Help a Little Back to School!

Progress bar for 2024 Back to School Campaign as of July 22

Help us get from 0 to 60 by Aug. 30!

The 2024 Back to School Recruitment Campaign is on!

As the back-to-school season creeps closer, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota wants to make sure that every kid in the area has the confidence they need to head back to the classroom. Between now and Aug. 30, BBBS needs 60 new adult mentors to sign up to help local kids make that transition back to school. Whether that means getting ice cream after school and talking about their day, shooting hoops at the park, baking cookies, or walking around Lake George, we just know there's a mentor out there for every kid!

If you've ever thought about becoming a mentor, now's the perfect time to become a Big! Help us reach out goal of 60 mentors by Aug. 30 by filling out this form or emailing Tasha Bruns-Notsch, our Lead Enrollment Coordinator, at Tasha@BigDefenders.org to get started! We make the process to become a mentor as easy as possible, and then it only takes a few hours a month to defend the potential of a local kid!

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