Tony, a graduating Little, graduates from East High School in Henderson County June 5. Like all other seniors this year, he won’t get a typical graduation. But his Big Brother Bill Parana, who plans to visit with him and give…
Henderson County
Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Henderson County
Program Coordinator: Kat Black, katblack@bbbswnc.org
Phone: 828-436-2829
Mailing address: PO Box 515, Dana, NC 28724
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A ‘Great Story’ from AmeriCorp’s Project MARS
One of my favorite moments of my service year was volunteering at Dana Elementary. At Dana, I had the opportunity to work with ESL learners from kindergarten to 5th grade. I worked with these students in mixed classrooms practicing reading,…
Baseball’s life lessons and staying connected from 1000 miles away
Sitting in the front window at one of Asheville’s oldest and most classic establishments—Barley’s—Big Brother Joe Sherman is sipping some ice tea with two of the most important people in his life: his Little Brothers. They talk about baseball and…
Elementary School Students Raise Funds for Bowl For Kids’ Sake
How’d they do it? They declared the day “Hat Day” and permitted every student who brought in a dollar for BBBS to wear a hat of their choosing for the entire day! What a blast! And the results were…
BBBS WNC Nominates 2018 Big Brother of the Year!
Each year, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America affiliates nominate local mentors to be considered for the Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year award for their state. A host of criteria are considered in the selection process,…
