Join us at Bowl For Kids’ Sake!
Maybe you see it on one of the 15 billboards around Berks County or maybe you catch it on a commercial on the Food Network or one of the other 7 channels, the message is the same. We want to see YOU at the 41st Annual Bowl For Kids’ Sake! We are just over a month away from the first of three days of bowling for this year’s event, which is our largest internal fundraiser of the year. Funds raised during Bowl For Kids’ Sake stay right here in Berks County to help fund the four (4) quality-driven mentoring programs…
41st Annual BFKS – Corporate Defenders of Potential
There is still time to partner with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berks County, as a Corporate Sponsor of the 2023 Bowl For Kids’ Sake! As Prime Sponsor of our 41st annual event, Tompkins Community Bank is encouraging companies to join them in sponsoring our largest internal fundraiser of the year. So many have already answered that call, but companies can still join in — although time is running out: As a T-shirt Sponsor ($2,500 level), your company will get its logo prominently displayed on the back of our BFKS event t-shirt — provided to all of our bowlers, volunteers,…
The 41st BFKS…it’s about having fun to HELP KIDS!
It doesn’t matter if you have never bowled before or if you are an avid bowler, because it’s not about bowling…it’s about having FUN to HELP KIDS! Of course, we are talking about the 41st Annual Bowl For Kids’ Sake which takes place April 25th at Hiester Lanes and April 29th & 30th at Berks Lanes — and we want YOU to join us for some of that fun, food/refreshments, a free BFKS event t-shirt, and more! We are now accepting registrations for bowling teams. There are two ways to register or you can do both! Call the agency at…
41st Annual BFKS sponsorships available!
A big shout-out and thank you again to the Prime Sponsor of our 41st Annual Bowl For Kids’ Sake! Tompkins is continuing its great support of our Bowl For Kids’ Sake efforts, and your company can join them as a Defender of Potential for our Littles! We also want to thank the companies who have already stepped up as Corporate Sponsors (listed here). We have various levels of BFKS sponsorships, each having a list of marketing benefits to companies. For example, as a T-Shirt Sponsor ($2,500 level), your company’s logo will go on our BFKS event t-shirt given to hundreds of…
COUL Little of the Month – February 2023
Little Brother Christopher wants to be an engineer when he grows up. In the meantime, he enjoys reading, drawing, and building things with Legos. He also enjoys history and science, and — when it’s warm outside — he likes being outdoors and going to the park. LB Christopher is our February 2023 Little of the Month! This 10-year-old from Topton would benefit greatly from having a positive, out-going role model in his life to stand with him to defend and encourage his potential; someone to spend one-on-one time with him. Maybe that someone is you? For as little as 12…
Little of the Month – January 2023
Before we end our celebration of National Mentoring Month, let’s take a look at our January 2023 COUL Little the Month. Why, you may ask? Well, because it is for Littles like this that we need more Defenders of Potential — and it is for his fellow Littles, who have been lucky enough to get matched, that we celebrate the One-To-One Bigs we do have; and we celebrate our COUL Bigs who act as mentors to those in our Club Of Unmatched Littles program. We thank all of our mentors for your time with our Littles! So with that said,…
BBBS of Berks Night at the Reading Royals
As the year draws to a close, we look forward to our next event…another BBBS Night at the Reading Royals! Come join us on Friday, January 20th, to cheer on the Reading Royals as they take on the Norfolk Admirals. Game time is 7 pm. What’s more exciting than a Reading Royals game? Answer: Enjoying a Reading Royals game AND helping Big Brothers Big Sisters! Purchase your tickets at https://fevo.me/bbbs-royals23 ($5 from every ticket sold benefits BBBS of Berks). Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berks County is sponsoring the game, so be sure to stop by our information table at the…
COUL Little of the Month – December 2022
He’s the December 2022 Little of the Month, and he has an appreciation for busses and railroad crossing bells. Makes sense, because Little Brother Nathaniel says he wants to be a school bus driver when he grows up. This 9-year-old from Leesport also enjoys Legos, Minecraft, and being creative in his spare time. LB Nathaniel is looking for someone to spend one-on-one time with him. He would like his Big to teach him how to play soccer, play video games and go swimming with him. He wants someone who will encourage his interests and inspire his potential; someone they can…
Annual Awards 2022
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berks County congratulates the winners of our Annual Awards! For the first time since 2019, BBBS of Berks held our Holiday Party — attended by about 100 of our Littles, Bigs, and families. And as part of the festivities, we presented plaques to our annual honorees. They included (pictured here from left to right): Joe Lewis (General Counsel of EnerSys and Board member) representing EnerSys, our Corporate Sponsor of the Year Conrad Weiser Superintendent Dr. Ryan Giffing and Barbara Boland both representing our Community Partner of the Year, Conrad Weiser School District SMART Match of…
COUL Little of the Month – November 2022
She is an honors student who enjoys sports such as basketball, soccer, and baseball. Our COUL Little of the Month is Little Sister Taliyah, a 15-year-old from Bernville who works hard at school and sports. She would benefit greatly from having a positive, out-going Big in her life to stand with her to defend her potential. Are you willing to stand with us to defend the potential of LS Taliyah or any of our waiting Littles? For as little as 12 hours per year (as a Big in our group-mentoring COUL program) up to an average of 8-10 hours per month…