Big Brothers Big Sisters of Harrisonburg-Rockingham Co

Throughout the month of November, we would like to shout out to those who make it possible for us to provide high-quality, one-to-one mentoring for youth in our community. We're wrapping up our final #ThankfulThursday with our Annual Champion Partners! These partners have gone above and beyond this year in supporting one-to-one mentoring for local youth. Our 2024 Gold Champion is United States Cold Storage, Inc., Silver Champions are Dean Brothers Inc and Perdue Chicken, and our Bronze Champions are Cargill and LD&B Insurance and Financial Services! It would not have been possible to serve 115 matches and their families without the tremendous support from these businesses. Thank you! #BiggerTogether #Mentoring #GoBig #BeBig

This holiday season, join us to create a community of support to encourage youth to fulfill their potential! When you invest in a young person’s future, you are helping empower an entire generation to change their lives and change their odds. This year, every gift of $5 or more to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Harrisonburg-Rockingham County will be matched dollar for dollar up to $5,000! Bigger brighter futures begin with you! Make a donation at https://lnkd.in/eKwRpJVx... to help us reach more local youth in our community. #GivingTuesday #BeBig

Throughout the month of November, we would like to shout out to those who make it possible for us to provide high-quality, one-to-one mentoring for youth in our community. We're kicking off this #ThankfulTuesday by recognizing partners who provide venue space and skills to our Sports Buddies Mentoring Program! Thank you to Mulligan's Golf Center, Horizons Edge Sports Campus, First Presbyterian Church - Harrisonburg, Elks Lodge 450, Dairy Queen, McDonald's, City of Harrisonburg Parks and Recreation, and Rockingham County Parks & Recreation, for giving matches new and unique areas in the community to gather and engage in fun activities! It's always special for matches to watch and learn from college athletes! We have so much appreciation for the many James Madison University clubs that have hosted clinics for Sport Buddies to teach matches skills and drills. We're grateful for partners that help to make our Sports Buddies an exceptional mentoring program! #BiggerTogether #Mentoring #GoBig #BeBig

Throughout the month of November, we would like to shout out to those who make it possible for us to provide high-quality, one-to-one mentoring for youth in our community. It takes LITTLE to be BIG, our volunteers know this. Bigs meeting their Little for a game of Uno, Board Members coming together for a lunchtime meeting, event volunteers sparing a hour to lend a hand, these small moments mean so much to the mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters. Mentorship can bridge the gap between potential and possibility for youth facing challenges. It is with all of our volunteers that we are able to ignite that potential of each young person in our program to reach for their dreams! Thank you to all of our volunteers for believing in a BIG and bright future for youth and our community! #BiggerTogether #ThankfulThursday #Mentoring #BeBig

Throughout the month of November, we would like to shout out to those who make it possible for us to provide high-quality, one-to-one mentoring for youth in our community. Youth are the reason we do what we do. Our purpose is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of our area youths to help them reach their full potential. Along side their guardians, we strive to mentor Littles to be more self-confident, achieve better in school, have higher aspirations, and better relationships. We are able to serve our community because youth and guardians believe in our mission and can see the impact! Thank you to all Littles, past and present, and their families for choosing to enroll in our program and for being the testament that positive mentoring can lead to a path for an even brighter, more promising future. #BiggerTogether #ThankfulTuesday #Mentoring #BeBig

Thank you to WHSV - TV / Gray Television for join us at our inaugural Flannels for the Future fundraiser on Wednesday evening! Check out their coverage of our event: https://lnkd.in/e2Yay53u

Throughout the month of November, we would like to shine the light on those who make it possible for us to provide high-quality, one-to-one mentoring for youth in our community. Today we would like to highlight our partners that provide media coverage and in-kind donations! As a nonprofit this is critical to have visibility and the opportunity to be within our community. These business allow us to share our work and for our matches to enjoy fun times together. Thanks to Harrisonburg Media Group, Daily News-Record, Sign Pro, and Tees To Go 2 for providing our organization with digital and print materials, as well as area coverage! Shout out to APB Restaurants, Inc. dba McDonald's-Virginia, Dairy Queen, and Greens & Grains Cafe for providing gifts for our matches and prizes for our events! We are also so grateful to Massanutten Resort, James Madison University, and Rockingham County Fair for providing tickets that allow our Littles to have new and exciting experiences! If you or your business are interested in providing in-kind support to BBBS in our mission to provide youth facing challenges with caring, adult mentors contact Lindsey Douglas at [email protected]. #BiggerTogether #ThankfulTuesday #Mentoring #BeBig

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Harrisonburg-Rockingham County is proud to support the Veterans who fought for our country! Our staff, matches, and families loved being in the Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance Veterans Parade to show our support this weekend! #VeteransDay #BeBig #Community #MentoringYouth

We are thrilled to celebrate our Communications Director, Brittany Dorman, who was recognized last night by Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance as the 2024 Downtown Champion. As shared by Andrea Dono, ”Brittany is raising the bar. We are lucky to have her in our community and that she shares her kind heart and positive energy with so many of us.” Brittany gives so much to our community through her work and volunteerism, and we are proud to have her positive energy, passion, and hard work building a bigger and stronger community through her contributions in our workplace! Congratulations Brittany! ??

Throughout the month of November, we would like to shout out to those who make it possible for us to provide high-quality, one-to-one mentoring for youth in our community. Next on our list are our camp partners. Each year these wonderful camps provide scholarships and open up space for our Littles to enjoy summer camp. These camps provide new experiences and the opportunities to make new friends for many of our Littles. We are so grateful to Horizons - Camp Horizons, Brethren Woods Camp & Retreat Center, Highland Retreat, and VIRGINIA ELKS YOUTH CAMP INC for their partnership! #BiggerTogether #Thankful #MentoringYouth #BeBig