A8-The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, September 20, 2005 www.karensflowershop.com 487 lauirier.-ie At' 878-2881 Lots of kids await Big Brother, Big Sister Dernand high for v'olunîeers By STEPHANIE THIESSEN The Champion A s the pupp andI 11 -year (Bld b o n 'OTped trotitnd in th1e boîkyoird Ad,îtn Ban nuz11er hoked oBn. hjas satstil jB! es idet. The lit\r altî BIBC ased eoieli Biller I0lX. atni ,iX'iXXtli.t XIIII hiX \et-c breoiîhless. I [i'EalTlie tilieBTT' Nu l. i LEe. 'oî. (,\ci-C' IlleET i, .X Ei. ' iT A i lE EX111i i'T TElle C at I) l ie c IAi lI a' EElie pa - ei,.sîo lm .' B ii l'iei 'a IAcCEIl! Tl 11Ci. i(Lrîlici l l lei Ilil lie'c VEaAer allB'î llîil Bi î Sii e X t tîlhle dîîL. lie \XaniX! ll 'ce TAi: Tmire. Mr. B.îiriiie suaI. (ie!i >i el i Big Briil \s lîiý mont!E idea. tlie liiî ee.pliiiiedl 'Be,.alise 1 ieceda à rei Quickis hecanw friends l'ie saîd lie As IicIsiaii il tlii'.i ahoui iliîel îl nulM. BarrîEiiLer. \lîeî Fii. h,.'ýa A't aTc Bll al.lerte tîil .'iiliL ll T ii \elîl i X,'iAilIEX ait, - ahi îiil hs'.ic. Peier iiiAi. Belli Seiiîîi 'uald slî. î.'alî,eîl Peter ssîiîld. herle ilrîîî hîlsH 'l 0 iii I ilale relaitiil!w hip EX ih ai nuille r il,.iii.l.I SBI she c.iritacîed. BBBS li,îl!iîî SiAe sai,. îll aIRsAIRs renienîher Pelersý atitud.e XX hem lie returned lri htir icl linA EX, ait Mr BArri!leer. 'hnPeter ceAX, hack. he XXAis liell jumping up aîd dîBîs! salylîl. '('Aîl lie liny Bit- Breî!ler'..1"- Peter's lrîendship ss Rh Mr. Barriîliger pl.îys al big rîîle in hîs Ilite. Ms Sîiij saîd. bu! il tifs lur- ther than iha "Peter says 'Adam's ni heie. But he's, inOe, iElB As a parent. tXo have sBinieXine svîlliîîg Io gîve iof lis ti and ic a pXositive inîfluence and le! him (Peter) knXXs !herc's anXB!her way lier mnî Xii lic. t hat's a greai pitt.' Peter saîd he knBîws he's oBne XXI the lucky ie!es. There are many boXys and girls rangîng froint love !îX 14 years îîld on the sXai!ing lis! toîr a Big BrotherBr Big Sister. Currently, there are 411 kids Xvaiting. "I feel sîerry (foîr themîi Peter said. Photo By SABRINA BYRNES Big Brother Adam Barringer plays video games with Little Brother Peter. Mr. Barringer has been his Big Brother for three years. -l'he as erige EX-'t. said case meanbagTer Jcaîi KXiaik, issi\ lii ciglit tioiAl al!liXXEgh il eiuld bc~ ai, shiri as (hree Xeeks or as iiiie as ile J 'here are s, ariot icltrs case XX ierkers Ilook a!t ssýheii dJeterriiieii a cliild's elimhility lEor the (Brie tie4)îîe priigraîn. 's hich 'ces huit or flet paired %viEh an idl îf the sane sex. lossentially. an eligihle child ls soiellne whii -is determined Eu lic En need ut'a positive adult ride în(iel.' Ms Kiiiak said. In miRst cases, the child ns trEBîn a single parent lanitly. althiiugh naît alsvays, she said. Th'e higo aîîd littIe hrîîîheî or sister (Ii a sariety oft CivitiCs tiXgether, usually getting !iîgether foîr three oîr toiur hours each sseck lier an initial cin- itErnent oile year. Ms Koiak said. Activities can incîtîde --hut certainly arent liteîîied Ioi ,.iikiîic tiieEler giilî lîîr XAI pla> iAiT gaines. giit BBC BIA trips Eo! BIB sipors eX eAIs. play îing spi T anid XX aich trioil les. "Matc.hes are miade Ail! iii îrder Bo liithe XX ,iE- TE, lis! i. hnt on the haîss ie oiiîterest , persiaAi RH cimpatîhilitty anîd ilocatioen."' Ms XlAl saild, il anc Aiontli. B BBS llalteii planls Aicis is AIl the paiîrs tied lIo di s shîBîs up. Vlhe goal,. Ms Kîîîaîk sAlld, is l'or the Little Brîîtler or Sister ti IeaXrn nIl skîlls, REX have anI increased coenfidence level. and !EA have valuahie guidance, support 0ind triendship. 'Whien sinelEne leels they'rc genuinely lnked. theîr self esteeno is iniprBvei,- Ms KEîeîak saijd, Aiddlng, -TX make oî différence in one child's lite s a huge !hing." And, she said. its ntAX oui the kîds wI1B has'e fitl TMe adulîs dEo ti. and tind themiselses ceft iX h all inCEedihbI res Aiding feeling. Mr. BirrilAcer cAi! ailes! lii til. Bie saild lie dii'î îhiîîk uti _jeoh as a respon- sihilill or! i coiiiîniAent hecAilse lie lias such a '100,1d lune dii tl 'haviîse fun1. amd 1 cloi 't think XIIhaîsing f'un ais a respisibhil.' lie saiid. Il \aAs Afier chaling \iX itli a teXA puys svho were Big Brothers thAît Mr. Barriîîger tirs! became în!erested in the progroin. Nosv. lie said. lie aind Peler are trîends tor lite. lVve leaied vhait ils lnke tEo lc a kid again,- he saîd. For miore infoîrmatîion on ccorning a mentor Eu a child in need. eciIl BBBS Halton a! 1905) 339-2-355, exil 222 or visît XVXw.bbbshaltonca. Stephaiiîe TheXe XI'B ilCihi reahed ai1 sXlBi'RiiE BRiCiiAABB!(-iiilReiîiihîiiîepioîi. X'i. 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