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A lunch break like no other Hop on a scooter. Make a friend. Be a Big Buddy.
“I always thought I didn’t have the time to volunteer with Big Brothers - but with the In-School Mentoring Program, I spend an hour a week with a child, relieve some stress and play games with my Little Buddy.” – Nicole, In-School Mentor
Start something. The In-School Mentoring Program is a friendship-based program in Volunteer for the In-School which matches meet for one hour Mentoring program today at each week on school grounds bigbrothersvancouver.com during the school year and do a wide range of activities together including: playing games, doing arts and crafts, chatting and hanging out. 2015 Campaign Review 2
Note of Appreciation This year’s theme was all about having fun and dressing up in your favourite superhero costume. However, the true superheroes are the participants, sponsors and supporters who displayed immense enthusiasm and dedication to the campaign. The pledge raising efforts of hundreds of returning and new teams were inspiring and we are truly appreciative. Every dollar raised is a step toward helping another child reach his or her full potential. On behalf of Big Brothers and the children and families we serve, thank you for your efforts, spirit and unfailing commitment to our cause. Valerie Lambert Executive Director, Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver
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Top pledge raisers Top Pledge Raisers
178 teams and 1,677 bowlers participated in The 2015 Scotiabank Bowl for Big Brothers Classic.
Pollyanna Chow Scotiabank – BC & Yukon Regional Office ��������������������������� $10,170 Trevor O’Reilly Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management Ltd. �������������������������������������������������������������� $9,160 Andrea Brown Scotiabank – Yaletown ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� $6,080
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Because play can build a Bright Future. A special thank you to everyone who supported the 2015 Scotiabank Bowl for Big Brothers Classic. Scotiabank Bright Future program is our global philanthropic vision aimed at actively responding to the needs of local communities, at a grassroots level. We are proud to partner with Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver in support of their mentoring programs for kids.
Together we can build a bright future for everyone.
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A message from ScotIAbank On behalf of Scotiabank, congratulations to all bowlers, and a huge thank you for your generous support and extraordinary fundraising efforts in this year’s Scotiabank Bowl for Big Brothers Classic. This campaign is a part of our on-going efforts to help young people reach their full potential, and to support the communities where we live and work. The funds we have raised together will make a direct impact on hundreds of Bigs and Littles right here in Greater Vancouver.
Senior Vice-President BC & Yukon Region, Scotiabank
Thank you. We hope you had fun, and look forward to seeing you back again next year! Winnie Leong
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This annual award goes to the top fundraising new team. While many return to bowl year after year, 24 new teams joined us for the first time in 2015. Congratulations to The Zed Team, who raised $3,892!
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Consider this a thank you note from all the kids you’ve helped! On behalf of Mr. Lube, congratulations to the teams and players of this year’s Bowl for Big Brothers Classic. Your commitment has really helped the kids in your communities.
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Thank you Team Captains!
The Mr. Lube
Big boost award Awarded by Presenting Sponsor, Mr. Lube, this award goes to the team with the greatest growth in bowlers from one year to the next. Nicola Wealth Management is the winner, growing their team by 13 bowlers!
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This year we are excited to recognize 8 Team Captains with 5 year service awards. Thank you for your continuous support as Team Captains. You are an extremely important part of the campaign’s overall success and your efforts are much appreciated!
5 years of service David Banns
Stacey Rieder
Indira Doman
Denise Rose
Austin Nairn
Eleanor Sese
Serena Nielsen
Tyler St. Onge
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Corporate Gifts Special thanks to these organizations for supporting their bowlers with generous donations to the campaign. Al Roadburg Foundation
MDA
Darelle
Nicola Wealth Management
Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc.
Ocean Trailer
Fidelity Investments
Richmond Firefighters Society
Independent Contractors and Businesses Association
Ticknor Management Corp.
