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How are you going to participate? Beginning in 1970, 20 million Americans went to streets, parks, and auditoriums to stand for a healthy, sustainable environment. People of all backgrounds and views came together. In 1990, Earth Day became worldwide, and 200 million people in 141 countries participated. Earth Day 2000 and 2010 were noteworthy, and now this day is seen as the largest secular observance in the world.
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events to cooking for visiting AmeriCorps crews or helping with education programs. Go to http://nahantmarsh.org/volunteeropportunities/ to fill out an application. If interested in Natural Resources, email completed form to Jevonnah at jmprashaw@eicc.edu. For special events, send to Amy at aloving@eicc.edu. Call 563-336-3370 for more information. Try riding your bike or walking instead of driving or being driven everywhere! Buy locally grown products.
http://www.earthday.org/about/thehistory-of-earth-day/ Here are some ways you and your Little can contribute to a sustainable and healthy environment: Become more aware! Notice how much water you’re using. How long are you leaving the shower run before you get in? Are you leaving the water run while you brush your teeth? How about when you do the dishes? Are you wasting heat? Are you leaving lights on in your kitchen when no one is in there? Remember how limited these resources are, especially to those without! Take action! Plant trees together. Trees are necessary for survival, giving us and animals oxygen, fruits, clean air, shelter, and they prevent soil erosion.
Check out the Farmers’ Market in your area! Try the Freight House Farmers’ Market - Fresh Foods and Goods Market, open all year round on Saturdays from 8am-1pm. Check out http:// freighthousefarmersmarket.com/. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! Join environmental groups. Look into Quad Cities Waterkeeper of the Upper Mississippi River, River Action Inc., Progressive Action for the Common Good, or Quad City Audubon Society. Stop littering!
Unplug at least once a day so you can enjoy nature and the Volunteer! environment around you. Adopt-A-Path: Adopt ½ mile section of the Mississippi River Trail (IL and IA) or Duck Creek Recreational Trail (IA) by cleaning up trash and http://biofriendly.com/blog/nature/environment/50-ways-to-makedebris. Applications and more information can be found online at your-life-more-environmentally-friendly/ http://www.riveraction.org/volunteer. You can also call 563-322-2969 or email kwine@riveraction.org. http://www.conserve-energy-future.com/15-easyways-to-become-environmentally-friendly.php Nahant Marsh - 4220 Wapello Ave., Davenport, IA: Volunteer opportunities can range from picking up trash to helping with special
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
EARTH DAY—APRIL 22 CAREER NAVIGATOR TOURS RAVE ABOUT YOUR LITTLE: BRIANNE CAREER CRUISING MATCH CRAFT ACTIVITIES EARTH DAY ACTIVITIES WITH YOUR LITTLE DEAR MATCH COACH HELP US SCHEDULE A LUNCH AND LEARN M.A.P.S. ACTIVITY—DEK HOCKEY BBBS POSTER CONTEST—SHARE YOUR CREATIVITY BIG / LITTLE TRAINING
NEW PARTNERSHIPS: YMCA AND PUTNAM MUSEUM APRIL MATCH ANNIVERSARIES BUFFALO WILD WINGS—10% TO BBBS IN APRIL! WHITESIDE COUNTY UPDATE—APRIL CELEBRATING BBBS MENTORS IN MACOMB PLANT SALE ORDERS DUE BY APRIL 24 MONEY-WISE KIDS: WHAT IS CREDIT? HEALTHY KIDS: BULLYING THE SIGNS AND HELPING EVENTS: BIGS’ NIGHT OUT AND GOLF OUTING COMMUNITY CALENDAR—APRIL
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RAVE ABOUT YOUR LITTLE: BRIANNE Jesyka & Brianne have only been matched since September 2016. However, it would seem like they have been matched for so much longer! The two enjoy going out and being active in the community, going for hikes and walks, but also love just hanging out and eating tacos!
