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Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Berrien and Cass Counties |
Seniors who participate in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program must apply for the program. After completing a rigorous interview process, "bigs" are matched with "littles". LMC students dedicate lunchtime every Wednesday to meeting with their little brother or sister throughout the school year.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berrien and Cass helps vulnerable children beat negative odds. The Big Brothers/Big Sisters professionally supported volunteer services are proven to reduce children’s risk of dropping out of school, becoming violent, using drugs and alcohol, and falling victim to other negative cycles. The Big Brothers and Big Sisters Lunch Buddy program is not a classroom program, and it’s not tutoring. The Lunch Buddy Bigs program is one-to-one mentoring that takes place in the schools. Lunch Buddy Bigs have lunch once a week with an elementary or middle school student on school premises for at least one school year. Of course, some students do talk with their Lunch Buddy Big about class, or do homework, or read together, but it’s really all about friendship and guidance.
Laker Lunch Buddies:
Charlie Stephen
Randi Boelcke
Rachel Brunner
Amanda Zilke
Karlye Biggart
Maggie Fish
Lauren Foley
Elizabeth Gahan
Arthur Havlicek
Jacob Lancaster
Sarah Monte
Kathlyn McQuillan
Kristen Perrino
Alexa Prusa
Ian Sherwood
Laura Starks
B.J. Zuhl