Investors Group
Odlum Brown Limited
Turner Construction
48-10 - Pin Lanes Bar Arcade
Proshop Lounge
• 37 - 40 LCD’s • 6 - 100 Projections
REVS Entertainment
• Fitness Center • 5 Racquetball Courts • Boxing Club
www. REVS.ca 604.299.9381
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Discover Dogs
Phillips, Hager & North (The Hambowls)
Scotia Dealer Advantage
Hemmera
Richmond FireFighters
The Keg Burnaby
BIG thanks to The $1,000 Club! C APTAIN(S)
TEAM
R AISE D
Pollyanna Chow
Scotiabank BC & Yukon Regional Office
$
Trevor O'Reilly
Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management Ltd.
$
Andrea Brown
Scotiabank - Yaletown
$
Steven Joe
Bigs and Littles
$
Mike Rickaby
Paragon Financial Services
$
TEAM
Paragon Financial Services Inc.
$
Yumi Mooney
Vancouver Board of Trade
$
9,160
Marc Bergevin
ADESA Vancouver Auction
$
6,080
Fran Amato
Haywood Securities
$
5,200
Tom Ngan
Odlum Brown Limited
$
5,165
Brad Campbell
Investors Group Greater Vancouver South
$
JoAnn Broadhead
Ocean Trailer
$
Fred Blackwell
Coast Capital Savings Head Office
$
Nicole De Couto
Ocean Trailer
$
Mark Brown
Pacific Opportunity Capital Ltd.
$
2,505
David Ticknor
Mr. Lube
$
2,500
Ryan Rickaby
Paragon Financial Services Inc.
$
Emil Manchulenko Campbell Saunders & Co Brian Best
London Drugs - DSC
$
John Cox
Ocean Trailer
$
Indira Doman
Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management Ltd.
$
Julie Di Lorenzo
Ocean Trailer
$
Chris Wu
Ocean Trailer
$
Jake Giammarino
Discover Dogs
$
Rick Floer
Investors Group - Greater Vancouver South
$
David Abrams
ICBC Alumni
$
Bruce Brownell
Wolverton Securities Ltd.
$
Tyler St. Onge
Odlum Brown Limited
$
Michael Bennett
CMW Insurance
$
Dustin Cook
RBC Dominion Securities Richmond
$
Ranjeet Gill
Lawson Lundell LLP
$
Erin Pasnak
ScotiaMcleod
$
Peter Dawkins
Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management Ltd.
$
4,000 3,710 2,770 2,670 2,530
2,453
Roxanne Turowski Lindsay LLP
1,596 1,530 1,503 1,375 1,350 1,336 1,295 1,265 1,245
$
Proud Sponsor of The 2015 Bowl for Big Brothers Classic
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Alex Preswick
10,170
$
Johnny Homsavath TELUS
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$
Top 10 TEAMS TEAM
R AISE D
Scotiabank
$
47,020
Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management Ltd.
$
London Drugs
$
Ocean Trailer
$
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
$
22,962 12,724 12,174
TEAM
R AI S ED
The Keg Steakhouse + Bar
$
9,350
Investors Group - Greater Vancouver South
$
Paragon Financial Services Inc.
$
Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver Staff
$
Bigs and Littles
$
9,008 8,520 8,403 7,935
10,469
Proud Sponsor of the 2015 Bowl for Big Brothers
TAMARA TAGGART & MIKE KILLEEN
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Event Volunteers
Special Thanks
The success of the campaign would not be possible without the incredible volunteers who donate their time to help out at events. They assist in greeting attendees, processing pledge books, selling 50/50 tickets and leading games. Big Brothers sincerely appreciates all of its hardworking volunteers.
Caleigh Mayer Carol Chan Cassandra Dawson Craig Davidson Dickson Lam Dominik Sommerfeld Doris Yip Elaine Benton Eric Bourdon Eric Yip 1921.Vancouver7X5
Georgia Anstey Hesam Joshaghan Jamie Hughes Jane Wong Jonathan Wong Kate Voronkina Kenneth Pacardo Laura Baziuk Milary Yue Nathan Chan
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Choices Markets Commodore Lanes & Billiards Entertainment Publications Holland America Line Panago Pizza The Zone Bowling Centre
Rakheen Tut Rod Neuman Rose Baraty Sabrina Di Stefano Sally Lee Shauna McCrae Simi Mann Simran Samra Tammy Marchinkow Yuda Shih
The art of presentation technology.
