Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia Big Brother Dusty Conine named Community Impact Award winner
May 24, 2017
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia is proud to announce Dusty Conine as the Community Impact Award winner. United Way of the Midlands presents this award annually to a volunteer that is viewed as a leader and is actively involved in their community.
Dusty has been a “Big Brother” to his “Little Brother” Aymir in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia program since 2016. Since being matched, Dusty and Aymir have grown closer by attending USC games, visiting Frankie’s Fun Park, visiting local restaurants, going to the park to play basketball and working on homework together. One of the main reasons Conine expressed a desire to become a mentor, was to give another child opportunities that he did not have growing up in a single-parent household. “When I was a child, we did not always have the resources available for me to experience many of the things desired, so as an adult, I wanted to give back. I understand the importance of having a positive role model in a child’s life, and I am honored to be that for my Little.”
Dusty was nominated by the staff of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia for exemplifying a positive role model. His involvement, dedication and passion have supported the mission of the agency and helped change a child’s life.
About Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia
The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia is a proud affiliate member of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the nation’s largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network.
Partnering with parents/guardians, schools, corporations and others in the community, Big Brothers Big Sisters carefully pairs children (“Littles”) with screened volunteer mentors (“Bigs”) and monitors and supports them in one-to-one mentoring relationships. The organization holds itself accountable for children in the program to achieve measurable outcomes, such as higher aspirations; greater confidence and better relationships; educational success; and avoidance of delinquency and other risky behaviors. For more information, please visit www.bbbsgc.org.
