Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass

We are excited to partner with for their Blue Card Club! Purchase their $40 Blue Card and Cotton Patch will donate $20 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass. You’ll receive 20% off one item per month for an entire year AND you can use that when you purchase the card.

Thank you for being such a wonderful community partner and believing in our mission to empower our kids! 💕

We are super excited to announce our newest ✨ BIG Ambassadors✨Please give a BIG hello 👋🏼 to University of Kentucky Men’s Basketball 🎉
These young men have a heart and passion for giving back and understand the power of a positive role model for kids!
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Thank you Joe Craft for inviting us to come share our mission with the men’s UK Basketball team and for encouraging your players to get involved in community efforts. From that meeting, we met some amazing young men who are ready to help us create some memorable experiences for our kids! THANK YOU! 💙

📣 C-A-T-S CATS! CATS! CATS! 📣 is so excited to partner with for an amazing UK Student-Athlete FIELD DAY EVENT!
💙 July 23 - 5:30pm-7:30pm
💙All transfers and freshman student athletes will host our BBBS Littles for a fun evening of games, activities and dinner at the Nutter Training Facility on UK’s campus!
➡️ Register with your case manager
➡️ Open to current littles and waitlisted kids
➡️ 1st through 8th grade (incoming Freshman not permitted due to NCAA regulations)

THANK YOU and for this incredible experience!!

Thank you for supporting and our mission to empower kids! Your grant goes directly towards our High School Big Mentoring and Prevention Program to help kids in the Tates Creek corridor. We are grateful for your support! 💚

At Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass, we honor Juneteenth as a pivotal moment in American history. It marks the day when the last enslaved African Americans were emancipated in 1865. This day stands as a powerful reminder of the enduring fight for equality and justice.

As we celebrate this significant day, we reflect on the progress made and the work still ahead to ensure a brighter, more inclusive future for all. Let’s come together to support, uplift, and empower our communities.

Join us in celebrating Juneteenth by sharing stories of resilience, participating in local events, and fostering the spirit of unity. Together, we can make a difference!

At Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass, we honor Juneteenth as a pivotal moment in American history. It marks the day when the last enslaved African Americans were emancipated in 1865. This day stands as a powerful reminder of the enduring fight for equality and justice.

As we celebrate this significant day, we reflect on the progress made and the work still ahead to ensure a brighter, more inclusive future for all. Let's come together to support, uplift, and empower our communities.

Join us in celebrating Juneteenth by sharing stories of resilience, participating in local events, and fostering the spirit of unity. Together, we can make a difference!

We are incredibly honored and grateful for the overwhelming support that has continued to show ! 💚
Today, they presented us with a check for $25,005.90! This was entirely done through the employees at each Central Kentucky location. Each day, the employees ask their customers of they would like to round up to support our program and after only TWO months, they were able to raise that total amount! 🥹
THANK YOU // you have amazing team members and leaders at each restaurant and it’s been such joy getting to spend time with everyone!
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🎳 Be right back… we’re just still in our feelings over here! 🫶🏼🥹🥳

We are so GRATEFUL for every single person that donated, bowled, shared, supported and believed in our Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass program. Because you believed in us, we surpassed our goal and raised $255,143!! 💚

You are our superheroes 🦸‍♀️ and we will continue to build a program that helps empower kids and make sure that every chid has a positive mentor in their corner!

THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

Celebrating our BIG DAY getting ready at Ulta Beauty! Ulta Beauty Charitable Foundation and Big Brothers Big Sisters formally partnered to launch youth-focused wellness initiatives on self-care, self-expression and self-discovery! 🤍🫶🏼

Successful mentorship relies on the support communities working together. 🤍🫶🏼

Visit your local and donate to today! The point of sale in-store donation runs from May 19-June 15! 🤍🫶🏼

🌺S A V E • T H E • D A T E 🌺
Match Appreciation Celebration is July 30 at Total Grace Church in Lexington from 5:30pm-8:00pm! Our Luau theme even will have fun games, crafts, photo booths, awards and dinner- all to celebrate the amazing Bigs and Littles of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass! •
More details to come!

We had an awesome day with our matches at the annual Lafayette Track and Field Day! Students from the track and field team shared their skills and hosted a fun afternoon teaching our littles about track and field events and sharing their love for the sport! It's always a great afternoon and something the kids look forward to each year! Thank you so much Lafayette High School Track & Field Lafayette HS Fayette County Public Schools 🎉💚FOX 56 News

From athletes to coaches: Lafayette track and field team hosts annual Big Brothers Big Sisters Field Day While in the midst of a competitive season, Leslie Davis, Lafayette head track and field coach, said taking the time to give back to others is helpful to the athletes and those they are serving.

