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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Minnesota in the news


 

Owatonna Bowls for Big Brothers Big Sisters April 21, 2012, The Owatonna People's Press

Greg Zweber, Michelle Redman talk about Bowl for Kids' Sake April 13, 2012, The Owatonna Today Show

The art of charitable giving -- lessons from a master March 30, 2012, The Faribault Daily News

Big Brothers Big Sisters draws crowd at Evening for Kids’ Sake  March 17, 2012, The Owatonna People's Press

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Minnesota hits 40-year milestone January 26, 2012, The Owatonna People's Press

Carlanders donate to Big Brothers Big Sisters January 7, 2012, The Faribault Daily News

Federated Challenge raises $300K for Big Brothers, Big Sisters October 14, 2011, The Owatonna People's Press

Moms emphasize the value of Big Brothers Big Sisters September 17, 2011, The Owatonna People's Press

Many local children on wait list for 'bigs' September 17, 2011, The Owatonna People's Press

Bowlers hit the lanes for Big Brothers Big Sisters April 16, 2011, The Owatonna People's Press

Bigs bowl for their Littles at Big Brothers Big Sisters fundraiser April 16, 2011, The Faribault Daily News

Federated Challenge gives $400K to Big Brothers Big Sisters November 19, 2009, The Owatonna People's Press

New direction leads Big Brothers Big Sisters November 11, 2008, The Owatonna People's Press

Federated leads the way in Big Brothers Big Sisters support November 24, 2008, The Owatonna People's Press

Big Brothers Big Sisters gets boost from bowling fundraiser April 23, 2006, The Faribault Daily News

Big Brothers Big Sisters event raises $40,000 April 9, 2006, The Owatonna People's Press

Evening a Success Despite the Snow March 27, 2005, The Owatonna People's Press 

Big Brothers Big Sisters in local counties to merge December 12, 2004, The Owatonna People's Press

Children of all ages 'hooked' by Big Brothers/Big Sisters August 30, 2003, The Owatonna People's Press

Big Brothers/Big Sisters and district expand partnership for children September 25, 2002, The Owatonna People's Press

 


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For more than 100 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life. Most children served by Big Brothers Big Sisters live 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”). Providing a system of ongoing evaluation and support, Big Brothers Big Sisters is proven by independent studies to help families by improving the odds that Littles will perform better in school and avoid violence and illegal activities, and have stronger relationships with their parents and others. Headquartered in Philadelphia with a network of nearly 400 agencies across the country, Big Brothers Big Sisters serves a quarter million children annually.

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