Thursday, April 6
Explore career options, college resources and opportunities in the QC. Make a personalized plan based on your Little’s interests, experiences and unique learning style.
Thursday, April 6, 5:30-6:30 PM BBBS Office 130 W 5th St, Davenport IA
Send us a RAVE about your Little! Email Jaime at: jkeller@bbbs-mv.org
Please RSVP to Lindsay at lmercer@bbbs-mv.org by Wednesday, April 5th, 563-323-8006
APRIL CRAFT ACTIVITIES: Toilet Paper Roll Bird Feeder Supplies: ● Peanut Butter (or can try almond ● butter, soy butter) ● Craft/Popsicle Sticks ● Toilet paper rolls
● Bird Seed ● Twine
Directions: Using a popsicle stick, cover outside of toilet paper roll with peanut butter. Roll the peanut butter covered toilet paper roll in the bird seed until covered. Thread a piece of twine through the roll and knot. Hang where birds can enjoy!
Chick and Lamb Craft Supplies: ● Paper plates (paint one yellow) ● Orange, grey, and black scrapbook paper ● Cotton balls
● Yellow feathers ● Glue
● Googly eyes ● Scissors
Directions: For the Chick: Cut two long strips for legs, a little diamond for beak and 2 little chick feet out of orange paper Accordion style fold strips of orange paper and glue feel to bottom of each leg. Attach legs to bottom of plate. Fold orange diamond in half to make beak and attach to plate. Add googly eyes and attach some feathers to back of plate for some fluffy wings. For lamb: Glue cotton balls on white paper plate till covered Cut out 4 strips of grey or black scrapbook paper for the legs, an oval for the head, and two little oval ears. Fold the four strips accordion-style and glue to the back of the plate. Glue ears onto the back of the lamb’s head and googly eyes to the front. Glue the lamb’s head onto the cotton ball.
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CHECK OUT DEKHOCKEY! Love to watch hockey? Why not give it a try? Check out the fun with us at the QC Dekhockey Center! Learn dekhockey basics and then join in on some friendly competition. This is a great opportunity to try out a new sport, and then maybe even use a HAVlife grant to sign up for a league!
Date: Saturday, April 8 Time: 1:00-3:00 pm Location: QC Dekhockey Center; Crow Creek Park, 4900 Devils Glen
SHARE YOUR CREATIVITY IN THE BBBS POSTER CONTEST Share your creativity in the BBBS Poster Contest! Your very own work-of-art could be featured as the official BBBS Thank-You cards! Littles of any age are invited to enter, by creating a poster interpreting the theme: “What My Big Means to Me”. One winner will be chosen per age group: Elementary, Middle, High School
Deadline: April 14th Winners will be announced by May 1st Contact Jaime at jkeller@bbbs-mv.org for more information
Tuesday, April 25, 5:30-7 PM BBBS Office, 130 W. 5th St. Davenport You and your Little are invited to our Big and Little Training. We will learn more about the mentoring process, the resources that are available through BBBS, and will have some fun activities. We hope to see you there! Please RSVP to Katie at kzick@bbbs-mv.org or Lindsay at lmercer@bbbs-mv.org (563-323-8006)
If you have been matched for less than 6 months, this training is for you!
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NEW COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS! FREE FUN FOR MATCHES! Community-Based matches now have the great opportunity to visit the Y together for FREE! The new BBBS/YMCA partnership allows a CB Big to take his/her Little to the Y, free of charge, simply by showing your BBBS identification card! Already have a Y membership? Great! You can now add your Little to your membership for free! Interested in getting a Y membership? Also great! Show your BBBS ID card to have the registration fee waived. Can’t find your BBBS ID card? No problem! Contact your Match Coach to get a new card printed. You will not be given free access without this card! Thank you to all of the Scott County YMCA as well as the Two Rivers YMCA for this great opportunity!
