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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Summer Jobs for Littles

RAVE About Your Little

Andrew McCalley Receives Iowa Governor’s Award!

February Anniversaries

Anniversary Night Celebration—February

Dear Match Coach—Social Media

Get to Know: Sarah Walker, BBBS

Lunch and Learn Set for February 19

Career Navigators Tours for February

Macomb Update

Whiteside County Update

Sign Up for Men’s Snowbird

HAVlife ideas

Match Activity Ideas

Match Activity for February/ Calendar

Book Corner

Putt-A-Round Big Success!

Money-Wise Kids

RAVE ABOUT YOUR LITTLE!

ANDREW McCALLEY RECEIVES IOWA

EXCELLENCE IN MENTORING AWARD! Andrew McCalley, a six year adult mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters has been selected by the Iowa Mentoring Partnership and the Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service to receive an Excellence in Mentoring Award for 2014. The Excellence in Mentoring Award is the most prestigious honor that a mentor in Iowa can receive. “Andrew was nominated for this award because of the long-standing impact the match has had on his Little, Edgar, and the quality of the growing friendship between the two,” says Kim Aboyure, Senior Director of Mentoring Services for BBBS-MV. Andrew and his “Little”, Edgar (now 18) will travel to Des Moines on January 30th to receive his award at the State Capitol Building.

Big Brothers Big Sisters congratulates Andrew and thanks him for his service as a mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley.

Reid Johnson and Masen

Masen and Reid Johnson are matched in the school-based program at Wilson Elementary. During the last match support contact, Masen’s match coach had a chance to speak to his mother, Tammy.

As she began to speak, the Match Coach could tell that she was beginning to cry on the other end of the phone. She told the Match Coach that Masen’s father had passed away four years ago. She expressed her gratitude for the BBBS program and explained how much of a difference Reid has made in her son’s life. She was beyond grateful. Masen has made great improvements since being matched with Reid, including socially, behaviorally, and academically. Masen has always been very outgoing and has a lot of friends, but the Match Coach feels that he has become more confident in his own abilities. The Match Coach can tell that Masen has a great connection with Reid. When the Match Coach told Reid what Masen’s mother had said he replied, ”I can't tell you how happy I am that I joined the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. Masen is an excellent young man who's going to turn into an equally excellent adult.”

SUMMER JOBS FOR LITTLES! Do you have a Little who is 14-17 years old and who needs a summer job? BBBS has a new Job Readiness program that will position your Little for a summer job! There is also the opportunity for your Little to qualify for a summer job in the Quad Cities if he/she completes our Job Readiness program.

RSVP to your Match Coach by 2/3/2014 SAVE THE DATE: Success Skills Part 1 (Sat., February 8, 2014) Success Skills Part 2 (Sat., February 22, 2014) Both run from 8:30 to noon. HOT TIP: If your Little would like to be considered for one of the secured spots for a job in Davenport he/she must attend Success Skills AND

University of Illinois Extension EVENT

ATTENTION 5th Grade Girls! SCIENCE SIESTA, SLUMBER PARTY AND MORE!

FRIDAY, FEB. 7, 5 p.m. thru SATURDAY, FEB. 8, 8 a.m. Quad City Botanical Center, Rock Island, IL

Meet women scientists, hands-on science experiments, pizza party, tropical garden tour. $40. (a limited number of

half-fee waivers will be made available). http://web.extension.illinois.edu/hmrs/4hpyd

309-756-9978

Andrew, Governor Branstad, Edgar

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LITTLE’S NAME BIG’S NAME YEARS

COME AND JOIN US! If you are celebrating an anniversary

with your Little, please join us on Wednesday, February 12, 5 to 6 p.m.

at the BBBS offices 130 W. 5th St., Davenport and celebrate your

Match Anniversary!

FEBRUARY MATCH ANNIVERSARIES!

