Big Buddy News
A curly question
There’s nothing like a solid match to show new Little Buddies how it can be done. When Wellington coordinator Dave Burcher recently interviewed seven-year-old twins whose dad had died, one of them asked how he would know Big Buddies were safe. Dave explained the screening process in a way a seven-year-old could understand but still […]
Chess lessons mirror mentoring lessons
As mentors help their Little Buddies grow into young men, it’s not surprising that they sometimes surprise their mentors with the lessons they’ve been quietly absorbing. Big Buddy Richard Stoks recounts once such example a couple of years ago. “After 4 years of insisting he’d beat me one day, and after a momentary lapse of […]
Riding New Zealand for Big Buddy
As a charity for fatherless boys, we receive all kinds of help from the community. Here’s a great example of crowd-funding from a couple of years back, a method of fundraising that we’re always thrilled to hear about. Jamie Bryant has grown up with the Big Buddy mentoring ethos in his blood. He’s the son […]
Among mentoring experts
Last week our Wellington coordinator, Dave Burcher joined a group of Wellington mentors at the annual Fathers’ Breakfast, hosted by The Parenting Place at Wellington’s Shed 5 on Queen’s Wharf. Speakers included Michael Jones (ex All Black Legend), Andrew Becroft (pictured, Children’s Commissioner), Christopher Luxon (Chief Executive Officer of Air NZ), Greg Flemming (CEO The […]
Grant Fox talks about his support for Big Buddy
This week All Black great, Grant Fox, is featured in the latest Woman’s Weekly. He’s talking about his support for Big Buddy and the important things his father taught him. “Dad gave us the opportunity to try things,” he says. “Often he’d let us try to figure things out for ourselves and be quite happy for […]
A poem for a Big Buddy
If you don’t yet realise the impact that mentoring makes on the life on one Little Buddy then cast your eyes over this poem, written some years back by LB Jeffrey, for his stalwart Saturday sports companion, Big Buddy Gavin. The impact of having a Big Buddy is definitely not lost on mum – in […]
Our man in Hamilton
Please help us welcome our new Hamilton coordinator, Andrew McFadden, to Big Buddy. We’ve worked long and hard towards expanding the programme,so it’s very exciting to have Andrew on board! Andrew is married to Joanne and is a father to three children. Originally from Australia, he now calls New Zealand home and has lived in […]
A wealth of activities for Wiremu
Match update from LB mum, Candice: “Just sending through some pics of my son Wiremu (8) and his BB Sam [matched in June 2015]. Wiremu has benefited so much from having Sam to do stuff with, invite to school activities and sports events, birthday parties/celebrations and just to hang out with. Big Buddy is an […]
Karate and Big Buddy milestone meet
A note from proud mum Nicola A very proud and special Big/Little Buddy moment on Tuesday 1st December not only for these two but also as a mum. Jordyn was sitting his very intense karate grading (2.5 hrs) this week and his Big Buddy Jeremy, who is very encouraging and supportive in his karate, was […]
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