Don’t forget about Giving Tuesday!
Most people know about Black Friday and Cyber Monday … now we celebrate GivingTuesday, a global movement for giving and volunteering. A day to forget about shopping and gift-getting, a day to remember people and giving back to our communities. On Tuesday, November 27th 2018, our goal is to raise money to support and monitor a mentoring relationship […]
Read moreEight Great Years of Partnership with Island Savings
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 17, 2018 Big Brothers Big Sisters and Island Savings reflect on eight years of partnership resulting in over 1,800 mentorship matches DUNCAN, B.C. - Island Savings, a division of First West Credit Union and all three Big Brothers Big Sisters’ (BBBS) agencies on Vancouver Island gathered together to celebrate [...] Read moreFuel Up Day at Aspen Co-op
Mentoring Coordinator, Tanya Massa, helps people “Fuel Up” at the Aspen Co-op in the Comox Valley. Proceeds support our funding partner, the Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island. Thanks to everyone who buys petrol at island Co-op’s today – you’re helping provide mentors for children across Vancouver Island.
Read moreBoard Member, Chris Gilbert, honored by Province of BC
. Photo courtesy Province of B.C Victoria police officer earns kudos from province for school liaison work Const. Chris Gilbert earns a youth leadership award in advance of Crime Prevention Week DON DESCOTEAU Oct. 29, 2017 6:30 p.m. COMMUNITY A Victoria police officer with a high community profile is among a group of individuals recognized […]
Read moreBBBS Victoria turns 40!
On November 2, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Victoria and Area celebrated 40 years of service to children and youth in the Greater Victoria Area. Here’s how it all began . . . In 1977 two Victoria charities, Big Brothers, established in 1969, and Big Sisters, established in 1970, made a decision to work together […]
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