Newsletter
The BIG Event
Have a Favorite Moment?
BBBSBA Night at the Warriors
Challenge Grant
Ticket Opportunities for Matches
Other Ways to Help
Calendar of Events
April/May Match Anniversaries
Staff/Board List
THE BIG EVENT!
Hundreds of committed donors, volunteers and supporters gathered at The Palace Hotel in San Francisco on April 2nd to enjoy great food, live music, exciting auctions, and – most importantly - celebrate the vital mentoring relationships established through the BBBSBA’s programs
Big Brother Matt Frederick & Little Brother Trinidad (pictured above, left) and Big Sister Dawn Kruger & Little Sister Olivia (above right, with BBBSBA CEO Marcia Hodges), were honored to receive the 2009 Inspiration Awards in recognition of their lasting and transformative matches.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM MATT & TRINIDAD: In his acceptance remarks, Big Brother Matt shared that 2008 had been a tough year for both he and his Little Brother, but going through difficult times just made the two of them appreciate each other even more. “He’s a fantastic kid” Matt said. “the worse things got in his life, the more I appreciated how strong he was, how much there is to respect about him.” Matt also proudly told the audience that despite the troubles Trinidad had been through, he had just got straight A’s on his report card! “That's inspirational to me.” Matt told them – the audience enthusiastically agreed, bursting into thunderous applause in recognition of Trinidad’s for exceptional achievement.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM DAWN & OLIVIA: Olivia and Dawn have been matched for 7 years and had also faced some very difficult times together. Big Sister Dawn commented that she, too, had learned a lot as a result of their relationship. “I’ve learned what resiliency means. Olivia is resilient.” Dawn said. “She’s been through a lot in the time that I’ve known her and through it all, she's made it, she's a fantastic, positive smart, conscientious young woman.”
But it was Olivia’s emotional and heartfelt comments that truly told the story of their match.
“Growing up for me has always been hard … Dawn has been the person that I could tell just about anything to. And she always has an answer. Having a big brother or big sister just to spend time with can affect a kid in more ways than you think. Because of the support I have gotten over the years I am now in the top three at my high school and just last week I got the great news I passed my high school exit exam! I now know that anything I want to do in my future, I can do”. After Olivia’s beautiful comments, there wasn’t a dry eye in the house!
We are so pleased and grateful that even in today’s difficult financial environment, the Bay Area community recognizes the importance of youth mentoring and is committed to supporting BBBSBA’s vital programs. Thank you to all our donors and volunteers for your dedicated partnership!
Click here to view Big Event slideshow
Click here to view all photos from the event and to order prints
BIG Event Photos courtesy of James Mueller (www.photojames.com)
Share Your Own “BIG Event” or Inspiring Moment…
Do you have special memory from your match that will be the one to stay with you for years? Did you attend a recent BBBSBA Event and have a story to share? Send it in and we’ll include it in one of our upcoming newsletters! (please attach a photo if possible) e-mail your story to news@bbbsba.org.
BBBSBA Night at the Warriors
The Golden State Warriors played host to BBBSBA during their April 10 game against the Houston Rockets at Oracle Arena in Oakland. Tickets purchased in conjunction with Big Brothers Big Sisters Night were offered at a deep discount, included hot dogs, sodas and chips for every ticket holder, and a portion of the proceeds were donated to BBBSBA. And as a special treat, after the game Littles were invited onto the court to shoot free throws! There was great turnout, and a good time was had by all. Special thanks to the Golden State Warriors for coordinating the event and giving our matches this opportunity!
BBBSBA Awarded Quarter Million Dollar Challenge Grant!
Recently, an anonymous donor made a very generous gift to BBBSBA in the form of a Challenge Grant. They will contribute $100,000 to support our mentoring programs - provided that we can encourage other potential supporters, including both individual donors and corporate funders, to collectively contribute $100,000 to match their gift by the end of the year.
Additionally, 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 of a Million Dollars!
THE BIG NEWS: Thanks to tremendous donor response to-date, we have already raised $84,000 towards achieving our Challenge goal!!! Help us make it all the way…This is a truly unique opportunity
to “double” your donation, and therefore double your impact on the Bay Area's most at-risk youth! Please act now!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
like Little Sister Eliana and her Big Sister Loni
SPECIAL TICKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR MATCHES
Attention all Bigs – By joining the BBBSBA Online Community, you can connect with other Big Brothers and Sisters and find out about free event/sports tickets you can get for you and your Little to attend together. It’s easy to do:
1) To join the on-line community, simply follow the Community links on our website, or click here to sign up directly.
