This is a place designed especially for Bigs to provide you with the support, inspiration, and materials you need to make your match even stronger. Want some ideas for more fun or want some answers to some hard questions? This is the place for you!
Look here in coming months for exciting new activities and features designed just for you! Take a look around, and make yourself at home!
Booster Seats- Are you following TN safety laws when transporting your little? Just a reminder that children under age nine and shorter than 4’ 9’’ tall need to ride in a booster seat in the back seat of your car.
Booster seats are designed to give children a “boost” so that their seatbelt fits them properly. If you have questions about the booster seat law please check with your match support specialist.
CALLING ALL BIGS!
Amid this challenging year, we have seen an increase in the number of children on our waiting list while experiencing a decrease in the number of volunteer inquiries from potential mentors. Please help us find more special people like you by referring interested friends or relatives or giving us entrée to speak at your workplace, place of worship, neighborhood association, fraternal organization, or other group. We know new Bigs are out there; we just need your help to find them! There are currently 370 children ready to be matched.
Our Lunch & Learn program to get the word out is turn-key for your employer. Contact Chris Suitter (chris.suitter@bbbs.org or 260-4744) to set up a Lunch & Learn. Contact Chris or Sandy Moore (sandy.moore@bbbs.org or 329-9191, ext. 219) to schedule other presentations. Or send interested individuals directly to our web site: http://www.bbbsmt.org/volunteer. THANK YOU!
Tax Deduction It’s that time of year again to begin calculating and filing your federal income tax. BBBSA is pleased to inform you that Bigs are entitled to the following tax deductions:
Deduct $.14 cents per mile incurred in picking up and driving the Little around.
You may also deduct the cost of meals, movie tickets, museum admissions, etc. which you spend for the Little. However, you cannot deduct the costs you incur for your own meals, tickets. etc.
While BBBSA encourages quality time rather than money spent on the Little to be most important in the relationship, we trust that you will find the above information welcome and useful. We also advise you to check with your tax professional when claiming this deduction.
Don't Miss the
Alpha Phi Alpha
Honor Roll!
If you are or have an Alpha man in front of you who is still on the fence about contributing to our organization, you can direct them to www.bbbs.org/alphaphialpha and have them take a look at the list of their Alpha brothers who have already stepped up! This could become the motivating factor. Current General President, Darryl R. Matthews has challenged them to step up, man up, follow up, and become a Big.
If you don't see your name on the list or to get more information about this collaboration email wendy.perkins@bbbs.org
