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From left to right: Little Buddy: Nathaniel Graf, son of Ben and Emily
Graf. Big Buddy Mentor:
Katelyn Warner, daughter of Christopher and
Jennifer Warner and Little Buddy Alexis pace,
daughter of Melikka King
reading the 7 Habits of Happy Kids together.
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Darke
County Foundation Awards Funding to BBBS
The Darke County Foundation recently awarded a total of $1,000.00 to
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Darke County. The funding
will be used to aid in The 7 Habits of Happy Kids Curriculum that will
be utilized in the “Big Buddies” High School Mentoring program
that pairs high school freshman, sophomores, juniors and seniors with
elementary aged students twice a month.
The High School Mentoring program known as “Big Buddies” is a nine
month commitment where volunteer high school freshman, sophomores,
juniors and seniors mentor elementary age children two times a month at
an agency designation. The agency has programs that include a
total of 3 designated sites in Darke County with locations at Ansonia
Elementary School, Versailles Elementary School, and Woodland Heights
Elementary School in Darke County and four sites in Shelby County
located at Emerson Elementary School, Northwood Elementary
School, Longfellow Elementary School, & Whittier Elementary
schools.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby & Darke County is a nonprofit,
United Way member, social service organization whose mission is to
develop and mature quality relationships between children and
volunteers. The relationship is meant to guide each child towards
becoming a confident, competent, and caring individual. The
agency currently has over 15 children waiting for a volunteer to work
with them. If you are interested in becoming involved and making a
difference in the life of a child in the Shelby & Darke Community
call 937-492-7611 or 937-547-9622.
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