Match Feature: BB Jim and BS Chris and LB Avery, matched on 11/25/2009

Upcoming Community Events for Matches
Here are a few ideas that may be of interest to you and your match!

Ways to Give Back
Want to do activities that are truly rewarding and give back to the community? Try doing community service activities with your match. By serving others youth develop an understanding and an appreciation for others in their community. Being involved in community service has a positive impact on the community and empowers youth to know that they can make a difference in the world! And when youth are part of positive changes in their community, they are more apt to make better decisions for themselves.

Meet Our Match Feature: BB Jim and BS Chris and LB Avery
Tell me about one of your favorite memories from your match.
LB Avery said: Some of my favorite memories are from going to Camp Onaway, fishing and camping with my Big Brother and Big Sister.

What do you like most about being a Little?
LB Avery said: That I have a lot of fun with my Big Couple and we get to do a lot of neat things. I also like that they ask me what I would like to do.

What are some of your favorite things about Jim and Chris?
LB Avery said: I like that they are very nice people, a lot of fun and we get along really well.

Tell us what you like best about being Bigs?
Big Couple Jim and Chris said: Knowing that I have a positive influence and making a good a friendship. Exposing Avery to new things. The activities we do together are a lot of fun and Avery is a great person to hang out with.

What are your favorite activities to do together?
Big Couple Jim and Chris said: Spending time together having dinner, fishing, boating, working on projects together, geocashing, volunteering at Ruby's Pantry, making Christmas gifts for Avery's family and spending time at our cottage up north.

Is there anything you would want to highlight about Avery's accomplishments?
Big Couple Jim and Chris said: He has gotten over being shy and has a great sense of humor. He has taken on new things in his life and took a hunter's safety course and passed with flying colors. He got his first deer on opening day! Avery was very proud of this accomplishment.

What would you tell someone who was thinking of becoming a Big in the program?
Big Couple Jim and Chris said: Give it a try, it is so rewarding. You will get more out of the experience than you put in. Big Brothers Big Sisters is very supportive and great with coming up with activity ideas and following up. A new volunteer may be surprised how rewarding the experience is.

Take your BIG to the Paine Art Center...on you!
Enjoy doing projects in the Family Discovery Gallery for FREE with your Match Discount Card.
For available dates, times, and themes check out (http://www.thepaine.org/family/index.html)

Home Depot Workshop
Home Depot workshops are the 1st Saturday of EVERY month from 9am-12pm. Bigs and Littles are welcome to attend, and you can sign up in the store, online, or simply show up the day of. You receive a free apron and pin and helpers are always available. For more information about themes can be found on their web site if you enter "workshops" in the search tool (http://www.homedepot.com/). The sessions are completely free for everyone!