Cargill
Cares Awards Funding to
BBBS
Cargill
has recently made a
generous monetary donation to Big Brothers Bigs Sisters of Shelby and
Darke County. This funding will help fund the after-school mentoring
program that pairs high school sophomore, juniors, and seniors with
elementary students twice a month.
The
High School Mentoring program,
known as “Big Buddies”, is a nine month commitment where
volunteer high school sophomores, juniors and seniors mentor
elementary students two times a month at a local school. This year
the agency has sites at Northwood, Longfellow, and Whittier
elementary schools in Sidney, as well as Versailles, and Woodland
Heights elementary schools in Darke County, with over 75 children
being served in these programs by nearly 80+ mentors.
Big
Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby
& Darke County is a nonprofit United Way member social service
agency whose mission is to develop and nurture 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 mentor in their lives. If anyone is interested in becoming
a volunteer, you may call the office at (937)547-9622 or go to the
BBBS website at www.bigbrobigsis-shelbydarke.org.
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