Sponsored by:

Brianna Janet Furman 6

Emily Kimberly Lampitt 5

Karina Margaret Roberts 4

Mattison Chris McCormick-Pries 4

Elijah Jeff Banks 4

Tyrese Ryan Brant 4

Elisabeth Theresa Hauman 3

Ashton Dan Elder 3

Naomi Luann Stemlar 3

Carl Stacey Teager 3

Tyree Ralph Heninger 3

Blake Julie Bauman 3

Damian Bessie Tan 3

Brice Jon Zahm 3

Sammy Christina Ryan 2

Avianna Vicki Adair 2

Hannah Angie Kersten 2

Emma Linda Davidson 2

Dakota Henry Plude 2

Skylar Marcia Schroeder 2

Alexis Natalie Nieman 2

Audrey Cindy Irwin 2

Junior John Biernbaum 1

Daishun Millage Johnson 1

Antonio Prakash Menon 1

Robyn Kathy Collinson 1

Samantha Jane Cassidy 1

Lator Maggie Modica 1

Octavio Wade Stierwalt 1

Dareann Susan Sacco 1

Daesheanna Lori Haugen 1

Ethan Nathan Numkena 1

Brady Eric White 1

Robert Kristen Pruis 1

Raegan Marina Kulas 1

Kamran Joshua Stahl 1

Destiny Tee Jae Bracy 1

Andrew Dennis Mellgren 1

Maguire Joshua Taylor 1

Faith Linda Guebert 1

Darnell Martin Stine 1

Madison Dawn Ratzburg 1

Free Admission for Matches!

+ Halftime Recognition

See you

there!

Augustana Women’s Basketball Invites You To….

Big Brothers

Big Sisters Night

Augustana College vs. Elmhurst College

Saturday, February 15, 2014, 5 p.m. Roy J. Carver Center, Rock Island, IL

RSVP to your Match Coach by Feb. 13th.

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DEAR MATCH COACH: “FRIENDING” ON SOCIAL MEDIA Dear Match Coach, My Little recently asked me to be their friend on Facebook. Can/Should I accept the request? What is Big Brothers Big Sisters policy? Volunteer, Social networking is indeed a fantastic tool for keeping in touch with loved ones, friends and family. Throughout the years, as Facebook has grown more popular, BBBS has become very adamant about protecting the privacy of our Littles. Big Brothers Big Sisters discourages the “Facebook Friendship” of Bigs and Littles because “friending” your Little may cause them to be susceptible to even more privacy invasion. Not to mention, as a Big, your personal life, which you may like to keep private, could then be exposed to your Little and/or their families. When talking with your Little about why you may not have accepted their “friend request”, you can bring up the importance of protecting their privacy when they are using their own Facebook or other social media sites. As their mentor you can explain the importance of privacy controls, using smart judgment about what they choose to post, behaving appropriately and understanding that anything put online can potentially be misused. Below is a list of a few conversation topics found in a great article “ Facebook for Parents” on Common Sense Media. http://www.commonsensemedia.org/advice-for-parents/facebook-parents -Talk to your teens about controlling their information. Encourage them to be selective about what they share by customizing the recipients of their posts. Activities on Facebook, including the applications teens use and games they play, can be viewed by others.

-Use strict privacy settings. Review all of the options on your privacy settings page. Facebook's default settings tend to keep information public until a user makes it private (although Facebook is a little stricter with

minors' accounts). "Friends Only" is a good choice for most items, but you can be even more selec-tive.

-Don't post your location. Facebook lets users post their location on every post. Teens shouldn't do this for safety and privacy reasons.

-Set rules about what's appropriate to post. No sexy photos, no drinking photos, no photos of them doing something that could hurt them in the future. Remind them that once they post something, it's out of their hands.

-If in doubt, take it out. Use the "Remove Post" button to take down risky posts.

-Encourage teens to self-reflect before they self-reveal. Teens are very much in the moment and are likely to post something they didn't really mean. Work with them on curbing that impulse. Teach them to ask themselves why they're posting something, who will be able to read it, and whether it could be misunderstood or used against them later.

See you

there!

