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  • 1 week ago | yahoo.com | Eric Olsen

    More than 200 children are on the waiting list for mentors through Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley, but it’s not just the kids who benefit from the program. As Our Quad Cities News’ Eric Olsen shows us, the ‘Bigs’ get just as much out of the program as they give, serving as mentors. To find out more about being a mentor to a waiting child, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

  • 1 week ago | ourquadcities.com | Eric Olsen |Brian Weckerly

    by: Eric Olsen, Brian Weckerly Posted: May 26, 2025 / 07:01 PM CDT Updated: May 26, 2025 / 07:01 PM CDT More than 200 children are on the waiting list for mentors through Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley, but it’s not just the kids who benefit from the program.

  • 1 week ago | ourquadcities.com | Linda Cook |Eric Olsen

    by: Linda Cook, Eric Olsen Posted: May 24, 2025 / 08:09 PM CDT Updated: May 24, 2025 / 08:09 PM CDT The Memorial Day ceremony at Hero Street in Silvis featuring retired U.S. Navy and Hero Street’s own Brian Munos and Rock Island Arsenal Garrison Commander Col.

  • 2 weeks ago | ourquadcities.com | Eric Olsen

    by: Eric Olsen Posted: May 23, 2025 / 10:23 AM CDT Updated: May 23, 2025 / 10:23 AM CDT As we get closer to the end of the school year, more than 230 kids in the area are on the waiting list for a ‘Big.’Big Brothers Big Sisters needs volunteers to spend time with them. One of them is Kam’Ron. “I like pepperoni pizza,” he said.

  • 2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Eric Olsen

    As we get closer to the end of the school year, more than 230 kids in the area are on the waiting list for a ‘Big.’Big Brothers Big Sisters needs volunteers to spend time with them. One of them is Kam’Ron. “I like pepperoni pizza,” he said. “I don’t really like it thin crust, because it won’t really fill me up.”Get to know this week’s Waiting Child in the video above. To find out more about being a mentor to Kam’Ron or other waiting children, visit here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc.

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8 Jul 22

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4 May 20

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