The Putnam Museum is now offering complimentary memberships to all active Community-Based BBBS Matches! Basic membership benefits include free museum/science center admission, 10% discount in the Museum Store and Snack Shop, 2 free Giant Screen movie passes, and much more! Memberships are good for one year, but can be renewed after that time for active matches. To sign up for this opportunity, contact your Match Coach to complete some brief membership paperwork.
For more information on both of these partnerships contact your Match Coach or email Jaime at jkeller@bbbs-mv.org
CELEBRATE APRIL MATCH ANNIVERSARIES!
Little’s First Name
Big’s First Name
Big’s Last Name
Years Matched
Little’s First Name
Big’s First Name
Big’s Last Name
Years Matched
Gage
Dolores
Nanninga
8
Sophia
Stacy
Willet
2
Hannah
Bonnie
Sparks-Gray
7
Gabrielle
Karen
Dahlstrom
2
Savannah
Lynda
Van Zuiden
6
Zakiyah
Latrice
Lacey
2
Megan
Julie
Keith
6
Cydney
Sheryl
VerMeer
2
Drew
Kevin
Friedenbach
6
B'dea
Pam
Duncan
2
Alexander
John
Hageman
5
Ally
Lynn
Drazinski
2
Anabelle
Rose
Strickland
5
Paige
Kari
Maes
2
Jazmyn
Lynn
Toney
5
Gracie
Nickole
Spears
2
Marc
John
Schlader
5
Haylee
Judy
Sharp
1
Sofia
Andrea
Olberts
5
Audri
Heather
Brinkschroeder
1
Taylor
Myra
Very
5
Zackary
Ken
Stephens
1
Alicia
Chelsea
Guerin
5
Aliza
Kathleen
Maus
1
Tejana
Cecilia
O'Brien
5
Hailey
Rachel
Carlton
1
Sequoia
Megan
Schoff
4
Allie
Whitney
Sullivan
1
Savanah
Faith
Fletcher
3
Shavontay
Laura
Bjurstrom
1
Kyler
Heidi
Halferty
3
Jena
Taylor
McCune
1
Madison
Gabriela
Solano
2
Aryiana
Rita
Slusser
1
Fredrick (Fred) Jack
Cullen
2
Madison
Briana
Boswell
1
Eric
Ryan
Martin
2
Gavin
Sam
Bryant
1
Alisha
Beth
Grabin
2
Tryeniytae
Toni
Hinchcliffe
1
Maliyah Marcus
Katie Mike
Pfitzenmaier Giesen
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DEAR MATCH COACH: PLANS FALLING THROUGH WITH LITTLE Dear Match Coach, I am having a hard time meeting up with my Little Margaret. The reason is that lately whenever I show up at Margaret’s house she hasn’t been home. I schedule our visits a week in advance so I think that’s plenty of notice for Margaret’s parents to know that I will be coming over. Dear Volunteer I understand your frustration. It’s never fun to plan a visit with your Little and have it fall through. Here are a few suggestions that may help: ● Call the parent or guardian earlier on in the day that you will be picking up Margaret. Also, call or text 10 minutes before you pick her up. If the plan was made a week in advance, it may be difficult for the family to remember, so a reminder call or text should help. ● If you are going to visit Margaret at school make sure that you call the school the morning of your visit. This notifies the school of your visit in advance and it also lets you know if she is at school that day and not out sick. ● Be flexible and understanding that your Little’s family may be experiencing a hectic schedule or they may be dealing with some sort of life issue. Thank you for contacting your Match Coach. Be sure to let us know how it goes!
