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Our Mentoring Works

Research shows the positive effect that our one-to-one mentoring programs have on a child’s life. Read on >

A Little Love Makes a BIG Difference!

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MISSION: To provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported 1-to-1 relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.

Adopt-A-Match

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We've all been touched by someone who cared - a friend who provided guiadance and support when we needed it the most, and asked nothing in return. For nearly 50 years Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Michigan (BIGS-NM) has been creating and fostering one-to-one adult-child mentor relationships for at-risk children in Northwestern Michigan.

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Bowl For Kids' Sake 2012!
Come join us for 4 nights of fun, and food at this year’s bowl for kids’ sake event. This year’s event is being held May 15th-17th in Traverse City and May 18^th in Harbor Springs. All funds raised helps us match local children with a positive adult mentor. For more information please go to http://bigs.kintera.org/
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Searching for Artisans to participate in its Seventh Annual BIG Art Show!
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Michigan (BIGS-NW) is hosting its Seventh Annual BIG Art Show on Saturday, August 18, 2012 in Petoskey, Michigan.

The BIG Art Show will take place in Petoskey’s Pennsylvania Park as part of the City’s Festival on the Bay, an exciting weekend of fun, food and entertainment, with 100% of the Show’s vendor entry fees benefitting Big Brothers Big Sisters in both Charlevoix and Emmet Counties.
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We Salute our Volunteers
In honor of National Mentor Month, Big Brothers Big Sisters Salutes its 300+ Mentor Volunteers with a Great Big THANK YOU!

Thank you to the many selfless individuals who give of their time and simply listen, helping to guide a child toward good decision-making and introducing opportunities that a child might never know exist. Our volunteer mentors mean so much to the children they serve. They are ‘friends’ and ‘role-models’ – not super heros, just someone who listens and cares!
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Our Mentoring Works

A Little Love Makes a BIG Difference!

MISSION: To provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported 1-to-1 relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.

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