Thanks to the generosity of the Hudson Webber Foundation and the Community
Foundation for Southeast Michigan as well as the partnership of the Detroit
Tigers and Think / Detroit PAL we are excited to announce a new addition to
BBBSMD’s mentoring programs.
Men, you are needed to be a “Sports Buddies Mentor”.
We have a special need for Big Brothers right now. Sports Buddies is an
activity-based mentoring program that offers an opportunity to the mentors and
mentees to get to know each under while doing what most men/boys enjoy: sports.
There will be two required activities each month. One activity will be
interactive and a chance for all of the BIGs and the littles to come together
and play a game of softball, flag football or learn a new sport. Think / Detroit
PAL will provide the coaches, sports equipment and the playing locations for
this portion of the Sports Buddies program. The second activity will be an
opportunity to attend a game, take a locker room tour and do something fun with
your little that is sports related.
As a BIG your responsibilities are to attend the game day and then select one
other activity for you and your little to participate in. Transportation for the
littles to each activity is provided by their parent or care-giver. We also ask
each BIG to make contact with their little the weeks that no activity is
scheduled by phone or email. Attached to this letter is a list of the current
scheduled activities through September. Each BIG is asked to make a twelve month
commitment to their little and our program. Sports Buddies will have an eight
month season followed by a post-season of four months in either our community or
school-based program.
If you are interested in being a part of our draft by participating or have
questions please contact Lynette Simmons at
savagel@bbbsdetroit.org or
248-569-0600 x250 ASAP. The season opener for Sports Buddies will be Saturday,
June 28, 2008. We have forty roster (mentor) positions available to impact and
make a BIG difference in the life of a young man.
It
only takes 1% of your time to make a 100% of a difference. Don’t sit on the
bench, get in the game!
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work and play. Our mission is to improve the lives of local young professionals
and entrepreneurs, and strengthen our community by providing enriching business,
social and civic development opportunities. As Detroit’s economy evolves,
attracting and retaining a young, educated and entrepreneurial workforce to fuel
our regional renaissance is critical. DYP works to build and maintain a
prosperous, diverse and socially-conscious community of young people living and
working in the region. Our grassroots membership is geared toward people in
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