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  • Big Brothers Big Sisters “Purple Carpet Event,” sponsored by Comcast
  • Karen J. Mathis and other leaders from Big Brothers Big Sisters, Comcast, Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi and Omega Psi Phi joined the national Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year at the 2010 Nationwide Leadership Summit in June. Each walked the purple carpet and discussed the impact of mentoring on their communities and their lives.
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  • Big Brothers Big Sisters Workplace Mentoring Selected by 100 Women in Hedge Funds as Beneficiary of its 2010 New York Gala
  • The support will create the 100 Women in Hedge Funds Beyond School Walls program and will create 1,000 workplace mentoring opportunities for children in need.
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  • Bigs of the Year Visit the White House
  • President Obama Thanks National Mentors for their Service.

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  • Fox News Features New Big Brothers Big Sisters/AME Church Partnership
  • The news channel covered the announcement of the national partnership with the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church and the joint effort to recruit more men as mentors.
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  • Big Brothers Big Sisters & AME Church Launch Landmark National Partnership
  • The partnership with the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church is aimed at helping children of single, low-income and incarcerated parents succeed. (Pictured at right is Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie.)
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  • National Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year Awards presented at Big Brothers Big Sisters 2010 Leadership Summit in Atlanta

  • Art Rasher of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Angela Rodriquez of Linden, New Jersey have been named 2010 National Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year!

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  • Big Brothers Big Sisters Agencies Convene in Atlanta for 2010 Nationwide Leadership Summit, Sponsored by Comcast
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