Name: Sarah Walker Position: Senior Director of Enrollment & Community Partnerships How long have you been working for BBBS? Since September, 2010. What is your favorite memory during the time you have been with BBBS? Working in Enrollment and Matching, I am excited every time I see a match that I’ve made attend a match activity. I appreciate hearing up-dates from the children and seeing how proud our Bigs are of our Littles. What do you like to do when you are not working? I love to be outdoors, but only when it’s warm and sunny. I enjoy camping, digging in the dirt, and generally playing outside. I also spend a lot of my time outside of work with my children, ages 10, 11, 13, and 14, who fill up my schedule with their school and extracurricular activities. They keep me busy and have amazing personalities!

What advice would you give a child who is in our program? Try new things. As much as you can. And, if you think you don’t like an activity, try it a few more times just to be sure. You never know what might turn into a life-long passion!

GET TO KNOW: SARAH WALKER AT BBBS-MV

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Career Navigators activities are designed to help Bigs “navigate” Littles through the exploration of career interests and encourage academic

and social success. These are simple, one hour experiences of business and educational opportunities in the QCA.

CONTACT YOUR MATCH COACH TO REGISTER 563-323-8006

Community-Based Matches with Littles in 6th through 12th grades!

JOIN US FOR CAREER NAVIGATOR SITE VISITS!JOIN US FOR CAREER NAVIGATOR SITE VISITS!

Date: Tuesday, February 11th 4—5 p.m.

Higher Education Tour: St. Ambrose University Address: 518 West Locust Street, Davenport, IA

Meet in the “Beehive”, lower level of Ambrose Hall

Please register for this tour with your Match Coach.

Attention Bigs with 9th and 10th grade Littles! We are beginning to explore Job Shadow opportunities for your Little. We will be

presenting a “Pre-Job Shadow Workshop” that you and your Little can attend in February. More details will be coming your way!

Wednesday, February 19th at Noon

2101 6th Avenue, Rock Island, 2nd floor conference room

Match Coaches often hear from Bigs that Littles struggle with their

reading, often reading far below grade level. With it being such a

foundational skill, it is important to encourage our Littles in this area and

help in any way possible. This Lunch & Learn is designed to do just that.

Two specialists will meet with us and present fun ways to engage Littles in

reading. A love of reading will open up so many more opportunities for

your Little! Bring your lunch, and leave equipped to better help your

Little in this area!

FEATURED SPEAKERS:

Nikki Melody graduated from Southern Illinois University and has been in

the Rock Island school district since 1998. She spent one year at Frances

Willard, but all the rest of that time teaching language arts at Washington

Junior High School. Nikki loves reading and learning and inspiring children

to love learning and reading is her passion. Nikki earned her Master’s

Degree from both Xavier University and Western Illinois University, and is

currently an instructional coach in the Teaching and Learning

Department .

Carol Clay has been with the Rock Island-Milan School District since 1975

as a Reading Specialist teaching Title I Reading. She has also taught

Reading Recovery and third grade Language Arts. Mrs. Clay earned her

B.A. in Elementary Education with a Reading emphasis from the former

Marycrest College and her M.S.Ed./Reading from Western Illinois

University. She is a member of the International Reading Association,

Illinois Reading Council, Blackhawk Reading Council, RIEA, NEA, Alpha

Delta Kappa, and is a past president of Illinois Alpha Kappa of Alpha Delta

Kappa. In 1992, Carol was selected as one of the Dispatch/Argus Western

Illinois Master Teachers. She was selected for inclusion in the 2007-2008

edition of “Marquis Who’s Who In American Education”. Throughout her

thirty-eight years in Rock Island-Milan School District, Carol served

several years on the Language Arts committee, was a Literacy Facilitator,

a “Summer Bridges” teacher

in charge, the district’s

“SOAR” trainer, and a

“Reading First “ trainer for

the Regional Office of

Education. Carol currently is

the district’s Title 1 meetings

facilitator, serves on the

Rock Island Academy’s

School Improvement Team,

Building Council, RTI Team,

and is an after school “Lights

On For Learning” tutor.