CONNECT BBBS TO YOUR EMPLOYER FOR A LUNCH & LEARN We are in constant need of volunteers, and right now we have over 200 children waiting to be matched into our program. One great way to get the word out about volunteering for BBBS is by our staff working with companies to schedule a “Lunch & Learn” for employees of that company to attend. We need your help. Put us in touch with your HR Director so we can come in and explain how a “Lunch & Learn” works. Basically, the company internally promotes the event a few weeks in advance, lets us know how many people will attend and the company provides pizza for the event! We do the rest! Encourage your HR Manager to call us today! Sarah Walker, swalker@bbbs-mv.org Bre Sykes, bsykes@bbbs-mv.org Beth Clark, bclark@bbbs-mv.org 563-323-8006
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WHAT’S HAPPENING IN WHITESIDE COUNTY: APRIL Featured (New) Match of the Month Kabastian and Steve Kabastian and Steve were matched together in February. So far they have enjoyed playing racquetball, going to a farm and checking out the tractors and equipment, as well as even attending a concert at Sauk Valley Community College! Kabastian and Steve also attended a Storm Chasers class, and became registered Tornado Spotters! We can’t wait to hear about more of their adventures together! Thank you, Kabastian and Steve! A “Little” Conversation… While talking with your Little, the conversation is bound to turn to their current interests, such as the latest video game, music, the hottest new dance, television shows, or movies. Regarding video games, television shows, and movies, try to remember appropriate content. If your Little starts talking with you about a certain video game, show, or movie and if you are not certain that it is appropriate content for the child, take the conversation to another game, show or movie that you believe is appropriate for their age. Things to do Around the Sauk Valley Area Saturday, April 1, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm Sterling Public Library Book Sale 102 West Third Street Sterling IL. Spring Book Sale: Adult Books $1.00 each; Books on Tape $1.00 each; DVDS's/Videos $1.00 each; Children's Books $.50 each; Large selection of oversized books $5.00 each. For more information please contact the Sterling Library at 815625-1370. Thursday, April 6th 7:00 pm SVCC Hypnotist, Lizzy the Dream Girl Sauk Valley Area Community College Mathis Theater --Free Event Open to the Public. A vibrant, high-energy hypnosis that rivals reality television. The best part of the show is watching your friends become the stars of the show! Attendees will be laughing and talking about the show long after it's done - an experience that you will never forget! Saturday, April 15, 10:00 am Lego Club Sterling Public Library 102 West Third Street Sterling, IL For more information please contact the Sterling Library at 815-625-1370. Saturday, April 22, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Clean & Green Sterling Main Street 318 1st Ave Sterling, IL Join us on Earth Day as we spruce up the downtown and beyond! We're putting together a project list to help Downtown Sterling continue to shine as we enter the warmer
months. For more information, contact Sterling Main Street at 815-626-8610. Healthy Teeth make Happy Smiles! We would like to thank Dr. Wendy Wells from Wells Family Dentistry in Sterling, IL. for providing our Littles with goodie bags to educate our Littles about healthy teeth. The bags included a new toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, and anti -cavity rinse. And just receiving a goodie bag created smiles from our Littles! http://www.wellsfamilydentistry.net/ Save the Date! Sunday, April 23rd at 10:30 am, BBBS of Whiteside County will be doing a community service project for Sterling Main Street Clean & Green. Sterling Main Street will be assigning BBBS their own area to make Sterling more beautiful. We will meet at our office at the Wallace Education Building, and head to our assigned area from there. Afterwards we will be rewarding all that hard work with a pizza party for our Bigs, Littles, and BBBS families that helped out!
