Sisters get spooky at our annual Halloween Party, corporate partners create opportunity for Boston's girls, and Big in Boston is right around the corner! No Images? Click here OCTOBER 2019 ISSUE From the President & CEODear friends, Our Little Sisters range in age from 7 – 20. To provide them with the most engaging and impactful experiences, we have become more intentional about focusing our programs on girls’ different ages and stages of development. We make it a point to listen to our Big and Little Sisters, as well as our donors and corporate and community partners, to evolve our offerings to fit the changing landscape for girls. We held our annual Halloween Party for our Big and Little Sisters at the Boston Nature Center in Mattapan. Having heard over the years that the celebration felt geared toward younger Little Sisters, we have broadened the activities to make them more inclusive for Little Sisters of all ages. In addition to our annual costume contest that featured several very creative pairings, I saw Big and Little Sisters enjoying dancing along to the Monster Mash, creating craft projects, and demonstrating curiosity in neuroscience with acitvities from our volunteer partners at Boston Scientific. They also got to interact with the ever-popular Sammy the Snake! Workplace Mentoring grew out of a desire expressed by our corporate partners to create programming that more deeply engages their female staff with Boston’s girls. We are proud to announce our fourth Workplace Mentoring partnership with Wayfair, which will launch in January 2020. This program is an opportunity for girls to consider a variety of career options available to them while benefiting from the care and support of a one-to-one mentoring relationship. On November 16, we are holding our annual gala, Big in Boston: The Remix, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. This year we are reimagining our signature event to make it one that is more accessible and interactive. We continue to hold it at the MFA because we want to be part of the museum’s journey toward becoming a more inclusive venue. We’ve lowered the ticket price and replaced the traditional sit-down dinner and lengthy program with fun, interactive elements and surprises that are driven by our mission of elevating women and girls. We look forward to continuing to evolve our offerings to meet the changing needs of our community and provide Greater Boston’s girls with support that enables them to thrive today and into the future. In gratitude, PROGRAM NOTESSisters Get Spooky at Annual Halloween PartyOn Sunday, October 6, we hosted our annual SuperNatural Sisters Halloween Party at the Boston Nature Center in Mattapan. Nearly 100 Big and Little Sister matches enjoyed games, crafts, nature walks, and science activities. Big Sister Rachel and Little Sister Garshae Little Sister Garshae Earns $20K ScholarshipLittle Sister Garshae, a senior at Boston Community Leadership Academy, has been matched with Big Sister Rachel Weidenfeld for eight years. This month, it was announced that Garshae was chosen to receive the ALKU Scholarship from Mass Mentoring Partnership, which will be applied to her tuition at a four-year college. Garshae is optimistic about the future and has set her sights on attending college and after that, law school.
CORPORATE CORNERWayfair to Open Doors to Little SistersSupporting girls in Boston’s schools is top of mind for our corporate partners this month. Our fourth Workplace Mentoring program will officially launch at Wayfair in January 2020. Currently, Wayfair's female staff are excited to start interviewing to be matched with a Little Sister from the Josiah Quincy Upper School in the coming weeks and add Big Sister volunteer to their résumes. “We’re thrilled to partner with Big Sister Boston to provide our employees and community with a unique program aimed at inspiring career aspirations with young women,” said Jane Carpenter, global head of communications, Wayfair, who also serves on Big Sister Boston’s Board of Directors. “We have an engaged base of employees who are eager to offer their skills and resources to make a difference in the broader community.” Employees at John Hancock Financial assembled activity supply bags for Sister matches at the Josiah Quincy school while they learned about our volunteer opportunities. IN OTHER NEWS...
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