Real Stories of BBBS

Big Sister Donnalee & Little Sister Brandi

Mayor Donnalee Lozeau became Brandi’s Big Sister January 2006 in our site-based program where Donnalee had lunch with her Little Sister once a week in her elementary school. This paved the way for a great friendship and soon after being matched, both agreed to transition into the community program so that they could spend more quality time together having fun!

Over the 2+ years they have done some great things together. Roller-skating, ice-skating, watching movies, shopping at the mall, getting in the holiday spirit by attending the Symphony Holiday House Tour and eating at Brandi’s favorite restaurant, The Cheesecake Factory, are most memorable. Brandi showed an interest in cheerleading and as Big Sisters often do, Donnalee encouraged Brandi to join PAL’s cheerleading team. To top that off, last fall both attended a National Cheerleading Competition in Boston where they enjoyed the event from front row seats!

Donnalee will tell you she receives as much, if not more, from the friendship with Brandi. As a tradition Donnalee calls Brandi before her first day of school to wish her luck and let her know her Big Sister is thinking of her. Last November, Brandi returned the thoughtful well wishes by calling Donnalee on the eve of the Mayoral election. Brandi excited for her Big Sister called to say “Hey Donnalee good luck tomorrow, I will be thinking of you.” This match is one that will last, for the bonds of friendship are strong!

Bowl for Kids Sake 2009 Event

Bowl for Kids' Sake

Bowl for Kids’ Sake is our largest community-wide fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Nashua. It is a Campaign for Kids to raise fund s and awareness in support of matching vulnerable children with volunteer mentors through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. The campaign is comprised of several separate bowling events, scheduled March through May, bringing individuals and organizations together to have fun while also securing needed pledges of support.

It's fun, it’s easy and so rewarding to know you are helping impact the lives of children.
Call the agency at 883-4851 to participate in 2009 or to request additional information.

My Car Accident....a tough time

I don't want to get into to many details but I was involved in an accident this week.
A young teenage boy in my town came out of his friends driveway without looking and crashed into the side of my car. He was thrown up on my windshield and his bike slide under the car. I saw him at the last moment slammed on my break and threw my wheel over to the other side of the road to try to avoid him. He was talking to me as we called 911 and was airlifted to the hospital. My husband and I went to see him at the hospital and he had surgery on his leg which was broken. He is very fortunate especially since he was not wearing a helmet. I write on this blog to celebrate many happy events and I hesitated to write about this, but it is now a big part of my life. I was not sited or found at fault but I was and continue to be emotionally scarred by this experience. I have suffered from great anxiety and sleepless nights. It took a month before I was comfortable behind the wheel. My whole life has been devoted to children and even though I know I'm not at fault a big piece of me died that day. But the important thing is that he is doing well and I am have started to heal from the experience. Thank you to all of of you for your continual support!
Love,
Michele