Like us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/Big-Brothers-Big -Sisters-of-Whiteside-County218199218375102
We are asking each of our current Bigs to recruit just one “Big” in 2017! Ask your co-workers, friends and family. www.bbbsmv.org/ volunteer
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CELEBRATING BBBS MENTORS IN MACOMB We continue to make new matches, and the communities recognize the great work BBBS does! We have 6 new matches to introduce, a Community Service Award announcement, 5th Annual Trivia Night update, and our upcoming Match Activities and Fundraiser. Let’s have a look! New Matches! BIG NEWS!!! Since the last issue we have made 6 new matches! These are our final school based matches of 2016-17 for a total of 25 new School Based matches this school year! It was a lot of work but the smiles on our Littles’ faces make it all worthwhile. Without any further ado, let’s congratulate them all. 1) Big Brother Zach was a peer mentor all through high school, Little Brother Alex has been with us for a couple years (so have all three of his siblings); 2) Big Sister Emily worked in Special Recreation, Little Sister Katrena was so excited to meet her new Big; 3) Big Sister Brianna works at WIU and has already volunteered at some BBBS activities, Little sister Joyce hugged Brianna at the beginning and end of their introduction; 4) Big Brother Jose is the President of the InterFraternity Council, Little Brother DJ waited patiently for the right Big to come along (both of his sisters are currently matched in Macomb); 5) Big Brother Ken is a RA at Thomson Hall, Little Brother Darrion has stopped at the BBBS office everyday asking for a Big and we finally found him the perfect match; and 6) Big Brother Wayne is a well known and well liked Macomb community member and the most active 72 year old you will ever meet, Little Brother Riley is very close with his grandparents so he and Wayne hit it off right away! These six new great volunteers come from diverse backgrounds and all arrived at BBBS for their own reason, but are here to make a difference. To all of them we say CONGRATULATIONS!
Alex & Zach
Katrena & Emily
Joyce & Brianna
DJ & Jose
Community Service Award Former Director of the Housing Authority of McDonough Bill Jacobs retired in December 2015. Bill was one of the people who brought Big Brothers Big Sisters to Macomb almost 17 years ago, and he has Darrion and Ken Riley & Wayne been a board member ever since. To commemorate Bill’s service to our community and BBBS we established the Bill Jacobs Service Award for BBBS kids that do community service. We have a new winner! Little Brother Dion spent Thursday of his spring break volunteering at the Riverbend Mobile Food Pantry at Prairieview. Dion is a Boy Scout so this is not his first
time volunteering in the community. We are very proud of Little Brother Dion for being a great example of the kids in our program giving back. 5th Annual Trivia Night Our 5th Annual Trivia Night was a huge success. We are so glad that the communities we serve came out to have some fun and support the program. The program was awesome, our celebrity MC did a great job, the video questions of the BBBS kids were spectacular and everyone had a great time! Thanks to King Graffiti Band for playing the event. Today we want to thank the Western Illinois Volleyball team for volunteering to work the event. Thanks to all of our prize sponsors, SRC for hosting the event, and everyone who played. This event has grown bigger and better every year; it will be tough to top 2017 but we’re up to the challenge. Stay tuned for the 2018 event.
Upcoming Match Activities 4 April-University of Illinois Extension “Surviving in Space” Activity4-6PM at BBBS office 14 April-WIU Softball game- 3PM at WIU’s field 18 April- WIU Baseball game- 4PM at WIU’s field 4 May-Peace Corps Mini-International Bazaar- 4-6PM at BBBS office (details to come). Upcoming BBBS Fundraiser Spring is coming and it’s almost time for our annual Mother’s Day plant sale. The sale is taking place from May 10-13 from 8AM to 6PM at STC Investments—1603 E Jackson Street, across from HyVee. Come check out all the beautiful plants we are selling, come talk to the Master Gardeners and celebrate Mother’s Day with BBBS! Don’t forget that all funds raised go to help the kids of Warren and McDonough Counties. Call or e-mail for more details: 309-837-5437, ptarantola@bbbs-mv.org.
To become a “Big”
McDonough Co. contact Pete at 309-837-5437 or go to www.bbbsmv. org/volunteer
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KEEP A CHILD’S HEART BLOOMING! PLACE YOUR ORDER!
Place your Plant Sale order by April 24! All proceeds go to support one-to-one mentoring.
Over 150 annual varieties and colors! ● Place an individual or group pre-order by April 24. ● Talk to your Little about volunteering at Plant Sale May 5-13. Contact Kayla (563-323-8006) to sign up (2-3 hour shifts available).
● Shop the sale! Flowers are great gifts for mom and teachers!
