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2013 SPECIAL EVENTS

THIRD PARTY EVENTS 3

BIGS AND LITTLES UPDATE 4

UPCOMING EVENTS 5

2013 SPONSORS 6 - 9

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2013 Special Events Recap

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Our pirate theme was a huge success at the Tim Hortons Bowl for Kids Sake with

up in February and March! We raised $127,000

of our community was overwhelming!

We had a record breaking year at Wine Women and Style! $33,000 was raised at Queen’s Landing in Niagara-On-The-Lake thanks to our

flourished as a result. We are looking forward to expanding this great event in 2014.

our Coppola’s Golf Classic at Peninsula Lakes Golf and Country Club. We were thrilled to have raised $50,000 for our Game On! and Big Brother Program. Everyone had a great day on the green!

It was a very hot day for our Beach Bash Volleyball Tournament! Port Dalhousie was packed with budding volleyball pro’s who raised over $11,000 for our Homework Club and In-School Mentoring Programs!

everyone had a blast! A big thank you to The Pen Centre and Clare’s Harley Davidson for their support. We raised $6,500 and can’t wait to do it all again next year!

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Third Party SuccessesThe Kiwanis Club of St. Catharines made an extremely generous donation of $30,000 to our agency this year! We will be receiving $10,000 over the next three years. Thank you!

September 19th was our first Niagara Regional Police Jail and Bail. Brave members of our community were jailed

on our front lawn by Police Chief Jeff McGuire for a good cause. This event raised $18,400 for our programs!

December was a busy month for Penguins Marathons as they embarked on their Zelda

Marathon 5. The fundraising goal as they played through Zelda 24/7 was $10,000 but the guys

managed to raise $16,050!

Our agency was one of the recepients of McHappy Day! We rasied $11,000 in one day from the sale of Happy Meals, Big Macs and McCafe beverages. Thanks to everyone for their support!

The annual Miller Baseball Tournament was a lot of fun! Although the Big Brothers Big Sisters team didn’t make it to the finals, the event raised $5,000!

Our First Ontario Night At The Movies Trivia was a huge success! So much so, we will be doing it again in 2014! Stay tuned! This year, $3780 was raised!

Dine for Kids took place in Coppola’s Ristorante with 25% of the procceds from the BBBS menu

coming to the agency $2,400 was raised! Thanks to Gerry and Luigi Coppola!

Ballhockey.com had a Tri-Ball Tournament for us this summer! Participants tried their hand at beach volleyball, street hockey and dodgeball and raised $2,770!

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The Big and Little Update

Gyasi and I did our first volunteer overnight shift at the Out Of The Cold homeless shelter in downtown

St. Catharines. We are basically front door security, ensuring everything runs smoothly between 11pm -

7am. Gyasi’s been helping me out with this the last few years. We do one Saturday shift per month during the

winter months when the program is running.

This is Gyasi’s last year of high school. He graduates and plans on going to Sheridan College in Toronto next year. While I was driving him home in the morning he

said to me, “Well, I’ll be in Toronto for school, but I can come home once a month on the weekends to help

out with you? We’re a good team.” Of course I said yes. That made me feel good to hear. It showed me how this

experience has really impacted him, and is making a difference with his priorities.

Marty Mako - Big Brother

Excitment at the Children’s Christmas Party!

Thanks to all of our Ambassador Program participants for your hard work in 2013! We are

currently looking for more Littles who enjoy public speaking to be ambassadors for our agency. If you, or someone you know would be interested, contact

Rachel Mills, PR & Communications Officer at rachel.mills@bigbrothersbigsisters.ca

2013 has been a whirlwind of a year. All of our programs have seen increases in the number of children served. We are currently in a record 60 schools with our

In-School Mentoring Programs! As the numbers of children rise, so does our wait list. We are always in need of mentors, especially men, to

help us empower the young people in our community. If you are interested in becoming a mentor, contact Hailey

Saunders, Volunteer Development Coordinator athailey.saunders@bigrbrothersbigsisters.ca

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What’s going on in 2014?