LUNCH & LEARN: ENGAGE YOUR LITTLES IN READING

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HELLO FROM ICE-COLD DOWNTOWN MACOMB! After the long and well-deserved Christmas/New Year’s break, we’re back in action. Lots of interviews, some new matches, a special gift, and so many more good people in the pipeline. The program is strong in McDonough County, and it’s the magnificent volunteers that are driving

it. The community is embracing BBBS and our mission, and people are excited to see what’s next. Everyone connected to the program in McDonough County should be very proud of themselves!

At Lincoln, 3 child interviews were conducted, and 2 NEW MATCHES were made!

SCHOOLS:

At Edison, 1 NEW MATCH was made!

At Bushnell-Prairie City Elementary, we have 7 volun-teers ready to be matched! The school is recruiting the children for us, and we’ll kick it off very soon. Bringing BBBS to Bushnell has been a long time coming, but we

have finally put the pieces in place.

We want to congratulate the first NEW community-based match of the 2013-14 school year! Big Brother Darren waited a long time for the perfect Little Brother, and his patience paid off. Little Brother Erskin is a bril-liant and multi-talented young man, and he’s excited to be matched with such a positive and enthusiastic mentor.

NEW COMMUNITY-BASED MATCH IN MACOMB!

BBBS Board We had our monthly Board meeting on Monday 13 January at City Hall in Macomb.

BBBS staff gave a status report regarding new matches, RTBM volunteers and children, those who are still in the process, and further recruiting.

We spent the majority of our time discussing the spring 2014 fund-raising event. With the help of Ryan Laverdiere and the American Legion, BBBS will host its second annual Music Trivia event! Teams will match wits in the ultimate music trivia quiz, while raising money for our program. The event will take place Saturday 28 June 2014 at 7PM. More info to come.

LOOK AT THIS! Thanks to the generosity of long-time Board member Tim Lipp, Little Sister Alecia

has a brand new bike. Board chairperson Dan Yoder and Big Sister Kabrina were there to share in the moment!

7 more volunteer interviews were conducted. Great people just keep coming in. BBBS staff held a recruitment meeting with 150 Law Enforcement students at WIU.

12 good people applied! Kudos to LEJA for caring about the community. At the BBBS Christmas party, back in early December, we made “anonymous”

Christmas cards to be delivered to the folks at Fitch Manor Retirement Commu-nity. With some help from the Wee Care Daycare, Team BBBS produced 72. BBBS staff delivered those cards to the friendly residents, and received many a heartfelt “thank-you.”

BIG THANKS to Big Sister Janet and Little Sister Brianna for bringing lunch to the BBBS office on 17 January. We had a nice little picnic in the “East Wing.”

We’re going to keep bringing people together; that’s what we do. More new matches are on the way. Check our Facebook page for all the latest updates: https://facebook.com/bigbrothersbigsistersofmcdonoughcounty

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WHAT’S UP IN WHITESIDE COUNTY? Feb. 3 Spring Registration begins at Woodlawn arts arcade academy. We have the HavLife grant available for any Littles interested in these programs. Feb. 4 Hope Life Center Life Champion Event at Sterling/ Rock Falls YMCA 6:30-7:30 Contact Hope Life Center for more details 815-625-5376 Feb. 6 Comedian Rahn Hortman 7p-9p at SVCC Feb. 14 No School Fun Day at the YMCA Feb. 15 The Ball Brothers Concert at Emmanuel Reformed Church in Morrison

Feb. 20 SVCC Concert with Teddy Geiger 7p-9p Feb. 22 Mardi Gras Celebration at SVCC 6p-11p Feb. 24 SVCC Blood Drive Feb. 27 Rock Falls Chamber of Commerce annual dinner meeting 6pm Feb. 28 Student Teacher Art Exhibit at Woodlawn Arts Academy

We are looking for some ideas from Whiteside County matches regarding potential match activities to have in this area. It is the hope that we can resume planning regularly scheduled activities for our matches to enjoy but I am looking for some fresh ideas from those who will be enjoying them. I am looking for both indoor and outdoor ideas. Low cost activities that can be enjoyed by kids ages 6-15. I’ve had some of the best ideas sent to me by some Bigs and I hope that soon we can compile a great list to choose from. Email Loni at : lmckinney@mail.bbbs-mv.org

SEARCHING FOR NEW MATCH ACTIVITY IDEAS IN WHITESIDE

Special shout out to Shawna and Chanda, a school based match at Wethersfield in Kewanee. They just celebrated their 6 year anniversary. Way to go!! We have quite a few anniversaries coming up. Please be sure to make time for you and your Little to meet with Loni for your yearly match evaluations!

