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Meet Norbert – Feature Funder & Big Brother Volunteering offers a powerful opportunity to create meaningful connections and positively impact the lives of others. This month we interviewed Norbert, a scientist from the research community in Waterloo, who shares his experience as a volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Waterloo Region. From his motivations […]

Meet Kiyla Kiyla introduces herself as someone with a passion for collecting old keys, an animal lover, and avid reader, evidenced by her bookshelf overflowing with cherished literary treasures. Her love for learning, exploring nature, and playing video games highlights her favourite past times. Discovering BBBSWR Kiyla’s introduction to BBBSWR dates back to her childhood […]

Meet Melissa Meet Melissa, an artist and instructor based in KW who is an animal lover and nature enthusiast. She has many of nieces and nephews, a dog, and a wonderful partner. Melissa volunteers with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Waterloo Region in our Big Sister program. Melissa began her journey with BBBSWR in 2019, […]

Meet Anthony   Anthony has been a mentor since 2017 and has been apart of our Big Brother and Big Bunch programs during his time with BBBSWR. Anthony enjoys helping others and giving back to his community. He had seen the concept of being a Big Brother in different movies and TV shows and looked […]

Meet Kate and her mentee Maleya Our BBBSWR Match Ambassadors!   We interviewed Kate to find out more about her experience as a mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Waterloo Region. These two have been matched for over 5 years now in the Big Sister Program. Kate has been involved in Big Bunch as […]