Spotlighting Jamie
Spotlighting Jamie Of all things that mentoring is, it's most rewarding, says Jamie, volunteer mentor of 27 years. "I get as much out of the match as they do." Jamie originally got involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters to show up for a young person who needed it just as he did when he was [...]
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Spotlighting Ariana
Spotlighting Ariana There’s plenty of good reasons to volunteer. For Ariana, a desire to become closer to her community was the main reason for getting involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters. It’s now been four years since Arianna has been matched with her mentee as a volunteer mentor. The Community Matching program pairs an adult [...]
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Spotlighting Elliott
Spotlighting Elliott Every child can benefit from a mentor, and this is exactly why Elliott got involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters – to be the mentor they wish they had. “I got involved because I wanted to give a child the mentorship I needed growing up,” Elliott says. As a volunteer mentor in the [...]
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Candice & Melissa
Showing up changes lives. When Melissa and Candice met 23 years ago through Big Brothers Big Sisters, two lives were forever changed. Attached is a story celebrating impact and the spirit of Big Brothers Big Sisters – transformative change. The connection wasn’t easy between Little Melissa and Big Candice when they first met. Having been let down in [...]
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Spotlighting Laurie
Spotlighting Laurie When In-School Mentors show up, it’s often a young person’s favourite day at school. For volunteer mentor Laurie, it’s been 13 school years of making an incredible impact in the program. Since, Laurie has been a mentor to four mentees – one match, a connection lasting six school years, with the others varying [...]
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