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Carlena Sneed, Events Coordinator for the Versailles Winery presents
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Executive Director, Jennifer Bruns with the
proceeds from the event.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters
The Winery at Versailles supports BBBS
The Versailles Winery located on State Route 47 in Versailles hosted
their annual fund-raising for charity event called the Adult Easter Egg
Hunt on Saturday, July 18th from 6:00-9:00 pm with proceeds from the
tickets sales and live auction items benefiting Big Brothers Big
Sisters of Shelby and Darke County and non-perishable canned food
donations to Grace Resurrection food pantries. The event was originally
supposed to be scheduled for April 18th but was rescheduled because of
COVID19.
The Versailles Winery has been a “Big” supporter of Big Brothers Big
Sisters in the past by donating gift items for their fundraiser events.
“We are very excited and honored that they chose the Big Brothers Big
Sisters of Shelby & Darke County as the charity for this event. The
event was well organized and loads of fun” reports Big Brothers Big
Sisters Executive Director, Jennifer Bruns. There were many wonderful
business that gave generously for the event that include: Rebsco, Young
Living Essential Oils- Connie Sowry, Herron’s Herb Shop, GNB Banking
Centers, IT WORKS- Amanda Enicks, The Merchant House, Wassons Nursery,
Keller’s Grain & Feed, Merle Norman, Asti Lane Designs, Drab 2 Fab,
Winner’s Meats, Ted’s Tasty Treats, Thirty-One Jessica Kremer, Twisted
Pony Creations, Westique Boutique, Darke County Fair Board, McBo’s
Lanes, Performance Mortgage, Betty McKenna, Candified Glassworks, and
The Winery at Versailles. Winners of the Auction where Tom Martin &
Terri Flood who donated it back to Big Brothers Big Sisters. The bottle
was signed by the Bigs and Littles that were present and Mike Williams
the owner of The Winery.
Locally, the two-county agency served 292 children in Shelby and Darke
County through its community-based and High School mentoring programs
in 2019. At this time the agency has 13 children on a waiting list in
need of a volunteer mentor. The wonderful donation from this
fund-raising event will not only bring dollars to the local agency, but
awareness of the need for volunteers as well as the services the
programs offer “at risk” youth in our community.
Big Brothers Big Sisters holds after-school programs at seven
elementary schools in Shelby & Darke County, in which high school
“Buddies” are matched with elementary students. Thanks to
generous donations like that from The Versailles Winery matches in the
two-county area continue to grow and continue to enrich children.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby & Darke County, a United Way
supported agency, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help
children reach their full potential, which we do matching children with
volunteers to develop and nurture quality relationships. 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 937 -492-7611, 937-547-9622 or log on
to the agency website at www.bigbrobigsis-shelbydarke.org
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Big Brothers Big Sisters board members, Tom Martin & Terri Flood
along with the Versailles Winery
owner Mike Williams with the first
produced bottle of Fearless wine that will be in production in
October,
part of the proceeds of the sales will go to Big Brothers Big Sisters.
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