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Forget about March… it’s May Madness around here! 

5/17/2016

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The first two weeks of May have just blown by for the staff of Big Brothers Big Sisters.  Now that we have two big fundraisers out of the way, we can finally catch our breath enough to say a heartfelt thank you to, well, everyone.
 
Idaho Gives was on May 5th and not only did we exceed our goal by 244%, but we more than doubled our earnings from the previous year.  Thanks to you and a generous gift from PacificSource Health Plans, we raised $4,880 in 24 hours.  Thank you to everyone who supported us by sharing a video, visiting us at one of the new LikeNu Car Wash Locations on State street, or by donating. 
 
LikeNu Car Wash has generously agreed to donate a part of the proceeds of every carwash that uses a special code to Big Brothers Big Sisters, until the end of time.  Type in the code 2016 before you pay for your carwash and $.50 will go to support mentorship in the Treasure Valley, at no additional cost to you.
 
Many wonderful local coffee and tea shops supported us by allowing us to decorate their coffee lids and sleeves with our logo.  We would like to give a shout-out and thank you to Hyde Perk Coffee House, Java Hyde Park, Caffé D'arte, Leaf Teahouse, Dawson Taylor Downtown, Cafe Crane, and Caffe Capri Parkcenter – we so appreciate your support.  
If this success wasn’t enough, our annual gala, Magical Moments, took place exactly one week after Idaho Gives on May 12th.  Our entire staff and amazing Board put their hearts and souls into the event, this year.  Thanks to all of our guests and our sponsors, Albertsons, Simplot and Ameriben/IEC Group, and our title sponsor Icon Credit Union, we were able to raise over $30,000 in one evening.  Icon Credit Union sponsored our “Bigs of the Year” award, and with their support we were able to honor Uyen and Jaad, our Big and Little Sisters of the Year, and Jeremy and TJ, our Big and Little Brothers of the Year, in a wonderful and impactful ceremony. 
 
There are two ladies who need a special thank-you: Thank you Katie Wegley, who was instrumental in the planning and execution of this wonderful evening and Julie Triepke, whose speech touched on the heart of our mission: to change children’s lives for the better, forever.  
​There are so many people and organizations to thank.  Together we not only sponsored several on-going Big and Little matches, but we earned enough to help get 25 eager children off of our wait-list.  
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