As the recipient of the Painesville Area Chamber of Commerce 2011 Non-Profit Organization of the Year award, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Ohio was given the opportunity to participate in this year's Fairport Harbor Mardi Gras parade. What an experience! Hundreds of cheering people lined the parade route from start to finish. It was an incredible sight.
We were told to have walkers to pass out candy along the the way. As first time participants, little did we know that we'd need twice as much as we'd brought along. The kids at the end definitely missed out. Our Big Brother Greg and his Little Brother Justin along with Big Sister Danielle and Little Sister Destiny were wonderful ambassadors for our agency and represented us with smiles and grateful appreciation to those in
the crowd that shouted out that they too were Bigs, that they loved our mentoring programs or simply cheered us on.
We're very glad we had the opportunity to be part of this community event and, as always, we are thankfull for the support we receive!