Annuals ● 4” Pot Geraniums ● Hanging Baskets ● 4” pot Wave and Easy Wave Petunias AND MORE! up t Pick rder a le ro you lant Sa 3. P y 5 - 1 rs Ma + o rde EE 0 R $15 eive F the c i e y n es. r ver deli ad Citi Qu
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SAVE THESE DATES FOR ON-SITE SHOPPING! IOWA: Northwest Bank & Trust Tower Fri., May 5—Sat., May 13, 8 am-7 pm
ILLINOIS: UnityPoint Health—Trinity
Thurs., May 4 (1-7pm), May 5-7, 8 am—7 pm
ILLINOIS: Macomb, STC Investments across from HyVee Wed., May 10—Sat., May 13, 8 am—5 pm
Order on-line or download form:
www.bbbsmv.org/plant
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MONEY-WISE KIDS: WHAT IS CREDIT? Be careful! While credit cards have many positive features, they can get you into financial trouble. It’s very easy to just whip out your credit card and pay for something you want now instead of waiting till you have enough cash.
By IHMVCU staff Credit cards provide a way for you to take out a short-term loan. Each time you use your card, your credit card provider is paying the money up front with the expectation that you will repay it on a monthly basis.
If you don’t pay off your balance each month you will get a finance charge added to your balance. The longer you carry a balance on your credit card, the more finance charges you’ll acquire. Getting out of credit card debt can be very difficult because of the finance charges. Plus, the longer It takes you to pay, the more you are ultimately paying for that item.
You can avoid spending more money than you have by paying your balance in full at the end of each month. If you don’t pay the full balance at the end of a month, your credit card company will charge interest on your loan. You’ll still have to pay the amount due plus the added interest next month. Why you should carry a credit card. Many people like credit cards because it's safer than carrying around a lot of cash. If someone steals your cash (or you lose it), it's gone. If your credit card is lost or stolen, you just need to report it to the credit card company and they will stop accepting it. Credit cards can also be used as a tool for people who want to build good "credit". If you ever want to get a loan from a bank, they will look at your credit score. Higher credit scores are better. Using a credit card responsibly can increase your credit score. Credit cards come in handy if you have any unexpected expenses.
Choose wisely! There are many different credit card options for you. Do research to see which one is the best fit for your needs. When choosing a credit card look at their APR, interest rate, annual fees (if any) and general fees such a late fee, cash advance fee, etc. Keep in mind that some credit cards are specifically for a certain store. Getting a credit card isn’t something you should take lightly. When you make the decision to get one you need to understand the risk and rewards that come with it.
CHECK OUT WWW.BBBSMV.ORG “BIGS ONLY” SECTION FOR MORE EDUCATIONAL TIPS ON BOTH FINANCIAL LITERACY AS WELL AS HEALTH AND WELLNESS!
Thanks to IHMVCU for sponsoring the BBBS Money-Wise Kids Program!
