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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central California received a $1 cardinal cheque from the George and Melodie Rogers Foundation, and the wealth is already being enactment to use.
“My relative is connected the committee present and helium had initially brought to the attraction of Big brothers, Big Sister, and their request for further resources to my aunt's attention," George and Melodie Rogers Foundation CFO Casey Rogers said.
The George and Melodie Rogers instauration began successful 2019. successful 2021, George passed away. Melodie past decided the instauration would donate a cardinal dollars each twelvemonth to a non-profit enactment connected George’s birthday. He would’ve been 78.
“I deliberation aft today, their instauration volition person donated $6 cardinal to antithetic nonprofit organizations," Rogers said.
Two weeks prior, Diane learned that Big Brother's Big Sisters was selected for this year's grant.
“I done a connection unneurotic astir the needs that we request astatine Big Brothers, Big Sister for $1 million. And they were connected committee due to the fact that they truly privation to put successful the children," President and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central California Diane Phakonukham said.
“I got chills. They helped truthful galore kids successful our community. It's truly astonishing the stories that she shared with me. I mean, they are doing astonishing things and the request conscionable gets greater," Rogers said.
No clip is being wasted with the caller cash.
“We went to spell bargain the van close away. We're getting it wrapped and the solar, we're getting bids. So that's happening wherever we bought the laptops. We're telling the kids astir the monthly events. So close distant I kid you not. We're really utilizing it earlier the wealth comes," Phakonukham said.
And, fractional a cardinal dollars is being enactment speech for scholarships. If you'd similar to larn much astir BBBS and its mentor program, click here.
