Big Buddy – Page 2

Tall man and with a boy both looking very happy. The Man is a Big Buddy to the boy who is a Little Buddy

Two Volunteer Big Buddies for twins Seamus and Flynn make all the difference.

After a difficult pregnancy, Anna introduced two healthy bundles of joy, Seamus and Flynn, to this world. This was the first time she felt true gratitude, a deep, soul-shaping gratitude that transformed her entire perspective of the world. The second time was when she realised what she had found in the Big Buddy volunteers her […]

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Exploring, growing, relating

News / Lettie Bright

Here’s a great reminder of what Big Buddies do best, from the 2016 archives: A year is a long time in a 13-year-old boy’s life and a lot can happen. Especially if you are LB Mikaere and go on all sorts of adventures around Wellington with BB Tony. Here’s a report from the mentoring field

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Gabriel and Greg side by side since 2010

News / Lettie Bright

Having a Big Buddy is knowing there is always someone in your corner. LB, Gabriel (11) and his BB, Greg have been matched since 2010 and have been quite the pair since. Losing his father at a very young age and having two adult siblings who live abroad, Gabriel’s mother, Gay thought it very important

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Mentoring withTeina and Laurence hits headlines….twice!

News / Lettie Bright

We lose count of the number of mentoring relationships that make a difference. But in the case of Little Buddy Teina Kanohi and his Big Buddy Laurence Stanaway, we can definitely point out two occasions that the impact of their long-lasting relationship has had on readers. Firstly in 2014, reporter Cherie Howie wrote about them:

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A poem for a Big Buddy

Little Buddy Stories / Lettie Bright

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

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A wealth of activities for Wiremu

News / Lettie Bright

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

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Karate and Big Buddy milestone meet

Little Buddy Stories, News / Lettie Bright

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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Great fishing mates

News / Lettie Bright

Matched since Sept 2011, LB Antony and his BB Jeff are great fishing mates. Here’s a pic of Antony with the one that didn’t get away on their latest trip at Papa Aroha on the Coromandel. Antony’s mum, Angela, says they often have adventures like this. “Antony really enjoyed his trip and can’t wait to

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Video: Jordan explains the influence of his Big Buddy. Part 1 of 3

Little Buddy Stories / Lettie Bright

Back in November, our then Wellington Coordinator, Andrew Morrison sat down with not so little LB, Jordan Whibley to discuss his experience in the Big Buddy programme. In the first of a series, Jordan talks of the impact having a big buddy through his adolescence and how much of a difference a guiding hand can

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Video: Jordan explains the influence of his Big Buddy. Part 2 of 3

Little Buddy Stories / Lettie Bright

In the second of the series, LB, Jordan Whibley talks about his journey in the Big Buddy programme over the last five years. And, how even worlds apart he and his BB, Nathan are as close as ever. For Part 3 click here:

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