Twenty-five Bigs and Littles enjoyed rock star treatment at Coach’s Corner this past Monday night. The event was hosted at Wild Wing Café—a favorite among Charlottesville locals—where everyone enjoyed food, fun, freebies, and some rare one-on-one time with local celebrities Mike London, UVa Football Head Coach, and Dave Koehn, the Voice of the Cavaliers.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters Night at Coach’s Corner a Success!
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge Welcomes New Executive Director
Charlottesville, VA – September 1, 2011 – Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge, a nonprofit organization committed to assisting young people in achieving their highest potential through professionally-supported mentoring, welcomes its new Executive Director, Jackie Bright.
“As a growing nonprofit serving the youth of our communities, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central [...]
Nelson County Big Brother Profiled as a “Stephanie’s Hero”
Big Brother Matt Simpson got some well-deserved recognition this week by CBS 19 News:
http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlines/Stephanies_Heroes_Big_Brother_119192739.html
(click on the camera icon to see the video)
Congratulations Matt, and thanks for all you do!
Big Brothers Big Sisters Awarded $350,000 Mentoring Children of Prisoners Grant
On Friday, November 5, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, Tim Heaphy, joined Dave Norris, Executive Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge, to announce that the local chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters has been awarded a $350,000, three-year federal grant to promote crime prevention through youth [...]
Best Buy Award Featured in Augusta Free Press
Yesterday, officials from the Best Buy Distribution Center in Verona presented a $7,500 check from the Best Buy Foundation to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge, in support of our ”100 Mentors for 100 Kids” campaign. The Augusta Free Press has the story and a photo here.
Big Brothers Big Sisters to Assist in Reviving Westhaven After School Program
Brendan Fitzgerald breaks some good news in this week’s C-Ville Weekly: Thanks to support from the Dave Matthews Band and other generous donors, the Westhaven After School Program, which closed earlier this year for lack of funds, will soon re-open under the organizational umbrella of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge. The [...]
Big Brothers Big Sisters Hosts Annual Picnic for Cville-Area Bigs and Littles
Charlottesville Program Coordinator Becky Reid and intern Alana Yuhasz organized a very successful annual picnic at Washington Park today with fun activities for Cville-area Bigs and Littles and their families. Several dozen people attended and all seemed to have a good time.
Both of the local TV news stations covered the event, as you can see here:
http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlines/104244423.html
and here:
http://www.nbc29.com/story/13260190/big-brothers-big-sisters-celebrates-rebuilding?redirected=true
(For both links, click on [...]
Valley Program Coordinator Marta Szuba Profiled in Staunton News-Leader
Each week, the Staunton News-Leader newspaper profiles a “local notable” for his/her contributions to the community. We’re very pleased to note that the News-Leader chose Marta Szuba, Valley Program Coordinator for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge, as this week’s selection — both for her work in the community and for [...]
Big Brothers Big Sisters Benefits from United Way Day of Action
On Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, the United Way of Greater Augusta organized a “Day of Action” through which 100+ volunteers fanned out across the Augusta County area to conduct service projects on behalf of local non-profit and community organizations. Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge was fortunate to have been chosen to [...]
Dave Koehn, “Voice of the Cavaliers,” Unveils New Radio Campaign to Recruit Big Brothers and Big Sisters
Putt-putt golf pros, mac-and-cheese aficionados, Nintendo Wii olympiads, and flag football champions wanted!
On Wednesday, July 21, at 10:00am at the Free Speech Monument in downtown Charlottesville, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge unveiled two public service announcements featuring Dave Koehn, “The Voice of the Cavaliers.” Dave is the Honorary Spokesperson for the organization, as [...]
