Big Brothers Big Sisters
of Greater Manchester

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News

MENtors needed. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Manchester needs male mentors for Community Based and Site Based matches.
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Preston Lawrance Nominated as "BIG of the Year" view

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Manchester 4th Annual "Little Moments Big Magic" Breakfast Fundraiser was a Success! view

Gregg Announces Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Hampshire to Receive Grant for Mentoring Program view

January is National Mentoring Month - a special BIG thank you to each and every one of our Big Brothers and Big Sisters! view

Tax Deductions Available for Bigs view

Bean Grant Awards $10,000.00 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Manchester's "Read to Succeed" Program view

Back to School 2007 - Thank You to the Salvation Army view

Big Brothers Big Sisters Lucky Raffle Winner view

Upcoming Events calendar

April 11th, 14th, and 19th
The 25th Annual Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Manchester's Bowl for Kids' Sake Fundraiser,...more

Monday, June 9, 2008
16th Annual Golf Charity Tournament, Sky Meadow Country Club, Nashua, NH...more

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Special Thanks!

A thank you goes out to Van Otis Chocolates for their donation of delicious chocolates!
www.vanotis.com

A BIG thank you to Teletrol Systems Inc., for inviting Bigs and Littles to "Movie and Snack Day" on March 17th! Teletrol Systems Inc., Technology Center, 286 Commercial Street, Manchester, NH 03101
www.teletrol.com
We watched the movie "CARS", had great snacks and lots of fantastic raffle prizes were won! (view pictures)

We at BBBSGM would like to extend a special thanks to all of our Bigs. Your dedication and commitment to your littles, really is creating little moments into big magic! In honor of January being national mentoring month, we have tickets for you to go ice-skating at Tri Town Ice Arena in Hooksett with your little. Contact Valerie at Valerie@bbbsmanchester.org or 603-669-5365 x 201 for more information. Limited Tickets available.

A special thanks to Arcadia Insurance for donating $1,500 to furthering the mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Manchester.
Pictured Colleen Brockway, Kathi Weir, Jocelyn Perez, and Janet Rosoff.

A special thanks goes out to Jason Perry and the staff at SMG/Verizon Wireless Arena for choosing BBBSGM to be the recipients of the warm clothing and school supplies donations from the December 20th Martina McBride Concert...more

A special thank you to Mike Pellerin, who has graciously donated 8 box seat tickets to BBBS for 4 Bigs and their LITTLES to attend a Monarchs game

A special thanks to Coca Cola NH bottling company for believing in the mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters of greater Manchester...more

A special thank you to Fratello's for sponsoring our Bigs Meet Bigs get together on October 25th. The appetizers were delicious and the atmosphere was very relaxing. Again, thanks!

A special thanks to Cellular Specialties for donating 4 tickets for our Bigs and Littles to Meet the Monarch's!

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Newsletters

Download our Winter Newsletter

Welcome to Big Brothers Big Sisters

The 25th Annual Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Manchester's Bowl for Kids' Sake Fundraiser

April 11th, 14th, and 19th. Bowl for Kids' Sake goal is to raise funds and awareness in support of matching children to volunteers through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. The campaign is comprised of several events scheduled throughout the Spring that focuses on bringing individuals and organizations together to have fun while also securing needed pledges of financial support.

Click Here for more information.

MENtors needed!

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Manchester needs men mentors for Community Based and Site Based matches. One out of 10 new volunteers at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Manchester are men, which means that plenty of young boys are match ready and waiting for some good men to step forward. Being a “Big Brother” requires no special skills – just a desire to be a friend to a child.

Community-Based Mentoring - In the Community Based program Bigs and Littles typically meet 2-3 times a month, for a minimum of one calendar year. We recommend that you keep a consistent schedule and that you see each other on a regular basis. Share an activity that gives you something in common to talk about. You want to select activities that give each of you a chance to learn more about one another. Buy a comic book to read to each other, play a board game, or take a ride in the car with the radio on and discuss the music! For children, playing can be learning. Most important - have FUN!

Site Based Mentoring - Our Site Based program allows Bigs and Littles meet once a week in schools, childcare centers and community after school sites, to talk and have fun. Bigs and Littles typically meet 45 minutes to one hour a week, throughout the school year, to read together, play sports or computer games, or simply talk about life and personal issues – just as friends do!

Please tell a friend, brother, co-worker to give us a call at 669-5365, x201.

Remember, it is all about those Little Moments that create Big Magic!

Our mission is to help children reach their potential through professionally supported, long-term, one-to-one relationships.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Manchester has been matching children - Littles - with caring, dedicated mentors - Bigs - since 1966. It has been said that what we do is as elementary as putting a friend in a child's life, and as essential as putting hope into a child's future.

Become part of something Big!
If you have a child, or are a child, who could benefit from having a dedicated friend and mentor...
If you are interested in volunteering as little as one hour a week to make a Big difference in the life of a child...
If you would like to support the work done by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Manchester...
Then you have come to the right place!

Please browse our site - Get a feel for who we are and what we do - Then contact us and be part of something Big!

We are proud to have initiated the First in the Nation relationship between Big Brothers Big Sisters of NH and the NH National Guard Family Assistance program that is dedicated to finding Bigs for the children of our deployed citizen soldiers who are feeling or expressing a need for more support and mentoring during this time. Contact us and find out how you can help!

Phones For Good is an online retailer of cellular phones dedicated to raising money for nonprofit organizations. By asking your staff and supporters to purchase their next new cellular phone and plan through our website (we offer hundreds of phones from AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, Nextel and T-Mobile), your organization will earn $40.00 - $50.00 for each new purchase. We offer a much better selection and better pricing than traditional retailers (many are free). Your members and supporters will receive a better deal on their next phone than they otherwise would, all while helping you earn new funds.

Over 90% of your members and supporters already own a cellular phone and will buy a new one within the next 18-24 months. Why not buy their next phone in a way that benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters - Greater Manchester? Said another way, literally half of the people you know will replace their cell phone THIS year. What if each of those new sales could benefit your organization?

Here's all you need to do to get started:
1. Visit www.phonesforgood.com to register your organization (takes about 2 minutes).
2. Inform your members and supporters (through your email, newsletters, website, word of mouth, etc).
3. Receive checks quarterly from purchases made by your supporters.

Taking a vacation or business trip?
Turn your trip into a gift!

Make a reservation at a Holiday Inn hotel by using the link above and 9% of the proceeds will go directly to Big Brothers Big Sisters.

We want to highlight your stories in our 40th year long anniversary celebration. more...