“This experience has allowed me to be there for someone in the way I wish I would’ve had when I was younger.” – Jayda Cadle, East Burke grad and BBBS High School Big “High School Bigs are superheroes in the…
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
Please designate Polk County as the recipient of this donation.
Teams, good times at BFKS Henderson Polk Rutherford Transylvania
Here are the team and candid photos from BBBS Henderson Polk Rutherford Transylvania’s Bowl For Kids’ Sake event April 18 at Tarheel Lanes. See if you can find yourself and your friends!
Leadership specialist helps High School Bigs tap internal resources
At our March meeting of Rutherford County High School Bigs at Lake Lure Classical Academy, Terri Abrams Lassiter of The Institute of Leadership returned to us to talk about leadership, perspective, self-awareness, and “the power of pause” in a situation.…
Rotary Club of Tryon learns more about BBBS, its Littles, and our work
The Rotary Club of Tryon just sent out its Feb. 11 newsletter and featured Jessica Toney’s presentation last week about the success and ongoing need for volunteers in Polk and Rutherford counties. Jessica is Program Manager of our work in…
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…
