New Executive Director
As many of you know, after four years of impactful leadership, Janet Tufts is moving on as our Executive Director. We are very grateful for Janet’s leadership and we wish her all the best in her next chapter. With Janet’s departure, we are thrilled to announce the appointment of Kim Tetley as our new Executive […]
May’s Big of the Month is Vanessa Coulbeck
One word that makes Vanessa stand out is PASSION. As someone who adopts healthy living practices in her own life, Vanessa is an ideal facilitator for our Go Girls! program. Vanessa is currently a master’s student at Western University, studying body image, self-compassion and sport/physical activity promotion for young girls. When she’s not busy studying, […]
Claire Rosic is April’s Big of the Month
Claire has been matched with her Little Kayla for almost eight years now! What keeps this match going strong is her ability to let the match mature as her Little gets older. At first, this transition made Claire feel like she was falling short as a mentor. She wondered why they weren’t playing board […]
Zach Schonberger is March’s Big of the Month
What’s better than becoming a mentor? Becoming a mentor with your best friend! Zach’s friend had been volunteering with us for about a year. During this time he would constantly tell Zach about what a positive experience he was having as a Big! Zach continued to learn more about the program and realized that […]
Owen Doran is February’s Big of the Month
It does not take a long time to make an impact as a mentor. Big Owen has only been a mentor for two months and has already changed his Little’s life for the better! Owen is part of our in-school mentoring program. In this program, matches meet for one hour, once a week on […]