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Match Moments
Kase and Chamberlain
Chamberlain met her Big Sister Kase in November, 2010. Together, they have been a fabulous match!
Since meeting to Kase, Chamberlain has been introduced to many fun and exciting activities that have been nothing short of life enriching confidence boosters. Together they have taken archery class, have gone to dance recitals, picked blueberries, enjoyed swimming in the heat of day, and even traveled to Orlando for the Holy Land Experience.
One activity, however, that has really stood out has been horseback riding. The two started lessons not very long ago. Chamberlain loves it! Not only has Chamberlain learned how to ride a horse, she is learning how to care for and groom a horse by an experienced horse trainer.
Chamberlain loves being with Kase. "Kase is very fun to be around and she's funny." says Chamberlain. Chamberlain's mom has observed the change and the growth in her daughter, saying how she "is more confident and cares more about her appearance since being matched with Kase." Her mother believes that sharing the same faith and values helps Chamberlain and Kase get along, sharing a Christian bond of fellowship along with being matched as a Big and a Little. She says because of that they get along "in a more holistic way and goes beyond everything they expected."
Kase, when asked about her thoughts and feelings on this match couldn't make it clearer. "I wouldn't change a thing!"
Share your match moments with your Match Manager. You never know, your story could inspire others just like Kase and Chamberlain. |
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100 Men in 100 Days
June 1st-September 8th, 2011
Big Brothers Big Sisters is in the midst of our "100 Men in 100 Days" campaign! This is part of our efforts to recruit more male volunteers in Pinellas, Hernando and Citrus Counties.
There are almost 300 boys waiting for mentors in Pinellas county alone! Please help us spread the word by reaching out to your friends, family, and coworkers. Men can become Big Brothers in the Community or School-Based programs. We also have a "Sports Buddies" program where you can spend two outings a month enjoying or participating in a sport. Tickets are charitably donated or provided at a reduced rate by our generous Sports Buddies partners.
Click hereto read more about the need for men on our website
Click here to learn more about Sports Buddies
Click here to visit our Facebook page and "Like" the campaign
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Children currently on the waiting list
Do you have friends or colleagues who are interested in getting involved. with Big Brothers Big Sisters If you would like to host a recruitment drive or lunch and learn at your office, place of worship, networking group or social club please contact Sheri Chancey at SheriC@bbbspc.org or 352-422-1329.
Beverly Hills 1 girl 3 boys
Brooksville 2 girls 5 boys
Crystal River 1 girl 4 boys
Dunnellon 2 boys
Floral City 1 boy
Hernando 1 girl 1 boy
Homosassa 4 boys
Inverness 4 boys
Lecanto 1 boy
Spring Hill 7 girls 24 boys
We also have 41 children in Citrus County on our waiting list in our School Based program, in which our volunteers meet with a child at their elementary school for one hour per week. This program is ideal for someone who needs a consistent schedule to meet with their little brother/sister and has time during the day. Some of our School Based Bigs choose this program because they want to invest their lunch break one day a week, or have kids at home but they still want to get involved. |
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Friday, September 23
Match Appreciation Event
Red, White & Blue for You
A Hero's Experience
September 23, 2011 6:00-9:00
Mahaffey Theatre
400 1st St S
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Come enjoy a night of food, fun, and entertainment as we celebrate our Bigs and Littles with a Red, White and Blue for You, A Hero's experience! The hippest DJ, touch-a-truck display, tasty treats, and hands on activities will be available for everyone to enjoy!
To reserve you spot send your name and you Littles name in an email to ChristaW@bbbspc.org.
