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by bgcbigs | May 26, 2017 | kids, Mentoring, Our Stories, Outcomes
When Rafael was just 7 years old, his family moved from the Philippines to Canada. They landed in Edmonton and Rafael started Grade 2 in September at McKee Elementary only knowing a few words of English. He struggled to keep up in class, and his reading and writing...
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by bgcbigs | Sep 1, 2016 | community, kids, Organization Messages, Our Stories, Outcomes, volunteering
Happy September! It’s been a great summer but we’re excited for an amazing fall season with lots going on. AND – it’s Big Brothers Big Sisters Month! We are proud to celebrate and showcase the power and impact of mentoring. This special national proclamation...
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by bgcbigs | Aug 23, 2016 | Friends & Projects, Funders, kids, Our Programs, Our Stories, Outcomes, partnership
Below is a letter from the Curriculum Coordinator at Edith Rogers School where, thanks to the Stollery Charitable Foundation, we were able to host a football program. The first year of the Touchdown Club football league was a great success! This program aimed to...
by bgcbigs | Jul 8, 2016 | Funders, kids, Mentoring, Our Stories, Outcomes, Youth
It was 2007 when Gi Eun brought her two daughters, Crystal and Julia, from Korea to Canada on student visas. Crystal, now 14, explains that the transition was really difficult for her whole family because they simply didn’t know what to expect. It took them a few...
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by bgcbigs | May 11, 2016 | kids, Mentoring, Our Stories, Outcomes, volunteering, Youth
Shiloh admits that when she was 10 years old she didn’t get along very well with other kids at school. “I needed someone to talk to,” she says. Her mom heard about the mentoring programs at Boys & Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters (BGCBigs) and Shiloh agreed to...
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by bgcbigs | Apr 10, 2016 | community, Events, Mentoring, Our Stories, Outcomes, volunteering
“I cannot alone change the world, but I can cast a stone to make many ripples.” Sometimes it’s easy to be overwhelmed by all of the things in this world that seem to need fixing. Passionate people want to change the world, but how on earth do they...
