{"id":2308,"date":"2012-08-14T11:52:55","date_gmt":"2012-08-14T15:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=2308"},"modified":"2012-08-14T11:56:19","modified_gmt":"2012-08-14T15:56:19","slug":"big-brothers-big-sisters-seeking-volunteer-mentors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=2308","title":{"rendered":"Big Brothers Big Sisters Seeking Volunteer Mentors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Help wanted!<\/p>\n<p>Big Brothers Big Sisters is seeking responsible, reliable, positive-minded NMC students to volunteer as Big\u00a0Brothers or Big Sisters in the local school-based mentoring programs. Guys: you\u2019re ESPECIALLY needed, as the\u00a0boys on our waitlists for a mentor are ever-increasing.<\/p>\n<p>Big Brothers Big Sisters has programs conveniently located at Traverse Heights Elementary, Central Grade\u00a0School, and Eastern Elementary.<\/p>\n<p>Being a Big is simple, really. Just by spending your lunch hour with a child once each week for at least one school\u00a0year, you can make a difference. And it\u2019s not all about helping the child study. Play a game, shoot some hoops\u00a0in the gym or on the playground, do a puzzle, read together, eat lunch and chat \u2013 your best gift is your time and<br \/>\nsimply being yourself.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about becoming a Big this school year, call 231-946-2447 ext. 202 or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigsupnorth.com\/site\/c.cuIVJeNXKkL2G\/b.7893377\/k.FB11\/Volunteer.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/\u00a0www.bigsupnorth.com\/site\/c.cuIVJeNXKkL2G\/b.7893377\/k.FB11\/Volunteer.htm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big Brothers Big Sisters is seeking responsible, reliable, positive-minded NMC students to volunteer as Big Brothers or Big Sisters in the local school-based mentoring programs. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2309,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[818,819],"class_list":["post-2308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-student-news","tag-big-brothers","tag-big-sisters"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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