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BULLYING: KNOWING THE SIGNS AND HOW TO HELP
By Christine Gradert, L.I.S.W. Director, Child and Adolescent Services, UnityPoint Health – Robert Young Center
avoidance of peers or school, a desire to stay home, or a stronger than normal desire to stay close to parents or siblings. How adults can help Building a safe environment is critical for all youth but especially for Bullying is often defined as unwanted verbal, emotional, or physical youth who are being bullied. If an adult becomes aware a child is aggression that occurs between a youth and another peer. Bullying being bullied, active steps should be taken to notify the school or can also be group-based when other children join in the behaviors to other officials where the bullying is occurring. Supervision should be specifically target one peer. Group bullying increased in all circumstances and/or can be especially traumatic and harmful as venues where bullying may occur. Bullying the intensity toward the intended victim is behaviors must be directly addressed by the leveraged through multiple voices. appropriate adults to let the youth (or group of youths) know these behaviors are Bullying occurs across all socio-economic unacceptable and will not be tolerated. groups, races, and ethnicities. It happens in It’s important for youth who are bullied to large cities and small towns. All children at know that their families, friends, schools, some point in their childhood may be at and communities support them. Bullying risk of being bullied. Some youth however primarily impacts one’s self-esteem and may be at higher risk such as: youth who confidence. Resiliency building activities are new to a school, youth with disabilities, can help strengthen a youth who has been youth who identify with the LGBTQ bullied. Adults can help in two key ways: community, youth who are overweight, Home and family are the primary safety youth with a speech impediment, youth who practice a different grounding points for youth. Special attention should be paid religion or are from a different country, youth who are socially to maintaining as much consistency in family routine as awkward, and youth whose families are poor and unable to buy possible. Parents and caretakers should also be more clothing and other items considered to be “in” with their peers at sensitive toward the signs and symptoms (listed above) for school. youth experiencing bullying. Behavioral symptoms are often a youth’s way of signaling that they need help. A supportive It’s important to note that many victims do not report they are being and understanding home environment will go a long way bullied. They may feel embarrassed or humiliated and believe they toward the youth regaining a feeling of being emotionally should know how to resolve the situation on their own. Often, the and physically safe. first time a parent or other adult becomes aware a youth is Developmentally, youth are often more attuned to their peer experiencing a problem is when the youth demonstrates behavioral group and look to them to affirm their self-worth. Adults symptoms. While not all bullying victims demonstrate symptoms, should work with youth to select a new activity to get sometimes when they do, these symptoms are misinterpreted by involved in that includes same-age peers who are accepting adults as a child being stubborn or difficult. Adults should always and positive. Joining a school club, band, choir, church youth explore what may be occurring in a child’s life before trying to correct group, or maybe an external peer related group such as Boy the behaviors, especially when a child exhibits a significant change and Girl Scouts, 4-H, Dad’s Club sports, drama, or a gaming from their normal demeanor. group, can all be helpful and build or strengthen self-esteem. All adults have the tremendous ability to impact a child’s life. Every Signs an adult should look for that may indicate a child is being bullied interaction, no matter how small or brief, can make a child feel include: anxiety and depression, changes in sleeping and eating valued, cared for, and respected. Being “present” in a child’s life and habits, feelings of worry, sadness, and loneliness, loss of interest in giving them the gift of your time is the single most important thing activities, irritability, physical illnesses such as stomach or headaches, you can do.
Thanks to UnityPoint Health—Trinity for sponsoring the BBBS Healthy Kids Program!
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BIG IDEA WORKSHOP—BRIDGING GENERATIONS: THANK YOU! Over 200 people attended our second Big Idea Workshop held on Thursday, March 9th. The response was very positive from the attendees with our speakers Phil Gwoke and Hannah Ubl from Bridgeworks rating over a 98% positive rating! We conveyed a positive message about mentoring and all proceeds went to support our programs! THANKS ALL!
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BIGS’ NIGHT OUT AT BANDITS!
RESERVE YOUR FOURSOME TODAY! Presented by:
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April Bigs’ Night Out Thursday, April 13 5:45 Arrive 6:00 Welcome and announcements 6:35 Game Time Modern Woodmen Park
River Bandits Game River Bandits vs Kane County Cougars Light appetizers will be served. Bigs who bring a guest will be entered in a prize drawing.
Get your foursome together to play in the 5th Annual BBBS Golf Outing to be held on Monday, June 26 at Fyre Lake Golf Club in Sherrard, IL. Call Kayla Kiesey at 563-323-8006 or email kkiesey@bbbs-mv.org to reserve your team!
Sponsorships still available! Email Beth at bclark@bbbs-mv.org or Kayla at kkiesey@bbbs-mv.org 563-323-8006
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR – APRIL
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
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4 Teen Perler Bead
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Craft Night
10 Read to a dog
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18 CAREER NAVIGATORS BUSH CONSTRUCTION
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CAREER CRUISING
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Yoga & Stories
Strawbees
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SATURDAY
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Yoga & Stories
S.T.E.M. / S.T.E.A.M.
