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Mentoring Matters
As part of National Mentoring Month, First Niagara announced Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie County as one of eleven Western New York area organizations selected as grant recipients of First Niagara’s fourth annual Mentoring Matters program. During a news conference held at Enterprise Charter School, a total of $150,000 was awarded to support organized mentoring efforts in the Western New York community. The funds received by Big Brothers Big Sisters will support matches like Little Sister Maggie and her Big Sister Cymantha at the Site-Based Mentoring program at Enterprise Charter School. Little Sister Maggie shared, “It’s nice have a special friend that’s mine. She likes to be creative like me and I can talk to her about school, my baby brother or anything that…
Women Who Move the City Wednesday-Congrats Danielle Lewis!
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie County is honored to celebrate Danielle Lewis as this week’s featured Women Who Move the City Wednesday (WWMTC) Honoree! Serving her community has been how Danielle has chosen to pay forward the mentorship and support she received while developing as a young person. Danielle recently completed a three-year term on the Compass House Board of Directors, serving as Vice Chair and the Annual Fundraiser Chair. In the latter role, she led the transition from a traditional fundraising dinner event to a weekend brunch with the goal of building a new generation of donors for the organization. Danielle is also a member of the Junior League of Buffalo and recently finished multiple terms on the Board of Directors, serving as the Secretary and then Executive Vice…
Perfect Holiday Gift…2017 Art of Friendship Note Cards
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.
Lasting Legacy of Friendship
Lasting Legacy of Friendship Big Sister Continues to Support Agency After Passing Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier recently celebrated a thoughtful legacy gift made by long-time Big Sister, Janet McMahon, who recently passed away. Janet made one more gift to the Big Brothers Big Sisters program to honor her lifetime commitment to helping children reach their full potential. With Janet’s gift, six local “Littles” in the Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring program were chosen to receive a gift card to purchase school supplies with their Big Brother or Big Sister for the new school year. “A’laysia and I had a wonderful time shopping for school supplies for her first day of first grade. She told me she hasn’t gotten…
Thank You General Mills!
A BIG thanks to the General Mills Foundation & the employees involved in the Buffalo Community Action Council for the generous grant of $5,000 for our Site Based Mentoring Program (SBM). In addition to support as a funding partner, we’ve rom General Mills host activities for the children and mentors in our program. Recently, our kids enjoyed two wonderful opportunities with the General Mills in the Community volunteers. A group hosted an afternoon of fun activities with the kids in the SBM program at Enterprise Charter School. Events included building marshmallow catapults and then playing a game to try to catch the flying marshmallows. The kids had a blast using math/science skills and of course, shooting marshmallows! We also had a great time with our friends…
Future Littles Waiting List Program
[ddownload id=”955″ text=”Download Flyer” style=”button” color=”yellow”]We are excited to announce our Future Littles Waiting List Program is up & running! This program pairs your company or organization with a group of kids waiting for Big Brother & Big Sisters for a one-time event. Your group plans the activity with the help of our agency coordinator, who will also be present throughout the event for support. Why participate? Well, it’s a great time and a win-win for all involved– our kids waiting for a “Big” get a chance to participate in a fun activity and your employees/members get a chance to see what it’s like to a “Big” for a day. We’ve recently held successful events with E-Medco, Lawley Insurance and Ernst & Young. Activities…