Volume 1, Issue 1

Happy Anniversary to ...

August 2011 Newsletter

Big FriendLittle Friend, Inc.
Mentor a Child. Be a Hero.

PO Box 1101 Yankton, SD 57078 665-6365 www.bigfriendlittlefriend.org

Stacy Starzl Executive Director

Email: bigfriendlittlefriend@gmail.com

Ready 4 some fun?

It is already time for our annual trip to Wild Water West!!
Please meet us in the mall parking lot to board the bus on Aug. 8th at 2:15. We will swim from 4:00 8:00 pm . Then return home back to the mall parking lot for parents/guardians to pick up all youth. Please bring: towel, water bottle, sunscreen, shoes, dry clothes for trip home. You will NOT need to bring money. We will be serving pizza and pop around 5:30. Money tends to get lost or stolen. I will not be responsible for all the childrens items. It is best if they have a bag or backpack and leave it with the group. But again, I am NOT responsible for handling or keeping money. Also if you do not want cell phones or ipods etc to get lost or stolen, it is best not to bring them at all. The youth can use my phone if they need to call. When: Aug. 8th Meet at 2:15 PM in the mall parking lot. Where: Wild Water West RSVP by: Aug 5th, the bus fills up. Room for 49 people.

Calendar of Events:
August 8th: Wild Water West August 18th: School Starts

Big Friend Little Friend will be incorporating one Pillar of Character from CHARACTER COUNTS at each Fun Function to focus on. The Board and the Friends of the Program have been learning about each pillar. We are very excited to bring this character to our program.

One quote that the Friends of the Program and I discussed at our meeting this month was: With compassion , we are all connected and hard times are much easier because others understand and care This quote pulls together the essence of why we are all in the program, how we all care and understand each other. How we can be there for each other and serve as role models to one another. I am really looking forward to watching the Friends of the Program take their new roles in our program and spread their wings.

Trustworthiness* Repect*Responsibility*Fairness*Caring* Citizenship

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August 2011 Newsletter

New Big Friend: Ken Buhl

Happy Birthday July & August

Jacqueline Lindsay Kylie Richard Tyler Nicole Brady Antonio Jr Kali Rhavyn Dillion Kelby Breyton Danae

New Little Friends: Brady Michael Calida Roland

Washington Pavilion was a scientific blast! We enjoyed a wonderful day taking in the sciences at the Kirby Science Center. The youth never find a dull moment and always wish we had more time before it is time to board the bus for home. Big Friend Little Friend would like to thank Washington Pavilion for the endowment fund and SD Arts Council for the travel excursion grant. Thank you so much.

BIG FRIEND - LITTLE FRIEND RELEASE FORM WILD WATER WEST

CHILD/RENS NAME_____________________________________________________ PARENTS NAME________________________________________________________ ADDRESS______________________________________________________________ PHONE NUMBER WHERE PARENT CAN BE REACHED______________________ EMERGENCY CONTACT PERSON IN CASE PARENT CANT BE REACHED ________________________________________________________________________

CHILD/RENS BIRTHDATE______________________ ANY KNOWN ALLERGIES________________________________________________ MEDICAL INS. CO. & #___________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ ANY INFORMATION THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR US TO KNOW ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

I GIVE MY PERMISSION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT TO BE ADMINISTERED TO MY CHILD/REN______________________________________IN MY ABSENCE. BIG FRIEND LITTLE FRIEND, INC, IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY PERSONAL ITEMS THAT ARE LOST OR STOLEN ON THE BUS OR AT WILD WATER WEST. PARENT/GUARDIAN_______________________________ DATE___________________________________ ***PLEASE BRING THIS FORM WITH YOU BEFORE BOARDING THE BUS AT 2:15 ON MONDAY AUGUST 8TH , 2011.