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DEK HOCKEY Bettendorf
14 Duck Hatching
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CAREER NAVIGATORS PARAGON INTERIORS
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Yoga & Stories
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BIGS’ NIGHT OUT
Duck Hatching Night Sky Viewing
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22 Earth Day at library
Astronomy—Putnam
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Eirmarkt Spring Craft Fair and Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt
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PIDGEON CREEK CLEAN UP
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Yoga & Stories BIG & LITTLE TRAINING
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OUT AND ABOUT IN THE COMMUNITY! APRIL
Teen Perler Bead Craft Night: April 4 from 6:00pm-7:00pm at the Rock Island Public Library-30/31 Branch. Join us for an evening of making things with perler beads! We will have tons of patterns or you can design your own! Call for more information S.T.E.M./S.T.E.A.M. Make It Take It: April 4 from 6:30pm-7:00pm at East Moline Public Library (740 16th Ave, East Moline). Bring your thinking caps and creativity for this craft that kids can take home! Call 309-755-9614 for more information. Yoga & Stories: April 5, 12, 19, and 26 from 6:30pm-7:00pm at the Bettendorf Public Library (2950 Learning Campus Dr, Bettendorf). Experience your favorite stories told with yoga poses as demonstrated by certified yoga instructors. FREE. Recommended for ages 3-10. Call 563-344-4178 for more information. Eirmarkt Spring Craft Fair: April 8 from 10:00am-2:00pm at the German American Heritage Center (712 W. 2nd St, Davenport). Vendors will be selling handmade items and crafts. Admission is FREE. Call 563-322-8844 for more information. Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt: April 8 at 8:00pm at Riverside Park (3350 5th Ave, Moline). Kids ages 9-12 are invited to join in on the Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt! Please bring your own flashlights. This event is FREE and open to the public. Call 309-524-2424 for more information. Read to a Dog: April 10 at 5:00pm at the Davenport Public LibraryEastern Avenue Branch (6000 Eastern Avenue, Davenport). QC CAN’s reading assistance dogs are specially trained, along with their handler, to provide the environment needed to help children improve their reading skills! Recommended for ages 6-11. Call 563-326-7832 for more information. Strawbees: April 10 at 6:00pm at the Moline Public Library (3210 41st
St, Moline). Strawbees lets you connect straws to eachother and build little to huge mechanical objects from just straws and cardboard. Recommended for students grades 4-8. Call 309-524-2440 for more information. Creativity Lab: April 13 at 6:30pm at the Moline Public Library (3210 41st St, Moline). Make art your way! Explore the creative process and experiment with art methods. Recommended for ages 5 and up. Call 309-524-2440 for more information. Duck Hatching at John Deere Pavilion: April 13-15 from 10:00am5:00pm at John Deere Pavilion (1400 River Dr, Moline). Get all your ducks in a row and come see newly hatched ducklings! See them hatching, sprouting their feathers and having a blast in their pond. Join us for this FREE event and take photos holding a duckling for FREE! Call 309-765-1000 for more information. Night Sky Viewing with The Popular Astronomy Club: April 15 from 7:30pm-11:30pm at Niabi Zoo (13010 Niabi Zoo Road, Coal Valley). Join the Popular Astronomy Club after sunset in the Niabi Zoo Parking Lot for a tour of the night sky. Telescopes will be available to look through. FREE. Call 309-797-3120 for more information. Family Fun Night at the Putnam-Astronomy: April 21 from 5:00pm8:30pm at the Putnam (1717 W. 12th St, Davenport). All activities in the grand lobby are FREE to the public. Call 563-324-1933 for more information. Earth Day Celebration!: April 22 at 2:00pm at the Davenport Public Library-Fairmount Branch (3000 N Fairmount St, Davenport). Celebrate Earth Day with crafts, activities, and design and decorate your own clay pot to take home! This event is FREE and registration is required. Call 563-326-7832 to register.