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Saturday, August 27
Free Golf Clinics for Bigs and Littles! Sports Buddies Comes to Citrus! 10:00am-11:00am 7 Rivers Golf & Country Club 7395 W. Pinebrook St. Crystal River, FL (located off of W. Venable behind Crystal River airport) Learn to play or polish your golf skills at the Big Brothers Big Sisters golf clinic at the 7 Rivers Golf & Country Club. Basic fundamentals of golf will be taught in a fun atmosphere! Please wear proper golf attire- shirt with collar. (no tee shirts or tank tops) and Tennis shoes. Bring your golf clubs or clubs will be provided for you. Light colored clothing is recommended. Bigs must have bring their match ID card showing name of Little. Pre-register by calling Marion Walker at 352-795-6665. |
August 20
FC Tampa Bay Soccer and Free Clinic
Clinic - 4:00pm
Game - 7:00pm
Al Lang Stadium (Progress Energy Park)
230 1st Street SE
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701
FC Tampa Bay will be hosting a soccer clinic sponsored by All Around Kids, Inc. prior to the August 20th game. After the clinic, kids will be able to get autographs from FC Tampa Bay players then enjoy a tailgate provided by All Around Kids, Inc. Prior to the game, the kids will take part in the Rally Tunnel on the field then watch FC Tampa Bay vs. Puerto Rico!
There currently are 25 spots for kids (plus 1 guest for each so 50 total tickets) available.
To reserve your spot email your name and your Littles full name to ChristaW@bbbspc.org |
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FREE Book - Eat Well, Stay Active, Have Fun: A Guide for Mentors
The Harvard School of Public Health has developed a new and free resource that will help mentors make healthy diet and exercise a natural part of the mentor-mentee relationship. This new and free resource is called Eat Well, Stay Active, Have Fun: A Guide for Mentors. It includes information on nutrition and physical activity, tips on how a mentoring relationship can better promote healthier habits, examples of activities that mentors and mentees can do together, and a list of relevant resources on how to magnify focus on well-being in mentorship.
Bigs may pick up a copy at Big Brothers Big Sisters:
918 West Bay Drive,
Largo, FL 33770 (Mon.-Thurs. 9am - 6pm, Fri. 9am - 4pm)
Or, click here to view and save the pdf version online.
Summer Movie Express - $1 Movies
July 1 - August 11: Tuesdays-Thursdays at 10am
Crystal River Mall 9 1801 N.W. Hwy 19Crystal River, FL
Select Regal Movie Theatres - Click here for participating theatres
Moviegoers of all ages can hop aboard Regal's Summer Movie Express and enjoy a selection of fantastic films. During this nine week festival, select Regal Cinemas; United Artists and Edwards Theatres will offer selected G or PG rated movies for only a dollar ($1) on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:00am.
For August Summer Movie Express proudly presents:
8/2-8/3 (10am) Kitt Kittredge:An American Girl (G) and The Last Airbender(PG)
For more information call 352-564-8395 or visit http://www.regmovies.com/summermovieexpress/default.aspx
Movies for $3.00
Spring Hill 8 - Touchstar Cinemas
2955 Commercial Way, Spring Hill
Located on US 19, behind the Outlet Mall and Pizza Hut
Movies that have just left the big screen can still be seen at Touchstar Cinemas for a low price! You not only won't miss out on seeing the next big flick, you will save big and have a selection of pictures you wouldn't see at most any theater. Regular prices are as follows:
$3.00 matinees (before 6pm)
$3.00 children, seniors, students, military
$4.00 adults (after 6pm)
3D films are an additional $3.50
Foreign films are priced differently.
Art Pictures are priced as follows:
$4.00 matinees (before 6pm)
$4.00 children, seniors, students & military $5.00 adults (after 6pm)
For more information: Call 352-666-6566 Kids Bowl Free At a bowling lane near you, you can take your Little out to bowl for free. First go to the website http://www.kidsbowlfree.com/all_centers.php and find a lane. Register with your e-mail and with the name and age of your Little for that lane. Then at the beginning of each week you will receive a coupon in your e-mail with your name(s). Print the coupon out and bring it with you any day of that week and your Little can bowl for free! Check your local lanes on the website for accurate days and times for that particular location. |
Drowning Doesn't Look Like Drowning
You're at the beach or at the pool and you know someone is drowning when he's screaming and flailing his arms helplessly...right? Think again.
