There was TV news coverage recently on WTNH News on Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, and on the Saunders family of Hartford – who have 4 young boys enrolled in Nutmeg’s community-based program. The coverage ran initially on the station’s noontime news program as well as other station news broadcasts throughout the day and on […]
Recently, there was coverage on Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, the organization’s Foster Grandparent Program and on Lorraine Dollard, Foster Grandparent of the Year for the program’s Southeastern Connecticut region. The coverage includes a color photo of Lorraine Dollard illustrating a medium length article. It ran on the Front Cover of the of the Thames […]
There was Front Page news coverage on Nutmeg Big Brothers in a recent weekend edition of the Manchester Journal-Inquirer. The coverage included two color photos illustrating a long article. The coverage focused on the match relationships between three Big Sisters (adult mentors) from NBBBS and their three Little Sisters (mentees) from South Windsor, who are […]
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: […]