In December, Little Sister Mekare headed off into the working world to earn money for college. She wants to become a veterinarian and a CNA. Her Big Sister Hayley Bryson helped her feel “less alone in the world and helped…
Haywood County
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Haywood County
Program Coordinator: Martha Barksdale, haywood@bbbswnc.org
Office Phone: 828-356-2148
Cell Phone: 828-273-3601
Address: P.O. Box 431, Waynesville, NC 28786
One-way ticket to kid world
August 15, 2018 By: Holly Kays Smoky Mountain News My car is usually something of a mess, a magnet for loose papers, empty food wrappers and an impressively random assortment of items packed for some excursion or another but never…
My friend: Big Brothers Big Sisters fills youth mentorship needs
By: Cory Vaillancourt August 15, 2018 Smoky Mountain News “When I was matched with Ann in fourth grade, I had grown up with some difficulties in my life,” said Megan Galloway. “It was my thing that I went to every…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Haywood County to launch Bigs With Badges program
August 10, 2018 The Mountaineer Big Brothers and Big Sisters recently received a grant from The Fund for Haywood County for $3,141 to implement the “Bigs in Blue” program. In collaboration with the Waynesville, Canton and Clyde Police Departments and…
Sign Up Your Team & Bowl For Kids’ Sake
January 30, 2018 By: KEN ULMER From The828.com It’s a bowling outing that makes a big difference for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Western North Carolina. Teams of friends and co-workers are forming now for Bowl For Kids’ Sake, the organization’s signature fundraising event.…
