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Meet Big Brother Vladimir and Little Brother Elon
Vladimir and Elon have been matched since July and tell us they love to stay active by playing basketball and going hiking or canoeing. Vladimir is a business analyst with General Mills and approached our agency after being transferred to Mason, because he wanted to get involved with his new community. He also wanted... to be a mentor, telling us about a basketball coach he had in college who encouraged him to stay focused on his studies and get a degree that would help him in the future. He wants to have that kind of positive influence on Elon.
Little Brother Elon, who is 13 years old and lives in Springboro, has a talent for drawing and is a history buff who knows just about everything about the Titanic. He hopes he and his Big Brother can build a model of the ship someday. The two are pictured at our canoeing outing last month at Morgan’s Outdoor Adventures and sponsored by RDI Corporation.
Little Brother Elon, who is 13 years old and lives in Springboro, has a talent for drawing and is a history buff who knows just about everything about the Titanic. He hopes he and his Big Brother can build a model of the ship someday. The two are pictured at our canoeing outing last month at Morgan’s Outdoor Adventures and sponsored by RDI Corporation.
There are hundreds of kids like Elon on our waiting list.
For more information about becoming a Big Brother or Big Sister, check out our Volunteer page or call 513-421-4120.
For more information about becoming a Big Brother or Big Sister, check out our Volunteer page or call 513-421-4120.
The BIG Breakfast raises $230,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati
With Kroger Chairman and CEO, Rodney McMullen, and Xavier Men’s Head Basketball Coach, Travis Steele, on stage in the ballroom at Music Hall, more than $230,000 was raised for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati. 650+ guests gathered to hear their stories about the importance and impact of mentoring in their lives.
The hour-long event featured current and former Big Brothers and Big Sisters and Little Brothers and Sisters--many with Kroger ties--sharing stories about the difference their mentorships continue to make in their lives. Former Little Brother Andy McClanahan, whose first job was at the Kroger in Bellevue, spoke of going from Kroger employee to Kroger customer, proudly explaining that he now provides all the food on his family’s table. Big Sister and Kroger employee Jennifer Stone said her goal is that her Little Sister will reach her full potential and become self-sufficient.
Companies including Sycamore Capital, KraftHeinz and Pilgrim’s Pride joined dozens of others in the effort to find new volunteer mentors and fund efforts to help Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati continue its mission. Funds raised at the event will allow the agency to match nearly half of the 400 children currently on the waiting list.
The event highlighted the immense need for mentors, following the recent call from Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac and Mayor John Cranley for the members of the community to embrace mentorship as one element of the solution to youth violence and risk-filled behavior.
With Kroger Chairman and CEO, Rodney McMullen, and Xavier Men’s Head Basketball Coach, Travis Steele, on stage in the ballroom at Music Hall, more than $230,000 was raised for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati. 650+ guests gathered to hear their stories about the importance and impact of mentoring in their lives.
The hour-long event featured current and former Big Brothers and Big Sisters and Little Brothers and Sisters--many with Kroger ties--sharing stories about the difference their mentorships continue to make in their lives. Former Little Brother Andy McClanahan, whose first job was at the Kroger in Bellevue, spoke of going from Kroger employee to Kroger customer, proudly explaining that he now provides all the food on his family’s table. Big Sister and Kroger employee Jennifer Stone said her goal is that her Little Sister will reach her full potential and become self-sufficient.
Companies including Sycamore Capital, KraftHeinz and Pilgrim’s Pride joined dozens of others in the effort to find new volunteer mentors and fund efforts to help Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati continue its mission. Funds raised at the event will allow the agency to match nearly half of the 400 children currently on the waiting list.
The event highlighted the immense need for mentors, following the recent call from Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac and Mayor John Cranley for the members of the community to embrace mentorship as one element of the solution to youth violence and risk-filled behavior.
