Big Times Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sioux Empire Start Something! January 2015 TM Volume 13 Issue 1 Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sioux Empire Cordially Invites You to Our Mentor Appreciation Banquet In Honor of National Mentoring Month Monday, January 12, 2015 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM at The Point (506 N Kiwanis) We would like to express our Littles will be serving salad, spaghetti with meatballs, and dessert. Speaker for the night will be our Big Sister Whitney Fretham, Mrs. South Dakota International! appreciation for your dedication to being a positive role model in a youth’s life. Please RSVP by January 5th (605) 334-1632 INSIDE Community Calendar Activity Highlight New Matches Match Anniversaries Sioux Falls Office 1108 N. West Ave Ste. B Sioux Falls, SD Tel: 605-334-1632 Fax: 605-271-8011 Watertown Office 1028 14th St. SE Tel: 605-878-2078 Mitchell Office 520 N. Lawler St. Ste. 400 Tel: 605-292-4444 MENTOR TRAINING All NEW volunteers must attend mandatory mentor training. Monday, January 5th 6:00pm-7:30pm OR Monday, January 19th 6:00pm-7:30pm RSVP at 334-1632 Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sioux Empire New Matches Anniversaries BS Rita Stange & LS Makayla BC Kelli Meier & Dan Rogotzke BS Regan Jensen & LS Natalie & LB Robert BS Betsy Homan & LS Cheyenne BB Kyle VanDerWerff & LB Clarence BS Shaylee Healy & LS Helen BB Alex Mills & LB Joey BC Krystal Kanemitsu & Evan Marlow MM Erica Lacey & YM Jody Ann BS Grace Tripp & LB Micah LB Adam MM Stacy Stahl & YM Elizabeth BS Ellen Voigt & LS Shania 1 Year BB Chad Smith & LB David BS Miranda Schroeder & LB Ryan BB Travis Ling & LB Kyrin BS Sara Krekelberg & LS Shyla BS Aditi Patel & LS Mataya BS Leah Jaeger & LS Santasia February Match Activity TUBING At BB Don Duff & LB Samuel BS Kathy Harris & LB Elijah BB Alex Darrington & LB Solomon Great Bear Recreation Park MM Niki Wurscher & YM Katie 5901 E Rice Street MM Melinda Huewe February 19th & YM Destiny 6:30—8:00pm 2 Years BS Karla Heimes & LS Jamie $4.50 per person. BS Kelsey Johnson & LS Amelia Please RSVP! BB Mark Barker & LB Hunter REMINDER TO DRESS APPROPRIATELY! 3 Years BS Cara Boyle & LS Lizzy 4 Years BB Doug Morrison & LB Michael Monitoring Updates… A necessary evil BS Amanda Potter & LS Mariah I know it can seem like a hassle to contact the office each month with your match update because after all, you are building a relationship, not forming a business deal. Unfortunately, we do need to impose upon you this one little requirement. It is there to help you, the mentor, by having documentation of your match with your Little. It helps our families by having an outside person to help with any family issues, and it helps us make sure kids are safe. 5 Years WE ALL WIN!! You can always send your updates through email, but it is great to hear from you also, so don’t be afraid to call with your monitoring too. We are always here to help with any problems, but we really enjoy hearing about your great adventures and success stories! So be sure to report to our office each month, and together we can build strong match relationships. Also remember if you have a new insurance card or renewed your drivers license recently, we need a copy of those as well. Thank You! BS Alexis Bohn & LS Brooke BS Julia Tibbetts & LS Izabella 6 Years BS Delores Lipp & LS Jaszmine BB Jeff Goff & LB Tristen 7 Years BB Chad Hultgren & LB Chazz MM Beth Morris & YM Becky _________________________ BB = Big Brother BS = Big Sister LB = Little Brother LS = Little Sister BC = Big Couple MM = Mentor Mom YM = Young Mom What’s Going on Around Sioux Falls? Lego Creation Station - Mondays 9am-4pm at Museum of Visual Arts. FREE Childs Play Toys Story Time (Mentor Moms) - Bring your kids to story time every Tuesday at Child's Play Toys. FREE First Fridays Free: Washington Pavilion - FREE Kirby Science Center admission. Winter Concert Series 2014-2015 - January 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, & 30th at the Old Courthouse Museum. 12-1pm. FREE Imagination Playground - The Museum of Visual Materials, Mon-Wed in January from 9am-4pm. FREE Storytime at the Museum of Visual Materials - January 12th from 10-10:20am at 500 N. Main St. FREE Afterschool Art Activity - At the Museum of Visual Materials, January 20th from 3:45-4:45pm. FREE Sioux Falls Ice Rink - January 9th, 10th, & 11th there is FREE skate rentals at all rinks! Don’t forget all active Matches receive Free Admission to the Downtown YMCA with Activity card! SPECIAL THANK YOU’S FROM BBBS! Thank you to Tickets for Kids Charities and to Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, Sioux Falls Arena and Convention Center for free tickets to Varekai, Cirque Du Soleil! 18 matches were able to attend this amazing and once in a life-time experience! Thank you to all our matches that participated in our Kids Against Hunger backpack project. We filled 6,912 backpacks which will be sent to Guatemala to feed the hungry. We appreciate your time to give back to others during the holiday season! Thank you to Ten Thousand Villages for donating 15% of their sales on December 18th from 4-8pm. We had a great time being at your place of business and are deeply honored for your generosity! A SPECIAL thank you to all of our Bigs and volunteers that support our program and our Littles. We appreciate YOU! A special thank you to First Dakota National Bank for the gifts they gave to our Littles. Once again this year you brought so much joy to so many! Training for New Mentors We require all volunteers attend 1 training class prior to acceptance in the program. Monday, January 5th from 6-7:30pm Monday, January 19th from 6-7:30pm Please RSVP for all trainings to the BBBS office at 334-1632. Also a great refresher for those of you already matched! Dates to Remember! Contact Us January: Jami Gates, Executive Director 1st - New Year’s Day - Office CLOSED [email protected] 9th - Early Bird drawing for BBBS 50/50 Raffle Deb Tornow, Office Manager [email protected] 12th - Mentor Appreciation Banquet Marsha Jaros, Program Manager February: [email protected] 6th - BBBS 50/50 Raffle Drawing @ SkyForce game Alissa Ricke, Case Specialist 19th - Snow Tubing @ Great Bear Recreation Park [email protected] Michelle Elrod, Case Specialist JoAnn Holst, Mentor Mom Case Specialist [email protected] Deanna Hallman, Administrative Assistant [email protected] REMINDERS BBBS CANDLES FOR SALE [email protected] January 9th is the Early Bird Drawing for our 50/50 Raffle, make sure to purchase your ticket before then! Support Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sioux Empire Purchase a BBBS candle for $20 26 oz. jar available in Sugar Cookie or French Vanilla We have boys on a waiting list… we need 40 Male Mentors, please spread the word! 1108 N. West Ave., Ste. B Friday 9am-1pm Stop in the office to get yours TODAY! Evening appointments available upon request Do you have a match success story? We would love to hear the awesome things happening because of your match! Start Something! Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 9am-5pm TM Sioux Falls, SD 57104 1108 N. West Ave. Ste. B of the Sioux Empire Big Brothers Big Sisters Sioux Falls, SD 57101 Permit # 7899 PAID U.S. Postage NON-PROFIT ORG.
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