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Recognizing Big Brothers Big Sisters of Harrisonburg-Rockingham County

Floor Speech

By: Ben Cline
By: Ben Cline
Date: July 13, 2022
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. CLINE. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Harrisonburg-Rockingham County for winning the 2022 Quality Award at their national conference.

Big Brothers Big Sisters aims to connect mentors, or ``bigs,'' with local youth, known as ``littles.''

This prestigious Quality Award is granted to only a third of chapters in the country. To achieve it, the chapter must succeed in having 73 percent of mentors meet with a youth member for a whole year. Additionally, 54 percent of participants must meet with their ``littles'' at school for that year.

The Harrisburg-Rockingham chapter knocked that standard out of the park, reporting a 70 to 80 percent meeting success rate.

According to Lindsay Douglas, the executive director of the Harrisonburg-Rockingham chapter, the reason for the chapter's superb performance is strong communication between the mentors, children, and their parents.

It is community organizations like Big Brothers Big Sisters that foster an environment where our youth can thrive.

Congratulations, again, to the Harrisburg-Rockingham chapter.

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