January is National Mentoring Month! This is the perfect time to thank the person that mentored you, become a Big Brother or Big Sister or support mentoring as a donor. To learn more about National Mentoring Month and how you can get involved with BBBS of Erie County, click here! Also, be sure to keep your eyes open for a special, local National Mentoring Month public service announcement created by our generous media sponsor WGRZ-TV Channel 2!
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January is National Mentoring Month!
We are excited to celebrate our current Big & Little mentoring relationships during January and recruit new mentors to make a difference in the lives of children facing adversity.
Amazing Night Celebrating Amazing Women!
A BIG Thank You to our sponsors and all who attended our 5th Annual Women Who Move the City! The funds raised at this event will help us to match more Little Sister with Big Sisters thus, creating the next generation of Women Who Move the City! Congratulations again to our 2018 Honorees: Zandra Cunningham, Emily Felmet, Jody Galvin, Raziya Hill and Alexa Zappia! Lastly, thank you to our host year after year AND this year’s honorary Women Who Move the City awardee, Janet Snyder.
Buffalo Bills Holiday Party
Twenty of our Little Brothers and Little Sisters enjoyed the Buffalo Bills Annual Children’s Holiday Party. The Jim Kelly Club at the stadium was transformed into a winter wonderland with trees, holiday scenes and even a working “Polar Express” train for the kids to ride! The children also enjoyed having dinner with the Bills and the Jills. After dinner, Santa arrived bringing each child a bag full of gifts! A few of our kids were surprised when several of the Bills, working as Santa’s helpers, came riding out to give them their very own new bike! A BIG thanks to the Buffalo Bills players, the Jills, the staff and their families for making this wonderfully generous and memorable event possible.
Women Who Move the City Wednesday-Congrats Breanna Pugh!
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie County and Media Sponsor, Kiss 98.5 are excited to honor Breanna Pugh as this week’s Women Who Move the City Wednesday Honoree! Breanna, a Marketing Manager at Ivoclar Vivadent in Amherst, dedicates countless hours of her free time to supporting local charities. As a member of B Team Buffalo, a group that focuses on improving the city of Buffalo and surrounding communities through volunteer opportunities, she has helped on projects with multiple community organizations. This year, Breanna served as a committee member for the B Team’s City of Light project. This committee organizes teams of volunteers to decorate the streets and houses in a Buffalo neighborhood during the winter holidays. The group also hosts a winter carnival, providing the…
Help Recruit the Next Generation of Bigs to our Team.
The Big Draft is here. You’re on the clock! We’re thrilled to announce the Big Draft Recruitment Campaign! While the NFL is drafting its next players, we want to engage our community to help us draft the next generation of Bigs. This recruitment campaign stems from the BBBS partnership with the NFL Inspire Change Initiative. The goal of that program is to advance the national conversation and progress on social justice and to create positive change in communities across the country. The NFL supports our efforts to break down barriers and build stronger communities through our mentoring program. From Feb. 9 – April 25, 2020 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier is following the NFL draft, aiming to recruit potential…
Sponsor the 2021 Annual Gala!
There’s still time to sponsor this year’s 50th Anniversary Celebration—our Annual Gala re-imagined for 2021! Find out how.