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Team Totals TEAM
C A P TAIN ( S )
ADESA Vancouver Auction
Katrina Kelder
Allocadia
Amanda Ovenden
R AIS E D
C A P TAIN ( S)
R AI S ED
Drake’s Universal Sales & Service Ltd.
Kathy Pitlar
$
1,290
Environment Canada
Richard Holt
$
1,020
Freedom 55 Financial
Ian Hartmann
$
455
Freeman Audio Visual
Daniela D’Amato
$
480
Great-West Life Assurance Company
Erin Larson
$
400
Hatch Mott MacDonald
Cheryle Zarate
$
7,935
Haywood Securities Inc
Fran Amato
$
Hemmera
Sarah Weiss
$
Hilton Vancouver Metrotown
Elizabeth Spooner
ICBC Alumni
Susan McFarlane
$
IIROC
Ashleigh Day
$
Independent Contractors and Businesses (ICBA)
Chantelle Leason
$
Instant Imprints
Bryan Panchuk
Investors Group Greater Vancouver South
Stacey Rieder
IS2 Staffing Services
Sandra McIver
$
Jordan Capital Markets Inc.
Adam Vorberg
$
Kal Tire - Vancouver
Dave Bishop
$
2,930
Kennedy Anderson Creative Group
Andrea Loge
$
3,250
Keystone Environmental Ltd.
Kevin Hall
Kids World
Tara Berg
2,350
$
555
$
Anthem Properties Group Ltd. Wilson Chong
$
Atlantis Programs
Mira Lehan
$
ATS Solutions
Jackie McWilliams
$
Avengers Assemble
Crystal Blais
$
Best Western Plus Chateau Granville
Ruvika Peries
$
Bigs and Littles
Rose Baraty
$
Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver Staff
Shirley Loi
$
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Kira Draliuk, Brendan DePoe
Boffo Properties
Lori Webber, Tracey Robinson
$
BrainBoost Education
Markie Giammarino
$
8,403
10,469
$
1,630 1,915 951
Canadian Outback Adventures Aiden MacIntyre
$
Canadian Tire North Vancouver Main
Kelsey Veldhoen
$
Choices Markets
Andrea Shaw
$
Clark Freightways
Rachelle Jadot
$
CMHDS
Dan Beer
$
CMW Insurance
Michael Bennett
$
Coast Capital Savings, Head Office
Stanley Chu
$
Concord Security Corp
Claudine Guertin
$
Darelle
Kyle Kotaspski
$
David Suzuki Foundation
Catherine Gordon
$
Davidson & Company LLP
Michael MacLaren
$
Deloitte LLP
Katie Yan, Andrew Slater, David Hirst
$
Discover Dogs
Chelsea Saxton
$
Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc.
Jaspal Bhambra
$
Dorset Realty Group
Angie Hui
600 834 583 535
1,150 1,175
TEAM
600
2,243 1,595 255 760
1,675 2,075 2,164 689
$
3,481 1,412 1,042 385
$
9,008
$
240 780 375 635
1,120
$
275
$
2,480
KPMG LLP
$
685
Vancouver
Tanis Hoeltgen, James Dickson
$
505
Burnaby
Dennis Prettejohn
$
1,099 3,725 1,300 760
$
1,295 1,185 520
Kuehne + Nagel Inc.
Karla Vizi
Lawson Lundell LLP
Steve West
$
LGM Financial Services Inc.
Leah Augustine
$
Lindsay Kenney LLP
Hannah Nielsen
$
Lindsay LLP
Victoria St Laurent
$
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2,837 1,166 1,126 2,154
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TEAM
C A P TAIN ( S )
R AIS E D
Pharmasave
Willis Mah
Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management Ltd.
Indira Doman
PostPro Media
Stephanie Beerwald
$
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Siobhan Leader, Daniela Ugarte
$
Pro Organics
Cheryle Zarate
$
R.F Binnie & Associates Ltd.