Drowning doesn't look like drowning. Drowning can occur as a "deceptively quiet event" seeing as the process of drowning typically renders victims unable to move voluntarily or to even make a sound.
Some key points to remember:
1.Except in rare circumstances, drowning people are unable to call out for help.
2.Drowning people's mouths alternately sink below and reappear above the surface of the water.
3. Drowning people cannot wave for help.
4. Drowning people cannot voluntarily control their arm movements. Big Brothers Big Sisters encourages you to read this article and learn about drowning signs and symptoms. This knowledge could one day save a life. |
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The Following activites are not BBBS hosted events. Staff may not be present. |
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As an extra benefit of being a Big, the agency receives a limited number of tickets for you and your Little to attend sporting events. Although we would like to accommodate all who would like tickets, we are limited in resources. Please be patient when responding about tickets and know that we always do our best to respond to your request as quickly as possible.
ALL tickets are 'First Come, First Serve'! When requesting a ticket, please email your name, your Little's name, the tickets you are requesting and your preferred pick up location to DebbieH@bbbspc.org All tickets must be picked up at our office or at Gold's Gym Big Brothers Big Sisters:
918 West Bay Dr., Largo FL 33770 (Mon.-Thurs. 9am - 6pm, Fri. 9am - 4pm)
Gold's Gym: 03 38th Ave. N., St. Petersburg (Open 24 hours from 5am Mon. - 9pm Fri., Sat. 8am - 7pm, Sun. 8am - 5pm) If you would perfer to have the tickets mailed to you please send self addressed stamped envelopes to our Largo office Attn: Christa Wingert at the address above.
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Tampa Bay Rays
Thanks to our partnership with the Tampa Bay Rays, we have tickets for our matches to enjoy:
Tampa Bay Rays
Tropicana Field
1 Tropicana Drive
St. Pete, FL 33705
Tuesday, August 2nd 7:10pm - Toronto Blue Jays-50 tickets
Wednesday, August 3, 7:10pm Toronto Blue Jays-50 tickets
Sunday, August 7th 1:40pm - Oakland Athletics-50 tickets
Monday, August 8th 7:10 - Kansas City Royals-50 tickets
Tuesday, August 9, 7:10pm Kansas City Royals-50 tickets
Wednesday, August 10 7:10pm - Kansas City Royals-50 tickets
Sunday, August 21, 1:40pm - Seattle Mariners - 52 tickets
Tuesday, August 23rd 7:10pm - Detroit Tigers-50 tickets
Wednesday, August 24th 7:10pm - Detroit Tigers - 50 tickets
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FC Tampa Bay Soccer
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Tampa Yankees
Tampa Yankees
George M. Steinbrenner Field
3802 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Tampa, FL 33607
We have a limited number of tickets that include admission for 4 to any of the following games in August.
Saturday August 6: vs. Dunedin Blue Jays 6:00pm
Sunday August 7: vs. Dunedin Blue Jays 1:00pm
Tuesday August 9: vs. Clearwater Threshers 7:00pm
Wednesday August 10: vs. Clearwater Threshers 7:00pm
Thursday August 11:vs. Clearwater Threshers 7:00pm
Tuesday August 16: vs. Lakeland Flying Tigers 7:00pm
Tuesday August 23: vs. Daytona Cubs 7:00pm
Wednesday August 24: vs. Daytona Cubs 7:00pm
Thursday August 25: vs. Daytona Cubs 7:00pm
Friday August 26: vs. Brevard County Manatees 7:00pm
Saturday August 27: vs. Brevard County Manatees 6:00pm
Sunday August 28: vs. Brevard County Manatees 1:00pm
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Recurring Community Events
The Following activites are not BBBS hosted events. Staff may not be present. |
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Scalloping
'Tis the season for scalloping and the season has gotten longer. Florida's scalloping summer is now extended to September 25th for more outdoors fun! Don't miss out!
