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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berks County, PA
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Invest in their future ... and yours. Because a Little Time = Big Rewards!
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Welcome to Big Brothers Big Sisters
of Berks County, PA.
Celebrating 40 years of service in 2008!! Our innovative mentoring programs have received national recognition and focus on providing quality-based services to area at-risk youth primarily from single-parent homes. Invest in their future ... and yours. Because a Little Time = Big Rewards!
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Littles and Bigs bowl together at the 26th Annual Bowl For Kids' Sake! Local businesses and individuals sponsored Littles Teams at the event on April 5th & 6th, and at the same time helped make it yet another successful year at Bowl-O-Rama in Exeter!
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Big & Little News
Please NOTE -- the Annual Summer Picnic has been postponed from June 28th to August 9th. See our COUL Activities page for more information. In other Big & Little News: 1. You know you want one...a mouth-watering Arby's Roast Beef sandwich! Or how about a delicious Market Fresh Sandwich or Wrap? Satisfy your craving...and while you are there, you can help Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berks County! From Memorial Day (May 26th) through June 30th, patrons are asked to donate $1.00 to their local Big Brothers Big Sisters agency. Nine Arby's locations have joined on in support of our agency here in Berks County: | 5th Street Highway, Reading | Warren St. Bypass, Wyomissing | | Lancaster Pike, Shillington | Perkiomen Ave., Reading | | Kutzotwn Road, Kutztown | Papermill Road, Wyomissing | | South 4th St., Hamburg | Crossings Blvd., Elverson | | Penn Ave., Sinking Springs | |
Tell your family! Tell your friends and neighbors! Come one/come all to a participating Arby's near you as they help make "Little Time = Big Rewards!" _________________ 2. Set your calendars for tee off! The 7th Annual Big Brotheers Big Sisters of Berks County Golf Invitational is scheduled for Friday, August 15th at the Manor Golf Course...with a tee-off time of 1:00 pm. Check back often. Additional details on the event -- including the Hole-In-One contest -- are coming soon! _________________ 3. The welcome mat is out for the newest addition to our Big Brothers Big Sisters staff. Stanton Jasper is the new Youth Activities Coordinator. Stanton started here at the agency on June 9th. He is a recent graduate of Alvernia College, but -- while there -- served as Program Leader for the SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise) program. He has also assisted with a mentoring program at Cheltenham School District, and is a past facilitator for the United Way Youth Conference. _________________ 4. It was another successful year for the annual Bowl For Kids' Sake! Led by Sovereign Bank (21 teams) and the Governor Mifflin Education Association (12 teams), more than 125 bowling teams participated in the 26th annual event at Bowl-O-Rama on April 5th & 6th. See our BFKS page for more. In the meantime, mark your calendards...the 27th Annual Bowl For Kids' Sake has been tentatively set for April 4th & 5th, 2009!! _________________ 5. You can now donate to Big Brothers Big Sisters on-line using PayPal or major credit cards! Simply click on the DONATE link above and follow the instructions. _________________ 6. Corporations approved for Pennsylvania E.I.T.C. (Educational Improvement Tax Credit) program, you can help Big Brothers Big Sisters too. BBBS of Berks is an approved EITC agency. Several companies have already contributed EITC funding in 2008 including: National Penn Bank, Capital Blue Cross (Capital Advantage Insurance Company), and Sovereign Bank. Call 610-373-5544 for details. _________________ 7. Our appreciation goes out to Carpenter Technology and Highmark Blue Shield! Both corporations are helping to fund our mentoring programs in 2008. Find out how your company can also help by claling 610-373-5544 or email Executive Director Jim Smith at JimS@BigsInBerks.org
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BRIEF OVERVIEW: Established in 1968, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berks County, PA, is celebrating 40 years of service to the Berks County community. Each year, we serve over 300 children -- primarily from single-parent households -- providing them with more than 22,000 hours of supervised mentoring services! Our mission is to foster positive and measurable growth for at-risk youth, including a strengthened sense of self-worth, development of character, and improved relationships & performance at home, in school, and throughout the community. We achieve our goal through four mentoring programs utilizing carefully-screened and trained volunteers. Children serviced include ages 8-19 (with applications taken up to and including 15 years old). For volunteers, flexibility is the key! They can choose between our various mentoring programs based on their available time, location, experiences, and more. For more information, please review the "ELIGIBILITY" and "GETTING STARTED!" book marks or contact the agency at:
Telephone: 610-373-5544
Fax: 610-373-5530
Email us at: email@bigsinberks.org
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS of Berks County, PA
303 Windsor Street,
Centre Park
Reading, PA 19601
And remember... "Little Time = BIG Rewards!"
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