Portland, March 25th, 2013. Jessica Brandes has been awarded the prestigious Big Sister of the Year award for her dedication to her Little Sister and her work in promoting the mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Jessica Brandes has been awarded the prestigious Big Sister of the Year award for her dedication to her Little Sister and her work in promoting the mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Jessica has been matched to her Little Sister Daniella for over five years and together has formed a great friendship of trust and true sisterhood.
“When Jessica and I first started together I was a shy little girl who wasn’t really looking forward to trying new things. I really didn’t go to places,” stated Daniella. Over the years that has changed. She has gotten me to do things that now I love, like tubing. Now we go every summer. She’s got me out of my comfort zone, and when I’m around her I feel I can say my opinion about anything.”
Along with the time she shares with Daniella, Jessica’s commitment to Big Brothers Big Sisters has also included spending hundreds of hours volunteering for the agencies annual Breakfast fundraiser, recruiting new team members and encouraging other Nike employee’s to become Big Brothers or Sisters as well.
Jessica will now represent Oregon as a candidate for the national Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Year award.
Portland, November 15th. The Big Brothers/Big Sisters Start Something Breakfast was high energy for Matt McMullen, Jessica Brandes, Emily Potter, Mark Frykholm and Little Sister Tina. The event at the Oregon Convention Center raised over $77,000 in gifts for 2012; $26,000 in pledges for future years; $52,000 in sponsorship; $55,400 in the Bank of America Challenge (pledges of $1,000 or more); and 45 individuals who expressed interest in becoming a Big Brother or Sister.
Tim Hershey and Little Brother Felix.
There were lots of photo opportunities.
Dr. Rudy Crew addressed the crowd.
Little Sister Tina shared her story.
Chabre and Layla Vickers smiled for the camera.
From Big Brother/Big Sister Columbia Northwest Mission: Provide children experiencing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.Brighter futures, better schools and stronger communities for allWe recognize that children benefit from focused encouragement to help them reach their full potential. A component to mentorings long-term success is to connect a child with a positive adult friend who simply understands the child’s background and culture. That is why we created programs unique as the children we serve.
Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest offers a variety of volunteer opportunities for caring adults in Oregon and Southwest Washington. You can volunteer! Find out more on the website.
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