Be a 'Big' for a day

Adults of all ages are invited to enjoy an evening of fun with Big Brothers Big Sisters. Big For A Day is an opportunity to meet great kids from the program and experience what being a volunteer is all about. You can bowl, enjoy pizza and connect with current participants in the program. It's a chance to learn how you can be involved. Invite a friend and contact Big Brothers Big Sisters to participate.

When: Fri. August 10th from 5:30 – 7:30 PM

Where: Cedar Rapids Bowling Center, 265 Blairs Ferry Rd NE

Pre-registration is required.

Register online at www.bigforaday2012.eventbrite.com or call 319-377-8993

For a few hours, a couple times a month, you can give a child the invaluable gift of your friendship. By simply changing their perspective of what the world can offer, you can literally start changing their life. Sometimes it's as simple as playing video games, attending a sporting event or just hanging out together.

If you are interested in learning more about the work of Big Brothers Big Sisters, please contact: 319-377-8993.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids and East Central Iowa,

BeABigCR.org, provides children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever. Most children served by Big Brothers Big Sisters are in single-parent and low-income families or households where a parent is incarcerated. As the nation's largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”). Big Brothers Big Sisters seeks to facilitate the success of children living in our community by encouraging education and school attendance through providing focus in three competency areas: Connectedness, Attendance, Resources, Extra Curricular (C.A.R.E). Big Brothers Big Sisters has already seen that the Character Building Project is a springboard for greater success for the children served. The Character Building Project is an initiative of Big Brothers Big Sisters to help children grow as individuals through education and exposure to a variety of competency areas.