ASK A FRIEND TO BECOME A “BIG”!ASK A FRIEND TO BECOME A “BIG”! It’s really fun to be a mentor. You can be a school-based men-

tor (meet at the “Little’s” school for lunch) and it only takes

about 45 minutes a week!

Call Loni today and find out more.

Direct Line: (815) 441-9118

When surveyed as adults, 81% of former “Littles” said that their mentor

changed their perspective on what they thought was possible.

Volunteer and change a child’s life for the better, forever.

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ASK YOUR MATCH COACH ABOUT HAVlife!

There are many exciting opportunities for children to get involved within the Quad Cities. Sports, music, or the arts. Unfortunately, those activities sometimes just cost too much, and the child ends up disappointed and with lost potential. BBBS has partnered with the HAVlife Foundation to ensure that any Little who wants to be involved in an extra-curricular activity has the ability to do so. The HAVlife Foundation exists to help bridge the financial gap and eliminate “lost potential” in students by providing funds for various activities in athletics, music and arts. Need ideas? BBBS maintains a list of available activities that might interest your Little. Contact your Match Coach to learn more.

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SIGN UP BY FEB. 5TH FOR SNOWBIRD! Men’s Tournament: Friday-Sunday, February 7—9, 2014

Team Cost: $160 (minimum 8 people up to 20 person team. )

For registration form go to: www.thedugoutsportscomplex.com OR, go to www.bbbs-mv.org and click on events and Snowbird!

Tournament held at The Dugout 3504 Hickory Grove Rd., Davenport, IA

Hosted by:

Presented by:

IDEAS FOR HAVlife

GRANTS CAN INCLUDE: Piano lessons, cello or violin lessons, guitar lessons, drum

lessons, drama or theatre groups, show choir, drawing classes, pottery or sculpting

classes, dancing lessons, horse-back riding lessons, skating

lessons, archery lessons, track team, uniforms, soccer team,

baseball team, volleyball team, football team, golf lessons,

tennis lessons, writing classes, musical instrument purchase or rental, sport or cultural camps,

summer camp, day camp, kayaking, sailing, rowing,

canoeing lessons.

CHECK WITH YOUR MATCH COACH FOR YOUR IDEAS!

The Ultimate Teaching Store!

Teacher’s Aide is a local educational store that specializes in materials for infants

through 8th and 9th grades. Teacher’s Aide believes in strong schools and strong

parents. Ask about the Teacher’s Aide VIP program where we will call you and let you

know about 20% off weekends! STORE HOURS:

M-TH 10 a.m.—6 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m.—5 p.m. Sat. 10 a.m.—6 p.m., Sun. 12 p.m.—4 p.m.

4601 16th Street, Moline, IL 309-797-2605 902 W. Kimberly Rd., Davenport, IA 563-445-7422

www.teachersaide1.com

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MATCH ACITIVITES IDEAS BOOK CORNER Book Corner by Maggie Lien Chase away the winter blues. Dive into a good book! High School Divergent by Veronica Roth The Fault in Our Stars by John Green The Book Thief by Markus Zusak The Maze Runner by James Dashner Middle School/Junior High I Heart Band #1 by Michelle Schusterman and Genevieve Kote How to Rock Best Friends and Frenemies by Meg Haston Katie and the Cupcake War by Coco Simon Glass Houses by Ra-chel Caine Elementary The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead The Dork Diaries by Rachel Renee Russell

SCHOOL-BASED MATCHES: Beat winter boredom inside by trying these fun activities during your next lunch time together!

Make Valentine’s Day cards for family mem-bers.

