"I am thankful for the chance to take a small portion of the blessings I have received and offer them as an incentive to encourage others to help me make a real change in the world for our future." 

~John Black

 

 

For more information about how you can double your impact with a gift to Big Brothers Big Sisters email Lindsey@bbbshr.org.  

 

John Black, President of the Harrisonburg-based Export Compliance Training Institute has issued a $15,000 challenge grant to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Harrisonburg-Rockingham County.  Mr. Black, a longtime Big Brothers Big Sisters supporter and former member of the agency's Board of Directors,
will match dollar for dollar private contributions of $100 or more made to the agency by July 15.  Mr. Black's goal is to encourage private giving to offset the loss of federal funds that will threaten the agency's ability to serve children at the same level in the coming year.

 

As of today, 89% of the $15,000 goal has been met.   

 

"Research proves that Big Brothers Big Sisters makes a dramatic and tangible change in our youth, and we know the national organization says our local agency in this small town of Harrisonburg is one of the best in the country," explains Mr. Black.  "I can think of no wiser investment in the future of our youth, our workforce and our community than through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County."  
Will you join John in creating positive change for local youth by helping to provide a mentor for every child who wants one in 2014?
 
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About Big Brothers Big Sisters:

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Harrisonburg-Rockingham County is a youth-services organization that pairs adult mentors in professionally guided, one-to-one matches with children facing adversity.  As an affiliate of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the nation's largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, the organization holds itself accountable for children in the program to achieve positive, measurable outcomes through research-based methods.  Among other improvements, local evaluation data shows that children served progress academically, avoid delinquency, and experience increased self-confidence.  Founded locally in 1976 as an outreach of Trinity Presbyterian Church, the organization is the largest Big Brothers Big Sisters agency in the state of Virginia, serving 791 children in 2013.  For more information, please call 540.433.8886 or visit www.bbbshr.org.