Take a page from Dis-co Stu, and get out your boogie shoes and hit the glitterdome lanes at Splitsville En-tertainment (Jinglepot Rd) on March 30 for Bowl for Kids Sake 2008.

Yeah baby...it’ll be a groovy time as teams try to out bowl, out dress, and out pledge each other to raise money for kids! There

will be lots of food, prizes and fun; and the best prize of all is knowing that you’ve made a difference in the world.

Call Joanne at 753.1306 or Paulyne at 756.2447 to find out how you can join in the fun and laughter as a bowler, a sponsor or a volunteer.

Far out man...can you dig it?

Let’s Bowl, Let’s Bowl, Let’s Rock N Roll…or Disco

Big Brothers Big Sisters

Did you know? We raised over

$19,000 during Bowl for Kids Sake 2007?

Our fundraising goal this year is $40,000?

Bowl for Kids Sake supports mentoring programs in Lady-smith, Parksville and Nanaimo?

That for every $50 you raise in pledges, your name goes into a draw for TWO tick-ets anywhere in Can-ada that WestJet flies? Online Donations and Pledges:

Did you know you can make a donation or sponsor a bowler online?? That’s right, follow the link: www.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca/bbbsvancouver and click “Online Donations” for more information. Also, if you have any ques-tions please call us at the office (756.2447)!

Annual General Meeting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Vancouver Island

invites YOU to our 7th Annual General Meeting

March 6th, 2008 6:00 pm

Activity Room #1

Bowen Park Complex, 500 Bowen Rd

Membership $2

Please RSVP to 756.2447 or bbbscvi@shaw.ca

by Feb, 25th, 2008

I hope everyone has a great Christ-

mas and New Year. We sure did

here at the of-fice! This year we re-ceived seven Christmas Hampers.

We had a successful 2007! We served 142 children and had 25 Big Brothers and Big Sis-ters, 29 In-School Mentors, 88 Teen In-School Mentors, 11 Board Members, and 25 Event Committee Members.

That is 178 volunteers making a difference in our community! Thank you to all of our won-

derful and dedicated volun-teers!

One thing to look forward to in 2008 is our Annual Bowl for Kids Sake fundraiser. It will take place on March 30th, 2008 at Splitsville En-tertainment. Bowling is LOTS of fun, so I would like to encourage all of our matches to get involved and

enter a team. If you have any questions about the bowling event, or would like to know how

to get started, please call me at the office (756.2447). We would love to see all our matches at-tend this year!

Take care everyone!

Paulyne Robinson Program Manager

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Happy New Year!

LB Karson, January 7th

LB Zach S, January 11th

LB Cam, January 16th

LB Kalven, January 21st

LS Megan, January 25th

BB Ray, February 9th

LB Colbey, February 22nd

LB Luc, February 23rd

BB Mike March 9th

BB Dan, March 20th

Happy Birthday!

Match Anniversaries!

February 21st, 3 years

BB Bob & LB Tali

March 15th, 6 years

BB Roger & LB Robert

March 15th, 3 years

BS Line & LS Tina

March 29th, 2 Years

BB Dean & LB Chris

Thank you to our Christmas

Hamper Sponsors! You truly made a difference for our families!

Christmas Fun! This past Christmas we had an open house for our Bigs and Littles. It was a lot of fun!! For those of you who missed it, here is a TASTE of the party. Below is a picture of the cake that Paulyne, Dean and Tiffany made at the office.

CALLING ALL MENTORS:

It’s time to bowl!!

Grab your friends and family and

sign up for our Annual Bowl For Kids Sake! There is will be lots of fun and prizes. Join us for our disco themed event and win the title of “Best Dressed”! Call the office for more information 250.756.2447 or visit www.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca/bbbsvancouver and click Bowl For Kids Sake Not a bowler? Don’t worry! It’s about FUN not about points!

Welcome To The Team!!

A “BIG” welcome to Linda Murray! Linda is a new board member. We look forward to working with

you Linda, it’s great to have you on board!

February 2008 Page 3

Valentines Day Activities 1. Heart Search: There are hearts hidden throughout this

newsletter, how many can you find? 2. Valentines Trivia:

A. What does the word Valentine mean? B. What fruit is also known as the “love apple”? C. What part of the body must cupid’s arrows hit to be

effective? D. What happens to someone struck by Cupid’s arrow? E. What do you need to kiss to turn it into a prince?

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Our newsletter is sponsored by:

AGS Business Systems 1970 Island Diesel Way (on Bowen Rd. next to the Mohawk Gas Station)

Ph: 716-9117 Website: www.agscanada.com

#3-2350 Labieux Rd. Nanaimo, BC

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Phone: 250.756.2447 Fax: 250.756.2439

Email: bbbscvi@shaw,ca Www.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca/

bbbsvancouver

We are so lucky to have Big Brothers Big Sisters chosen by one of the Leadership Nanaimo teams this year as their community project. The team is working diligently to get the word out to people in the mid-Island area that we need 80 Big Brothers, plus community support for our fundraising projects. The team will be working until the end of May, making presenta-tions to service clubs, businesses, and general groups. Their positive attitude and leadership skills are a huge asset to us.

Leadership Nanaimo Team!

A BIG thank you to Pam, Rachael, Sharon, and Cam for their amazing support.

Leadership Nanaimo Team: Pam Hadikin, Rachael Robinson, Sharon Erickson and Cam Wrigley

1. 18 2. A. sweetheart, B. tomato, C. heart, D. lovesick, E. frog

Page 3 Answers:

Above: Gordon Hussey, Nanaimo Community Foundation presents Paulyne Robinson a check in the amount of $3,500 for new office computers. Thank– You Nanaimo Community Foundation for your support, the new computers are GREAT!

Are you a past or current Big, Little, Mentor, Staff Member, Board Member or volunteer?

Join our Alumni Program! Visit www.bbbsalumni.ca for more information!

“I don’t have time to a become a Big Brother/Sister, how else can I help?”

The are many ways you can help Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Vancouver Island. One way that is new to our agency is the Monthly Giving Program. We now have the capabilities of accepting automatic deposits. You can make a monthly do-nation that will help support our Mentoring Programs in Lady-smith, Nanaimo and Parksville. At the end of the year you will receive a Charitable Tax Receipt in the total of all your dona-tions made throughout the year. Please call our office (756.2447) for more information. You can make a BIG difference for a LITTLE each month.

From Denise, Paulyne, Dean and Tiffany

Happy Valentines Day!