1/27/12 - WSJ - Wall Street's Ping Pong Wizards in Action
Ping pong is not necessarily a sport you associate with Wall Streeters. They seem more like golf and tennis types. But Thursday
marked the fourth annual Tournament of Champions Pong at Vanderbilt Hall.
Thirty-two teams featuring many Wall Street professionals competed to raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City.
The idea for the tournament was Andrew Lipman's, a board member of BBBS of NYC and a head of marketing at T.A.
McKay & Co. In 2007, Mr. Lipman recognized that the organization was doing well with corporate America, but not so
much with hedge funds and financial services. "We were looking to create an event that would raise our profile
among those groups and raise money along the way," he said.
PHOTO: Bryan Derballa for The Wall Street Journal
1/26/12 - Fox NY - Grand Central Ping Pong Tournament
A ping pong tournament at Grand Central Terminal's Vanderbilt Hall is expected to draw 50,000 spectators.
Money raised will benefit the Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC volunteer mentoring programs.
Good Day NY's Jill Nicolini checked out the competition on Thursday.
1/19/12 - NY Daily News - These guys are a cut above
In an effort to recruit more minority male mentors, the long-respected program Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC is
launching a campaign at local barbershops in the Bronx to encourage male bonding.
“One of our biggest needs right now is to get men of color to be mentors,” said Hector Batista,
the first Hispanic executive director of the nonprofit in its 108-year existence. “A lot of men
gather at barbershops. We’re trying to...have a young person be a match with someone who looks like them,
talks like them and comes from similar backgrounds.”
"I want to make a difference; looking after Cyon really makes me feel like I am doing something good," said Colbert.
"He is truly my little brother, we do everything together."
11/05/11 - NY1 - Kids Join "Big Brothers" At MetLife Stadium
The New York Jets and Giants are both playing away games this weekend,
but that doesn't mean there wasn't football being played at MetLife Stadium,
as school-aged children took over the field in East Rutherford.
BBBS of NYC's RBC Race for the Kids 2011- part of Nickelodeon's Worldwide Day of Play
"Seven-year-old Karelyn and Claudia are best buddies.
The two met last year as part of New York’s Big Brothers,
Big Sisters program and now they see each other several times a month
and have been to so many places together that Karelyn doesn’t have a favorite.
On Saturday, they joined in with thousands of other New Yorkers
just like them to run through Riverside Park raising money that
will go toward keeping the program alive and thriving."
This week's Friday Forecaster was Little Devin and Hector Batista,
executive director of Big Brother & Big Sisters.
They stopped by with a few of their friends to do the weather
and talk about the Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC's Race for the Kids event on September 24th.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC Remembers September 11th
At the age of 11 he began filming The Second Day as a personal project, inspired by his memories as a
kindergarten student watching the events of 9/11 unfold just blocks from Ground Zero.
Brook's Big Brother played a key role in his development, and even flew overseas to surprise him
when his film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.They have remained in contact with each other over the years.
NBA star Dikembe Mutombo with Big Sister Tiffany Herrioett and Little Sister Nyiesha.
“Tonight’s honorees – Edward Breen, Julie Chen and Dikembe Mutombo –
inspire us all, not only with their professional accomplishments, but their commitment to
our mission of improving the lives of our city’s youth,” said Sy Sternberg.
“We are proud to celebrate these role models and there is no better occasion to do so than Sidewalks of New York.”
"Firefighter Andrew Serra and his Little, John, from
the FDNY Partnership
Program, presented Julie Chen the Communications Award. Andrew and John have been matched for the last seven years.
John lost his father, a firefighter, in the line of duty on September 11, 2001, just before his eighth birthday.
One of ten children, John was extremely close with his father and struggled after his death. Now a senior in high school
looking forward to going to college, John vows that he and Andrew will always be best friends."
BBBS of NYC Big/Little match Shamoni and Jennifer, along with Executive Director Hector Batista, discuss
the need for more mentors in the Bronx.
1/22/11 - Fox 5 Good Day Street Talk Good Day Street Talk focuses on the importance of mentoring during National Mentoring Month.
BBBS of NYC Executive Director, Hector Batista, talks about how the organization has helped children
for decades, while Big Brother Jason and his Little Brother Malcolm share their story.
BBBS of NYC Big/Little match Majorie and Ysancis, along with Social Worker Ana Melo, discuss the need
for more volunteer mentors in the Bronx.
1/28/11 - The Wall Street Journal -Taking Their Shots at Grand Central Terminal
The 3rd annual BBBS of NYC Tournament of Champions (ToC) Pong was held on January 27th in Grand Central's
Vanderbilt Hall. The event was a great success and saw teams from the hedge fund and financial industries compete
to raise both awareness and vital funds for our programs.
Drenched in sweat, thousands of runners young and old beamed yesterday as they crossed the finish line in the sixth annual
Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC RBC Race for the Kids.
For an article series that showcases organizations and volunteers who make a difference, BBBS of NYC trustee and event founder, Rob Kelly, discusses Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City and Race for the Kids.
"It's as if the love that is not being guided towards the creation of multiple-child households somehow ends up being directed towards fundraising initiatives for some of the most important programs benefiting children."
Photo: Christopher London and Gregory Partanio ManhattanSociety.com
BBBS of NYC raised over $2 million for its programs at their 31st Annual Sidewalks of New York Gala held on April 26, 2010 at the Waldorf Astoria's Grand Ballroom.
KTU National Mentoring Month radio interview with Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC Big Brothers, Todd and Ross, who are also real brothers on KTU cares.
Michael A. Corriero, Executive Director of
Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC with Karen Mathis, the
new CEO of BBBS of America, as they participated in
"Two Legal Minds: A Conversation on America's Youth"
BBBS of NYC's RBC Race for the Kids 2009- part of Nickelodeon's Worldwide Day of Play
On Thursday, September 10th, Big Brother Paul and his Little Brother Jason
were interviewed by NBC's Chuck Scarborough to talk about our successful
mentoring programs, their relationship and Race for the Kids.
On August 28th, BBBS of NYC and Race for the Kids title sponsor, RBC, celebrated the 5th Annual RBC BBBS of NYC Race for the Kids event by ringing the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange.
04/11/2009- Living Hero- Interview with Allan Luks Allan Luks, BBBS of NYC Senior Advisor and former Executive Director who authored the book
The Healing Power of Doing Good, appeared as the April 2009 guest on the Living Hero Podcast
with host Jari Chevalier.
NY1's NY Living Parenting Report w/ Shelley Goldberg highlights the Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC Workplace Mentoring program and speaks to Tim Flannelly, FBI Supervisory Special Agent, about the FBI's involvement in the program.
"Some walked and some ran, but everyone was there for the kids
Saturday at the Big Brothers Big Sisters NYC seventh annual race in Riverside Park.
