Our 2017 Art of Friendship Note Cards are printed & ready to purchase! Each set has 5 cards and 100% of the $5.00 purchase price benefits BBBS of Erie County! You can purchase at any of Fowler’s Chocolates six retail shops located in Buffalo, Cheektowaga, East Aurora, Hamburg and Tonawanda. They make a wonderful holiday gift for family, friends, teachers, neighbors or a host/hostess!
The Art of Friendship is generously sponsored by Ingram Micro.
Help us congratulate our 2019 Magical Moments Gala Honorees! We will celebrate their dedication to supporting one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth on November 9, 2019 at Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel To learn more about the event contact Ashley Griffin at 873.5833 ext 243 or agriffin@beafriend.org
We are excited to share that results from the end of the 2014-2015 school year show that 98.9% of children involved the agency’s mentoring programs were promoted to the next grade level. In addition, 84% of children had a more positive attitude towards school and 96% had improved self-confidence. These results hold true for children attending Buffalo Public Schools (BPS) who are enrolled in BBBSEC’s innovative program, Transforming Buffalo Through Mentoring & Education™ (TBTME). Students enrolled in TBTME™ demonstrated improvements in attendance and a reduction in discipline referrals. These results lead to improved academic performance and a better chance for future success. Other positive outcomes from the 2014-2015 school year for children enrolled in BBBSEC’s Transforming Buffalo Through Mentoring & Education™ include: Attendance records showed…
Our Bigs & Littles celebrated the start of summer at our Annual Welcome Summer Picnic sponsored by Wegmans. Guests enjoyed dinner and a number of fun activities including carnival games run by volunteers from Ingram Micro. As part of our Pathways to STEM Partnership with National Grid, the kids mixed and measured just the right ingredients to create homemade “silly putty”. Littles also created handmade bookmarks and received new books for summer reading thanks toMichaels and had a chance to explore a fire truck from the Snyder Fire Department. The highlight of the evening was taking a moment to congratulate our Littles who are moving up to high school and the nine Little Brothers & Sisters who graduated from high school this year. Congrats to…
BBBS of Erie County has been selected as this year’s charity recipients of a portion of the proceeds of Fowler’s Factory Tour, taking place on Saturday, October 8th and Monday, October 10th! Advance sale tickets are $3 each and can be purchased by clicking here. Tickets purchased on the day of the tour are $5 and are also available at the factory. Self-guided tours of the factory begin hourly from 9:00 am – Noon and 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm. Guests will have a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how Fowler’s famous sponge candy and other sweet treats are made. There will be delicious samples and helpful folks to answer questions about the candy making process! The factory, located at 100 River Rock Drive in Buffalo, is…
Celebrate the conclusion of National Mentoring Month at the Big Mixer on Thursday, January 29, 2015 from 5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. at Providence Social in Buffalo.
We are honored to recognize the following outstanding women who are making a difference in our community as BBBSEC’s 2017 Women Who Move the City Honorees: Cheryl Bird Gwendolyn Bork Lorna MacDonald Czarnota Susan Gastle Danielle Lewis Deborah Tangelder Marilyn Gibson Young Each Wednesday, beginning March 22nd, we will highlight one of our honorees. Check back here on Women Who Move the City Wednesdays to read a full bios about the work these incredible women are doing! Join the Celebration! Women Who Move the City will be held on Wednesday, May 10th at the Hotel Lafayette from 5:30 – 8:30pm. Attendees will enjoy a unique evening that includes hors d’oeuvres, two-hours of open bar, shopping & information vendors and a swag bag of goodies. To learn…