Write a letter to President Obama and ask for a photo. Your Little will receive a picture and a packet of information.

Build a house of cards together. COMMUNITY-BASED MATCHES: See if any of these ideas will be a hit for your next match activity!

Enjoy a night in with rented movies, baking cookies and making homemade pizza.

Make “snow cream” with freshly fallen snow. Check out this web site for the recipe: http://family.go.com/food/recipe- 852461-snow-cream-t/

Make Valentine’s Day cards for family members.

If you would like to share some fun activity ideas that you’ve done with your Little send them to: Jaime at jkeller@bbbs-mv.org

Community-Based Matches

Join us for some winter fun!Join us for some winter fun! Bundle up, grab your sleds and meet us

on the hills at Duck Creek Park!

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15th from 10 a.m. to Noon.

RSVP TO YOUR Match Coach

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PUTT-A-ROUND “BIG” SUCCESS! $42,000 (NET) RAISED! The 9th annual Putt-A-Round was a BIG success this year! Even with the snow and sub-zero weather more than 205 teams turned out to play and over 200 people were there on Match Night! Over 1,000 people attended the event that featured 21 uniquely designed (by local businesses and organizations) mini-golf holes. During the weeks leading up to the event we went “on the road” with Mobile Big Putt to fourteen businesses and organizations and raised nearly $2,000 and lots of awareness for Big Brothers Big Sisters!

THANKS TO THESE SPONSORS! PRESENTING SPONSOR: Wells Fargo Bank LOCATION SPONSOR: RiverCenter HOLE IN ONE SPONSOR: Estes Construction BIG PUTT SPONSOR: Northwest Bank & Trust PHOTO-OP SPONSOR: Active Endeavors GEN X & Y NIGHT SPONSOR: Vanguard Distributing Gen X & Y Music provided by: Marske Music Productions MEDIA/MARKETING SPONSORS: WHBF—CBS-4 Quad City Times TownSquare Media (radio) QC Chamber of Commerce DMW Design Quad City Mallards Photography: Sean Flynn

HOLE SPONSORS: Alcoa, Community Health Care, East Moline Glass,

GalaxyOne Marketing, River Valley Construction, Ryan

Companies US, The Sedona Group, Allied Construction

Services, Bush Construction Company, Carpenter’s Training

Center of the QC, City of Davenport, Digital Copy

Systems, DMW Design, Estes Construction, Heritage

Landscape Design, Iowa American Water, Pigott, River Bandits, Russell Construction, Solutions Management Group

FOOD SPONSORS: 100 Montaditos; Azteca 4, Barrel House, Buffalo Wild Wings, Capriotti’s, Greatest

Grains, Happy Joe’s, Hy-Vee, Panera Bread Bakery-Café,

Rival’s Sports Bar, Sippi’s, The Filling Station, Van’s Pizza,

Wise Guys Pizza

Save the date: 10th Annual Putt-A-Round: January 20-23, 2015!

Wells Fargo wins Financial Challenge! Dale Akins from Alcoa tries Big Putt!

Teresa Anderson with grandkids. Ryan Brant with his Little, Tyrese.

200 people attended Match Night! Miss Scott County crowns a Little!

Carpenters build BBBS office replica. Littles vote for Pigott’s Candy Land!

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By IHMVCU Staff

You make many decisions every day. You make decisions

about what to wear, what to eat, what you’ll be doing after school.

How about what to spend your allowance or your birthday money

on?

Many of us make these decisions with very quickly. When

making decisions about money, that isn’t always the best choice.

What if you only have $50 from your birthday and there are

three big things you want to buy? The total cost is way more than

what you have. How do you decide what to buy?

Here are some steps to guide you to making the right

decision:

Step 1: Identify the problem

What are you trying to accomplish? Do you need more money to

buy the thing you want or need? Are you trying to figure out how

much you should save or how much you want to spend?

