that got away!

April 12, 2023 by Paul Clark

I am so grateful I made the decision to come back and serve this school year. At the beginning of the school year, we took four first-grade classes on our first field trip to a pumpkin patch. Let me tell

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From ‘Success 360’ to ‘Big Futures,’ but life-skills prep remains the same

April 11, 2023 by Paul Clark

Our Big Futures program (formerly Success 360) is introducing Littles to a lot of new experiences. Working with The Uncomplicated Kitchen in Cashiers later this month, we’re taking Littles grocery shopping at Ingles to talk about seasonal produce and budget

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New Match Monday gets outdoors and into Cherokee Central School

April 10, 2023 by Paul Clark

Leading off our favorite day – New Match Monday – is this recent match in Polk County. Big Sister Pam surprised her Little Sister Asiana by having lunch with her at school.                

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Starbucks awards BBBSWNC a $1,000 Neighborhood Grant

March 29, 2023 by Paul Clark

Starbucks named us one of 2,000 grantees last week, among the more than 20,000 U.S. and Canadian entities nominated (and thank you to whichever local Starbucks employee nominated us!). Starbucks selected its “community champions” based on their work in the

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