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Published: 05 May 2017 05 May 2017

Good morning friend of BBBS in Grant County!

I am writing to invite you to show your support of the Big Brothers Big Sisters program in Grant County!

As you know, we have been working diligently for 2 years now to rebuild our youth mentoring program in Grant County. And the progress is significant! From January 1, 2015 with only 2 children being served, I am happy to tell you that come August, we will be serving at least 50 kids, and probably closer to 60 in Grant County. Thank you for believing in our program and helping us change the lives of children!

Matching these children with carefully screened, caring adult mentors is our passion and mission.... But it also costs money. From recruiting, to background checks to interviewing and ongoing match support, it takes $1250 to match a child for one year!

Tomorrow - Saturday, May 6 - Big Brothers Big Sisters will be participating in Give Grandly. This is a 24 hour day of giving to support our Grant County Big Brothers Big Sisters program. From 12:01am until 11:59 pm, we will be working alongside 52 other Grant County non-profits to raise awareness - and dollars - for our individual programs.

AND - thanks to the generosity of Freeport McMoRan and United Way of Southwest New Mexico - we have a chance to have our donations matched if we can get to their threshold! Your donation will be DOUBLE!

So I am asking you to think about the changes we are making in children's lives and the long term benefits of putting kids on a better trajectory in Grant County, and please make a donation to Big Brothers Big Sisters tomorrow.

How, you might ask? Several ways - we couldn't have made it easier!

1. If you want to come see my smiling face.... and make me smile bigger by handing me a check, cash or having me run your credit card, come see me at the Silver City Farmers Market between 8:30 am and 2:30 pm.
2. Visit www.givegrandly.org and click donate and then select BBBS
3. Text to 41444 and type GÇ£grandlyGÇ¥ follow the prompts and select BBBS.

Every single dollar counts toward serving more kids in Grant County and helping them succeed in life.

Thank you and I hope to see many of you tomorrow!

With the warmest regards,
Dawn