Melissa White
$
625
RBC Dominion Securities Richmond
Dustin Cook
$
515
Renew Crew Foundation
Jennifer Amistad
$
180
Richardson GMP
Xaviera Tam
$
535
Richmond Fire Association
Jennifer McElgunn
$
615
RONA Home & Garden
Phuong Tran
West Broadway
Michael Papa
$
North Vancouver
Tyson Babakioff
$
London Station
Mike Mittermuller
$
No. 3 & Westminster
Michael Com
Trenant Park Mall
Richard Carey
$
Peninsula Village Mall
Doreen Grewal
$
Park Royal North
Mingo Morabito
$
41st & Victoria
Richard Desmarais
$
Marine Way & Byrne
Daniel Skinner
$
Broadway & Vine
Justine Allison
$
Cloverdale
Madison Tran
$
Hastings & Abbott
Adriano DeGrazia
$
Morgan Crossing
Rob Blair
$
Olympic Village
Theo Yeung
Distribution Service Centre
Brian Best, Alexander Nicol
1,070
$
350 949 180 61
$
790 260 220
250 40
$
5,522
$
562
Jenifer Dhanday
$
Lululemon DC
22,962
$
910 825
1,275 2,157 2,860 1,605 2,470 1,286 1,875
$
Edmonds
Serj Kooner
North Vancouver
Serena Nielsen
$
Joseph Ngo
$
Scalar Decisions Inc.
1,215
$
660 575
47,020
Scotiabank
$
$
2,155
Scotia Private Client Group
Jocelyn Vandergronden
$
3,170
1st & Renfrew
Erica Chow
$
41st & Churchill
Clinton Cheng
$
6,349
49th & Elliott
Liezel Basinillo
$
1,000
49th & Fraser
Eric Woo, Beverley Chan
$
5,349
Abbotsford
Angie MacPherson
$
Alderbridge Place
Amos Lim
BC & Yukon Regional Office
Yvonne Lee
Edwige Gourdet
$
MDA
Ben Foster
$
Morneau Shepell Ltd.
Caleb Tarzwell
420
$ $
Garden City & Westminster Hwy
David Ticknor
$
Mr. Lube Canada LP
Mike McLeod
$
MTI Community College
Baljit Dhaliwal
Nicola Wealth Management
Michelle Buan
$
Northwest Hydraulics Consultants
Kirsten Blezy
$
Ocean Trailer
John Cox
Odlum Brown Limited
Tyler St.Onge
One45 Software
Hayley Wight
$
Orchard Recovery Centre
Lorinda Strang
$
510
$
4,479 1,890
1,507 1,715 240 520 380 695 830
1,109
$
11,615
$
591
Brentwood Shopping Centre Helena Mansinho
$
290
Broadway & Burrard
Mary Stojcevski
$
12,174
Broadway & Commercial
Katerina Katsogiannos
$
3,470
$
$
225 105
Broadway & MacDonald
Lithena Gibson
$
610
Broadway & Oak
Amanda Leyton
$
430
Broadway & Ontario
Amanda Bhopal
$
2,415
Burnaby Main
Craig Fewer
$
8,520
Burnaby North
Sinead Dunn
$
1,615
Burrard & Nelson
John Hahn
$
Central Accounting Unit
Brian Nelmes
Pacific Opportunity Capital Ltd. Winnie Wong
$
Paragon Financial Services Inc. Mike Rickaby, Chris Nunn
$
Penske Truck Rental
$
14
1,655
$
Ruth Pattison
Manning Elliott LLP
Kara Anderson
520
$
Scotia Dealer Advantage
1,055
Mr. Lube
R AI S ED
Charlene Gunn
$
Granville & Georgia
Head Office
C A P TAIN ( S)
Perinatal Services BC
12,724
London Drugs
TEAM
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2,093
$
TEAM
C A P TAIN ( S )
R AIS E D
Chinatown
Francis Yu, Gordon Lo
$
Coal Harbour
Gerry Ryan
$
Crest Shopping Plaza
Marilyn Meilleur
$
Fremont Village
Diane MacPherson
Granville & 12th
Denise Rose, Aceneth Acostadiaz
$
Ironwood Plaza
Ray Qiau
$
Kerrisdale
Jason Lai
$
Ladner
Sean McNamara
$
Lynn Valley
Paul Nemastil
$
Maillardville
Sheri Kolahi
$
Meadowtown Centre
Tracy Meyer
$
Mulberry Centre
Stephanie Rossi
$
Newton Town Centre
Shura Gill
$
North Road & Austin
Gin Kang
$
Parkcrest Plaza
Tianna Sali
$
Redwood Square
Fei Wang
$
Roynat Lease Finance
Brodie Martin
The Heights
Christina Leonard
Vancouver Business Service Centre
Shauna McCrae
Vancouver Main
Dee Bhangle
Yaletown
Lanna Fujiyama
$
ScotiaMcLeod Vancouver
Minette Polepil
$
SFU Centre for Dialogue
Brenda Tang
$
SFU Co-op
Eva Lewis
$
Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club
Crystal Sanca
$
Sierra Systems Group Inc.
