Save the Date... A Night of Big Stars

We have set the date and are proud to announce the 2nd Annual 

A Night of Big Stars on August 17th, 2013. 

The event will once again take place at the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center. 

This event is a fundraiser for BBBS so that we may continue to provide mentors to children.  The evening will consist of a cocktail hour, a live, on-stage production, and a seated dinner.  BBBS has partnered with ArtPlay, the arts education and outreach program of UAB's Alys Stephens Center, to co-direct an onstage production showcasing BBBS's best talent.  The production will consist completely of Littles in our program.  For more information, please contact Rebecca Hunter at rhunter@bbbsbhm.org. 

Birmingham Magazine Parents' Choice Awards

In the May Issue of Birmingham Magazine they announced their 2013 Parents' Choice Award Winners! We were thrilled to be announced as a Runner Up for Best Family Friendly Company. 

For the third year, they partnered with Alabama Baby & Child magazine to produce the Parents' Choice Awards. They ran an online contest in the spring where more than 5,000 people responded and entered the businesses and services they thought were the best in 81 categories. They listed the top 3 winners in every category! 

Thank you for the honor and we're proud to be recognized for being a family friendly company and a great place to work! 

Check out all the winners here! 

May Big of the Month

Each month in our newsletter we will be featuring a Big of the Month. After they are featured in our newsletter we will share with our Blog Readers and Followers as well. This month's Big of the Month is Crystal Pate! 

Crystal and Evelyn at Crystal's Wedding! 

Crystal Pate is our featured Big of the Month! Her and her little sister, Evelyn have been matched for five years now. Crystal, who grew up in a house with four brothers, has loved the experience of having Evelyn as a little sister. 

Crystal and Evelyn began their journey with a rock climbing adventure and have continued to enjoy that experience together as well as cooking, swimming, and watching and playing sports together. Crystal has made a lasting impact on Evelyn as she has grown from a small child with trust issues to a brilliant and driven young lady. Evelyn's mother shared that "Crystal has brought Evelyn out so much from that rough exterior she once had and has encouraged her to try new things." Evelyn now wants to go to college at UAB and go into the medical field. Evelyn has enjoyed the program so much and she wants to become a Big Sister when she gets older.

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