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Big Sister Mary and Little Sister Carley
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This Big Sister & Little Sister match will be celebrating their 1st year anniversary at the end of this month! Big Sister Mary and Little Sister Carley started out as a Site Based Match at Inverness Primary School and then moved into a Community Based Match where they began to explore cooking dinner, playing games board games, and studying together. Big Sister Mary has traveled on school field trips with Carley to Lego Land and recently attended an end of the year bowling trip. Mary has always been there for Carley when it involves school or extra curricular activities. When asking Little Sister Carley to share something that she has learned from her Big Sister, the excitement in Mary's voice rose as she said, "she taught me to swim!" What a wonderful moment for a Little Sister; learning how to swim.
Share your match moments with your Match Manager. You never know, your story could inspire others just like Mary and Carley.
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Register Today!
Companies for Kids Golf Invitational
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Registration Starts-11:00am; Shotgun Start-1:00PM
Innisbrook Golf & Country Club
Copperhead & Island Courses 36750 US Highway 19 N
Join Big Brothers Big Sisters on October 2, 2012 for the inaugural Companies for Kids Invitational Golf Classic! Please come out and support the mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters, encouraging children's potential through one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever. The vision of the Companies for Kids Invitational event is to form corporate alliances with Big Brothers Big Sisters and the local business community. Together, we host an elite corporate event focused on raising significant funds for children facing adversity in our community.
This will be our agencies only major golf tournament for this year, so don't miss out. Online registration is now open! Please click here to register. Please click here for the sponsor sheet. For more information on how you can participate as a sponsor or player, please contact Emalou Dublo at 727-518-8860 ext. 232 or EmalouD@bbbspc.org
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| Tickets Available for Matches |
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Before requesting tickets:
- All requests for tickets must be placed through the online RSVP link provided in this email.
- All tickets are given on a first come, first serve basis.
- Please confirm your Little's eligibility before requesting tickets online.
- Tickets provided through BBBS are for Bigs and Littles only, unless otherwise noted.
- Out of courtesy to other matches, please only reserve tickets to one event where we have a very limited quantity of tickets available.
- **Important! You must enter your Little's name and other Big's name if part of a Big Couple when reserving tickets (click blue "ADD" button below your info). If you do not enter each person's name, you will only be reserving one ticket.**
All tickets must be picked up at one of the following locations, unless otherwise noted (*if you need tickets to be mailed, please feel free to send us self-addressed, stamped envelopes - please email our ticket contact listed on your confirmation to let us know):
- Big Brothers Big Sisters: 918 West Bay Dr., Largo FL 33770 (Mon.-Thurs. 9am - 6pm, Fri. 9am - 4pm)
- Gold's Gym: 203 38th Ave. N, St. Pete (Open 24hrs from 5am Mon - 9pm Fri, Sat 8am - 7pm, Sun 8am- 5pm)
After requesting tickets online:
- Allow 1 full business day to process ticket requests (Monday-Wednesday). If you select to pick up tickets at Gold's Gym, please note that we need 1 full business day (excluding weekends) from the time your tickets are processed to transport them from our office to Gold's.
- **Wait for email confirmation that your tickets are ready to be picked up. We have volunteers helping to fill ticket requests, so if you do not receive an email stating that your tickets are ready, our staff in the office will not be able to assist you with locating tickets.
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Tampa Bay Rays
Tropicana Field
1 Tropicana Drive
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
Thanks to a generous donation from the Tampa Bay Rays, we have 50 tickets for our matches to enjoy the following games:
Thursday, June 28th: vs. Detroit Tigers at 7:10pm To reserve tickets, please click on the date above.
