Are you a woman in a STEM profession?
Do you know someone that is?
Curious about our Women in STEM Program? 

We are thrilled to announce our first ever virtual informational session on February 25th from 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM MST.

In this half hour session, you will learn more about Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Women in STEM Program, including what it takes to be a Big Sister, who our Littles are, and what the enrollment process entails.
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This is a no obligation event - all you need to do is click the link below and follow the prompts from Zoom (our virtual experience provider)!

JOIN THE ZOOM MEETING (do this on the day): https://zoom.us/j/947604547

ADD THE EVENT TO YOUR OUTLOOK/GMAIL/ICAL:
https://www.bbbsidaho.org/wis-virtual-event-calendar-download.html

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*About Women in STEM*

From a young age, girls are less likely to be encouraged to pursue a career in STEM related fields. We want to change that. We believe that matching girls with females who are currently working in STEM related careers will help those girls see that a similar career is a possibility for their own futures.

Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) is seeking female volunteers in STEM based professions to be part of our new STEM Mentoring Program. At BBBS we believe in the power of mentoring for all children, no matter what their circumstances. In our STEM Mentoring Program, girls 6-14 (Little Sisters) are matched with volunteers (Big Sisters) who are in STEM based professions. As a Match they will spend time doing things they both enjoy, including STEM activities.

Thank you to our Women in STEM Sponsors

Micron Technology Inc., Idaho STEM Action Center, Power Engineers, and ON Semiconductor!

#womeninSTEM #defendersofpotential #thisisboise #WelcometotheFUTURE

 We are thrilled to announce our partnership with our dear friends at Mai Thai Restaurant and Bar as the beneficiaries of Mai Thai Gives Back, an evening where we will receive 20% of the proceeds for our mentoring program! Keep an eye on this space for more details and be sure to mark your calendars for February 18th! 

Check out our gallery from our annual Halloween celebration!  Special thank you to One Stone for facilitating the party and to Sun Rise Rotary for donating the delicious candy for our trick or treaters!

Thank you to everyone to participated in Bowl For Kids' Sake 2019: Rock & Bowl.
We still have donations rolling in but we are thrilled to announce that we have raised over $63,000!  

We are so grateful to celebrate our mentoring program with you all - every year planning this event is a joy for us because we know that we will get to spend two days with the best people in the Treasure Valley. We can't wait to do it all again next year!

Special congratulations to our top fundraising teams

• BA Ballers from AmeriBen with $1,877.50 (have fun at Mai Thai)
• Wake Me Up Before You Bowl-Bowl from Northpoint Recovery with $1,630.95 (have a great time at Bonefish Grill)
• Bowlin' in the Dough from AmeriBen with $1,532.25 (enjoy your VIP Bowling Package from Big Al's) 

The members of these three teams were entered into our Grand Prize Raffle Drawing! 
Congratulations to the winners: 

• Tanya Miller from AmeriBen won the Teavana Bicycle 
• Virginia Brumet from AmeriBen won 4 BSU Football Tickets
• Sarah Bullock from AmeriBen won 2 BSU Football Tickets
• Nycole Thomas from Northpoint Recovery won a $50 Gift Certificate to the Cheesecake Factory
• Jennifer Hennager from AmeriBen won a $50 Gift Certificate to Ling & Louis 

We would also like to recognize our Top Individual fundraisers: 

• Patrick Wiese (who raised over $4,000) 
• Tanya and Mel from Neora, who's combined contributions raised over $4,000 

Thank you again to our amazing sponsors, board, volunteers and staff for making this event possible!  Check out highlights from the event in our gallery below (scroll down for Day 2). 
Together we are defenders of potential. 

Hosted by our dear friends at Big Al's! 
Presenting Sponsor: Arby's
Media Sponsor: 107.1 KHITS
Electric Guitar Sponsor: Ada County Sheriff's Office Youth Foundation
Bass Guitar: CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA), Colliers International, Elite Networks, Gravity Payments, Icon Credit Union, Neora, Simplot
Drums: Idaho Central Credit Unition (ICCU), Foresight Public Affairs, PacificSource Health Plans
Air Guitar: Hawley Troxell, Rathbone Warwick

Every year at the beginning of August some of the greatest golfers in Idaho assemble for the Windfall Golf Classic. What makes these men and women so wonderful?  Their game of golf directly benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Idaho!  Thank you to the Duke Family Foundation and all of our friends from the Windfall team for continuing to make a difference in the lives of youths and their families in the Treasure Valley.