Changwen Liu, Salima Hamirani
Stantec Consulting Ltd.
Launa Fuller
Staples Advantage Canada
David Muncaster
Lori Webber
$
452
Team “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Gutter”
Eleanor Sese
$
Team John
John Iapalucci
$
TEKsystems Inc.
Amanda O`Reilly
$
Telus PS & CE
Johnny Homsavath
$
300
The Headhunters
David Banns
360
The Keg Steakhouse + Bar
1,025 525
Elda Erickson
District 270 - Vancouver
Anna Tsakiris
District 279 - New West
Cristy Choriego
Regional Office
Crystal Blais
395 185
2,250 2,080 600
$
9,350
$
Alberni
Fallon Vickers
825
Burnaby
Kevin Dutton
$
466
Coquitlam
Mike Phaneuf
$
305
Dunsmuir
Steven Sherer
250
Granville Island
Brittney Joel
722
Langley
Mike Kittirath
$
360
Morgan Creek
Jennifer Kiovsky
$
860
Richmond South
Chris Mul-Howard
$
235
Scott Road
James Crape
$
Yaletown
Trevor Van Den Bussche
$
Shannon Boudreau
$
1,040
$
255
$
1,864
$
690
$
6,180 3,815 1,288 320 435 935
$
1,925
$
900
$
5,135
$
851
$ $
District 237 - Delta
180
445
4,720
Starbucks
R AI S ED
Take Five Café
$
Sport Chek - Coquitlam Centre Mehdi Yeo
C A PTAIN ( S )
540 796
Shoppers Drug Mart - Blundell Karen Ong
TEAM
1,035
$
490
$
The Lazy Gourmet
740
$
1,340 1,460 820
$
1,370
$
500 955 500 600
1,065 1,090
The Oppenheimer Group
100
$
The Zed Team
Chantel Genio
Trinity Plumbing, Heating and Gas
Marika Bugar
3,892
$
660
$
2,335
Turner Construction Company Suzanne Hendriks
$
Valley View Funeral Home
$
Shane Suter
1,650
Vancity Centre
Luke Mochizuki
Kitsilano
Kylie Wright
Vancouver Board of Trade Leaders of Tomorrow
1,300
$
Austin Nairn, Hope Wang
1,600
$
50
$
2,317
$
1,676
Vancouver Cambie Lions Club Alison Deng
$
Vancouver Community College Music
Emily Best
$
Watson Advisors
Anna Anaka
$
Watson Gloves
Christina Yeung
$
Windset Farms
Priscilla Ho
$
Wolverton Securities Ltd.
