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Lunch Buddy Mentor, Rhonda Wildermuth & Little Buddy, Tyee Burden
son of Mr. & Mrs.
Terri Burden having lunch together during the
first Lunch Buddies session at Jackson Center.
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New
Lunch Buddies program Launched at Jackson Center School
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby and Darke County is excited to
announce the startup of the new lunch buddies program at Jackson Center
Elementary. The Lunch Buddies program is a weekly commitment
where adults work with and mentor 2nd and 3rd graders. Mentors will
have lunch with them, assist them with school work, and even have some
fun playing games together. These children are referred by either their
teacher or school counselor. The program takes place on Wednesdays
during the students’ lunch period.
Lunch buddies mentoring programs have become a widespread component of
many nationally affiliated Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies.
Studies prove that children who spend time with a positive role model
are more likely to become healthy productive adults.
The agency is pleased to announce that the program is up and running!
The program launched on April 5 and will last for the remainder of the
school year; with the hopes of the matches returning for the 2017-2018
school year. This year our adult volunteer mentors are Joyce Regula,
Phyllis Rump, Rhonda Wildermuth, Hershel Wright, and Tara Zorn, who are
matched with students from Jackson Center.
In addition to our after-school program the agency has 89
community-based matches throughout Shelby and Darke County. These
matches meet with each other twice a month for outings which are
planned around the volunteers own schedule. The goal of the
community-based program is to match a local child with an adult mentor,
who can serve as a positive role model, and expose the child to
enhancing and uplifting activities. Currently the agency has 33
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. The lunch buddies program is funded by the Monarch
Legacy Fund which is administered through the Sidney Shelby County
Foundation.
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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Lunch Buddy Mentor, Hershel Wright & Little Buddy, Samuel Mielnik
son of Angela Mielnik
working on school work together during the first
lunch buddies program.
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