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Polk County

Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Polk County

Program Manager: Jessica Toney, jessicat@bbbswnc.org

Program Assistant: Louise Johnson,  louisej@bbbswnc.org

Phone: 828-429-7626

 

 

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National Guard veteran and High School Bigs talk about leadership

Polk County High School Bigs recently met with guest speaker Terri Abrams Lassiter, a National Guard veteran who spoke about leadership, responsibility and achievement. The group discussed how to leaders handle differences of opinion and how they could apply Terri’s…

Congrats to Polk and Rutherford high school grads! (Batch 1 of 3)

We have so many graduating High School Bigs (and a few graduating Littles) in spring 2025. Let’s lead off with Polk and Rutherford County grads. Look for the rest of them right here this week. In Polk and Rutherford counties,…

Bowl For Kids’ Sake 2025 thanks these wonderful Sponsors!

Our thanks go to these and other sponsors and supporters who made our Bowl For Kids’ Sake events in March a “Yabba Dabba Do” good time. Perfect Game sponsors: Selee Corporation, Asheville Regional Airport Strike sponsors: Pepsi Cola of Hickory,…

Check out the teams@BFKS Henderson Polk Rutherford Transylvania!

Team photos! Dinosaurs! Tyrannosaurus Rex and more in costumes added to the delight as bowlers who raised money for BBBSWNC had a great time.

Team photos – BFKS Henderson Polk Rutherford Transylvania

These are the great teams who had a great time at BFKS Henderson Polk Rutherford Transylvania counties on March 8 at Tarheel Lanes, Hendersonville.

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