Bruce Brownell
1,316 520 800 800
1,585
$
2,695
$
500
$
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FRIENDS FOR LIFE GRAINED THROUGH BIG BROTHERS PROGRAM
Steve and Chris, 2009
Last year, Steve watched his Little Brother Chris graduate high school; and then felt the bittersweet combination of pride and sadness as the young man he had mentored for 10 years headed off to college. Their story began in 2005, when 7-year-old Chris was matched with Steve through Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver. Big Brother Steve recalls their first outing at the Bloedel Floral Conservatory: “I remember Chris being quite shy. He was more passive and reserved when he was younger. But we were both excited to have fun and learn about one another.” Chris and Steve did a lot of outdoor activities in their first few months of being matched, including visiting the aquarium, taking walks around nearby parks and going to sports games. These outings allowed for the two to form a strong bond, as they steadily developed an understanding of one another’s personalities. Steve is Type A, always striving for success and focused on meeting his goals. Chris, now 18-years-old, has a calm demeanor and is still more reserved. Chris smiles as he remembers his surprise when his Big Brother broke into loud singing at their first sports game. But Chris notes he has adopted some of Steve’s positive traits, “Steve has demonstrated the importance of having a strong work ethic and
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getting involved in the community.” Steve greatly appreciates how compassionate Chris is, and how skilled he is at listening. Merging their diverse personalities has perhaps been one of the biggest factors contributing to the success of their match. A decade of friendship has included many pivotal life moments for this Big and Little Brother. Chris met Steve’s girlfriend a few years into their match, and years later attended their wedding with his Mom. This, along with seeing Chris graduate, was one of Steve’s most special memories of the friendship; in fact had Chris been a little bit older, Steve believes he would have been a fantastic best man. Steve is proud to observe that Chris has developed a number of hobbies in recent years. For example, through attending a Big Brothers event, Chris has become very interested in editing and producing music. Steve supports his Little Brother’s interests, and always encourages Chris to explore new foods, sports and activities that stimulate his creativity. Chris has particularly taken to Ultimate Frisbee, which he now competes in regularly.
Steve and Chris at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Since graduating high school last June, Chris has begun studying Computer Science and is currently leading the Ultimate Frisbee club at Langara College. Ultimate has provided him national and international opportunities, and the men’s team recently emerged victorious at the Western Canadian University Championships. After ten years as a Big & Little Brother match, Steve and Chris graduated from the program in 2015. Having spent a decade together, the two will of course two continue to see each other, especially for holidays and special occasions. Experiencing empty nest syndrome is in some
ways a good lesson for when Steve’s own children are ready for college or university. He and his wife look forward to welcoming a baby later this year. And with that, an opportunity for Chris to now become the Big Brother for a change! If you have been inspired by Chris and Steve’s story and would like to learn more about the Big Brothers program, please call 604.876.2447 x 236 or apply online at bigbrothersvancouver.com.
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“My Big rad is an Brother B riend. He awesome f ks me to always as ivities ct pick fun a do!” for us to -Michael, ther Little Bro
Where the Money Goes Big Brothers employs highly qualified staff to:
• Recruit, screen and train volunteers • Match children with compatible volunteer mentors • Monitor friendships for child safety • Develop new programs to reach more children
Every dollar invested generates on average $ 18 in hard dollar returns to society. -Boston Consulting Group, 2013
MENTORED BOYS ARE
Start Something Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver matches at-risk children in the community with mentors who serve as role models and teach by example the importance of giving and giving back, of staying in school and of having respect for family, peers and the community. The Big Brothers Program is a friendship based mentoring program that has been around for over 100 years. The program matches adult male volunteers with boys aged 7-14, who are lacking positive role models in their lives. Big and Little Brothers spend 2-4 hours a week together doing a wide range of activities they both enjoy. The In-School Mentoring Program is a flexible mentoring program for both men and women which matches adult volunteers with children in nearby elementary schools. Big and Little Buddies spend one hour a week together on school grounds doing fun activities such as playing sports and games, doing arts and crafts or just hanging out. Game On! group program uses a mentor approach to provide boys with information and support to make informed choices about healthy lifestyle practices. Through non-traditional physical activities, along with healthy eating information, participants engage in life skills, communication and emotional health discussions.
3x
Less likely to suffer peer pressure related anxiety, such as worrying about what other children think or say about them.
2x More likely to believe that school is fun and that doing well academically is important.
2x
Less likely to develop negative conducts like bullying, fighting, lying, cheating, or losing their temper. (Preliminary Dewitt Research Results, BBBS and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 2012)
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Big Brothers Clothing Donation Program Big Brothers Clothing Program accepts clothing and household items for resale. You can clean out your home while helping us fund our programs! Your donations can help children reach their full potential.
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