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Big Brothers of The Bridge of Monroe County held its annual telethon on Sunday, November 2. The show aired from 12 noon to 8 p.m. on Blue Ridge Cable Channel 13 and was broadcast from the campus of East Stroudsburg University. Throughout the day, dozens of volunteers manned the phone lines while an … Read more about Monroe County Annual Telethon

Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge of Monroe County held a Benefit Golf Tournament on Friday, Oct. 10 at the Fernwood Golf Course. Thank you to everyone that worked on this event and participated. It was a gorgeous fall day in the Poconos and everyone had a great time! … Read more about Benefit Golf Tournament at Fernwood Golf Course

On July 24, Rocky from 98.5 KRZ arranged for a group of children from the Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge waiting list to spend a day at Knoebels Amusement Resort. The children were provided with round-trip transportation on a limo bus, a lunch picnic and all-day passes to the rides. Thank … Read more about Knoebels with Rocky from 98.5 KRZ

WNEP did a great news piece on the needs of the program in Monroe County.  Click logo or link below to see article/video clip. http://wnep.com/2014/09/04/big-brothers-big-sisters-of-the-bridge-need-more-bigs/ … Read more about Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bridge Need More “Bigs”

Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge, serving Monroe County, will host a benefit golf tournament on Friday, October 10, at the Fernwood Golf Course. Registration begins at 11 a.m. and lunch will be available. There will be a 12 noon shotgun start, with a four-person scramble format. An awards … Read more about Monroe County Golf Tournament

Students of Coughlin High School recently held a “Care Fair” at the Solomon Plains Educational Complex. The event featured food, entertainment, pony rides, a bounce-house and more. A portion of the day’s proceeds benefited Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge and check for $1,068 was recently … Read more about Coughlin students support Big Brothers Big Sisters

On Thursday, May 15, the Kiwanis Club of Wilkes-Barre honored Tanya Olaviany, program director Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge, for her longtime service to area youth. Olaviany received the Tenth Annual Rev. Dr. Jule Ayers Spiritual Welfare Award, which recognizes selfless community service … Read more about OLAVIANY RECOGNIZED FOR LONGTIME SERVICE TO AREA’S YOUTH

We’d like to thank Holy Redeemer High School, Wyoming Valley West High School, Meyers High School, Luzerne County Community College and King’s College for recently allowing members of our staff to talk with students about volunteer opportunities with Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge. We’d also … Read more about Thank you to local schools & groups

Hello everyone, On behalf of Big Brothers of The Bridge, I would like to thank the community for its tremendous support of Bowl For Kids’ Sake 2014, which was held on March 29. Our Wilkes-Barre event, which took place at Stanton Lanes, raised $139,000, making it the most successful Bowl For Kids’ … Read more about Bowl For Kids’ Sake 2014 a huge success!

Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge held its second annual “Walk For Kids’ Sake” on May 3 at Kirby Park. The 5K run and walk event served as a fundraiser for the agency and featured more than 60 runners and walkers.  Congratulations to the top runners Chuck Kivlen and Briana Zablotney.   Thank … Read more about Walk for Kids’ Sake 2014

Bowl For Kids’ Sake 2014 was held on March 29 at six locations throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania.  Our Wilkes-Barre event, which took place at Stanton Lanes, raised $139,000, making it the most successful Bowl For Kids’ Sake in its 32 year history. In total, our six Bowl for Kids’ Sake events, … Read more about Wilkes-Barre Bowl For Kids’ Sake 2014