Grab goofy shoes, ball, help local kids
OK, I admit it: I’m not a great bowler. While you might see an occasional strike when I’m on the lanes, don’t expect me to appear on the pro bowlers’...
November 8, 2017
Category: Events
Blog
Big’s influence still felt decades later
‘I can’t imagine where I’d be today without him’ In late 2000, now-retired Pfizer employee Bob Short was reviewing resumes when he came across a familiar name. The name matched...
November 8, 2017
Category: Be a Big/ Meet the Match
Bigs plant seeds for Littles’ future careers
Kids get behind-the-scenes view of Bronson Battle Creek If you’ve ever watched a hospital-based television show, you might think the only people who work in the medical field are doctors...
November 8, 2017
Category: Be a Big
Bowl for Kids’ Sake team-building exercise for Fabri-Kal
When the Mad Hatter fell down the rabbit hole – er, bowling lane – at last year’s Bowl for Kids’ Sake in Kalamazoo, it was OK because Alice, Rhett Butler...
November 8, 2017
Category: Events
Big Sister was ‘always there for me’
By the time Deeanne Rogers was 9 in 1974, she had already lived a life that was extremely unhealthy and full of emotional pain causing her to become aggressive towards...
November 8, 2017
Category: Be a Big/ Meet the Match
Match Makers change kids’ lives for the better, forever.
The power of the Big Brothers Big Sisters program is the one-to-one relationship each Big has with their Little. This relationship begins at the Match Date – that is...
November 8, 2017
Category: Miscellaneous
Volunteering ‘helps the student-athletes understand how easy it is to help others
WMU baseball team’s coach, players dedicated to mentoring. Imagine being a 12-year-old sports fan and being told that not only are you finally being matched with a long-awaited Big Brother,...
November 8, 2017
Category: Be a Big
Every place I went with her, I’d never been there before.
Former mentor’s influence compels current Big Sister to give back. As a young girl, Alexia Jones didn’t have the opportunity to experience life outside of her neighborhood and, unfortunately, the...
November 8, 2017
Category: Be a Big/ Meet the Match
Community partners make it possible to offer free activities to matches
Did you know that it’s possible for a Big to meet with their Little at least twice a month and not spend a dime? Keeping out-of-pocket expenses low for Bigs...
November 8, 2017
Category: Miscellaneous
Battle Creek organizations think ‘out of the box’
New Bigs in Business program set One of Big Brothers Big Sisters’ fastest growing programs is Bigs in Business where students are transported to a business near their school for...
October 31, 2017
Category: Impact Stories
We’re all coaches helping someone. Your job just might not be as visible as mine.’
New Detroit Lions’ coach Jim Caldwell headlines 37th Annual Benefit Dinner Each year, more than 650 Big Brothers Big Sisters’ supporters gather in one room for the Annual Benefit Dinner....
October 31, 2017
Category: Be a Big
‘My favorite thing about being a Little Brother was having another person that I could talk to.’
Big Brother’s ‘mission’ to guide once shy child When Nelson Ramos became a Little Brother at age 11, he was shy and uncomfortable when meeting new people. It would take...
October 30, 2017
Category: Meet the Match