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Bill Corcoran Jr. has been named by Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge as the corporate chairman of its Bowl For Kids’ Sake 2019 event in Wilkes-Barre. This annual event serves as the largest annual fundraiser for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge program and will take place April 13 at … Read more about Bill Corcoran Jr. Named Wilkes-Barre Bowl For Kids’ Sake Corporate Chairperson

Landmark Community Bank in Pittston recently made a donation to Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge. The donation was made by employees and from Sandy Insalaco, chairman of the board, Landmark Community Bank. Shown, from left: Sharon Ebert, vice president of human resources; Pat Jolley, human … Read more about Landmark Community Bank Donation

Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge, serving Monroe County, will host its annual telethon this Sunday, November 11 The event will be broadcast on Blue Ridge Communications Channel 13 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. and there will be live entertainment throughout the day. We would like to thank our top … Read more about Thank you Telethon Sponsors!

  Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge serving Monroe County will holds its annual telethon on Sunday, November 11. The event will be broadcast on Blue Ridge Communications Channel 13 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. There will be live entertainment throughout the day. Shown, from left: … Read more about Big Brothers Big Sisters plans telethon

Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge will host a Designer Purse Bingo and Shopping Extravaganza on Sunday, September 9, at The Woodlands in Plains Township. Games begin at 1 p.m. Doors open at 11 a.m. $30 admission includes a bingo sheet for 20 games and a delicious selection of food. There will … Read more about Designer Purse Bingo and Shopping Extravaganza 2018

In its August 2018 issue, The Westside Bulletin has done a feature story on Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge's "100 Matches in 100 Days" volunteer recruitment campaign. The article includes an interview with program director Tanya Olaviany. You can read it here on page … Read more about Westside Bulletin features “100 Matches in 100 Days” in August Issue

Tanya Olaviany will retire as program director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge on August 31. Tanya has been employed by Catholic Social Services for 40 years and has been with the Big Brothers Big Sisters program for 32 of those years. For the past 16 years, she has served as program … Read more about Tanya Olaviany retiring as program director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge

SLIDESHOW: Though the heavy rains shortened our time on the golf course, The Woodlands annual Golf For The Kids' Golf Classic was still a success. Proceeds benefited Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge and the Wyoming Valley Children's Association. Thank you to The Woodlands and all of those that … Read more about The Woodlands annual Golf For The Kids’ Golf Classic

Thank you, to The Times Leader, for partnering with us on our “100 Matches in 100 Days” volunteer recruitment campaign. Every Thursday, throughout the summer, the newspaper will be spotlighting one of the children on our waiting list. Today, you can meet John from Kingston: — with Times … Read more about Times Leader supports “100 Matches in 100 Days”

  Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge kicks off its “100 Matches in 100 Days” volunteer recruitment campaign today! With more than 300 children our waiting list, the goal is to secure 100 new Big Brother and Big Sister matches by August 30. To become a Big Brother or Big Sister volunteer, … Read more about 100 Matches in 100 Days