Big Brothers Big Sisters of Gallatin Valley is again hosting their annual Holiday Gift Wrap Booth in Macy’s Court at the Gallatin Valley Mall now through Christmas Eve. The booth helping Santa and the kids is also seeking volunteers. Get in the spirit! Volunteer with friends, family, or coworkers.
To sign up, call 587-1216 or go to bbbs-gc.org. If you have no time to volunteer OR wrap your gifts, bring them by the booth and let the festive helpers take some holiday stress off your plate! Beautifully wrapped presents range from $3-$12 and all proceeds go to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Gallatin Valley. For more than 100 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life. As the nation’s largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”), ages 5 through 18, in communities across the country. They develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people.
The local agency was founded in 1973 by a dedicated group of Gallatin County residents. In its first year, Big Brothers Big Sisters served a handful of children. In its last fiscal year, the agency served hundreds of children within the service area. The staff is incredibly proud of this phenomenal growth, but still has much more work to do. In order to keep pace with the rapid growth of our community and the increase in the needs of children and families, Big Brothers Big Sisters is eager to meet this ambitious goal to reach more families. This requires engaging record numbers of volunteer Bigs and raising funds to support these matches. Learn how you can become a Big at bbbs-gc.org/. •