Sat, Oct 30, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Danville Area CEO Patricia Daniel delivered the pre-race prayer at the Martinsville Speedway. BBBS youth and adults received goodie bags with t-shirts, face masks, snacks, and cookies. Thank you to Tatum Sheppard, Miss Virginia, for continuing to support mentoring!
BBBS of Danville Area would like to thank Mr. Ray Oakes for giving a violin to our little Z. Ferrell last weekend. Arnold Woody, board member, completed the package with a tuner for stringed instruments.
Youth volunteer at Bonner Middle School. The Danville Public Schools held their citywide open house on Friday, August 6, 2021. Executive Director and former little, T. Ingram attended the six hour event.
It is with heavy hearts that the Board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Danville Area announces the passing of our beloved executive board member, Norma Jean Brower. Norma faithfully served our organization for six years.
Norma was born into a very closely knit family in Atlantic City, NJ. She wove her children and grandchildren close to her in the very same way. On a larger scale, Norma Brower through her affiliations wove the larger Danville community and state of Virginia into a closely knit relationship. In this day and time, that kind of leadership is rare.
Please keep her family and friends in your prayers. Norma carried the banner of "the power and promise" of youth, and she leaves us with the legacy.
Every year, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America chooses two volunteer mentors (called ‘Bigs’) and two youth (called ‘Littles’) out of nearly 280,000 in the mentoring program nationwide, as the Bigs and Littles of the Year. This year the top honor goes to: Big Sister Julie and Little Sister Karma, from Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City, and Big Brother Mark and Little Brother Eric from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh. Traditionally, the four…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Danville Area thanks Biomat USA Southeast for the generous donation of various food and snacks. The food will be distributed to Littles of BBBS of Danville Area through a drive-thru and pick up event. Thank you to Bronti Ham and Julissa Carmona for delivering the food. For more information, contact Pat Daniel at 434-792-3700, ext. 108.
On Saturday, December 19, 2020, Danville Chums partnered with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Danville Area to engage the Littles, with the help of their Bigs, to enter our Holiday Essay Contest. The Littles were charged with responding to the question “What are you most grateful for during this global pandemic?” The winner of the contest was Miss Miracle Frazier, who won a dinner for four and various other gifts and gift cards from…
On Saturday, December 19, 2020, Danville Chums partnered with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Danville Area to engage the Littles, with the help of their Bigs, to enter our Holiday Essay Contest. The Littles were charged with responding to the question “What are you most grateful for during this global pandemic?” The winner of the contest was Miss Miracle Frazier, who won a dinner for four and various other gifts and gift cards from…
We’d like to share a few photos from our Christmas gifting event!
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Danville Area held the Annual Pancake Breakfast at First Baptist Church on Saturday, December 5 in drive-thru style due to COVID-19. Participants received packaged brunch items as well as bags with BBBS sweatshirts, beanies, masks, gloves, and hand sanitizer. Thank you to our sponsors: SOVAH, Target, Hughes Memorial Foundation, City of Danville IDA, and Beyond Beyond LLC. Special thanks to our Board Chair, John Gilstrap, and the First Baptist…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Danville Area provides one-to-one mentoring for children in Danville and Pittsylvania County, serving over 300 children annually.
The 2025 Scripps Regional Spelling Bee was held Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 3:00pm at Averett University's Blount Chapel. Dr. Marc Muneal acted as a pronouncer. The three judges were Dr. Jennifer Hughes, Eben Leigh and Tia Yancey.
Twelve students competed in the Bee from the city of Danville and Pittsylvania County Public Schools. There was one student from Sacred Heart School. The Bee went on for seven rounds with Layla Barrett from Chatham Middle School, emerging as the winner. The winning word was "stupa."
For more information about the 2025 Scripps Regional Spelling Bee, please call the sponsor, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Danville Area at 434-773-8394.
J. Hoffman, J. Word, M. Beasley (Board Chair), S Wingate, E. A. Woody, E. White, J. Menefee, and M. Mondul attended a Board of Directors meeting for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Danville Area. The meeting was held at Caesar's Virginia on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.
BBBS Capitol Hill Day took place in Washington DC on Feb 26. The training sessions focused on Senate and Congressional Presentations. The trip ended with visits to Senators Kaine and Warner's offices and Congresspersons John McGuire, Jennifer McClellan, and Ben Cline.
Pictured: Ellie Martinez, Sandra Erickson, Pat Daniel, Melvena Beasley, and Gary Terry
