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“Building” Brighter Futures – One Roof at a Time

By bgcbigsedmonton June 26, 2017 June 26, 2017 community, Development, donations, Friends & Projects, Funders, kids, Our Stories, partners

February in Edmonton brought unseasonably warm weather. With the sun, came the thaw and with the thaw, came a quick realization that the home away from home for so many of our community’s kids, was no longer sound. As the dripping, and sometimes streaming, began, our team scrambled. Rain barrels caught what they could, furniture was moved and sections of the facility were cordoned off. Our construction partners were called and then, we had to figure out to pay for … Continue reading

BGCBigs Staff Highlight: Match Facilitators

By bgcbigsedmonton January 19, 2017 January 19, 2017 community, Friends & Projects, Funders, kids, Mentoring, Our Stories, partnership, programs, staff

We spend a lot of time talking about the importance of our 3,000 volunteers, and rightly so. They are the ones on the ground spending time with kids and youth and their families to make a positive difference in our community. We are so proud of each and every volunteer and we truly cherish the work they do. So, it’s easy to see why sometimes we forget to share the stories about our team of staff members. Our staff are … Continue reading

Cold Lake Mentoring

By bgcbigsedmonton December 9, 2016 December 9, 2016 Friends & Projects, Funders, Mentoring, Our Stories, programs, volunteering

Drive three hours north east of Edmonton, and you’ll find the City of Cold Lake. Over 15,000 Albertans call the rural retail hub home; many are there for the work in the nearby oil patch, for work in tourism or with the federal government, while others work on 4 Wing, one of Canada’s busiest fighter bases. It also happens to be the location of one of our satellite offices: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cold Lake. Donna Benoit, program facilitator … Continue reading

Homework Help

By bgcbigsedmonton December 2, 2016 November 29, 2016 Friends & Projects, Funders, kids, Mentoring, Our Stories, partners, programs, volunteering

Tommy has been attending our West Club for over a year and our staff quickly learned that he was having some trouble in school. One day his mom came into the Club to specifically ask that we help him with his reading and spelling. Our Olivia, a Club staff member, was able to sit down with him every day the week before his upcoming spelling test and help him practice. The following week, Tommy came into the Club, grinning from … Continue reading

A Lasting Impact

By bgcbigsedmonton November 18, 2016 November 18, 2016 community, Friends & Projects, Funders, kids, Mentoring, Our Stories, partners, volunteering

The community of McCauley was named after Edmonton’s first mayor and it is proud of its cultural diversity. It also happens to be a place where many families and individuals are struggling to make ends meet. That’s why EPCOR is working with Boys & Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters (BGCBigs) to make McCauley a strong and vibrant community. They know that building healthy communities starts with nurturing our community’s kids. In 2015, EPCOR pledged to provide $50,000 a year … Continue reading