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Friday, November 22, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rockland County celebrated its 35th Anniversary Recognition Dinner and Fundraiser “Celebrating Honorees Who Help Us Help the Community of Rockland!” Opening the evening was a bagpipe processional introducing the honorees followed by the beautiful voice of Marta Rodriguez singing the National Anthem. BBBS 2019 Honorees were: Bruce Bortnicker, Judie Greenstein, Patrick Hogan, The Independent Insurance Agents of Rockland Association, Lenny Spiegel and The Backpacks Foundation. Also [...]

“Join us in giving Honor where Honor is due!”  “HUZZAH!!! We’d like to recognize and say ‘Thank You’ to our Board of Directors beginning new terms of service commencing January 1, 2020! EXECUTIVE OFFICERS 2020: CHAIRPERSON: Jennifer Sislin VICE CHAIRPERSON:  Ed Brignoni RECORDING SECRETARY: Louis Gerzofsky TREASURER: Keith Brown BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2020 FOR A TERM OF 1 YEAR: JANUARY 1, 2020  – DECEMBER 31, 2020 Ed Brignoni FOR A TERM OF 2 YEARS: JANUARY 1, [...]

Please join us in celebrating our 35th anniversary: 6 p.m. La Terrazza Restaurant | 291 S Main St. | New City, NY 10956 Proceeds raised will enable our organization to expand the Family Court Visitation Program to become an “off-site” county-wide service. We are privileged to recognize six worthy people who have been “angels” for many, many years through their volunteer hours to the administration of BBBS and through their continuous financial support: 2019 [...]

Welcome Darnel and Tristan to the Big Brothers Big Sisters Family!

Live Auction - Still Time to Donate This year, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rockland is celebrating its 35th Anniversary for program services throughout the county. A Live Auction and Paddle Raiser with proceeds going toward our new off-site visitation program, will make for a lively and fun interlude before we dance the night away and our six awardees have been recognized! Thank you for supporting this essential service through the bidding of such [...]

BBBS of Rockland County congratulates the Rockland County Mentoring Collaborative Program on its first day of the 2019-20 year! From left to right: Sr. Barbara McEneany, Director of Campus Ministry - Dominican College; Tess Coggins - Intern from Mental Health Association; Sharon Greenan, LCSW - MHA Rockland Success Team, Activity Specialist; Celeste Bester, Program Director, BBBS.

“Join us in giving Honor where Honor is due!”   Because of her advocacy for and, support of, Rockland County’s youth - on Saturday, November 2nd Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rockland County’s Chief Executive Officer, Gillian E. Ballard, will be honored by the Rockland County Police Hispanic Society. The celebration marks the RCPHS’ 24th Annual Dinner/Dance Fundraiser and takes place at the Town & Country Caterers located at 922 Route 9W in Congers, [...]

In honor of the “Honorable” Judge Scott B. Ugell’s birthday, and his long-term committed and dedicated service as a Member of our Board of Directors and former Chairman, members of his staff: Johana Gale, Christine Grilli, Trina Parise and Maria Valladares, have supported our work and mission with a generous donation for which we are most grateful. Happy Birthday, Scott

Thanks Lia Toyota of Rockland for generously supporting our mission! A Grand Re -Opening took place last Thursday October 10th to showcase the newly renovated Lia Toyota of Rockland. At that time the Lia family happily presented a check in the amount of $10,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rockland County.

Janelle and Little – Nicole at Nicole’s 1st Yankee Game. These tickets were donated by Tina Miller from Congers, NY (a long-time season ticket holder).

Big & Little go to the Bronx Zoo. Big (Allan Pollack) and Little (Miguel) at the Bronx Zoo in August 2019.