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A ribbon-cutting
ceremony was
held Oct. 23 for
the grand opening
of the Big
Brothers Big
Sisters office in
Forsyth County.
Photos/Submitted
Big Brothers Big Sisters opens office
Big Brothers Big Sisters
announces the grand opening
of its office in Forsyth County
at the Forsyth County
Community Connection
Family Center at 133
Samaritan Dr.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony
was held Oct. 23 celebrating
the beginning of the mentoring
program designed to develop
nurturing relationships
between adult mentors and
children in nontraditional fam
ily situations such as single
parent or grandparent
guardian relationships.
The Forsyth County BBBS
is an extension of the
Northwest Georgia Mountains
BBBS and is led by Venice
Kelly, newly appointed pro
gram coordinator and the 2000
Big Brother Big Sister of the
year for metro Atlanta.
Pam Martin is the case
manager assigned to identify
matches between prospective
adult mentors or “Bigs” and
children in need or “Littles.”
The Forsyth County BBBS
has been initiated by the
Leadership Forsyth Class of
2002 led by Rusty Jackson
and Tricia Welsh, with contri
butions of the entire class.
A generous donation made
by Jeff Sprinkle has allowed
the Forsyth BBBS to get off
the ground sooner than antici
pated.
A goal has been set of at
least 50 mentoring relation
ships established over the next
year. The relationships that
develop through BBBS can be
life-changing and a significant
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mentor and the mentee.
Forsyth County BBBS has
already received four applica
tions for “Littles” and 12
applications for “Bigs.” More
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information and applications
for prospective “Bigs” and
“Littles” can be obtained by
contacting Kelly or Martin at
(678) 513-8600 or at bbbs
forsvthco@earthlink.net.
In the spirit
The children at
First Baptist
Church Weekly
Preschool get into
the Thanksgiving
spirit by donating
canned goods for
local families in
need. The food
was donated to
Hands Across
Forsyth.
Photos/Submitted
Strangers become friends in Girl Scouts
By the time Rachel
Higgins was four years old,
she had moved four times.
At this time, she joined a
Daisy Girl Scout troop
formed by her mother. The
troop started with only five
girls and quickly grew to fif
teen. The girls learned about
sisterhood, acceptance of each
other and others in the world,
as well as the Girl Scout
Promise and Law.
In another two years,
Rachel would move again
from Pennsylvania back to
New Jersey. Her new Girl
Scout troop welcomed her
with open arms.
Belonging to a troop of 35
girls, all who attended her
new school, Rachel quickly
adapted to the new home.
Rachel was exposed to many
art forms as her troop visited
the theater and museums.
Another move in another
two years. Again, a new Girl
Scout troop with many wel
coming members. The first
person to welcome us to our
new home in New York was a
Girl Scout leader with a plate
of cookies!
New outdoor experiences
were presented in the Catskill
and Appalachian mountains.
Rachel moved one last
time to Georgia after seven
years in upstate New York.
Again, there were Girl Scouts
to welcome her to her new
home and make the move
more comfortable.
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The United Way of
Forsyth County supports
16 agencies, each of
which will be profiled in
JWyKTxOflk upcoming issues of the
Mil Forsyth County News.
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fundraising campaign. For
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organizations, call (770)
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‘sisters’ to welcome you and
make you feel at home.
Rachel has been involved
with every level of Girl
Scouting. She has interacted
with people of different ages,
physical and mental abilities,
races, religions, ethnic and
economic backgrounds
through the variety of presen
tations of the Girl Scout
Program.
She has experienced the
thrill of senior citizens, and
helping others. She learned
how to set a goal and com
plete projects. Through her
fifteen years as a Girl Scout,
Rachel has been trained and
served a program aide for day
camps as well as trainer of
adults in outdoor skills.
As a Cadette Girl Scout,
Rachel earned her Silver
Award by helping younger
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girls to achieve their goals.
After three more years of
preparation, planning and
implementation, Rachel was
ready for the final phase of
her Gold Award Project; a
day-long seminar consisting
of several mini-workshops
presented to the public on the
topic of self-awareness and
self-defense. Rachel earned
the Gold Award, which is the
highest award given to a girl
member of Girl Scouts, in the
spring of 1999.
Today, Rachel is a student
at North Georgia College and
State University, majoring in
special education. Her college
experience is made possible
in part through a scholarship
generously provided by the
Jeanne McPherson Stansell
Scholarship Committee.
Rachel has also applied cred
its earned from cookie sales
to help defray her education
expenses.
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