24 Jun
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Staying close, remotely: Big Brothers/Big Sisters finding ways to mentor kids from afar

Sondra Lintlemann-Dellaripa found the perfect match when the Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters program paired her a year ago with Liora Doyle, now an 11-year-old East Lyme Middle School student. “I adored her personality,” Lintlemann-Dellaripa, a resident of Old Saybrook, said in a phone interview. “She was a little sardonic, which is unusual for a […]

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27 May
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WFSB Channel 3 Interview with NBBBS President, Andy and Big Sister, Sondra!

For those who missed the Zoom interviews with Andy Fleischmann, President of NBBBS, and Sondra Lintelmann-Dellaripa, Big Sister to 11-year-old Liora, that ran on the Monday, May 18 edition of WFSB’s Eyewitness News at approximately 4:57 p.m. To view the segment, just click on the link below. Channel 3 Interview

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12 May
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NBC CT Features NBBBS Coronavirus Response.

Andy Fleischmann, NBBBS President and CEO, was interviewed by Kevin Nathan, anchor/reporter with NBC Connecticut, on April 21. Kevin is a former Big Brother. In the interview, Andy explains why and how NBBBS transitioned from in-person mentoring to virtual mentoring. He also talks about Nutmeg’s ongoing need for mentoring volunteers and financial support. Watch the […]

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01 May
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WTNH Features Gift Basket Delivery to Foster Grandparents!

Wednesday, April 29, there was TV coverage on NBBBS and on the organization’s Foster Grandparent Program. The coverage focused on the delivery of special gift baskets to the senior mentors in the long-running program. The baskets are just another way to stay in touch and to say thank you to the caring individuals whose concern […]

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13 Apr
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NBBBS 96.5 TIC Zoom interview with Christine Lee and Salt MacMillan!

Please enjoy this terrific Zoom interview that Andy Fleischmann did on April 8 with Christine Lee and Salt MacMillan, co-hosts of the popular WTIC-FM Morning Show. In it, Andy addresses how NBBBS is dealing with the COVID-19 crisis, and how the organization is still very much in need of volunteer mentors and financial support. Please […]

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18 Mar
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LIBERTY BANK FOUNDATION AWARDS $5,000 GRANT TO NUTMEG BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS

The Liberty Bank Foundation recently awarded a $5,000 grant to Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, Connecticut’s premier youth mentoring organization. The funds will help support Nutmeg’s site-based mentoring programs in the Windham School District. Attending the grant presentation ceremony were, from left, Andy Fleischmann, President & CEO of Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters; Angela Smart, […]

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06 Mar
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LISTEN TO NUTMEG BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS ON WRCH-FM!

On a recent February Sunday morning, Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters was the focus of the half-hour Spotlite public service program on WRCH-FM. The interview features Andy Fleishmann, President & CEO of Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters talking to program host and WRCH personality, Mary Scanlon, about Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters and how the […]

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20 Feb
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MT. SOUTHINGTON SKI AREA HOSTS BIGS AND LITTLES!

For the 15th consecutive year, the Mt. Southington Ski Area is offering free skiing, snowboarding, equipment and lessons to mentors and mentees – up to 8 times per season – from Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters. Mount Southington offers a full range of terrain for both beginner and expert downhill skiers and snowboarders. A wide […]

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19 Feb
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Big Sister Featured in New London Day Community Newspapers!

Now posted on the website of the New London-based Day newspaper, is coverage on Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, youth mentoring, and on the match relationship of Big Sister Courtney Murphy, from Stonington, and her Little Sister, Elena, from Groton. The coverage is in the form of a color photo and medium-length article. It’s the […]

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