Vintage Wine employee donations enthusiastically received by Big Brothers Big Sisters

December 14th, 2011

Over the last month Solon office staff Penni Warren and 37 other employees from every department at Vintage Wine Distributor, Inc. held an auction /fund raising campaign for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cleveland. Penni received donations for the auction from community members, wineries, customers and employees.

Thanks to your donations Big Brothers Big Sisters will be using the funds to purchase and wrap Christmas gifts for many of the children they help each year.

Big Brothers Big Sisters is the oldest, largest and most effective youth mentoring organization in the United States, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cleveland provides mentoring services to children throughout Cuyahoga County.

National research has shown the positive relationships between youth and their Big Brothers and Big Sisters have a direct and measurable impact on children’s lives. Little Brothers and Sisters are more confident in their schoolwork performance, able to get along better with their families, 46% less likely to begin using illegal drugs, 27% less likely to begin using alcohol and 52% less likely to skip school.

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