Bowl for Kids' Sake 2024

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa

Organized by Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids and East Central Iowa, Inc.

$256,351

102% of $250,000 goal

1.1k Supporters

Sue Christensen

Fundraiser since Feb 2024

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$570

7 supporters

Sue Christensen's Story

I truly believe "Everything Happens for a Reason" and the story of how I was matched with Paris, my "Little" sister is just another example in my life. I first met Paris when she was still in an infant seat. Her mom was a customer at work. I didn't see or talk to her mom very often but whenever I did, something always made me remember and ask about Paris. Fast forward several years to my first conference with my Neora business where I learned we were the top corporate fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters! But what really struck me was the story of the match of Renee Olson, Co-Founder & Chief Leadership Officer of Neora, and her Little, Ryan, watching them interact on stage, & hearing how Ryan had blossomed from a shy little girl to speaking on stage in front of us thousands of people! Ryan was probably 12 or so. When I got back from conference, I got busy with life & it slowly faded. Several months later, I was getting together with friends when one of them announced she had just become a "Big". As I left that night, I couldn't help but feel a tap on the shoulder telling me it was something God wanted me to do. So I called Big Brothers Big Sisters to start the process of becoming a "Big". One day as I was waiting to hear back from BBBS, Paris's mom came in to work and I asked her, as I always did, how Paris was. She was now 5 and her mom was telling me all about her & how she was on her way to Big Brothers Big Sisters to sign her up to be matched with a Big Sister. We talked about what a cool coincidence that was! Several weeks later, I got a call from BBBS that they had a match for me. As the Match Specialist was describing this little girl, I had a feeling something was familiar and then she said "And her name is Paris" Now for those who don’t know, matches are made solely based on questionnaires of interests, preferences, etc. I literally got goosebumps when I realized how that first meeting when Paris was just a baby was just the beginning of His plan for us. Today I am asking that you take a moment to donate to our Bowl for Kids Sake team. Paris and I plan to bowl on February 24th. You can make a one-time donation of any amount like I did for this particular event, or you can become a monthly sponsor. Either contribution would be a huge help to another Little who is patiently waiting for enough funding to be matched with a Big like me. Thanks in advance for your contribution. Or if you are not contributing, thank you for reading all of this. It is so near and dear to my heart and I love getting the word out. And let me know if you have any interest in becoming a Big!

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Bowl for Kids' Sake 2024

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Bowl for Kids' Sake 2024

By Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids and East Central Iowa, Inc.

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