Houston, TX – (January 25, 2012) Roshunda Hartison, a Greater Houston volunteer, has received the honor of 2012 Big Sister of the Year for the Greater Houston Region. “The Big of the Year” award recognizes outstanding volunteers who provide exceptional and life-changing impact to the children they mentor.
Big Brothers Big Sisters Names Big Brothers of the Year
Big Brothers Big Sisters announced today the Big Brothers of the Year for both their community-based and school-based programs. The “Bigs of the Year” award recognizes outstanding volunteers who provide exceptional and life-changing impact to the children they mentor in the Greater Houston area.
Historically Black Fraternities Introduce Mentoring Brothers in Action
Big Brothers Big Sisters and its African American fraternity partners are marking National Mentoring Month and the January 16 Martin Luther King Day of Service with the launch of Mentoring Brothers in Action, Phase II of their two-year collaborative partnership. The goal of the program, which will include support from popular nationally syndicated urban radio host Michael Baisden, is to engage more African American men in fraternal, social, faith-based and professional organizations to get involved in one-to-one mentoring to change the odds for African American boys.
Lone Star Announces Regional Big Brothers of the Year
Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star announces it's regional Big Brothers of the Year for both their community-based and school-based programs. The "Bigs of the Year" award recognizes outstanding volunteers who provide exceptional and life-changing impact to the children they mentor in their area.
Basketball Hall of Famer and Olympic Silver Medalist Nancy Lieberman, is helping Big Brothers Big Sisters recruit more volunteers as part of the local agency’s National Mentoring Month efforts. A Big Sister to her Little Sister Kimi, Nancy has stepped forward to use her celebrity to encourage others to refer someone that they think would be a good mentor or become one themselves.
Big Brothers Big Sisters partners with Bounce Energy during National Mentoring Month
During National Mentoring Month this January, Big Brothers Big Sisters is partnering with Bounce Energy to raise funds to pair more children in the Houston area with caring adult mentors.
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