Buncombe bowlers take ‘a page right out of history’ with BFKS (photos!)
Yabba Dabba Do! Bowlers were on a roll tearing it up at Bowl For Kids’ Sake. Happy smiles illustrate all the fun March 15 at Sky Lanes.
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With the help of thousands of volunteer Big Brothers and Big Sisters, we’ve been transforming children’s lives through professionally supported, mentoring relationships for more than 40 years.
Hurricane Relief Effort Bowl For Kids' Sake!Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina is a United Way Agency
We select and match mentors with children facing adversity and provide ongoing activities, training and support services to sustain successful match relationships and lasting connections. By making a donation, you help expand what’s possible for WNC’s youth. You can help change the life of a child for the better, forever.
Learn MoreDonate NowMentoring Works
Mentoring works. We see it every day. We hear it in the stories our Bigs and Littles tell us and in the research studies that we read. And you can learn about it firsthand. When you mentor, you change the life of a child and make a lasting, positive impact on your community.
From building self confidence and improving academic achievement, to having experiences they otherwise might never have, children and teens guided by caring adults are more likely to aspire higher, focus on what they’re capable of and avoid risky behaviors.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina builds “Friendships with a Purpose” that transform the lives of both the “Little” and his or her “Big.” Dorian was a Little in the program for 12 years. His Big Brother Nathan, there for him through thick and thin, was committed to Dorian’s success. Years later, when Nathan faced immense challenges and hardship in his own life, Dorian was his most committed friend. Listen to their story here:
BBBS Littles Improvement (compared with youth not in BBBS)
37%
LESS LIKELY to skip a class
33%
LESS LIKELY to hit someone in school
27%
LESS LIKELY to skip school
When compared to their non-mentored peers, Littles are:
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Sweet dreams are made of this – the BFKS Cherokee photo gallery!
See all the teams that bowled and all the good times that were had! Thank you, Harrah’s Ultra-Star Multi-tainment Center, for hosting us!
Continue ReadingLetting the good times roll at BFKS Haywood – teams photo gallery!
Balloons, prizes and a smiling Dino kept the laughs rolling at BBBS Haywood’s Bowl For Kids’ Sake event March 22 at Sky Lanes in Asheville. Thanks you bowlers, sponsors, and Sky Lanes! And thank you, Miss Georgia from Grace Church…
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