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FORMER BIG? FORMER LITTLE? BBBS IS CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR FORMER MATCHES TO REUNITE AT A NIGHT OF BIG MOMENTS ON DECEMBER 1, 2009. IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW WAS INVOLVED WITH OUR PROGRAM PLEASE LET US KNOW! NOTIFY US BY EMAIL INFO@BBBSBHM.ORG OR PHONE 205-939-5590.

Big Brothers Big Sisters welcomes Karen Mathis as the new President and CEO

Karen Mathis starts work as the new President and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Karen, a former Big Sister, comes to Big Brothers Big Sisters after completing a one-year assignment as executive director for the Central European and Eurasian Initiative (CEELI) Institute. Previous to that, she served as the third woman president of the American Bar Association, where she created the Youth at Risk program. Karen has significant experience as an organizational leader, coalition builder, fund raiser, and advocate.

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UNITED WAY SETS GOAL TO MOVE FORWARD

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2009 Night Run! A BIG thanks to all our sponsors and volunteers for making the Night Run a success!

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Big Brother Friendship Spans 30 Years

David Loughran's 'Big Brother' Is Now 95 Years Old, but the Two Are as Close as Ever

By KATE SNOW, SUSAN KRISKEY, BEN KAMLET and SARAH NETTER
May 1, 2009

It was an unlikely friendship -- a 7-year-old-boy and a 65-year-old man.

Chester Ross and David Loughran met in 1979 through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program and are still friends.

But 30 years later, a relationship that started

through the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America program, is still going strong, even though the "big brother" is now 95 years old.

"Being a big brother or being a big sister is not a one-way deal," Chester Ross said. " It's a two-way deal. Because you get just as much out of him as he gets out of you."

In 1979, when Ross was 65, he had to be convinced that he wasn't too old to volunteer. A few miles away, David Loughran, who was then 7 and being raised by a single mom, expected to be paired with with a big brother in his 20s. Read more

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BBBS 2008 ANNUAL REPORT AVAILABLE

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A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OUR 2009 AUGUST BOWL FOR KIDS SAKE TEAMS! WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT OF BBBS!

2010 Bowl for Kids' Sake Info Coming Soon!

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Proven Positive Impact on Children & CommunitiesResearch on our volunteer programs points to the powerful & lasting impact Bigs have. Littles are: Big Brothers Big Sisters, the nation's leading mentoring organization for over 100 years.

Big Brothers Big Sisters, the nation's leading mentoring organization for over 100 years.

52% less likely to skip school
46% less likely to begin using illegal drugs
More likely to get along with their families and peers

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Big Brothers Big Sisters welcomes Karen Mathis as the new President and CEO

David Loughran's 'Big Brother' Is Now 95 Years Old, but the Two Are as Close as Ever

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