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Thank you to everyone who bought gifts for Littles and their families!

Trudie Henninger drops off on behalf of NC Arboretum staff.

Nearly every day before Christmas, it seemed, people were dropping off beautifully wrapped gifts for Littles and their families. Our office in Asheville was full of laughter and cheer as people came in laden with bags of brightly wrapped gifts. And even more laughter and love arrived when the Littles and their families showed up to see what their special Santas had brought.

Connie and Aubrie Damron

Aubrie Damron

We extend a heartfelt thank you to Connie and Aubrie Damron for sponsoring two boys and their mother this Christmas!  They wrapped the gifts in the coolest dinosaur paper that we’re sure the boys will love. Thank you, Connie and Aubrie!

Elizabeth Nelson, Kate Dwyer and Valerie Phillips

Elizabeth Nelson

Kate Dwyer

Valerie Phillips

It feels like Santa has arrived in Asheville early this year! Wonderful donors are dropping off gifts for the Littles they sponsored. Thank you to Elizabeth Nelson (first photo), Kate Dwyer (second photo), and Valerie Phillips (third photo) for brightening the holidays for youth in our program.

Kate has donated gifts for several years, and we are thrilled to have new donors this year as well. Happy Holidays to all of you generous folks!

Anne Aldridge and Ellington Realty

Anne Aldridge and Ellington Realty

Thank you to Anne Aldridge and Ellington Realty for sponsoring a child and his mother for holiday gifts! The holidays will be very special for them thanks to your generosity!

Erika Knox and the MAHEC Graduate Medical Education Department

Erika Knox and the MAHEC Graduate Medical Education Department

Thanks so much to Erika Knox and the MAHEC Graduate Medical Education Department for sponsoring a sweet young girl and her mother for holiday gifts! It’s been so heartwarming to meet the donors who have taken time from their busy schedules to make the holidays brighter for someone else. Happy Holidays to all of you!

Colton Groome & Company

Colton Groome & Company

Thank you to the employees of Colton Groome & Company for selecting Big Brothers Big Sisters to receive a donation of $1,000. We are very appreciative of their employee-driven community outreach, and we enjoyed meeting the sweet employees who delivered the check!

Jonathan and Katie Myers

Jonathan and Katie Myers

Thank you to Jonathan and Katie Myers for sponsoring a family again this year! They are spreading holiday joy to a Little Sister and her mother who loved their gifts!

Brooke Savage, Kimmel and Associates

Brooke Savage, Kimmel and Associates

What can we say but thank you for the Kimmel & Associates employees, who are amazing!  They provided grocery gift cards for 15 families at Thanksgiving and sponsored four families for holiday gifts! Brooke Savage is the Kimmel elf who organizes it all behind the scenes, shops for the gifts, and wraps them all. Thank you to Brooke and everyone at Kimmel & Associates!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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