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Little Buddy, Devion Runner son of Chuck & Jessica Runner of
Versailles and Big Buddy, Mariah Collins Junior
at Versailles High
School. Learning about engineering by building a bridge out of
marshmallows and toothpicks.
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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,
Whittier, and Emerson elementary schools in Sidney, as well as
Versailles, Woodland Heights, and Ansonia elementary schools in Darke
County, with over 65 children being served in these programs by nearly
85+ mentors. “The Cargill Cares team is such a wonderful
supporter for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby & Darke County.
This donation will go towards the curriculum that we use at the 7 after
school program that we have. We are fortunate to have a wonderful
corporation such as Cargill in our community.” Big Brothers Big Sisters
Executive Director, Jennifer Bruns.
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 12 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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