Megan Verchere (l) of Bluefish Communications, with Jill Diamond of the Diamond Foundation.
Gayla DeHart (l) of Nurse Next Door with Justine Green, incoming Big Sisters of BC executive director.
Kristina Koller (l) of Morrey Jamieson and Samantha Lane of Meritus Financial.
From left: Linda Martin, Bonnie Blacky of Blacky Management and Cathy Martin.
Tammy Lawrence (l) of the Johannson Family Foundation with Carolyn Fernie of Big Sisters.
Event: Big Sisters Spring Luncheon 2011
Venue: Sutton Place Hotel
Date: May 18, 2011
Many of us weren’t fortunate enough to have a big sister growing up. (And a few of us, it must be said, were just as unfortunate to have one.) An older, wiser person can help us make sense of the perplexities of life as we grow up. The Big Sisters Foundation fills that gap. Today its BC organization comprises over 400 volunteers, hundreds of girls served each year, 17 staff members, a Board of Directors and Honorary Advisory Board and many community supporters.
Each year the charity holds a Spring Lunch at the Sutton Place Hotel to honour their devoted members. This year the lunch raised a record-breaking $53,000. Mayor Dianne Watts inspired attendees with a keynote speech about how important mentoring is, both for people, personally, and communities.
Moneys raised at the event went to helping match at least 26 new girls with a new, caring mentor.
