GCS donates $855 to Big Brothers Big Sisters

Nov 1, 2017 4:35 PM

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Lauren Smith (GCS Marketing Manager), Anna Grimm ( BBBS Marketing and Development Director), and Sarah Gebke (GCS Community Relations Rep.)

BELLEVILLE - GCS Credit Union employees joined together to raise $855.00 to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Illinois for a surprise donation in November.

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For more than 100 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life. As the nation’s largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”), ages 6 through 18, in communities across the country. Big Brothers Big Sisters develops positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people.

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In an ongoing effort to support the local community, GCS employees participate in Jeans Days each month. In exchange for a donation of $15 or more, employees were allowed to wear jeans on Fridays and Saturdays.

National research has shown that positive relationships between Littles and their Bigs have a direct and measurable impact on children’s lives. By participating in Big Brothers Big Sisters, Little Brothers and Sisters are:

More confident in their schoolwork performance
Able to get along better with their families
46% less likely to begin using illegal drugs
27% less likely to begin using alcohol
52% less likely to skip school

For more information on how you can volunteer or donate to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Illinois, please call 618-398-3162. To find out more about GCS, visit myGCScu.com.

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