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March 2009 Newsletter This month’s issue is a short one – just some brief announcements as we gear up for The Big Event Dinner Auction on April 2nd. We look forward to providing readers with inspirational stories and photos from The Big Event in next month’s issue!			In this issue: Challenge Grant The Big Event BBBSBA Night at the Warriors Jamba Juice Day Calendar of Events Match Anniversaries BBBSBA Staff
BBBSBA Awarded Quarter Million Dollar Challenge Grant! An anonymous donor has made a generous gift to BBBSBA in the form of a Challenge Grant: The donor will contribute $100,000 to support our mentoring programs provided that we can encourage other donors and corporate supporters to collectively contribute $100,000 to match their gift – thereby helping to raise a total of $200,000 to support youth mentoring in the Bay Area! Additionally, the donor has offered an extra incentive; if BBBSBA can raise the $100,000 within the first six months of the Challenge, (by August 18th), they will donate an additional $50,000 – making the total amount generated through the Challenge Grant a Quarter Million Dollars! This type of unique grant greatly increases our agency’s momentum for growth and helps to create a climate of success in the face of a challenging economic landscape – a priceless gift that demonstrates the commitment of our local supporter! So we need your help to get the message out that there has never been a better time to partner with BBBSBA. It is a truly unique opportunity to “double” your donation and therefore double the impact on the Bay Area's most at-risk youth! Please act now! – a special Fund has been establish to track donations made toward helping us achieve the Challenge grant goal: Click Here to Contribute And of course, your gift of any amount makes a real difference in children's lives. With your help, we can achieve our vision of clearing our waiting list and providing more kids in the Bay Area with a caring mentor. Thank you so much for your support! Your Challenge Grant Gift will support our matches, like Little Sister Eliana and her Big Sister Loni
There’s Still Time To Join Us for The BIG Event Dinner & Auction Thursday, April 2, 2009 The Palace Hotel Grand Ballroom, 2 New Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 Cocktail Reception - 5:30 pm, Dinner Program - 7:00 pm, Dress: Business/Cocktail Attire Join hundreds of Bay Area philanthropists, community leaders and corporate supporters who gather at this annual event to celebrate the inspirational mentoring relationships of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area. The BIG Event Features: * Wine Tasting Reception * Fabulous Silent & Live Auctions! (click here for preview of items) * Gourmet Dinner * Salute to our Inspirational Matches * Sponsor Recognition * An unforgettable night of inspiration and service to the community Big Event Seats still available! Individual Seats - $250 each Click Here to Purchase Big Event Seats Click Here to Purchase Sponsor Tables
NEW: Big Brothers Big Sisters Night at the Golden State Warriors! Friday, April 10th - 7:30 p.m. Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets The Warriors invite you to take part in their second annual Big Brothers Big Sisters Night, as they take on Yao Ming and the Houston Rockets at ORACLE Arena. Your ticket purchase includes: • Special Tickets for this event are just $30! ($48 face value - Club 200 corner/baseline seats) • For every ticket purchased in this special block of seats, $10 is donated to BBBSBA! • All children (18 years old & younger) are invited to shoot a post-game free throw ON THE WARRIORS COURT! • FREE food voucher good for a hot dog, soda, and a bag of chips with every ticket! • Special seating in the Big Brothers Big Sisters section! Purchase your tickets today by clicking on the Warriors Ticket link: https://www.gs-warriors.com/forms/secure/fct_bbbs_ba.html For more information, please contact Chris Murphy of the Golden State Warriors at ctmurphy@gs-warriors.com
Saturday April 11 is BBBSBA Day at Jamba Juice! Jamba Juice has partnered with BBBSBA for a unique and refreshing fundraising opportunity at all their South Bay locations. Simply clip the coupon below and bring it to a participating South Bay Jamba Juice location on Saturday April 11th, and 20% of your entire purchase will benefit BBBSBA! (See the list below for participating Jamba Juice locations.) BE SURE TO FORWARD THIS COUPON TO FRIENDS, FAMILY AND COLLEAGUES and encourage them to support BBBSBA Day at a South Bay Jamba Juice location!