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| Activities in Our Community |
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In an effort to streamline Match Flash, many recurring events have been moved to our website. Be sure to visit the "Bigs Only" section of our website to view recurring community events that you and your Little can take part in. Please click on the links below to view the information most helpful to your match:
Match Activity Ideas - organized by age group
Big Perks - coupons and deals for local activities
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Saturday, June 2
Gopher Tortoise Habitat at Work Day 8:00 pm Chinsegut Conservation Center 23212 Lake Lindsey Road (SR-476 1 mi. west of US-41) Brooksville, FL Help plant native wiregrass at the Chinsegut Wildlife Environmental Area to improve gopher tortoise habitat. Training, tools and equipment and drinking water will be provided. Learn to use dibbles, which are a very efficient way to plant, and allows you to remain standing while working. What to wear: work will be in rough open fields with brush-wear long plants, long sleeves, and sturdy shoes. What to bring: you may wish to bring a hiker's water bottle and a snack. Work gloves recommended, as well as sunscreen and insect repellant. For more information, contact 352-754-6722 or visit www.MyFWC.com/Chinsegut. Inverness Farmers' Market
8:00 am
212 W Main St
Inverness, FL 34450
The Inverness Farmers' Market is committed to providing a premium venue to feature a wide selection of locally produced fruits and vegetables, plants and flowers, in addition to herbs, soaps, honey, and other items. The market's intent is to educate customers on cooking and eating healthy, landscaping proper plant and flower care and other topics, in addition to showcasing what the community has to offer. For more information, visit www.InvernessFarmersMarket.com.
Saturday, June 9
Market Day with Art & Treasures - Crystal River 9:00 am
657 N. Citrus Ave.
Crystal River, FL
Local Produce, Plants, Pantry, Artistic Talent & Vintage Collectibles on the 2nd Saturday of each month. On the Grounds of Heritage Village. For more information, contact 352-564-1400 or visit www.theshoppesofheritagevillage.com.
Saturday, June 30
Fifth N' Blues
5:00 pm Downtown Brooksville The fifth Saturday of the month brings great Blues music on Main Street, restaurants, and stores open late for your dining and shopping relaxation. Vendors from Market on Main Street will also stay open late. For more information, contact 352-848-0090. 13th Annual Homosassa River Fireworks Festival
5297 S. Cherokee Way Homosassa, FL
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1 Year
Mary McCulloch & Carley ● Robert and Theresa Prout & James ● Denise Schonwald & Aryanna
2 Years
Denise LaCroix & Nyree
3 Years
Deborah Percoco & Savannah ● Tod Cloud & Ronald ● Jon-Michael Soracchi & Christopher
4 Years
Erin Corcoran Daly & Samantha ● Tod Cloud & Andrew
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| Become a BIG Partner with BBBS! |
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Make BBBS Your Charity of Choice!
Are you involved with an organization who is planning an event or fundraiser? Do you have, or know of a business who would like to give back to the community? Big Brothers Big Sisters serving Pinellas, Hernando and Citrus Counties is looking for local organizations to participate in our Charity of Choice program!
A couple of ideas on how to become a Charity of Choice partner would be to have a special day at your place of business where a % of the proceeds benefit our agency, or to hold a special event for a group, where part of the the entry fees or food and beverage sales benefit our local children served by Big Brothers Big Sisters.
To participate, all event planning would be the sole responsibility of the organization that chooses us as their Charity of Choice. Due to a very limited staff, our agency cannot participate in actual event planning, but could potentially send a representative on the day of the event. To help promote the event, our agency would be happy to communicate details of your event to our constituents through email newsletters and social media, as appropriate.
Big Perks
Thanks to our supportive community partners, we are able to offer our Bigs and Littles great discounts for local businesses and activities. This is a great way for our Littles to experience activities that they would normally not be able to do. We need your help to expand our offerings! To view a complete list of our Big Perks, visit:www.bbbspc.org/bigperks
If you have a Charity of Choice idea or suggestion or would like to offer our matches a Big Perk, please contact Christine Battista, Marketing & Communications Coordinator: 727-518-8860 ext 231, or ChristineB@bbbspc.org
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