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September is Big Brothers Big Sisters Month—a time to celebrate mentoring, the connections it creates and the volunteers who continue to show up for young people in our communities. At BGC Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton & Area (BGCBigs), those connections take many forms. Sometimes they grow through conversations and activities. Other times, they’re…
Sometimes, One Person Showing Up Can Make All the Difference Think back to when you were growing up. Was there someone who listened when you needed to talk? Someone who helped you figure something out at school, encouraged you to try again, or simply made you feel like you weren’t figuring everything out on your…
By 8:00 am on August 14, 2025, 144 golfers were loaded up in their carts along with their goodie bags and taking off to play a fun round of Texas style golf at Cougar Creek Golf Resort in support of BGC Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton & Area (BGCBigs) annual fundraising tournament, Children First…
How can you tell if a child is actually reading? Are their eyes following the words? Are they showing their engagement through their body language? Club staff at the Boys & Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters have an eye for children who are simply pretending to follow instructions. And there’s always a plan to…
All over the news and social media we’re seeing the amazing resilience of Albertans and their willingness to support one another – donating their time, money, and space inside their own homes all to help evacuees of wildfires. At BGCBigs, we are also trying to do whatever we can to support residents of Fort McMurray…
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…
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…
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…