It’s quite a hop, skip and a jump to go from the heady world of college athletics to running a non-profit to deciding to go into business ownership. Especially when …
College and Career Fair is Thursday
Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee will host its 2022 College and Career Fair presented by Arconic on Thursday, April 28, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the World’s Fair Park …
Open House today for Big Brothers/Big Sisters
Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee will be hosting an Open House on Friday, March 25, from 8:30 a.m. until noon in celebration of their Founder’s Day. The event …
Bo Shafer: Give first, and then raise money
Bo Shafer knows a lot about getting people to give.
“I’ve raised a lot of money for practically every organization there is,” he says.
“Before you ask them, you’ve got to tell …
Local Big Brothers Big Sisters is agency of the year
Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee, based in Knoxville, was named national agency of the year at the virtual annual conference held June 15-26.
Brent Waugh, CEO of the local …
Officer Hardin’s bad day ‘could have been worse’
Barry Keith “B.K.” Hardin sensed early on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, that it was going to be a bad day – and it only got worse.
His day started with cleaning …
UPS Foundation donates $10,000 for BBBS Mentor 2.0 program
Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee has received a $10,000 grant from the UPS Foundation in support of its Mentor 2.0 program at South-Doyle High School.
Mentor 2.0 kicked off …