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Big Brothers Big Sisters event
tonight in Old Town |
OLD TOWN - Residents will
have a chance tonight to learn more about the area's Big
Brothers Big Sisters program during a program at the
library. A game and information night for children,
parents and volunteers from Old Town, Alton and Bradley
who are interested in the Big Brothers Big Sisters
program will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. tonight at the
Old Town Public Library. |
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Meet "Big" Frances Greenlaw |
Frances Greenlaw, 91 years
young, has been a Big Sister at Deer Isle/Stonington
Elementary School for the past four years. Before the
program started there, Fran mentored in several island
schools for eleven years. |
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4th
Annual Mount Desert Island Wine Classic set for
August 5 |
Bar Harbor Banking and Trust
Company will present the fourth annual Mount Desert Island
Wine Classic, a wine tasting and auction, to benefit Big
Brothers Big Sisters of Hancock and Washington Counties.
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Bernice Palumbo Honored |
The HANCOCK COUNTY
CHILDREN’S COUNCIL presented the 2004 Nancy Gentile award
to Bernice Palumbo at their Annual Meeting held at the
White Birches Restaurant on June 8th. |
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Big Brothers Big Sisters
Receives Grant, High School Mentor Recognized |
Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Eastern Maine (BBBSEM) has been awarded a $500 Maine
Mentoring Day Omega Grant from the Maine Mentoring
Partnership. The program received the award “in
recognition of its commitment to improve and expand the
quality and effectiveness of mentoring in Maine,”
according to MMP Executive Director, Nancy Anderson. |
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Unadorned Offerings |
RADIO INTERVIEWER in Texas
recently asked me, "How do we know that our positive
actions will make any difference at all?" The program was
live so I had to answer on the spot. |
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Big
Brothers Big Sisters Welcomes New Staff Members |
We have some new faces at
Big Brothers Big Sisters and we'd like to tell you a
little bit about them. |
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3rd Annual MDI Wine Classic Includes Unique Auction |
Bar Harbor Banking and Trust
Company will present the third annual Mount
Desert Island Wine Classic, a wine tasting and
auction, to benefit Big
Brothers Big Sisters of Hancock and Washington Counties.
The event will take place on July 24, 2003 from
5:30 to 9:00 p.m. at the Neighborhood House in Northeast
Harbor. |
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Big Brothers Big Sisters Selected to Participate in
National Mentoring Research Study |
ELLSWORTH AND MACHIAS –
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) has announced
that Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Hancock and
Washington Counties (BBBSHWC), a program of Downeast
Health Services, has been selected to participate in a
three-year comprehensive research study to measure the
effectiveness of school-based mentoring.
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Big
Brothers Big Sisters Appoints New Director |
The Advisory Council of
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hancock & Washington Counties
(BBBSHWC) recently selected Patricia Saunders McLellan as
Program Director. Pat has been with the program for over
four years; serving initially as an AmeriCorps Promise
Fellow to help build the program’s capacity and later as
the match management supervisor.
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Perfect
Frame.... |
Sonogee resident resident
Jin Patterson, with help of Jack Drake, bowls a strike
last Friday when Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Hancock
county brought its bowl-a-thon to the rehabilitation
center in Bar Harbor. Sonogee residents raised about $250
for the organization. |
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Team up with Big Brothers Big Sisters to Bowl for
Kids' Sake and Win a $25 Gift Certificate! |
Looking for a community
event that’s really fun? How about a little peace, love,
and rock ‘n bowl? How about joining with friends, family,
and colleagues to raise money for local children in Bowl
for Kids’ Sake 2003! |
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First National Bank of Bar Harbor Receives Award |
President Tony McKim accepts
Big Brothers Big Sisters' Outstanding Service Award on
behalf of First National Bank of Bar Harbor. |
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Vintage
Conversation |
The Mount Desert Island Wine Classic took place July 25,
at the Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor. The event
raised more than $16,000, nearly twice as much as last
year's event, according to Director, Karen Brown. |
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Maine
Community Foundation Supports Mentoring |
The Maine Community
Foundation has awarded $5,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters
of Hancock & Washington Counties (BBBSHWC) to support
the expansion of its school-based mentoring programs
into Bucksport.
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You’re
Never Too Old To Be a Big Brother |
ELLSWORTH—Forty-two years may seem like a big age gap but
not for two members of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hancock
County.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters Program Is on the
Grow
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ELLSWORTH—A local program that matches children with
mentors has nearly doubled in size each year since it was
started in 1998.
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Big
Brothers Big Sisters and Little Celebrate Another Year on
MDI |
School-based 'Bigs' and 'Littles' from all over Mt. Desert
Island came together at Camp Beech Cliff to participate in
a special adventure day filled with games, team
problem-solving activities and physical challenges.
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To the Editor: |
Carol Rosinski, School
Counselor at the Conners Emerson School comments
about impact of Big Brothers Big Sisters on her
students.
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The Importance of Being Big |
ELLSWORTH—Karen Brown, director of Big Brothers Big
Sisters of Hancock and Washington Counties, has a
big job and a small space in which to do it.
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Volunteering Those “Star Throwers” Make Miracles
Happen
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ELLSWORTH—Vyvyenne Ritchie’s laptop computer screen
glowed in the dim afternoon light that streamed
through blinds on her windows.
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Match Spotlight “Three’s
Company” |
Nine-year
old Zachary is a special part of the local Big Brothers
Big Sisters program. Most children in the program have
either a Big Sister or a Big Brother. Zach has a Big
Couple: Reggie and Phyllis Young of Ellsworth.
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Oh, the places you’ll go!
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Little Sister, Mardya and her Big Sister, Gabrielle Wellman’s adventures
in Washington DC. Mardya’s interest in politics made the
trip especially exciting.
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