Congratulations to the winners of our 29th Annual Bass Fishing Tournament! We had 8 matches join us for the competition, which was held on January 4th at Harrison Bay Park. The event was sponsored by local bass anglers Warren Behlau and Ed Ricklefs.
On June 4th, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Chattanooga hosted the 29th Annual Bass Fishing Tournament! We had 8 matches join us at the competition, which was held at Harrison Bay Park.
Special thanks to our longtime partners Warren Behlau and Ed Ricklefs for their generous support in helping us host this event each year, as well as to all of the bass anglers who donated their time and energy for the tournament.
Congratulations to all of our winners!
1st Place: Big Sister Linda and Little Sister McKenzie
2nd Place: Big Brother Will and Little Brother Rashad
3rd Place: Big Sister Candace and Little Sister Ayla
Biggest Fish: Big Sister Candace and Little Sister Ayla
Additional thanks to all of our sponsors who helped make this event possible:
.png)
The Program Specialist is a full-time position responsible for supporting volunteer mentors and mentees in mentoring relationships and implementing facilitated E-Mentoring and Workplace Mentoring programs. This position provides ongoing guidance and support to Littles and Volunteer Bigs in mentoring relationships on a regular basis. The Program Specialist monitors mentoring interactions and offers insights and advice to ensure child safety, facilitate healthy relationship development and promote positive youth outcomes. This position also facilitates class sessions for the E-Mentoring program and Workplace Mentoring program and creates strategic partnerships to recruit additional partners and volunteers for this program.
Read more.png)
The Match Support Specialist is a full-time position responsible for match support for youth, parents/guardians and volunteer mentors. This position provides ongoing guidance and support to Littles, Parents/Guardians, and Volunteer Bigs on a regular basis. Match Support Specialists monitor mentoring interactions and offer insights and advice to ensure child safety, facilitate healthy relationship development and promote positive youth outcomes.
Read more
My name is Enrique, and currently, I am the only Bilingual Match Support Specialist on the team. A personal reason behind applying for this job was to be able to connect with Hispanic families in our community, as I have recently moved to the Greater Chattanooga area. As part of my job, I regularly speak with families who trust us in working alongside them, their kids, and our volunteers. From the start, I noticed that even though there are only a handful of Hispanic families in our Community-Based program, all of them have been part of it for several years, which made me wonder what the reasons behind this were.
Read more