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  • Hellman Named Major Gifts Officer for Big Brothers Big Sisters
  • With nearly two decades of development and marketing experience, Lisa A. Hellman joins the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will and Grundy Counties team as Major Gifts Officer. A professional fundraiser who has local, state, national and international experience, including Midwestern University, Special Olympics, Alzheimer's Association and Lions Clubs International Foundation, Lisa is responsible for securing donations to support the mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters.
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  • Caterpillar’s $10,000 Recent Donation Continues Long-Standing Support of Big Brothers Big Sisters
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters CEO Lisa Morel Las was thrilled to hear that the agency would receive a $10,000 grant from the Caterpillar Foundation. But she need only look over the picture archives at her Joliet office to see Caterpillar has a ‘Big’ supporter from the very beginning.
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  • 2012 ‘Bigs’ of the Year Selected
  • Lenard Denham of Bolingbrook and Sarah Peterson of Morris were honored on Thursday, Jan. 26, as the “Bigs” of the Year for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will and Grundy Counties.
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  • First Presbyterian Church in Morris Supports Big Brothers Big Sisters
  • Pastor Roy Backus is constantly amazed at how giving is his congregation at First Presbyterian Church in Morris. And he knows there are people within the congregation who have a strong connection with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will and Grundy Counties. 

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  • Youth Show Improvements in Academic, Behavioral and Socio-Emotional Outcomes
  • New data, developed in partnership with leading researchers, substantiate that the Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring program has positive academic, socio-emotional and behavioral outcomes for youth who face adversity.

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  • The Department Teams Up With Tix4cause to Support Big Brothers Big Sisters
  • Want to have a great meal and help out a great cause at the same time? Then this deal is for you.  The Department, through a partnership with Tix4cause, is offering the opportunity to buy a $20 gift card and have the full $20 donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters.

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  • Harrah's and Servpro Representatives Join Big Brothers Big Sisters Board
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will and Grundy Counties is proud to announce its two newest board members, Melinda Mackey, of Harrah’s Joliet Casino & Hotel, and William Kent, owner of Servpro of Joliet.  Mackey and Kent join 12 other Big Brothers Big Sisters board members.

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