2011 Bigs of the Year Announced!

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Coastal Empire is pleased to announce our 2011 Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year!  Justin Price was selected as Big Brother of the Year and Tiffany Edmond was selected as Big Sister of the Year.  Both Justin and Tiffany are in the School-Based Mentoring program. Justin and

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BBBS participates in Effingham County Volunteer Fair

Savannah, GA (January 12, 2012) – The Robert H. Demere, Jr. United Way Effingham Service Center held its first Volunteer Fair on Tuesday, January 10.  The event offered a great opportunity for students, adults, area businesses and their employees to explore volunteering opportunities and become familiar with community programs and services in Effingham County.  The

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2010-2011 Report Cards

Exciting news!  Our school-based Littles’ report cards just came in and here are the results: Grades changed, on average, pre-and post match: Social Studies: up 9.8% Math: up 8.9% Reading: up 7.9% English Language Arts: up 10% Science: up 5.3% Conduct: up 7.5% Teacher’s comments – 77% more positive Every single one of these shifts

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The Spirit Newspaper

We were recently seen in The Spirit Newspaper. Here is a link to the article http://thespiritnewspaper.com/

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Bowl For Kids’ Sake

We are about to embark on our very first community-wide fundraising campaign called “Bowl For Kids’ Sake” and we need you to form a team of five individuals to help us reach our goal of $75,000.00.  The goal for each team is $700.00.  You can reach your goal by contacting family, friends, co-workers, etc., and

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