April 2010
1 post
Swing into Spring Golf Tournament
The weather has been outstanding so far this spring! Why not take advantage of the all of the sunshine, and support a great cause at the same time. Join us on Wednesday, May 5th at Legends on the Niagara golf course for a great tournament! Only $125 per person, which includes golf, cart, driving range, and a post round reception. We are working together with our friends at Big Brothers Big...
February 2010
9 posts
Happy Friday!! esp for two young boys...
Two male students were matched with their Mentors this morning. Despite the snow storm and bus cancellations - these little guys made it to school to meet their In-School Mentors. What a great way to end the week!!
50 girls being served!!
Thanks to the amazing support and on-going efforts of our Go Girls! Mentors, we are currently have 50 girls participating in the Go Girls! program.
Schools currently running are Forestview, Father Hennepin, St. Mary, Heximer Avenue, James Morden, and Cherrywood Acres.
St. Mary Go Girls! program
The St. Mary Catholic School Go Girls! program started this evening. The girls were enthusiastic and excited for the opportunity to participate in this program. So excited in fact, that 11 of the 13 girls in the grade seven class signed up. What a turn out!! Way to GO GIRLS!!
Tim Hortons Bowl For Kids Sake Crucial Campaign!
Every year, Niagara Falls Big Brothers Big Sisters hosts the largest bowling party in Niagara Falls - the Tim Hortons Bowl For Kids Sake. This important campaign supports our efforts to match children with caring volunteer mentors -to ensure that every child in Niagara Falls in need of a mentor, has a mentor. As we don’t receive any committed government funding, we must fundraise over 75%...
First session feedback....
One of my Go Girls! Mentors sent me the following email after her first session,
“Everything went well. I really liked the group and the school was well equipped. The girls were opening up and laughing. When they were leaving one girl said to a parent “we were having too much fun we didn’t want to leave”. That was nice to hear and I am excited to go back next week.”
Congrats...
Sleep Cheap Charities Reap
Every fall, hoteliers across Niagara Falls provide rooms to residents of the Niagara Region at a significantly reduced rate, and donate these funds to the Sleep Cheap, Charities Reap program. This year, the initiative raised over $113,000, and will be supporting organizations such as the Niagara Community Foundation, Distress Centre Niagara, and Niagara Falls Big Brothers Big Sisters.
We are so...
Wow - Record Numbers!!
Thanks to our dedicated Go Girls! Mentors we are running a record number of groups this winter!! Six to be exact! We are running at Forestview and Father Hennepin, and we are scheduled to start programs at Cherrywood Acres, James Morden, St. Mary, and Heximer Avenue before the end of February.
New In-School Match!
A little girl from our waitlist at Father Hennepin School was matched on Friday with her In-School Mentor. She and her mentor hit it off - quickly learning of their shared love of birds!!
One hour - once a week - thats all it takes to make a difference in the life a children. Consider becoming an In-School Mentor to one of the two dozen children currently waiting.
Tim Hortons employees jump on board!
So pleased to see that the Tim Hortons employees across Niagara have embraced our annual Tim Hortons Bowl For Kids Sake! Found out today that there are 67 Tim Hortons teams already registered to participate in a campaign in their community across the region!
Thanks to all of you for your support - and we couldn’t ask for a more caring corporate sponsor!
January 2010
5 posts
Getting closer...
…to fully launching the new Boys Mentoring Program! Training is this Sunday, along with the Go Girls training. Should be an interesting experience to see how similar and different the two programs are at the same time.
The excitement builds!!!…
2010 Tim Hortons Bowl For Kids Sake is coming!!
Getting close to full - only 10 lanes left…total! Get your team in to Niagara Falls Big Brothers Big Sisters asap! Email Noelle@niagarafallsmentors.org to register your team!
Big Brothers Big Sisters overview →
Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring has an impact on children (of course), families, and the volunteers. Hear what some our current stakeholders have to say about our mentoring programs.
Happy to hear...
At our Thursday staff meeting, it was great to hear that we have over 15 new mentors going through orientation! That’s fantastic news, and will mean that we can continue on to helping the 40 children we have waiting for a Big Brother or Big Sister. Of course, we also heard that we have many new children going through orientation as well…sigh….
Hope the 2010 Tim Hortons Bowl...
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