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Laura and Rayda For Little Sister Rayda, the great thing about her relationship with Big Sister Laura is that she feels she can be herself when she is with Laura. For her part Laura, who moved to Calgary from Nova Scotia, missed working with kids so she applied to be a volunteer. “It’s always hard to make the time commitment every week, but it’s worth it,” says Laura. “I feel more involved in the Calgary community and I know I am a positive influence on Rayda.” Rayda agrees with her. “Laura taught me that I really shouldn’t care what people say, and I shouldn’t just do what other people do to be cool. I should always keep my head high and do the right thing.” Rayda came to Canada with her family as a refugee from Sudan, and, at age 13, was matched with Laura through the Youth Inclusive Neighbourhood (YIN) Community Program, a partnership with Immigrant Services Calgary. They have been together for over a year now, and both agree that they have a lot of fun together. “We love to talk and fool around,” says Rayda, “When we are together we mostly laugh.” “We both love fashion and music,” Laura adds. “We go to the mall, movies, get our nails done, and go to the park.” Rayda laughs. “We do girls’ stuff. You know – go shopping, a lot of movies, fireworks, sports. It’s pretty fun.” Rayda feels free to call Laura and says that’s her favourite part of having a Big Sister. “I can call her whenever I’m in need; she’ll always pick up my calls. I like that she understands me most of the time, and how we act like best friends and that we’ve known each other for a long time.” Laura says that being a Big Sister has added a benefit to her life. “It’s a great way to help out a young child and it becomes another positive part of your life.” 12 l BBBS
Big: Laura Little: Rayda Matched: 1 year AR 10/11 l 13
Page 1 and 2: ANNUAL REPORT 10/11 Mentoring The g
Page 3: Big: Erin Little: Amina Matched: 3
Page 6 and 7: Executive Director & Board Chair Me
Page 8 and 9: Thanks to our volunteers, this year
Page 10 and 11: 6 l BBBS Gina & Angela
Page 12 and 13: Big: Alex Little: Scott Matched: 3
Page 14 and 15: 10 l BBBS Gabriel & Dan
Page 18 and 19: 14 l BBBS Kristy & Cassidy
Page 20 and 21: Big: Mike Little: Braydon Matched:
Page 22 and 23: Board member highlights “I was fi
Page 24 and 25: CORPORATE BIGS highlights We are pr
Page 26 and 27: Staff highlights “As a member of
Page 28 and 29: Overview & 2010-2011 Stats Our miss
Page 30 and 31: Programs & Services Big Brothers Bi
Page 32 and 33: Bigs in School Mentoring In-School
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Page 36 and 37: Other Programs and Services Child/Y
Page 38 and 39: Revenue & Expense Summary To provid
Page 40 and 41: Milk Carton Bird Feeder What you’
Page 42 and 43: Fundraising & Volunteer Recruitment
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Page 46 and 47: To Our Funders and Donors Together
Page 48 and 49: Corporations and Corporate Foundati
Page 50 and 51: “I don’t know where I would be
Page 52 and 53: To Our Board of Directors If our vo
Page 56 and 57: Our School Collaborators Abbeydale
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