About The BIG Walk
The BIG Walk is Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Alabama's largest annual fundraiser and plays a vital role in carrying out our completely donor-supported mission year-round.
Your participation in this year's 7th Annual BIG Walk Celebration will create new, life-changing friendships, sustain our ongoing mentoring programs, and enable us to continue new, expanded services like our Big Neighbors program to support children and families across south Alabama.
Annually we host an online peer-to-peer fundraiser and challenge each Big to raise at least $500 in celebration of their match.
This year we are skipping the walk and will be hosting an outdoor, socially-distanced celebration at The Bluegill to congratulate our Bigs and teams who reach the highest fundraising goals. Walks will be encouraged as you fundraise, but come May 22nd, we think we'll all need to take a break and celebrate! Attendance at the celebration is optional, but fundraising online is essential.
Our Mission
The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Alabama is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. We enlist adult volunteers, who we call “Bigs,” and match them with “Littles,” who are children between the ages of 6-12 and would benefit the most from having a Big. The purpose of our services is to give our children a caring and supportive adult mentor who will guide them to success, hold them accountable, and set their lives in a direction they never thought possible.
Our Focus
Our focus is on defending the potential of all youth. We stand firmly against violence, racism, injustice, and inequity. We consistently stand for connection, positivity, and empowerment for the children, families, and communities we serve. We invite you to join us to ignite the potential in our youth!
Little Sister Courtney and Big Sister Chiante, matched for 2 Years in Mobile, AL.
This year is the BIG Walk's 7th anniversary. Our overall fundraising goal of $55,000 will result in hundreds of local lives being positively changed for the better, forever. The cost of creating and professionally supporting a mentoring match, regardless of program or community, is $1,200 per year.
Let's take bold steps in igniting and defending the potential of the youth in our community!
NEW Sponsorship Opportunities
We are excited to introduce NEW Sponsorship opportunities for the BIG Walk Celebration this year. Each sponsorship includes other benefits from our program events throughout the year and other marketing opportunities. Please contact Aimee Risser at aimee@bbbssa.org for more information and a brochure of all sponsorship options.
Vision Sponsor- $5,000
T-Shirt Sponsor of the event with Company logo on all T-shirts, Company Logo on all promo materials, 1 Social Media post
Mission Sponsor- $2,500
Company Logo on all promo materials, 1 Social Media post
2019-2020 PROGRAM OUTCOMES
Little Brother Keegan and Big Brother Damon, matched for 1 Year in Mobile, AL.
Our 2019-2020 Youth Outcome Survey Metrics revealed:
98% of our Littles maintained or improved academic performance
99% maintained or improved upon social competence levels
99% maintained or improved upon educational expectations
99% reported having a very important adult in their life
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