Health & Fitness
Big Brothers Big Sisters Gala "Art for Kids Sake Auction" a Success
Flagged by Van Gogh, Monet, Rockwell and Springsteen, last night's "Art for Kid's Sake Auction was well attended by many Big Brothers Big Sisters supporters and art enthusiasts at the Crowne Plaza in Suffern.
The hotel donated the beautiful Montibello III room and the delicious appetizers and light dinner was enjoyed by attendees before they sat down to a live auction by MarlinArt.com. Elise Markowitz was the Chairperson of the evening and worked tirelessly to provide a flawless event.
Chairman Judge Scott B. Ugell stressed how important this organization is to the County and the work that the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rockland staff accomplish everyday. "I am confident that together we will tackle the challenging issues that may face us. Our hardworking staff combined with strict adherence to sound practices will serve us as we move forward."
Origin of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rockland County
In 1977, Family Court Judge, Alfred J. Weiner, requested that the Rockland County Probation Department create, with the assistance of the Court, a Big Brothers Big Sisters program. The concept would offer an alternative resource for the Court to provide help for children who were brought before the Judge as juvenile delinquents and persons in need of supervision. It was anticipated that this program would prove to be an additional tool for the Court to prevent youngsters from having to be placed by the Judicial System in various correctional facilities outside of the community.
The Big Brothers Big Sisters program would supersede an original program entitled “Volunteers in Probation” which had been created to find available adult volunteer mentors for these troubled youngsters. Volunteers in Probation were administered by the Probation Department with a volunteer Board of Directors which had been recruited to help provide professional support and advice. Volunteers in Probation was eventually incorporated and entitled ‘Friends of Volunteers in Probation.’ Early meetings of the organization were held on a regular basis within the chambers of the Family Court. ‘Friends of Volunteers in Probation’ was ultimately found to be very successful in helping build the much needed self esteem for many of the children that came into the Court.
Due to the success of the program “Volunteers in Probation,” it was then decided to obtain a charter from the national organization Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, in order to provide the specialized structure and skilled professional guidance from an already experienced and established nationwide mentoring program. Thus, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rockland County was established in 1984. As the original program entered this stage, everyone knew that the service was excellent, and there were predictions that now many more adults would volunteer to mentor disadvantaged children, and that it would be easier to obtain more funding.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rockland County is now an accomplished program which has grown by leaps and bounds in its service delivery. It was recently recognized by the national federation, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, for the significant increase in the number of children served and consequently, inducted into the National Hall of Fame along with multi-variable Federal, state and local awards.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rockland County
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rockland County is a full-service, national gold standard award-winning, and pre-eminent, NYS Better Business Bureau accredited youth mentoring organization serving “at-risk” youth from one parent homes between the ages of 7– 18 years throughout all Rockland communities. As the oldest, largest, and most effective youth mentoring organization in Rockland County, Big Brothers Big Sisters has been the leader in one-to-one youth services for over 28 years.
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Clothing Bin
If you have clothes to donate, please donate to the bin in the Big Brothers Big Sisters parking lot. All proceeds go directly to this non-profit.
For more information about Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rockland County go to www.bbbsofrc.com, call them at 845 634 2199 or visit them at 65 North Main Street in New City, directly behind Capital One Bank.