Calendar of Events March 21st MCOP Training San Francisco Office 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. March 26th Mentor Support Training: Mentoring Children Growing up in Poverty San Francisco Office 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. April 2nd The Big Event Dinner Auction The Palace Hotel, San Francisco Click here to more information April 10th Big Brothers Big Sisters Night at the Golden State Warriors Oracle Arena, Oakland April 11th BBBSBA Day at Jamba Juice All South Bay locations April 16th Mentor Support Training Milpitas Office 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. For more information, call your Match Support Specialist or contact BBBSBA at 415-503-4050.
BBBSBA wishes to send a special acknowledgement to Mark D. and his Little Brother Tom who informed us that although they “graduated” from our program many years ago, they are still a part of each others lives and this month will celebrate their 20th Anniversary of being matched! March Match Anniversaries alphabetized by Big’s first name
11 Years Bryon B. & Gabriel 10 Years Burke C. & Colin 7 Years David L. & Victor Michelle D. & Symphanee Peter D. & Joshua 6 Years Trevor P. & Katrell	4 Years Allyson W. & Patricia Bryan O. & Manuel David M. & Tahj Laura B. & Abigail Nathan B. & Jacob 3 Years Peter R. & Liam Ray K. & Gabriel Shelley G. & Kelly Simon P. & Antonio 2 Years Alan G. & Roberto Benjamin B. & Julio Benny B. & Drakari Brandon Z. & Damien	2 Years (continued) Bryan T. & Jabari Chrisse J. & Marisol Christopher J. & Marquies Daniel S. & Luke Danielle A. & Myriam Elly A. & Katie Erica H. & Jennifer Erick N. & Eduardo Gaurav A. & Bernard Hugo G. & Carlos Jay L. & Mathew Jeff B. & Nicholas Jeremey S. & Samuel Jodi S. & Anna Maria Kerri K. & Patricia Leanne F. & Carmen Naeem I. & Mark	2 Years (continued) Robert S. & Matthew Ryn C. & Miguel Tom D. & Elijah Yoshi H. & Alex One Year Abe E. & Emilio Daniel W. & Benjamin Debbie M. & Brianne Lindsay S. & Meliece Marquita J. & Devlyn Paul F. & Michael Rehan R. & Kevin Renee L. & Nneka Ronald L. & Darrel Shayna F. & Sofia Tamara M. & Vanessa
BBBSBA Staff Marcia Hodges, CEO
San Francisco Office 415-503-4050 Coatlicue Ettling, Finance Manager Joanne Gold, Chief Development Officer Danielle Hoffman, Grants Manager Stephanie Jacques, Partnership Coordinator Jane Kurz, Development Director Rick Ohren, Data Communications Specialist Victoria Perera, Match Support Narges Zohoury, Enrollment & Match Milpitas Office Dawn Kruger, Program Manager Priscilla Marquez, Match Support Patricia Melgoza, Match Support Nicole Olson, Match Support Rosa Revuelta, Match Support Dolores SantaCruz, Customer Relations Anthony Spivey, Program Coordinator Jessica Wright, Site Coordinator		Oakland Office Mandi Baughman, Match Support Daniel Cavaliaye, Program Manager Jenny Peck, Enrollment & Match Lindsay Goldsmith, Program Coordinator Hadley Salz, Match Support Stacie Schlenker, Match Support BBBSBA Board of Directors Terry Lee, President Milton Balbuena, Contango Capital Matthew Behan, KPMG Joyce Champion, The Clorox Company Tom DeJonghe Robin Dilworth, The Permanente Federation Katherine Fraser, D.M.H. Jeff Grube, Paul Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP Nina Hatvany Josetta Jones, Chevron Corporation Lesley Mbogo, IBM Sonia Parekh, PRG Schultz Paul Penney, Cypress Fund Van Tran, Delaware Investments

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