Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Sierra

Today we celebrate Amanda Gorman and her recent mark in history as the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history. Big Brothers Big Sisters believes in the power of igniting potential, and our youth have the power to make history just like Amanda has. If you are a Big, ask your Little how they plan to change the world. #BlackHistoryMonth #BiggerTogether

Meet Big Brother Carll and Little Brother Steven. Carll recently got Steven into boxing. Steven was terrified at first and almost gave up, but kept going and was proud of himself for doing so. After Steven’s first boxing session Carll and his wife noticed Steven to be in one of the best moods they have ever witnessed. As Steven continues this experience, Carll hopes Steven will benefit from improved moods, social interactions and overall confidence. Steven has become part of ...Carll’s family. Together, they spend time playing games, going for walks, watching movies and, recently, Carll and his family threw Steven a socially distanced birthday party. Volunteers like Carll are at the heart of what we do and inspire us all to give a little bit of time to help shape a child’s future for the better. Consider volunteering with BBBSNS today! https://www.bbbsns.org/get-involved-2/become-a-big/ #defendpotential #BIGgertogether #KeepingKidsConnected #KeepKidsConnected

A BIG Thank You to @eldoradodisposal for being a Bronze Sponsor for our BIG Mentor Magic Celebration! We are able to continue with our mission because of defenders like them! Thank you! #DefendingPotential

A BIG Thank You to High Sierra Industries for being a Gold sponsor for our Big Mentor Magic Celebration. We could not continue our mission without their support! Thank you for being a defender! #DefendersofPotential

Renew your Amazon Smile in the Amazon.com app on your phone to continue supporting Big Brothers Big Sisters by making sure AmazonSmile is turned on in the app. How to check if AmazonSmile is on: Open the Amazon Shopping app on your phone Choose ‘Settings’ in the main menu ()... Select ‘AmazonSmile’ to see if it’s turned on Renewals are required twice a year to keep generating donations when you shop in the app. Next renewal is August 2. Show your support, at no cost to you! Every renewal period is a chance to show your support to charitable giving. Over $237 million donated worldwide Every little bit counts with AmazonSmile. Grow your impact in the Amazon app.

National Law Enforcement Day was January 9 but here at BBBSNS every day is a day to celebrate our men and women in blue. #nationallawenforcementappreciationday #BigsinBlue #thankyoulawenforcement

A BIG thank you to Intero Real Estate Services - Northern California for their very generous $2,500 contribution to our agency, a steadfast supporter of BBBSNS in Nevada County. #tbtuesday #defendersofpotential #BiggerTogether #KeepingKidsConnected

Thank you to Food Bank of Nevada County Interfaith Food Ministry United Way of Nevada County United Way Placer Community Action Council, and the Nevada County Food & Toy Run who all came together last year to make this annual event happen despite the pandemic’s challenges. https://www.theunion.com//covid-doesnt-stop-food-and-toy-/ The Union

#tbt Thank you to Steve Rosenthal, one of our #MentorsoftheMonth (December 2019). Read more about Steve and his service to our mission at https://www.bbbsns.org/mentors-of-the-month/ When we work together, we bring about positive change. This #NationalMentoringMonth you can become a Big and ignite the potential of an awesome young person in your community. Visit https://www.bbbsns.org/get-involved-2/become-a-big/ to learn more. #BiggerTogether #KeepKidsConnected... REMINDER- 16 DAYS to Big Mentor Magic Virtual Gala! Learn more and pre-register here! https://www.bbbsns.org/events/big-auction/

January is #NationalMentoringMonth and Big Brothers Big Sisters Northern Sierra is celebrating the greatness that is ignited by mentorship! Throughout the remainder of this month, we will highlight the power of relationships and the experience of being a mentor by featuring each of our past #mentorsofthemonth along with a countdown to our Big Mentor Magic virtual gala on January 29 celebrating our Bigs of the Year! #BiggerTogether #BecomeABig #KeepKidsConnected

We love this! Thank you to El Dorado Hills Endowment for their support!

Save the Date for our Big Mentor Magic virtual fundraiser! Friday, January 29 beginning at 5:30pm. We are looking forward to celebrating our #DefendersofPotential!... Details and pre-registration: https://www.bbbsns.org/events/big-auction/ #nationalmentoringday

With the COVID-19 restrictions still in place our team continues to share ways to #keepkidsconnected Consider taking a virtual tour of the Seattle aquarium! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mY8__n13tKM