Amplify Your Support for BBBS: Rain & Elissa
Amplify Austin is Almost Here – Your Gift Today Can Change A Child’s Life For the Better, Forever!
Amplify Austin is a 24-hour day of community-wide online giving, and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas is excited to be participating again this year! Funds raised through Amplify will allow us to create more life-changing mentoring relationships for children in Central Texas.
Amplify your impact for children in our community by donating today. Give now!
Rain & Elissa
Big Sister Elissa and her Little Sister Rain have been matched for so long they say they’ve done just about every activity in the Austin area.
At first they went to parks so Rain could ride her bike. Then their outings shifted to going to the mall and doing “cooler” things. Then things changed again to their current pattern of going to dinner and talking for hours. “I’ve seen the relationship evolve from Rain being a little girl to growing into this young woman who is now my peer,” said Elissa.
Rain lives with her grandmother. When she was first matched with Elissa she was very shy and was having trouble with a few classes in school. But just as their outings evolved, so did their relationship and its impact. “Rain became more outgoing and more willing to reach out to me when she had a problem,” said Elissa. “I’ve seen a level of maturity in her that wasn’t there in the early years.”
Being matched has provided Rain with a sense of security that has allowed her to set goals for the future, goals she’s been working towards for several years as her schoolwork has improved. She now plans to attend a junior college in Texas to focus on academics while pursuing her passion, which is studying dance. She then intends to transfer to an out-of-state college to finish her degree.
“Rain always tells me that our match is very important to her,” said Elissa. “She’s grateful and thankful to me for providing the consistency and support that have allowed her to dream and to grow.”
Your contribution makes relationships like this possible, and changes children’s lives for the better, forever.
GET STARTED NOW!
- Mark your calendar and donate between 6 p.m. March 1st – 6 p.m. March 2nd.
- Afraid you’ll forget? You can schedule your gift now!
The impacts of our program are great, but the need is even greater. With your help, we can provide more children with the opportunities for success they so richly deserve.
Spread the word!
Share our emails and social posts with your friends, and be sure to tag #AmplifyATX!
