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Big
and Little Buddies at the Northwood Elementary School in Sidney are
pleased to
receive the Vectren donation, on behalf of the agency.
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Vectren Makes
Donation to BBBS
Big Brothers Big Sisters...
Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, Inc. has recently donated $2,500.00 to
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby and Darke County. The donation
was presented to the agency this past December at the after-school
Buddies program at Northwood Elementary School in Sidney.
The funding comes at an opportune time for the agency which now serves
around 250 children in Shelby and Darke County through its
community-based and High School mentoring programs. The recent
donation will help support current matches in the community and assure
that any child that is need of services is not turned away.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby & Darke County is a nonprofit
organization whose mission is to provide children facing adversity with
strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships
that change their lives for the better, forever. The relationship
is meant to guide each child towards becoming a confident, competent,
and caring individual. Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer may
call the office at 547-9622 or 492-7611.
Efforts are currently underway to recruit teams and corporate sponsors
for the agency’s annual “Bowl For Kids’ Sake” event. The event is
set for March 2 and 4, 2012, at Bel-Mar Lanes in Sidney and Mc Bo’s
Lanes in Versailles. Bowl for Kids’ Sake is open to the public
and local community members can form 4 – 5 person teams. Each team
member collects donations and comes out to enjoy the party.
Corporate sponsorships are available for $300 where a company enters a
five-person team of the company’s employees; this includes a company
lane banner. A Lane Sponsorship for $125 includes the company
name placed on a large banner above one of the lanes during the
day-long event. Corporate sponsor names are announced throughout
the day. Many other prizes are involved including Gift
Certificates to local restaurants and retail gift certificates.
Anyone interested should call the office at 547-9622 or 492-7611 to
obtain more information. Registration forms are available on the
web at www.bigbrobigsis-shelbydarke.org.
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