A very special THANK YOU to Rebakah Rae Goodpaster and Melissa Brown of Keller Williams Legacy Group in Mt. Sterling for choosing BBBS of the Bluegrass as the recipient for their 2024 Red Day project! 💚

Through their generous donation, BBBS received new activity kits full of games, arts & crafts, educational materials, and more!! These activities will be used at the four mentoring sites in our Montgomery County High School Bigs program! We can’t wait to see all the fun our Bigs & Littles are going to have with these new and exciting items! 🧩🎲🎨📚🖍️

Our High School Bigs programs in Jesamine County and **new in the 2024-2025 school year** program in Bath County are still in need of activities! If you would like to donate to these programs, you can order from the wishlist below and have items directly shipped to our office!


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SAVE • THE • DATE | Big in the Bluegrass Gala 2024

Mark your calendars for November 9, 2024 and join us at Kroger Field for a fun filled evening supporting the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass! Follow our social media for exciting announcements as we rollout auction items, special guests and much more!

We’re at 82% of our goal and we’re just getting started! Whew! ❤️🥹
We want to pause and say THANK YOU from all of us at Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass. We couldn’t do what we do without your donations. And what does that mean exactly?

• it means that our local kids, Lexington Kids, Central Kentucky kids, have a positive role model checking in on them.
• We create relationships between a child and a mentor that are supportive and gives them a positive and caring adult to look up to.
• Kids are exposed to new experiences and encouraged to try to things.
• Kids receiving positive encouragement are empowered to do better in school and make better decisions.
• Kids have unlimited potential and need to be reminded that they are worthy of doing great things.
• We’re here to support families. Over 70% of the kids in our program are single parent households. We all know it takes a village, which is why we provide extra care during enrolling our volunteers to check backgrounds and provide training and support so that we can give everyone peace of mind knowing that each child is in safe hands.
• We call our mentors Big Brothers and Big Sisters because it’s more than a mentorship. 💚

Every kid deserves someone to look out for them, to celebrate with, to go through tough times with and to allow them to just be a kid! We help foster that because of your support and your donations.

Thank you,
From the BBBS of the Bluegrass Family

‼️B I G • N E W S‼️
Our incredible friends at have generously chosen to partner with us again for a round-up program! Even better news, it’s at 13 locations!

Stop in for one (or 10) of their famous sliders, or anything on their menu, and you can round-up to the nearest dollar and will receive that donation.

🍔You can visit 13 locations in central Kentucky!
🍔 The promotion will run until April 30,2024
🍔These are local restaurants that believe in investing back into their local communities and truly seeing the investment go back to deserving kids!
🍔 TAG US! We’d love to share your stories and support!

Thank you White Castle 💚🖤💚🖤

📣 Attention all Leadership Lexington and Alumni📣
Get your teams ready for this year’s Bowl For Kids’ Sake fundraiser on Thursday, March 21 from 4:00-6:00pm at Main Event! This *private event* is for ALL current LL class members AND all LL Alumni!
• Dress as your favorite and help raise money for which provides to Kids in which creates healthy relationships by investing in a kid’s potential! 💚🖤

We're so excited to partner with University of Kentucky football team for our event tonight! It's always an amazing time to get together with our Bigs and Littles, and experience a fun night out with games, bowling, food and of course, our favorite Wildcats! 💙

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First Bowl For Kids’ Sake of 2024 in the books! A huge ✨THANK YOU✨ to the superheroes of Keeneland ! 17 teams, 93 participants and over $12,000 raised for ! 💚💚 Each year they raise the bar, have so much fun with the themes and truly celebrate all we do at !
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“…and they’re off!” To BOWL! 🎳🎉
We’re one week away from our first Bowl For Kids’ Sake fundraiser! We kick off our season with our incredible friends at for a private bowl!
Keeneland has been so passionate about supporting our mission of placing a caring role model in a child’s life and helping us make a difference for kids in the Lexington community! • Thank you !

As we celebrate Black History Month, we recognize the importance of providing positive role models and mentors that help young people achieve their full potential. Together, we provide guidance, support, and inspiration, empowering them to become the leaders and change-makers of tomorrow. Let us continue to amplify the voices and stories of excellence that inspire our youth to become future leaders. 💚💫

Gearing up for Super Bowl Sunday? Order pizza for your event AND support BBBS of the Bluegrass by participating in our fundraiser at Blaze Pizza this Sunday, February 11th, 2pm-5pm!

25% of all proceeds will go to support our cause including all pick up orders that are placed using our online code! Please remember to present the flyer before you pay or mention the BBBS fundraiser to the cashier! 🍕💚🏈

🎳Fayette County Community Bowl | March 22 🎳
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biggest fundraiser is back and we’re calling all of Lexington’s to join us for a fun afternoon of bowling, drinks, food and prizes all to help raise funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass!

Something BIG is happening soon! Make sure you’re following to stay up to date!
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As we wrap up National Mentoring month we celebrate the life-changing impact of mentors. Being a mentor is a rewarding experience that allows you to give back to your community. And with the support of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass, you’ll have access to training, resources, and a network of like minded individuals who are committed to making a positive impact. Join the mentorship movement today: Link in bio! 🖤