2) Once you’ve joined the community, click on the toolbar to “View all Groups” and click on the “Tickets and Events” group to request to join this group. (our web administrator will confirm that you’re a currently matched Big before authorizing your access) Once you’ve joined, you’ll be able to view information posted and will receive notices as new tickets become available.
Attention Friends & Supporters: Do you have tickets to events and activities to donate for use by our Matches? To donate tickets or free passes, please send to:
BBBSBA Tickets
731 Market Street 6th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94103
Please Note: We request that you mail event tickets at least 10 days in advance of the event date in order to allow sufficient time for processing and distribution to Bigs/Littles. (You will receive acknowledgement of your donation for tax purposes)
Got Questions? e-mail rohren@bbbsba.org
OTHER WAYS TO HELP BBBSBA:
Calling all Professional Writers: BBBSBA is seeking volunteer(s) to provide copywriting services for a website marketing project to take place over the next 2 – 3 months. Project is estimated to require approximately 20 – 30 hours and will require submission of a writing sample. For more information or to volunteer, please send an e-mail to projects@bbbsba.org and include “copywriter” in the subject line.
Are you an eBay aficionado? The eBay Giving Works Program allows sellers to donate proceeds from their sales to BBBSBA. We can also receive donations from eBay users through the “Donate Now” feature, which lets anyone with a PayPal account to donate to us right away without buying or selling anything. It's as easy as looking for the blue and yellow ribbon when you shop, donating part of a sale to BBBSBA, making an online charitable contribution, or all three! Visit www.ebaygivingworks.com to learn more.
Donate your Vehicle! Our car donation partnership with Able Auto Charity donation makes vehicle donation as easy as 1-2-3: 1) they pick-up your vehicle and do all the paperwork 2) you receive the tax benefits 3) BBBSBA receives the donation! Just call Able Auto Charity Donation at 408-370-1054 (or toll-free at 877-977-9577) or visit their website at www.ableautocharity.com to get started.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
Thursday, June 18
Annual Wine Tasting & Silent Auction hosted by BBBSBA Junior Board
111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco
ADVANCE DISCOUNT TICKET AVAILABLE! (Limited Quantity – order now!)
For Information & Tickets click here
BBBSBA ½ Marathon Team Training Begins – Registration NOW OPEN!
Team will run/walk in San Jose Rock ‘n' Roll ½ Marathon (race held Sunday, October 4)
For more information and to join our ½ Marathon Team, click here
Thursday, May 28
Mentor Support Training
6-7:30 pm in the Oakland Office
End of School Year Parties:
Lakeview Elementary (Oakland): May 12
Richmond YMCA: May 13
Bridges Academy (Oakland): May 14
APRIL/MAY MATCH ANNIVERSARIES
The following matches are celebrating anniversaries in April and May:
BB Phillip L. & LB James S.
BB Kirk M. & LB Carlos P.
BB Rodney S. & LB Steven R.
7 Years
BS Macy A. & LS Desjaunae E. W.
BB Ryan L. & LB Juan D.
6 Years
BS Lynn B. & LS Nicole G.
BB Joshua C. & LB Jurell P.
BB Jeff C. & LB Michael R.
BB Scott L. & LB Shane D.
5 Years
BB Christopher M. & LB Edward A. A.
BB Clifford S. & LB Bram B.
4 Years
BB Richard B. & LB Nathan D.
BB Blake E. & LB Vanwa T.
BS Karen F. & LS Essence R.
BB Erik J. & LB Isaiah B.
BB Brad W. & LB Tyler K.
BS Maritza C. & LS Jessica Bao H.
BB Matthew C. & LB Jeffrey W.
BS Colette J. & LS Aileen R.
BB Andoni L. & LB Jackie W.
BS Petia P. & LS Shelly I.
BS Lorrie P. & LS Karina P.
BS Delphina P. & LS Tiffany W.
BB Brian R. & LB John M.
BB Michael S. & LB Romello J.
BB Michael S. & LB Jose B.
BS Kate W. & LS Dedriana H.
BS Laura W. & LS Micaela C.
BS Janice Y. & LS Ashley M.
BS Kathi Z. & LS Alyssa K.
2 Years
BS Connie C. & LS Jessica G.
