Over 100 volunteers, Littles, parents and supporters gathered at the Crowne Plaza for the Big Brothers Big Sisters Ottawa (BBBSO) BIG Wrap-Up to celebrate volunteerism. Many awards were presented to various BBBSO supporters and we are thrilled to announce the 2009 Mentor of the Year, Big Brother David Sullivan.

Plus de 100 bénévoles, Petits, parents et patrons se son réunit la semaine passé pour La GRANDE revue pour célébrer la semaine nationale de l'action bénévole 2009. Il y a eu plusieurs présentations et certificats distribués pendant la soirée et nous sommes excités d'annoncer le récipient du Prix du mentor de l'année, Grand Frères David Sullivan.

We are excited to be celebrating the first anniversary of our blog, ‘Mentoring It's BIG'.

Nous sommes très excités que nous célébrons le premier anniversaire du blog des Grands Frères Grandes Sœurs d'Ottawa (GFGSO), 'Voyez le mentorat en GRAND! '

Chaque avril, nous célébrons la Semaine nationale de l'action bénévole pour reconnaître les 500 bénévoles qui on donné plus de 48 612 heures pour assurer que les enfants à Ottawa peuvent profiter de l'occasion d'avoir une amitié spéciale avec un mentor.

As this week marks the 66^th National Volunteer Week, BBBSO would like to recognize our 500 volunteers who gave over 48 612 hours, energy and enthusiasm during 2008 to ensure that children/youth in Ottawa continue to have mentors and support in their lives.

Cherokee, Cheyenne and Shawnee are three sisters who are each excited about getting a Big Sister of their own. We had the pleasure of meeting theses three Littles with BIG hearts and learning more about each of them and now we'd like introduce them to you! 

Dovercourt Recreation Centre and Big Brothers Big Sisters Ottawa (BBBSO) are pleased to be working together in order to make recreational activities more accessible for our Littles. Throughout the past year, over 20 Littes have benefited from a series of swimming lessons provided by Dovercourt.