For more information visit:
http://www.visitcitrus.com/scalloping.aspx
Monday - Friday
Artist Reception
5:00pm-7:00pm
Brooksville City Hall Art Gallery
301 Howell Avenue, Brooksville
Visit the new spring exhibit and Meet n' Greet the artists. Refreshments served.
The Spring Art Exhibit will be on display until August 5. The exhibit will be open from 8:00am to 5:00pm Mondays through Fridays, holidays being the only exemption.
The show features carved wood by the John Brown Woodcarvers, handmade quilts by the Hernando Quilters, ship models by the Suncoast Ship Model Society, photographs by the Spring Hill Camera Club and a new selection of poetry by members of Just Poets. Featured for this gallery exhibit are exquisite works of art from the following artists: Karin Dawn Best, Faith Academy, Bob Kevin and Eric Rabbers. In addition will be the photography of Michelle Autumn Pearson.
Those attending can expect "A Taste of the Arts" featuring the culinary delights of participating Brooksville restaurants and the Hernando County Fine Arts Council. The public is invited. For more information please contact Terri Carter or Lindsay Morgan at 352-540-3810 or visit http://www.cityofbrooksville.us/ |
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EVERY SATURDAY
Farmer's Market
8:00am-2:00pm
Throughout Downtown Brooksville
The weekly Farmer's Market includes veggies and fruit,"direct from the farms", plants, herbs, soaps, jams, candy and other goodies. Local eateries open for your refreshments. For more information, call 352-848-0090.
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FIRST SATURDAY MONTHLY
Home Depot "How to Workshops"
Home Depot Stores
9:00am-12:00pm
1st Saturday of every month
Kids' "How to Workshops" are free and are designed for kids of the ages 5-12. The workshops teach children do-it-yourself skills as well as tool safety. At the same time, this workshop helps to instill a sense of personal accomplishment. This time of fun allows for quality time between adults and children.
In addition to the new project kit that will be given, each child receives a kid-sized orange apron similar to The Home Depot associates' aprons and an achievement pin. |
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SECOND AND FOURTH SATURDAY
Lowe's Build and Grow Clinic
10:00am-11:00am
Lowe's Build and Grow kid's clinics are a great way to help build confidence!
Bring your Little into Lowe's to build their project of the week. Each participant also receives a free apron, goggles, a project themed patch and a certification of merit upon completion of their project.
Go to Lowesbuildandgrow.com to sign up at the store nearest you.
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August 3
Summer Movies @ Your Library
Spring Hill Branch Library
9220 Spring Hill Drive
Spring Hill, FL 34608
Join us for a fun-filled afternoon at the movies!
- No admission - movies are free!
- Free popcorn and beverages
- Large screen
- Surround sound
- Fun movie trivia
10:15am - Despicable Me (95 min, PG)
2:00pm - Gnomeo & Juliet (84 min, G)
For more information call: (352) 540-6374
Other dates where there will be film showings are:
Spring Hill Branch - August 11 (2:00pm) and August 25 (2:00pm)
East Hernando Branch - August 2 (2:00pm)
August 19
Friday Night Thunder
6:00pm-8:00pm
Inverness Government Center
212 W. Main Street, Inverness
Here's a car cruise-in that is presented by the City of Inverness and by local e icar clubs. It's a free show with more than 60 antique, classic, sport and imports. Call (352) 726-2611 for more information.
August 20
Movie in the Park
Lecanto Park
3505 W. Educational Path
Lecanto, FL
At Lecanto Park there will be showing a free movie under the stars. Open to the public, bring a picnic basket and blanket to this fun movie night. Event staff will supply the popcorn.
Movie: Kung Fu Panda
Movie begins at dark.
For more information call 352-527-7540
Summer Nights
5:00pm-10:00pm
Historic Downtown Brooksville
Eat at one of the local restaurants and take a stroll down Main Street while enjoying the free music and the free cruise-in at the car show. There will be local vendors and more!
For more information: 352-410-1536
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There are no match anniversaries for this month.
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