Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters recently held its Annual Golf Classic at the Golf Club of Avon. The event drew over 245 golfers and raised over $207,000. Following a day of golf action on the perfectly manicured course, everybody gathered at the clubhouse for a cocktail hour, a live and silent auction, raffles, a delicious […]
There was coverage today (May 21, 2018) on Fox 61 on Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, on the 2018 Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters Annual Golf Classic on June 4 and on Nutmeg’s newest program, Mentor 2.0. Allison Holst-Grubbe, Director of School Programs, was interviewed during the 9:00 a.m. news hour by Fox 61 anchor […]
Jay M. Cronin has joined Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters as Individual Gifts Officer. The announcement was made by Andy Fleischmann, President and CEO of Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters. At Nutmeg, Cronin will establish and deepen relationships with individuals throughout Nutmeg’s market area who share the youth mentoring organization’s goal of helping children in […]
Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters is proud to announce that it is one of 16 Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) affiliates selected from across the country to participate in the nationwide “Youth Relationships Study.” This rigorous study will evaluate the benefits that BBBS mentoring relationships provide to participating youth in several key areas, such as […]
On Thursday, February 8, Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters hosted the annual Children’s Champions Awards event at the Mark Twain House and Museum in Hartford. Prior to the awards, remarks were offered to the audience by Big Brother Mark Perkins and his Little Brother Roy’Al, Big Sister Allison Ahearn , her Little Sister and Juliana’s […]
Making a guest appearance on a recent edition of NBC Connecticut’s early morning Saturday news program were Big Sister Natalie Pertz and her Little Sister Serenity. Natalie and Serenity were interviewed by anchor/reporter Shannon Miller. Discussed during the interview: Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, the match between Natalie and Serenity, National Mentoring Month (held each […]
Andy Fleischmann, President and CEO of Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, recently accepted a $10,000 donation from the Bob’s Discount Furniture Charitable Foundation. Presenting the donation was Cathy Poulin, Director of Public Relations/Outreach at Bob’s Discount Furniture. The donation will be used to transition children in need off Nutmeg’s waiting list and into productive match […]
Nutmeg BBBS is pleased to announce that mentor2.0, a school-based “e-mentoring” program for high school students, will launch in great Hartford in the Fall of 2018. Mentor2.0 helps prepare students for college and career. Like all of Nutmeg’s programs, mentor2.0 fosters enduring, […]
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation has generously donated $7,500 to Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters. The donation is designated for the organization’s community-based program. At the check presentation were, from left, West Hartford resident Jill Hutensky, Senior Vice President, Marketing Manager at Bank of America; and Andy Fleischman, also from West Hartford, President and […]
More than 100 “Bigs” (adult mentors) and “Littles” (the children they mentor) from across Connecticut will take to the alleys at Spare Time Lanes in Vernon on Saturday, March 25 to celebrate Bowl-for-Kids’-Sake, an event held every year since the late 1970s by Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters – Connecticut’s premier youth mentoring organization. This […]