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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In the April issue of Valley Life magazine, there is coverage on NBBBS and on the volunteer efforts of Stu and Emily Rosen. It’s an appropriate focus for the magazine’s April issue, as April is National Volunteer Month. To view it, click on the link below. Valley Life Article
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
To commemorate National Mentoring Month (January 01 – January 31), and to recognize Big Brothers Big Sisters for providing life-changing mentoring services to at-risk children and their families in the state down the decades, Governor Ned Lamont proclaimed January 27, 2020 Big Brothers Big Sisters Day in Connecticut. The proclamation was presented to Ted Cutler, […]
Our 2020 Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters Annual Golf Classic is scheduled for Monday, June 1, 2020 at Golf Club of Avon. Join Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters for a day of golf at the beautiful Golf Club of Avon, followed by an awards reception, dinner and drinks. Schedule for Golf Classic 2020: 10:15am Registration 10:45am […]