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A locally-based company continues their partnership through a $10,000 donation.
COLUMBIA- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Missouri received a donation of $10,000 Tuesday morning from Columbia Safety and Supply.
The donation will help fund the organization s matching program. It will fully fund seven matches for one year.
Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) matches children ages 5 to 18, called Littles, with adult mentors, called Bigs. Each partnership costs $1,500 per year to fully fund.Â
Ann Merrifield is the Executive Director of BBBS of Central Missouri. She says this donation will help work toward the group s goals. The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters is that all youth achieve their full potential. We are, in essence, a one-to-one mentoring program, she said.