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06/05/2009

Boy finds baseball family he hoped for with help of Big Brothers
On a cold night in January, we found Jeffery Hines and his mom at an indoor golf range waiting for a Big Brother. He told us he wanted a mentor who would enjoy the big outdoors and baseball.

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05/29/2009

Little Sister's college scholarship a dream come true for Big Sister mentor
Our Big Sister story this week is about a match where the dreams came true. Sallye Pence was matched with 9-year-old Tamara Pickens in the year 2000. Now, the match is officially ending, and Tamara is off to college on a scholarship to U of L.

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05/22/2009

8 years on waiting list worth the wait for this week's Little Brother
Our little brother of the week first signed up for a mentor in 2001, and he was on the waiting list for a long time. He’s now matched with a Big Brother, who is helping him grow and mature.

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05/08/2009

Big Brother's goal is to make learning a life-long love for Little Brother
This week’s Big Brother matchup is a match that has fun as a reward for the academic improvement of the little brother, Gary.
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04/17/2009

Student governement president sees mentoring as perfect fit
We’ve often said that college students are a great source of big brother and big sister mentors, and now the spotlight shifts to Bellarmine University.

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04/10/2009

This week's Big Brother/Little Brother match-up is reliable and a perfect fit
In the shadow of Highland Middle School, a young man in the springtime of life is taught the game of bat and ball. His pitcher is Greg Jones, batting coach and Big Brother.

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03/20/2009

Big Sister teaches Little Sister that friends can be made anywhere; just be happy
Elizabeth Denkler was about to become a teenager, when a hurricane changed her life forever. But in a new place, far from home, a Big Sister has been there to help her grow up.

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02/27/2009

International Big Brother match valuable to both cultures
This week’s Big Brother is mentoring a child, who came to America after spending most of his life in Liberia. The story of this international match is inspiring.

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02/20/2009

Empty-nester finds new fulfillment mentoring as Big Sister
An empty-nester can be the perfect person to volunteer as a Big Brother or Big Sister. Liz Kaminski is a former school teacher, who has sent two daughters off to college; so she found a new little girl, 12 year old Chyna.

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01/23/2009

Little Brother is just as much fun and energy as Big Sister
Our big sister this week is a student at the University of Louisville, with a dual major in psychology and biology; but now comes a third major project, a little brother.

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01/16/2009

Big Brother of the Week is mentor and role model to little brother Rick Campbell
Our big brother of the week, David Jolley, has been matched with his little brother Rick Campbell, for two years. And David is having a measurable impact on Rick’s life.

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12/05/2008

Big Sister is more than enough to overcome Little Sister's quiet, soft-spoken manner
Our Big Sister of the week is just 26 years old and already she is mentoring her second little sister. Mandy Wilson first volunteered when she was a student at Bellarmine College.

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11/10/2008

Big Sister brings big improvements in math grades
A math teacher said, “She tutored Ashley, this summer in math and it's made all the difference. She has, her teachers are calling home saying that she's a joy to work with and that she's a straight A student.”

Big brother program can lead to better grades
Sometimes a big brother will do anything for a little brother, including wearing neon shoes.

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11/07/2008

Couple's-Match becoming increasingly popular for volunteers of Big Brother Big Sister
A couple’s match is becoming an increasingly popular way of volunteering as a Big Brother and Big Sister. For a husband and wife, mentoring can be a team effort, and this a heartwarming story of a couple and their ten-year-old little brother. Aary’on Jones is one lucky little brother.

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10/17/2008

Big Brother raises the bar on what being a mentor really means
Our Big Brother of the Week, was recently named Big Brother of the Year. Austin Shaffner is a big brother volunteer, and mentors to 12-year-old Ben Henning.

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10/10/2008

Big Brothers and Big Sisters creates another special match
Brad and Nikki Cummings met 4 years ago at the Kentucky Center's Bomhard Theater, and together have mentored 13-year-ol Tyler Chandler to a match and success of his own; the theatre.

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