BB Maxwell A. & LB Shaun S.
BB Shane B. & LB Jackson O.
BB Craig B. & LB Mark D.
BB Ed B. & LB Sven N.
BB Jon B. & LB Yeurra B.
BB Andrew B. & LB Christopher H.
BB Cristhian C. & LB Jarrod M.
BB Richard C. & LB Gilbert M.
BB Sanjay C. & LB Tylor D.
BB Miles C. & LB Fabian F.
BB Pomp C. & LB Nathan S.
BB Nile C. & LB Vincent D.
BB Borja C. & LB Oliver S.
BB Edward D. & LB Richard C.
BS Carrie D. & LS Charione B.
BS Diana D. & LS Carolina M.
BB Nicholas D. & LB Christopher L.
BB Rudy G. & LB Elijah N.
BS Deanna G. & LS Sarah V.
BB Scott H. & LB Ari S.
BB Christopher H. & LB Morgan Dennis L.
BB Stanley H. & LB Brian L.
BS Emily H. & LS Shanai Brenell H.
BS Ginnie H. & LS Milagro E.
BB Kevin J. & LB Anthony B.
BS Nayoung K. & LS Remy S.
BB Juan Carlos L. & LB Antonio Anthony R.
BS Jennifer L. & LS Brooke S.
BB Jeremy M. & LB Roger J.
BB James M. & LB Jose G.
BB Martin M. & LB Jose R.
BB Chudi N. & LB Gregory J.
BB Jonathan P. & LB Santiago R.
BB Michael P. & LB Aaron S.
BB John R. & LB Clarence D.
BB Gregory R. & LB Sava T.
BB Sean R. & LB Amareya P.
BS Michelle S. & LS Alejandra C.
BS Victoria S. & LS Stephanie S.
BS Britt T. & LS Alicia C.
BB Jesse W. & LB Hugo S.
BS Carla W. & LS Danisha C.
BS Lauren Z. & LS Gloria C.
BB Brian B. & LB Alfredo C.
BB Travis B. & LB Shaquille S.
BB Adam B. & LB Justice R.
BB Billy C. & LB Dominic B.
BB David D. & LB Jorden S.
BB Adam H. & LB Kiere G.
BB Nils H. & LB Angelo B.
BS Jacquelyn H. & LS Eva E.
BS Kate H. & LS Karina S.
BS Nyree H. & LS Anastasia M.
BB Andrew K. & LB Moises L.
BB Richard K. & LB Jahleel L.
BS Erica K. & LS Vanessa D.
BB Andrew K. & LB Joel G.
BS Rachel M. & LS Zarhea B.
BS Kelly M. & LS Kendra A.
BB Huy N. & LB Juan Carlos R.
BS Alison O. & LS Jasmin E. L.
BB Prashanth R. & LB Gerardo A.
BB Antonio R. & LB Cristian N.
BB Brad R. & LB Freddy P.
BS Breana R. & LS Perla L.
BS Maria R. & LS Bryana O.
BS Donna S. & LS Chioma A.
BB Michael S. & LB Damian R.
BS Anna S. & LS Estrella R.
BB Rick T. & LB Issacc M.
BS Susan T. & LS A'Kiela M.
BB Ryan W. & LB Jose S.
BS Hoiling W. & LS Sha'Rena M.
BS Kim W. & LB David B.
BB Wade Y. & LB Gabriel G.
BB Fan Z. & LB James M.
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE BAY AREA
Marcia Hodges, CEO
415-503-4050
Coatlicue Ettling, Finance Manager
Joanne Gold, Chief Development Officer
Danielle Hoffman, Grants Manager
Stephanie Jacques, Partnership Coordinator
Rick Ohren, Data Communications Specialist
Victoria Perera, Match Support
Sarah Winter, Enrollment & Match
Narges Zohoury, Enrollment & Match
Milpitas Staff
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
Daniel Cavaliaye, Program Manager
Jenny Peck, Enrollment & Match
Lindsay Goldsmith, Program Coordinator
Hadley Salz, Match Support
Stacie Schlenker, Match Support
BBBSBA Board of Directors
President - Terry Lee, CommSkills Group
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, TRI/Coldwell Banker
Josetta Jones, Chevron Corporation
Lesley Mbogo, IBM
Sonia Parekh, PRG Schultz
Paul Penney, Cypress Fund
Van Tran, Delaware Investments