January 20, 2012
Thank You CW Bank!
Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver and Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland were pleased to receive a donation of $24,606 from the seven lower mainland Canadian Western Bank (CWB) branches through The Greater Interest GIC®campaign. +more
January 4, 2012
Big Brothers Needs Your Help
Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver (BBGV) always needs volunteers but we are currently emphasizing just how much we need them right now. In fact, the mentoring agency currently needs 372 volunteers throughout the Lower Mainland and the need is an urgent one. +more
January 13, 2012
Volunteer with a Child of a Non-English Speaking Parent
What does this mean for volunteers willing to be part of this program? It's really no different! You just need to be prepared to have a translator present when discussing your match or your mentoring coordinator doing the translating herself. +more
December 19, 2011
Big Brothers Foundation Evening of Thanks
On Thursday, November 3rd, sponsors, donors and friends gathered at the Executive Hotel Vintage Park in Downtown Vancouver to celebrate a year of friendship and support.+more
December 1, 2011
Holiday Gift Idea Benefiting Big Brothers
This Holiday Season, support Big Brothers through your purchase of New World Natural Foods Bliss Balls Variety Packs. $2.00 from the sale of each case benefits Big Brothers mentoring programs for kids. Put your order in today and get your order delivered at no charge to your home or office in Metro Vancouver.
Bliss Balls are delicious gluten free treats made from vegan and kosher ingredients such as dried fruits, nuts and chocolate. There is no oil, grains and dairy in the bliss balls. They are packaged in Eco friendly containers. +more
November 24, 2011
Pancake Fundraiser
On November 27th at 9am, Residence Life of UBC is hosting $1 pancakes at HMSM Lounge benefiting Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver. +more
Information Session
Attention Tri-Cities! Would you like to learn more about our In-School Mentoring Program? Please join us for an Information Session on Wednesday, November 30th from 6:30pm - 7:30pm at Miller Park Elementary School (800 Egmont Avenue, Coquitlam) +more
November 15, 2011
Introducing Our New Voice
Have you noticed Big Brothers Clothing Donation has a new voice? We are happy to introduce Gary Milne to all of our loyal donors. Gary is the new friendly voice that will be calling your households from now on. Gary has always been a great supporter and an important part of the Big Brothers family. He has been on the Renew Crew Foundation Board since 1996. +more
November 1, 2011
Give A Little This Holiday
With the holiday season just around the corner, we have kicked off our 2011 Holiday Hamper Campaign! As you may already know, many of the families enrolled in our Community Program are financially strained and could use some help in providing a joyous holiday experience for their children. Therefore, each year, we seek the generosity of others in sponsoring a Holiday Hamper +more
September 1, 2011
The CW Bank Greater Interest GIC Fundraising Campaign
Throughout September and October, for every dollar customers invest in The Greater Interest GIC®, Canadian Western Bank will make a donation of 1/8% to the Big Brothers/Big Sisters agencies in the community in which the deposits were made. There are seven Canadian Western Bank branches in the Lower Mainland that will be raising money. In fact, CW Bank has raised over $44,000 for mentoring programs locally with this campaign in past years and expects this number to grow substantially with the 2011 campaign. +more
August 23, 2011
Thank You Invesco Trimark!
Invesco Trimark, a friend of Big Brothers Big Sisters and a proud sponsor of the Odlum Brown VanOpen donated ten tickets to Big and Little Brothers to attend this exciting annual event. In addition, on Wednesday, August 3rd, every time a player aced a serve during any game, $5 was donated to Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver. The day’s games ended with a cheque presentation for $500 to Big Brothers. Thank you, Invesco Trimark! +photo
August 15, 2011
Memorial Golf Tournament Raises $10,000 for Big Brothers
On Sunday July 24, 2011, some 70 golfers and guests gathered at Golden Eagle Golf Club in Pitt Meadows to celebrate the life of Adam Durakovic at the 5th Annual Adam Durakovic Best Ball for Big Brothers Golf Tournament. +read more
August 5, 2011
Employee Volunteer Programs
As companies take more responsibility for the communities in which they operate, they seek more meaningful ways to get involved. EVP’s allow companies to go beyond monetary donations to give employees a tangible opportunity to support a charity of choice .
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August 3, 2011
Teligence Raises Dollars for Big Brothers
On July 15th, Teligence held its annual Summer Social event at Stanley Park. Despite the unusually cool summer weather, Teligence employees and their families still came out to enjoy a fun filled afternoon and raised just over $900 for Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver.
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July 15, 2011
Thank You Kids Up Front!
Thanks to partner agency Kids Up Front, Big and Little Brothers are able to experience concerts, sports games and local events that they would not normally have the opportunity to enjoy. Kids Up Front does this by redistributing unused event tickets to Big Brothers.
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July 8, 2011
BIG Thanks to United Way
Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver has been awarded the Community Innovation Grant from the United Way of the Lower Mainland for $39,000 to help fund a pilot program targeted at newly immigrated families in Vancouver. ! +read more
May 27, 2011
Big Brothers Celebrates Annual Awards Night
Community supporters, volunteers, Little Brothers and their families joined Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver as we celebrated long-lasting friendships and community building at our annual Awards Night. The event was held on the evening of May 26th at VanDusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver where guests enjoyed hors d'oeuvres followed by a touching awards ceremony. +Read More
May 27, 2011
Big Brothers presents ‘Be The Next Mixologist’ with Take 5 Café
Big Brothers partnered with Take 5 Café to feature a new summer drink and asked Big and Little Brothers to come up with their own drink recipes. We’ve narrowed it down to the top five drinks. The drink with the most “Likes” on Facebook will be on Take 5’s summer menu. The winning Little Brother will win an iPod and the matches’ story will be featured on the Big Brothers website, E-Newsletter and at all Take 5 Café locations in the Lower Mainland. Help out our Big and Little Brothers by voting for your favorite drink! . +Read More
May 26, 2011
Emily-Claire McLaughlin Makes PSA's
When Vancouver Film School Student, Emily-Claire McLaughlin, contacted Big Brothers about creating PSA's for her final project in Entertainment Business Management, we had no idea just how motivated she would be or what an incredible product she would deliver. With an idea to show potential Big Brothers that "you don't need to be a pro to be a star in a child's eyes," Emily conceptualized a series of PSA's from start to amazing finish. +Read More