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      7
     
     
      me
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Bea
      Big
      Brother
      or
      Big
      Sister
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Information
      Meeting
     
     
      Wednesday
      7
      30pm
     
     
      February
      8,1995
     
     
      -
      Basilica
      Ree
      Centre
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      time
      spent
      with
      their
      “Littles”
      as
      relaxing.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MYTH
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      focus
      of
      the
      program
      is
      friendship
      and
      guidance.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FACT
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ~
      Many
      of
      the
      children
      in
      the
      program
      are
      “Problem
      Kids”
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      i.
      ee
      Se
      he
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      Being
      a
      “Big”
      requires
      a
      lot
      of
      time
      and
      is
      a
      huge
      commitment.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FACT
      2
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Our
      volunteers
      generally
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      '
      spend
      a
      few
      hours
      week
      |
      hiker.
      =
      2
     
     
      “Littles”,
      depending
      of
      course
      on
      their
      schedule.
      Bigs”
      sce
      the
     
     
      cand
      an
      opportunity
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      participate
      in
      activities
      they
      both
      enjoy
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “Bigs”
      are
      young,
      single.
      athletic
      types.
     
     
      FACT
      Co
      ee
      ae
     
     
      People
      who
      volunteer
      to
      be
      “Bigs”
      do
      not
      have
      to
      be
      gi
      tied
     
     
      athletes,
      community
      leaders
      or
      any
      other
      type
      of
      person,
      Our
      '
     
     
      volunteers
      are
      just
      everyday
      people,
      from
      a
      variety
      of
      backgrounds
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      of
      all
      different
      ages.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Eo
     
    
   
   
    
     
      To
      be
      a
      good
      Big
      Brother
      or
      Big
      Sister
      you
      have
      to
      spend
      a
      lot
      of
     
    

    
     
      money
      going
      on
      super
      Guiness
      ee
      Se
      ‘
     
     
      FACE
      5
      3
      ae
      f
      ‘
      A
     
    

    
     
      Not
      so!
      We
      encourage
      our
      volunteers
      to
      spend
      as
      little
      money
      as
     
     
      possible.
      “Outings”
      can
      be
      incorporated
      into
      your
      be
      iiesty
      lee
     
     
      Baking,
      fishing,
      walking,
      just
      talking...
      the
      list
      is
      endless.
      The
      4
      ee
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
           
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
        
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MYTRERMIE
      0
     
     
      The
      volunteer
      Screening
      Process
      is
      lengthy
      and
      intimidating.
      —
      ats
     
    
   
   
    
     
      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
      approximatcly
      —
     
     
      four
      weeks,
      and
      is
      painless!
      os.
      aegis
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Fe
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MYTH
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
      eu
      i
      ae
      ee
     
     
      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
      friend.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Lay
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MYTH
      ?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Big
      Brothers
      and
      Big
      Sisters
      of
      PELL
      has
      enough
      volunteers.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FACT
      |
      fo
      mene
      a
      yt
     
     
      Although
      we
      have
      many
      successful
      matches.
      we
      always
      need
      more
     
     
      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.