OAC
      RSC
     
     
      Program
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Be
      a
      Big
      Brother
      or
      Big
      Sister
     
     
      Information
      Meeting
     
     
      Wednesday
      7:30pm
      _—
     
    

    
     
      February
      8,
      1995
     
     
      Basilica
      Rec
      Centre
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Myth
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Being
      a
      “Big”
      requires
      a
      lot
      of
      time
      and
      is
      a
      huge
      commitment.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FACT
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Our
      volunteers
      generally
      spend
      a
      few
      hours
      a
      week
      with
      their
      :
     
     
      “Littles”,
      aire
      34
      course
      on
      their
      schedule.
      “Bigs”
      see
      the
      45
     
    
   
   
    
     
      time
      spent
      with
      the
      “Littles”
      as
      relaxing,
      fun
      and
      an
      1
      Opportiny
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      participate
      in
      activities
      they
      both
      enjoy.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MYTH
     
     
      “Bigs”
      are
      young,
      single,
      athletic
      types.
      _
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      FACT
     
    
   
   
    
     
      People
      who
      volunteer
      to
      be
      “Bigs”
      do
      not
      have
      to
      be
      gifted
     
     
      athletes,
      community
      leaders
      or
      any
      other
      type
      of
      person.
      Our
      ‘
     
     
      volunteers
      are
      just
      everyday
      people,
      from
      a
      variety
      of
      a
     
     
      and
      of
      all
      different
      ages.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MYTH
     
    
   
   
    
     
      To
      be
      a
      good
      Big
      Brother
      or
      Big
      Sister
      you
      have
      to
      spend
      a
      et
      of
      i‘
      —,
      4
     
    
   
   
    
     
      money
      going
      on
      super
      outings.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FACT
     
    

    
     
      Not
      so!
      We
      encourage
      our
      volunteers
      to
      spend
      as
      little
      money
      as
     
     
      possible.
      “Outings”
      can
      be
      incorporated
      into
      your
      own
      lifestyle.
     
     
      Baking,
      fishing,
      walking,
      just
      talking...
      the
      list
      is
      endless.
      The
     
     
      focus
      of
      the
      program
      is
      friendship
      and
      Byidanee:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MYTH
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      volunteer
      Screening
      Process
      is
      lengthy
      and
      intimidating.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FACT
     
    

    
     
      In
      addition
      to
      an
      information
      session,
      a
      caseworker
      will
      need
      to
     
     
      meet
      with
      you
      in
      order
      to
      get
      to
      know
      you
      better.
      References
      and
     
     
      police
      checks
      are
      also
      obtained.
      The
      process
      takes
      approximately
     
     
      four
      weeks,
      and
      is
      painless!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MYTH
     
     
      Many
      of
      the
      childrens
      in
      the
      program
      are
      “Problem
      Kids”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FACT
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Little
      Brothers
      and
      Little
      Sisters
      are
      children
      from
      single-parent
     
     
      families.
      Like
      any
      other
      group
      of
      children,
      some
      may
      be
      having
     
     
      problems,
      but
      most
      just
      want
      an
      adult
      ines:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MYTH
     
     
      Big
      Brothers
      and
      Big
      Sisters
      of
      P.E.I.
      has
      enon
      volunteers.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FACT
     
     
      Although
      we
      have
      many
      successful
      matches,
      we
      always
      fied
      more
      i.
     
     
      volunteers.
      The
      popularity
      of
      our
      program
      means
      that
      we
      have
     
     
      many
      children
      waiting
      to
      be
      matched.
      There
      are
      presently
      about
     
     
      100
      kids
      waiting
      to
      be
      matched,
      mostly
      boys.