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      Big
      Brothers
      &
      Sisters
      Have
      a
      Message
      for
      You
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Once
      again
      Big
      Broth-
     
     
      ers
      &
      Big
      Sisters
      are
      in
     
     
      search
      of
      Big
      Brothers.
      Even
     
     
      though
      they
      have
      always
     
     
      advertised
      for
      both
      Big
     
     
      Brothers
      and
      Big
      Sisters,
     
     
      there
      are
      approximately
      72
     
     
      little
      boys
      waiting
      hopefully
     
     
      for
      their
      matches.
      If
      you
      stop
     
     
      to
      think
      about
      it,
      there
      is
      not
     
     
      one
      reason
      these
      matches
     
     
      can
      not
      be
      made.
     
    

    
     
      How
      much
      time
      does
     
     
      it
      require?
      As
      little
      as
      3-4
     
     
      hours
      a
      week
      and
      you
      are
      on
     
     
      your
      way
      to
      making
      a
      differ-
     
     
      ence.
      Simply
      include
      your
     
     
      ‘little’
      in
      your
      everyday
      ac-
     
     
      tivities;
      go
      for
      a
      walk,
      watch
     
     
      a
      movie,
      toss
      a
      football
     
     
      around,..do
      what
      ever
      you
     
     
      want.
      We
      guarantee
      that
      not
     
     
      only
      will
      your
      little
      person
     
     
      be
      happy,
      but
      so
      will
      you!
     
    

    
     
      The
      professional
      staff
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      at
      Big
      Brothers
      &
      Big
      Sis-
     
     
      ters
      carefully
      screen
      both
     
     
      Bigs
      and
      Littles.
      Once
     
     
      matched,
      caseworkers
      are
     
     
      there
      to
      offer
      support
      and
     
     
      guidance
      if
      ever
      it
      is
      needed.
     
     
      The
      children
      in
      the
      program
     
     
      range
      in
      ages
      from
      6
      to
      16,
     
     
      and
      come
      from
      one-parent
     
     
      homes.
      We
      are
      not
      talking
     
     
      about
      problem
      kids...
      just
     
    
   
   
    
     
      kids
      who
      would
      appreciate
     
     
      the
      opportunity
      to
      have
      a
     
     
      mentor...a
      special
      friend.
     
    

    
     
      Just
      as
      there
      are
      many
     
     
      different
      types
      of
      people
      in
     
     
      this
      world,
      we
      have
      many
     
     
      different
      types
      of
      littles,
      We
     
     
      can
      find
      you
      a
      match.
      One
     
     
      simple
      phone
      call
      will
      lead
     
     
      you
      down
      a
      path
      of
      great
     
     
      fulfillment.
      Why
      not
      make
     
     
      that
      call?
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      October
      8,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Myths
      &
      Facts
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MYTH:
      Being
      a
      Big
      re-
     
     
      quires
      a
      lot
      of
      time
      and
      is
      ahuge
     
     
      commitment.
     
    

    
     
      FACT:
      Volunteers
      gen-
     
     
      erally
      speed
      three
      to
      four
      hours
     
     
      a
      week
      with
      their
      Littles,
      de-
     
     
      pending
      of
      course
      on
      their
     
     
      schedule.
      Bigs
      see
      the
      time
     
     
      spent
      with
      their
      Littles
      as
      relax-
     
     
      ing,
      fun,
      and
      an
      opportunity
      to
     
     
      participate
      in
      activities
      they
     
     
      both
      enjoy.
      The
      commitment
     
     
      lasts
      at
      least
      6
      months
     
    

    
     
      MYTH:
      Tobea
      good
      Big
     
     
      Brother
      or
      Big
      Sister
      you
      have
     
     
      to
      spend
      a
      lot
      of
      money
      going
     
     
      on
      super
      outings
     
     
      FACT:
      Volunteers
      are
      encour-
     
     
      aged
      to
      spend
      as
      little
      money
      as
     
     
      possible.
      Outings
      can
      be
      incor-
     
     
      porated
      into
      the
      individuals
      life-
     
     
      style.
      The
      focus
      ofthe
      program
     
     
      is
      friendship
      and
      guidance.
     
    

    
     
      MYTH:
      The
      Volunteer
     
     
      Screening
      Process
      is
      lengthy
     
     
      and
      intimidating.
     
    

    
     
      FACT:
      In
      addition
      to
      an
     
     
      information
      session,
      a
      case-
     
     
      worker
      will
      need
      to
      meet
      with
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Who
      needs
      you?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Little
      Brothers
      &
      Little
      Sisters
      are
     
     
      looking
      for
      you!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Why
      not
      make
      a
      difference?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Big
     
    
   
   
    
     
      YOU
      CAN
      GAIN
      A
      LOT
      BY
      GIVING
      A
      LITTLE.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Call
      us
      now...
     
     
      Brothers
      &
      Big
      Sisters
     
    
   
   
    
     
      892-5979
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      individual
      to
      get
      to
      know
     
     
      the
      individual
      better.
      Refer-
     
     
      ences
      and
      police
      checks
      are
      also
     
     
      obtained.
      The
      process
      takes
     
     
      approximately
      four
      weeks,
      and
     
     
      is
      painless.
      :
     
    

    
     
      MYTH:
      Many
      of
      the
     
     
      children
      in
      the
      program
      are
     
     
      "problem
      kids."
     
    

    
     
      FACT:
      Little
      Brothers
     
     
      and
      Little
      Sisters
      are
      children
     
     
      from
      single
      parent
      families.
     
     
      Like
      any
      other
      group
      of
      chil-
     
     
      dren,
      some
      may
      be
      having
      prob-
     
     
      lems
      but
      most
      just
      want
      an
      adult
     
     
      friend.
     
    

    
     
      MYTH:
      Big
      Brothers
     
     
      and
      Big
      Sisters
      of
      P.E.I.
      has
     
     
      enough
      volunteers.
     
    

    
     
      FACT:
      Although
      there
     
     
      have
      been
      many
      successful
     
     
      matches,
      more
      volunteers
      are
     
     
      always
      needed.
      The
      popularity
     
     
      of
      the
      program
      means
      that
      there
     
     
      are
      many
      children
      waiting
      to
      be
     
     
      matched.
      The
      biggest
      challenge
     
     
      is
      trying
      to
      recruit
      volunteers
      -
     
     
      especially
      men.