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Celebrating Pride Month

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June is Pride Month – a time to honor and celebrate the LGBTQIA2S+ community’s diverse experiences, struggles, and triumphs. In June 1999, US President Bill Clinton declared “the anniversary of [the] Stonewall [riots] every June in America as Gay and Lesbian Pride Month”. In 2011, President Barack Obama expanded the officially recognized Pride Month to […]

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Celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. At Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound we are excited to take this opportunity to celebrate and recognize the AAPI members of our community – Bigs, Littles, parents & guardians, staff, donors, and board members. This month, and every month, we celebrate the rich cultural […]

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BIG Impact Event Celebrates Matches of the Year

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Big Brothers Big Sisters community comes together to honor Matches of the Year at BIG Impact: Networking with a Purpose Last night we had an incredible BIG Impact: Networking with a Purpose event at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP), where we celebrated our Big and Little Matches of the Year. We were thrilled to […]

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Celebrate Women’s History Month

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March is Women’s History Month. This month, and every month, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound honors and recognizes the significant contributions women have made to our organization and our community.  Women’s History Month had its beginnings in 1982, after the National Women’s History Project petitioned Congress to get the President to proclaim the […]

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Staff Voice: What Does Black History Month Mean to You?

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Black History Month is a time to celebrate the perspectives and experiences of our Black and African American community members. Today we celebrate this month by lifting the voice and sharing the perspective of staff member Denise LeMar, Director of Human Resources here at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound. Interview with Denise A […]

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