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A Message from Executive Director William Salcedo
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Dear Friends,
I hope you are enjoying the summer! While this is the time for relaxing and vacations, children can get off track without school to provide structure in their day. Our 1:1 mentoring helps by providing positive reinforcement on a regular basis in the summer and throughout the year.
Our agency also provides wraparound services to Littles and their families in an effort to support and strengthen them. A perfect example is our Kids Club activities such as the Color Games highlighted this month, and others including our Back to School parties, Holiday Adopt a Family, and Spring Fun Day.
We partner with many people and businesses in the community to provide opportunities such as donated sneakers, sporting event tickets, fitness activities, fishing trips, or the Job Readiness event at Old Navy.
BBBSMMC Case Managers work with parents, guardians, and Bigs on any issues and concerns to get the children and families the help they need. BBBSMMC staff facilitates summer camp opportunities for Littles, writing and photography programs, tutoring, and more.
Our holistic method of support shows each child that they not only have a Big Brother or Big Sister that cares about their well-being, but that our staff and others in the community care as well.
Thank you for being part of that community!
William Salcedo
Executive Director
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Rutgers Color Games Participants
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BBBSMMC partnered with Rutgers Athletics to host the 2nd Annual Rutgers Color Games event. Student athletes from Rutgers University facilitated an array of games such as soccer and Family Feud. Thirty-four Big and Little matches from all over New Jersey attended and had a great time competing in the games. Afterward, all of the participants enjoyed a delicious lunch provided by the Athletics Department. Thank you so much to Shawn and Candice from Rutgers for putting together this great event and to all of the athletes who spent the day with us!
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Sneaker Giveaway
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Our sister agency, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern NJ shared a huge donation of basketball shoes with us! This donation provided 298 children and adults in our community with sneakers. We distributed them to children in our programs as well as other agencies in the area including Mercy Center, The Center in Asbury Park, Long Branch Schools, Boys & Girls Club, Jersey Shore Rescue Mission, Lunch Break, and ARC of Monmouth.
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BBBSMMC received a
"Hard Hat Award" from Dr. Repollet, Superintendent of the Asbury Park Schools, for providing quality mentoring programs to the students. The hard hat is a symbol of Dr. Repollet's vision of
"Building A Brighter Future. We are honored to be recognized for all of the hard work that goes into the 4 mentoring programs in the district - Project BAM, Project Venture, 8th Grade Mentoring Program, and Thurgood Tutoring & Mentoring Program with Allied Health & Science and Communications High Schools.
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10th Annual VolleyBall Tournament
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Our Annual Volleyball Tournament is set to take place on September 18th and long-time BBBS Board Member, Brian Higgins from Starbucks was instrumental in starting the tournament 10 years ago.
"I am humbled by the growth of this event over the years. What started out as a small group of friends looking to have some fun and make a contribution has turned into a key event for our agency," he said.
Read More >.
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| 2015 1st Place Competitive Team SOOOOY |
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Job Readiness Day at Old Navy
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| Job Readiness Interns for the Day! |
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Our teenaged Littles started their Job Readiness Day at Old Navy in the Brunswick Square Mall by receiving their official training name tags followed by a welcome video giving them a background on the company. After a quick tour of the stockroom and sales floor, they jumped into learning the ropes of retail. The Littles learned how to use the register and rang up sales, dressed a mannequin, and processed new shipments, all with the help of team members.
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Celebrating 4 Years of Friendship
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| Big Brother Ernie & Little Brother Ryan at their Match Meeting 4 Years Ago |
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Big Brother Ernie and Little Brother Ryan have reached the 4 year anniversary of their friendship this month! Together, they enjoy playing mini golf, going to the movies, batting cages, and fishing. Ernie and Ryan like to keep things simple while staying consistent.
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A Little Life is Waiting for a Big Change
Isaiah is entering 6th grade and had an enjoyable summer in camp. He likes basketball, soccer, football, video games, and Legos. He also enjoys reading funny books, such as Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Isaiah is very friendly and polite, and likes to be around people. Some things he would like to do with a Big Brother include playing football, soccer, and basketball, and he hopes that his Big Brother will be
"resourceful."
Find out how to
BECOME A BIG at
www.bbbsmmc.org
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Beach Volleyball Tournament
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Sunday, September 18, 2016, 10:00AM
Join us at Main St. Beach
in Manasquan, NJ
Click Here to learn more.
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40th Anniversary Gala - Glitter Ball
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Friday, October 14, 2016, 6:30PM
Join us at Buona Sera Palazzo
in Ocean, NJ
Click Here to learn more.
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Our 40th Anniversary Gala Title Sponsors
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Our 2016 Mission Partners
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth & Middlesex Counties
305 Bond Street, 2nd Floor | Asbury Park, NJ 07712
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