Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Cowichan Valley holds a number of fundraising events every year, and we depend on the support of the community to make these events a success. Contact us to find out how you can get involved in or support our:

Thanks for Supporting Bowl for Kids Sake 2009! 

WHAT IS BOWL FOR KIDS SAKE?
Bowl for Kids' Sake is about having fun while helping kids. It is our most important fundraising event. Funds raised go directly toward matching children with carefully-screened, caring Big Brother and Big Sister volunteers.

OUR SPONSORS AND PRIZE DONORS MAKE IT ALL POSSIBLE

Join the Big Give Back Challenge!

Raising funds to support the children of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Cowichan Valley. The Big Give Back Challenge is a community initiative that invites you to support mentoring programs for children and youth. Teams made up of family members, friends, colleagues, or corporate partners raise money towards collective team goals through individual donations, team fundraising events, or activities.

Where the Funds Go

Funds raised from the Big Give Back go towards our mentoring programs. We see an increased demand for mentors as our Little Brothers Little Sister waitlist is long and growing. We have many different programs including Teen Mentors, In School Mentors, Big Couples, Big Family, Big Brothers and Big Sisters. There is an increased demand especially for Big Brothers. Little Brothers can stay on the waitlist and often wait for a match for 2-4 years or may never receive a match during the time they are involved in the program. With your support we can work toward making these changes and provide more mentoring relationships for children on the waitlist.

You Can Help - Register Your Team TODAY

Teams may vary in size from 1 individual to more than 20 members. It’s easy. Choose a team captain, plan an activity or event and then work towards your minimum $500 Team Goal. Team fundraising can take an hour, a day, a week, or longer to complete - you choose the activity, and develop a plan on how you and your team will meet the target fundraising goal. Please contact our office at 250-748-2447 and we would be happy to get you and your team started today. You can also download the registration form (Microsoft Word Format) and email it to our office.

How We Can Support You

Big Brothers Big Sisters staff will support teams and team captains by providing fundraising ideas, staff attendance at planned events, and providing signage, a letter of support, brochures and team guidance as required.

What Do You and Your Team Members Get From This Initiative?

• You get the satisfaction that you contributed to making a difference in the lives of local children and youth
• You have fun! Who said raising funds had to be boring and hard work? You can let your creative side out and have a great time!
• We would be happy to share your team success with the community.

Teams are invited to attend the Big Give Back Challenge Wrap-up at our Celebrating Mentoring Block Party on September 5th, 2008 (Date Subject to change)

A Big Thank-You to Equinox Café and Catering

Thank-you Sean O’Connell and Jessica North-O’Connell from Equinox Café and Catering for a fabulous dinner and benefit auction. We appreciate all your hard work in this third annual event. We look forward to a new exciting event next year!

Thank-you to the following donors who helped support this event. 

• Embellish
• Wishes
• Soul Sisters
• Totem Town Pantry
• Clayton Hiles
• Old Road Inn
• Coco Jones
• Valley Yoga Centre
• Valley Health and Fitness
• Niche Fashion and Accessories
• Khaya Eclectic Décor and Gifts
• Practical Magic Herbs
• Soul Speak-Weaving into the Web of Gaia
• Volume One Books
• Equinox Café and Catering Ltd.
• Magnolia
• Gallowglass Books
• Lifestyles by Choice
• Sandee Wolfe
• Wilderness Kayaking
• Sandra Yonge
• Providence Farm
• True Grain Bread Ltd.
• Dinter’s Nursery
• Godfrey-Brownell Vineyards
• Sheena Hiles
• Barry Remus- RBC Financial Planner
• Country Farm Store
• Grown’ Up Country
• Kilrenny Farm
• Gamboa
• Glen Eden Farm

Thank-you also to the following who had great contributions to making this event successful.

• Peter Rusland
• Nick Brown
• Andrew Leong
• Eve and Foster Richardson
• Pam Richmond
• Big Brothers Big Sisters Board members,

Servers for the evening event included volunteers from many of our different programs.Thank-you to the following volunteers: Kathleen, Jan, Linda, Claire, Steve, Jamie, Kristal, Vanessa, Katrina, Brenda, Brenna, Jen and Terry

And thank-you to everyone who attended this event. We hope you had a great evening out while supporting mentoring programs.