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International Women’s Day: Kelly Micetich
Since March 8th is International Women’s Day, we thought it was appropriate to take a look at some of the amazing women in our lives who make our work supporting children and their families possible. One of the first people who comes to mind is Kelly Micetich. Kelly is an outstanding individual whose passion and…
Read MoreSpirit of Giving
We are always blown away by the generosity of our community. California Closets, a leader in custom closets and storage since 1984, is one of the companies that steps up for our community’s kids. This past Christmas, Jennifer Van, the general manager, supported two of our Duggan families. She dropped off toys and gifts for…
Read MoreAn Opportunity To Share
We love getting feedback and hearing stories from straight from the mouths of our wonderful volunteers. Krista is a mentor in our EXCEL Program™ and she shared with us part of why she loves volunteering. Volunteering with EXCEL has been a nostalgic experience for me because I see so much of myself in the kids.…
Read MoreDance Your Heart Out!
It’s amazing what a seemingly simple experience can do for a child’s sense of hope and hard work. We are so fortunate to work with caring companies and individuals who go out of their way to provide all kinds of interesting experiences for our community’s kids. Our Kera-Lee Clements, Club Coordinator at Rundle, shared with…
Read MoreDream Street: Enchanted Way
Tickets are officially on sale for the Big Brothers Big Sisters 36th Dream Home & Win 50 Lottery! Grand Prize is Your Choice! We’re so excited to share that we have three gorgeous homes open in St. Albert’s Erin Ridge North. Tristate, Kanvi and Veneto are back with us and there’s a twist! The winner…
Read More2015 Top 5 Stories
It’s always fun to look back on the year and see all the incredible stories we got to tell thanks to caring folks like you! Our volunteers, donors, funders, and families make this good work possible and we are so excited to share 2016 with you. So in celebration of all we accomplished together last…
Read MoreCanadian Western Bank
Canadian Western Bank (CWB) is in its fifth year of supporting Boys & Girls Club Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton & Area (BGCBigs) through its Greater Interest GIC Campaign. Since 2011, CWB has graciously donated over $500,000 to BGCBigs. CWB makes a corporate donation (1/8%) for every client dollar invested and the donations go…
Read MoreWe’re On A Manhunt
HAPPY NEW YEAR! 100 days starts now! We’ve got nearly 300 boys on our waiting list for a Big Brother and many of those boys will wait for up to two years before they’re matched. Why? Because we simply don’t have enough men who believe they can be a positive influence in the life of…
Read MoreHolidays Are Time For Family
On Sunday, December 13, we held our annual Holiday party for our kids, families, and volunteers. Over 1300 people showed up to share in the holiday festivities with us. Kids had a blast decorating cookies, making cards, meeting the Eskimos, learning to be pirates, eating turkey dinner, and choosing a gift from Santa’s workshop. If…
Read MoreThe Gift of Time
One of our Big Sisters wrote an awesome blog post about the Gift of Time on December 1. She graciously gave us permission to re-post. So check out the originally article at her blog CreativeBetty. Today is Giving Tuesday. A moment to step back from the impending Christmas chaos and department store stampedes. A time…
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