Step 2: Come up with a list of possible solutions

Let’s say the problem you are trying to solve is not having enough

money to buy a specific pair of shoes. Some possible solutions

might be:

1. Save your money till you have enough

2. Borrow money from your parents or friends

3. Buy a different pair of shoes

Step 3: Come up with positive and negative

consequences of each solution

1. Save your money till you have enough

Positive- You’ll feel a sense of

accomplishment and you’ll get the shoes

you want.

Negative- You may have to wait a while to

get the shoes

2. Borrow money from your parents or friends

Positive-You’ll get the shoes right away and the

shoes you wanted

Negative- You won’t feel that sense of

accomplishment and the person you ask to borrow

money from might say “no.”

3. Buy a different pair of shoes

Positive- You’ll have a new pair of shoes

Negative- They won’t be the shoes you wanted.

Step 4: Define what’s important to you

Getting the pair of shoes you really want, getting the shoes right

away or not having to borrow money.

Step 5: Make the decision

Now it’s time to make the decision. No one can do this for you. This

part is up to you. What would you do in this situation?

MONEY-WISE KIDS: DECISIONS, DECISIONS, DECISIONS

Thanks to IH Mississippi Valley Credit Union

for their support of

our Money-Wise Kids program!

Check out the Money-Wise Kids lessons at www.bbbs-mv.org (Bigs Only)

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR — FEBRUARY 2014

OUT AND ABOUT IN THE QUAD CITIES! FEBRUARY

ASK A FRIEND, FAMILY MEMBER OR CO-WORKER ABOUT BEING A BIG!

Thursday, February 6- The Eldridge Library will offer book character crafts at 6:30 pm. Call 563-285-4794 for details. Friday, February 7- Pinterest Craft Friday at Duck Creek Lodge- For just $4, you can enjoy making fun Pinterest crafts together. Supplies and instructions will be provided for each project. Cost includes 2 slices of pizza and lemonade for each person. Friday, February 7-9—Snowbird Softball Classic Men’s Tournament at The Dugout Sports Complex, Davenport, IA (final team sign up is Wed., Feb. 5th). Come out and watch the action! 3504 Hickory Grove Rd., Davenport, IA. 563-391-4211. Saturday, February 15- A Day of Dance, with dancing and health screenings by UnityPoint Health- Trinity, will be held from noon-4pm at the RiverCenter. Call 309-779-2067 for more information. Saturday and Sunday, February 15, 16, 22, 23 - Join Captain Nemo and his band of rebels aboard his submarine the Nautilus. Davenport Junior Theatre will be presenting 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Admission is just $7 for adults and $5 for ages 3-17. Call 563-326-7862 for show times

and more information. Tuesday, February 18- The Rock Island Library will throw a vampire party for ages 12-18 at 6 pm. It will include a movie, snacks and conversation about the Vampire Academy books and movie. For more information, call 309-732-7323. Wednesday, February 19—BBBS LUNCH AND LEARN. Helping your Little to love reading. BBBS Offices at 130 W. 5th St., Davenport, IA, call 563-323-8006 for more information. Thursday, February 20- The Sherrard Library will host Family Movie Night at 6 pm. Free popcorn and refreshments will be provided. Call 309-593-2178 for details. Saturday, February 22- The Figge Art Museum will host a Kids Design Free Family Day from 10am-2pm. Call 563-326-7804 to learn more. Thursday, February 27- The Rock Island Library will offer teen gaming night at 6 pm. It will include xbox 360 and Wii games, board games and snacks. To learn more, call 309-732-7323.

SNOWBIRD SOFTBALL CLASSIC—MEN’S

SNOWBIRD SOFT-BALL CLASSIC

LUNCH & LEARN LOVE READING

Book Character Crafts—Eldridge

Library

PINTEREST CRAFTS

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea A Day of Dance—Unity Point Health—Trinity MATCH ACTIVITY—SLEDDING Augustana Basketball Match Night

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Vampire Party Rock Island Library

FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT SHERRARD

LIBRARY

TEEN GAMING NIGHT ROCK

ISLAND LIBRARY

BBBS MATCH ANNIVERSARIES

Job Readiness Workshop

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Kids Design—FREE at the Figgee

Job Readiness Workshop