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Photos: Big Sister Diana Spitler
& Little Sister Kamy Mayer
Big Brothers Big Sisters…
Darke County
United Way Highlights Impact of Mentoring
September 10, 2012 marked the official campaign kickoff for the Darke
County United Way. During this time the local United Way likes to
feature human interest stories emphasizing the impact that United Way
dollars have on the community. One local testimony featured Big
Sister Diana Spitler and little Sister Kamy Mayer. Kamy,
granddaughter of Barbara Hittle and the daughter of Debbi Mayer of
Greenville and big Sister, Diana, a City employee of Greenville and
resident of Bradford were matched through the Big Brothers Big Sisters
agency in 2004 when Kamy was just eight years old. Now, this
highly successful match will celebrate nine years together in February
of 2013.
Barbara originally wanted to enter Kamy into the Big Brothers Big
Sisters program to offer a new dimension to her life. Barbara
wanted Kamy to have someone outside the home environment that she could
spend time with, someone to offer guidance and support. Barbara
stated, “The matches that the Big Brothers Big Sisters program provided
for Kamy and her brother Kerry were perfect, they certainly fulfilled
my wishes for these children”. The match of Kamy and Diana
is a true testimony of the wonderful impact that a mentor can have on
the life of a child. Kamy, who is now a busy senior at Greenville
high, volunteers locally at the Brethern home, is involved in band and
tennis during the fall season and a wide array of activities throughout
the year, still finds the time to do outings with her Big Sister Diana
on a regular basis.
Executive Director stated, “Kamy and Diana have been a wonderful match
to watch over the years. Kamy, who came to the agency as an eight
year old has grown into such a wonderful, outgoing teenager”.
Diana stated, “Kamy’s personality has always been friendly and
caring. My impact on her life would be that I was someone outside
of her immediate family who cared about her and helped guide her with
life decisions. This match helped me by introducing me to this
lively, outgoing girl who I can be silly with and laugh”. The
relationship of these two surely depicted one of success to the
audience during their lively presentation at the United Way Kickoff.
There are still over 25 children waiting for a Big Brother or Sister in
the program, so now is the time to think about how you could put a
little sparkle into the life of a child! If you are interested in
becoming a mentor in our community-based program, please call 547-9622
or 492-7611 for more information.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby & Darke County is a United Way
member agency and an affiliate of Big Brothers Big Sisters of
America. If you would like more information
about how to become a volunteer, you may visit the agency web site at
www.bigbrobigsis-shelbydarke.org or call the Sidney office at
(937)492-7611 or the Greenville office at (937)547-9622.
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