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Congrats to our high school grads! (And more coming soon!)

May 26, 2020 by Paul Clark

Congrats to the grads! BBBSWNC has 17 Littles who are graduating now from high school. And what a strange, wonderful time it is. The crisis has cancelled or postponed graduation ceremonies, but high schools throughout the BBBSWNC region have stepped

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Mission Thursday: A parent expresses her gratitude for Michael

May 21, 2020 by Paul Clark

“I knew that having the right male in my son’s life was important. When he became the appropriate age, I decided to visit BBBS. “Not too much later, I got a call for a potential match, but he was older.

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Another Great Story from AmeriCorps Project MARS – Overcoming a little boy’s frustration

May 13, 2020 by Paul Clark

Each semester, AmeriCorps’ Project MARS collects “Great Stories” from its members in which they reflect on their experiences mentoring in the classroom and the progress they see students making. This month’s pre-pandemic story comes from Madisyn Belanger. AB is a

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A Big shows up – at a socially appropriate distance

May 12, 2020 by Paul Clark

Big Sister Julia, a reading teacher, has been meeting Little Sister Kamryn on Google Meet for an hour each day to help with her class work and just hang out. On May 7, Julia surprised Kamryn by showing up in

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Cherokee Co. businesses and a church mission donate books for Littles!

May 11, 2020 by Paul Clark

On May 1, Murphy First United Methodist Church’s Missions Team donated close to $600 to purchase books from the Curiosity Shop Bookstore in Murphy for more than 30 Littles who attend Murphy Elementary School! (This very kind donation benefits not only students in

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