Our Tim Hortons Bowl for Kids Sake will be back February 22nd, February 25th and March 1st! We are looking forward to our LUAU THEME! This year’s fundraising goal is $150,000 and we know we can get there with your help! All the information for this year’s campaign can be found on www.bowl4kids.ca or you can contact Shauna Reid, Special Events Fundraiser, at shauna.reid@bigbrothersbigsisters.ca or 905-646-3230 x31.

The Bock Badgers Men’s Ice Hockey team will once again be hosting their Swiss Chalet night on January 15th at the Fourth Avenue location. This will be followed by a hockey game and teddy bear toss on January 17th! Funds raised from the dinner and sale of bears will be going to our Game On! Program. For more information on this event, contact Fund Development Officer, Laura Dominick, at laura.dominick@bigbrothersbigsisters.ca or 905-646-3230 x32.

Brock Bowls is “Sports” themed this year with teams being encouraged to dress up in jerseys! If you are a Brock University student and want to show support to your favourite sports team and Big Brothers Big Sisters, sign up your team at www.brockbowls.ca and play on February 4th or 5th.

Niagara College students can now join in the fun with our first ever Niagara College Bowl for Kids! This “Tight N’ Bright” themed bowling night takes place on February 11th. If you would like to sign up your team, visit www.niagaracollegebowls.kintera.org or call Shauna Reid.

Wine Women and Style promises once again to be a fabulous event for ladies in Niagara to celebrate women in the wine industry. This year’s event takes place at Queen’s Landing in Niagara-On-The-Lake on Sunday April 6th. Our MC will be Heidi Fielding - Director of Sales and Marketing for Fielding Estate Winery. Tickets are $85 each or $650 for a table of 8. Get them fast from Laura - they will sell out fast!

For all the most up to date information on what is going on at our agency, join the converstation with us on our social media sites! We would love to hear from you!

www.facebook.com/BBBSStCatharines @BBBSMentors

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Dom’sRegal Florist & Garden Centre

Cafe AmoreMedieval Times

The Tim Hortons Bowl for Kids Sake Campaign

raised $125,000!

To our generous sponsors, participants and volunteers: we couldn’t have done it without you! You made this a campaign to remember!

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Healthy Bodies Healthy Minds

Thank You To Our Sponsors

Algoma Central Corporation

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Baumeier Corporation George Henry

Gerry Coppola & Luigi Coppola

DiCAN Inc. - L & P Van Tol

CIBCWood Gundy

The Carlomusto Financial Group

BRICON Construction Managment Inc. - Andrew Burns

CYO - Basketball

Koornneef Produce Ltd.

Chisholm Machinery Sales Ltd.Dac Chisholm

Chown Cairns LLP

Tim Hortons Niagara Falls - Rino DiMaurizio

Manulife Financial Group Benefits

Trails End - Patricia Wininger

Hatch Mott MacDonald Ltd. European Planters IPC Securities Corporation

SACCO Construction

Major Campaign Sponsor

Diamond Partners

Gold Partners

Silver Partners

Bronze Partners

Molson Canada - Pat MowatVerge Insurance - Mike Hildebrandt

Robert Magder Financial ServicesJTL Machine Ltd.

McMahon ChapmanDerek Chapman

Metro Freightliner - John Cappellazzo

Dynamic Mutual

Transcom Worldwide Inc.

Bell

Trivieri Investments Limited Trenergy Inc.

Niagara Tools Limited - Paul Brodeur

Assante Wealth Management

KTH Investments

Bertie & Clinton Mutual Insurance Charter Building CompanyEmpire Life Gary Waters George Darte Funeral Home

Grant Thornton LLP John Michael’s Banquet & Conference CentreLuigi De Lisio Barrister & Solicitor Niagara 21st Group Inc. RS Material Handling

Sullivan Mahoney LLP Tim Hortons Niagara Falls - P. Bright Tim Hortons Niagara Falls - T. WorrenTim Hortons St. Catharines - D. Bains Tim Hortons St. Catharines - G. Smith Walker Industries Holdings Ltd. Washington Mills

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