Big Brothers Big Sisters of Long Island (BBBSLI) was thrilled to host its first Career and College Information Night presented by National Recruiting Group and Starbucks. The event, held at BBBSLI’s Westbury office, was a perfect complement to the agency’s Healthy Littles Series, which focuses on preparing Littles for the next step in their lives.
“What a great night, we’ve already outgrown our space for this event and we’re planning for next year, but our success tonight can be directly attributed to our incredible volunteers that include the Bigs that came with their Little’s ready to help, the 75 volunteers that came to share their time and life experiences with Littles and our staff that helped every step of the way”, shared Nancy Farrell Travers, BBBSLI Director of Services. She added, “We especially want to thank the Starbucks partners from District 712, who were organized by our very own Big, Mikail Jones, that came ready to help and the professionals from National Recruiting Group, who met individually with each match to help the Littles create their first resumes and gain critical employment advice. We’re grateful for the time and care shown to all of our young professionals”.
From the start, there was an overwhelming response from matches and volunteers willing to come speak to the Littles and to gather professional clothing. The event was fantastic, every Little wrote their first resume, learned how to apply for a job and picked up interviewing pointers. The Littles were even treated to a session with volunteer “stylists” that helped them to tie their own ties and select some professional dress clothing. This event also became a recruiting event, as some of our representatives applied to become Bigs!
BBBSLI would like to express its appreciation to National Recruiting Group and Starbucks for sponsoring this event as well as thank all the representatives who made the event possible including: Bethpage Federal Credit Union, Dental Hygienist Lauren Pulaski, Dr. Janine Kelly, Dress for Success, Estee Lauder, Gates and Goldstein L.L.P., Long Island Nets, Brooklyn Sports and Entertainment, National Business Capital, Nassau Community College, Nassau County Department of Human Services, New York Institute of Technology, Sports Performance Group, United States Navy and Naval Sea Cadet Corps, Universal Technical Institute and Van Horn and Friedman P.C.
We look forward to adding even more representatives from the community as this becomes an annual event.
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