What a Big Did for Me
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Starting something since 1904
At Big Brothers Big Sisters, we’ve been impacting the lives of children across the nation for over 100 years.
This year, Big Brothers Big Sister of the Black Hills celebrates 50 years of continuous service to children in the community.
And we’re just getting started.
Calendar
- April 17, 2012
Bowl for Kids' Sake at Robbinsdale Lanes, Rapid City - April 20, 2012
Bowl for Kids' Sake at Bandit Lanes, EAFB and Lucky Strike Lanes, Spearfish - April 27, 2012
Bowl for Kids' Sake at Meadowood Lanes, Rapid City - April 28, 2012
Bowl for Kids' Sake at Robbinsdale Lanes, Rapid City - March 1, 2012
Bowl for Kids' Sake Pledge Forms Will Be Available March 1st
100 Years of History
For over a century, Big Brothers Big Sisters has been helping change kids’ perspectives and giving them the opportunity to reach their potential. And we have over a century of volunteers, donors, and advocates just like you to thank.
It all started in 1904, when a young New York City court clerk named Ernest Coulter was seeing more and more boys come through his courtroom. He recognized that caring adults could help many of these kids stay out of trouble, and he set out to find volunteers. That marked the beginning of the Big Brothers movement.
At around the same time, the members of a group called Ladies of Charity were befriending girls who had come through the New York Children’s Court. That group would later become Catholic Big Sisters.
Both groups continued to work independently until 1977, when Big Brothers Association and Big Sisters International joined forces and became Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.
More than 100 years later, Big Brothers Big Sisters remains true to our founders’ vision of bringing caring role models into the lives of children. And, today, Big Brothers Big Sisters currently operates in all 50 states—and in 12 countries around the world.
Here is a look at our history, from the start:
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