The Norwich Times weekly newspaper recently printed Front Page coverage on Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters and on the inspirational match between Big Sister (adult mentor) Siobhan McGirl, from Norwich, and her Little Sister Jahyleeanne, from New London. The coverage – a long article illustrated with several color photos –ran in the print edition of […]
National Volunteer Month in the United States takes place every year during the month of April. This month is dedicated to honoring all the volunteers in our communities – like Big Brother Sam Willsey who’s pictured above with his Little Brother Evan. It’s also meant to be a time when we encourage friends, family Members […]
WTNH News reporter – and former Big Sister at NBBBS – Samaia Hernandez interviews Big Brother Koga Akinsola about how he approaches his match with Little Brother Jayden now that it’s difficult for them to get together one-to-one. View the interview here » WTNH is Connecticut’s American Broadcasting Company (ABC) network affiliate. Its signal carries […]
Jasmine Moore, of New Britain, recently told a reporter from the New Britain Herald that one of the best decisions she’s made in the last year was to enroll her 15-year-old son as a mentee in the Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters community-based program. Read about it here » The New Britain Herald publishes weekdays, […]
In an exclusive interview on Fox 61’s Morning News program, Andy Fleischmann – President and CEO of NBBBS – talks with anchor/reporter Tim Lammers about the history African American and West Indian mentors are making at Nutmeg, as well as all other things NBBBS. View the interview here » Fox 61 is the Connecticut affiliate […]
It’s not an everyday occurrence when three children from one family happen to be enrolled as “Littles” in the NBBBS community-based program. But that’s exactly what’s been going on with the Sepulveda family of Middletown. Read all about it in an article that appeared recently in the Middletown Press newspaper. Just click the link below. […]
Not long ago, the Hartford Courant newspaper published an article celebrating the remarkable Irene Pittman and the 33 years she’s served as a Foster Grandparent with NBBBS, the longest-serving Foster Grandparent in the organization’s history. Read Mrs. Pittman’s inspirational story by clicking on the link below. The article is also posted on the Courant’s website: […]
Participants in the Telemin/Shapiro and the Cruz/Soblio mentoring relationships have always known just how amazing their matches are. Now their stories have been made available to a wider audience thanks to a major Front Page story in a recent weekend edition of the New Britain Herald newspaper. To view it click on the link below. […]
Andy Fleischmann – President & CEO of Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters – was a January phone-in interview guest on WILI 1400 AM’s The Wayne Norman Show, “the longest continuously running morning radio program in New England”. During the interview, Andy and Wayne talked about mentoring, NBBBS, National Mentoring Month (now in progress) and the […]
Andy Fleischmann – President & CEO of Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters – was a call-in interview guest on a recent NBC Connecticut midday news broadcast, hosted by anchor Kevin Nathan. Discussed during the interview was National Mentoring Month – now in progress – and how NBBBS is successfully achieving its youth mentoring mission during […]