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Category: Big Spotlight

Women's History Month Feature: Cindy Epperson

In honor of Women's History Month, we sat down with Douglas Big Sister Cindy Epperson to find out her journey as a previous KSBBBS intern and now Big Sister!   Tell us a little about yourself. My name is Cindy Epperson. I started with KSBBBS in 1994. I was worki...

Posted by Douglas County at March 14, 2023

Big Spotlight: Luke Oborny

Check out our #BigSpotlight featuring Ellis Co. Big, Luke Oborny! He has been matched with Lane for over 2 years! What do you love most about being a Big? Sharing some of my favorite things to do as a child with my little brother. Being a Big allows me to remain a ...

Posted by Blog Author at August 24, 2022

Big Spotlight: Robby Jeffries

Check out our #BigSpotlight featuring Douglas Co. Big, Robby Jeffries! He has been matched with Kai for over 2 years! What do you love most about being a Big? I really enjoy the companionship you develop. I am a kid at heart and get to play to that part of me when ha...

Posted by Douglas County at August 17, 2022

Big Spotlight: Janet Foster

Check out our #BigSpotlight featuring Sedgwick Co. Big, Janet Foster! She has been matched with Amaya for 7 months! What do you love most about being a Big? The part I love most about being a Big is my new friendship with my Little Amaya! It means more to me than I ...

Posted by Sedgwick County at July 14, 2022

Big Spotlight: Kathy Rosenbald

Check out our #BigSpotlight featuring Crawford Co. Big, Kathy Rosenbald! She has been matched with Sabrina for 3 years and they see each other consistently every week. Alongside being an amazing Big, Kathy participates in our fundraising activities, such as Brews and...

Posted by Crawford County at June 09, 2022

Big Spotlight: Eric Burr

Check out our #BigSpotlight featuring Cowley County Big, Eric Burr! Eric has been matched with his Little, Brody, since November 8, 2017. What do you love most about being a Big? What I love most is the opportunity to be a mentor. What is your favorite match activ...

Posted by Cowley County at May 18, 2022

Big Spotlight: Joe Sellens

Check out our #BigSpotlight featuring Shawnee County Big, Joe Sellens! He is a consistent, reliable friend to his Little, Aidan, whether it's grabbing an ice cream or sitting down to talk. The two have been matched since July 21, 2020. What do you love most about bei...

Posted by Shawnee County at May 12, 2022