In this month’s Board Member Spotlight we feature Terry Burleson. Time on board: I joined the board on October 6, 2015 Place of employment and title: Program Manager, Battle Creek...
The main task for employees at Eaton Corporation’s Galesburg site is to support building large commercial vehicles but some staff members have been building something even bigger: better futures for...
When Big Sister Chelsie E. Niecko was named Mentor of the Year by HandsOn Battle Creek, she was “shocked because I don’t feel like I really did anything. I do...
Huntington National Bank’s Terry Dorgan has been long-impressed with the charitable giving of his employer and wondered how that involvement could be encouraged at the local level. “Huntington is very...
On a sunny fall afternoon, two friends kick a soccer ball around, stopping occasionally to talk about what’s going on in their lives. It’s the type of scene you expect...
With more than 700 attendees and 72 corporate sponsors, the 35th Annual Benefit Dinner was a huge success. The newly-renovated Arcadia Ballroom at the Radisson Plaza Hotel was filled to...
The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters is to “provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.” We...
A boy who was close to failing all his classes turns his grades around. As a sixth grader, a girl has no interest in earning a high school diploma but...
Ryan DeNooyer’s face lights up with pride when he talks about his Little Brother Shaquille. He is very proud of the progress his Little Brother has made in the three...
“All children achieve success in life” is Big Brothers Big Sisters’ vision statement. But how do we define success and how do we help children achieve this goal? Since every...
On June 8, the streets of downtown Kalamazoo were full of life-size s’mores. More than 50 Bigs, Littles, board members and staff walked in the annual Do-Dah Parade as a...
Event raises about one-third of agency’s yearly budget “Kalamazoo is not the biggest city, but there are a lot of people with big hearts here.” This sentiment from Corey Person,...