Our annual celebration honoring and promoting that every young person has a readiness plan and a mentor by their side.
We celebrate life-changing mentoring friendship every day and now set aside a special time each year to recognize the amazing champions who help us achieve our mission to BE THERE and stand in the corner for our young people. These champions are investing in the future workforce giving children and young people the chance to succeed.
Our mentors are volunteers investing in our youth and creating opportunity for their mentee to help them create a brighter future for themselves, their families, and their communities.
Big and Little of the Year
WorkPlace Mentor of the Year
College Mentor of the Year
High School Mentor of the Year
CORPORATE PARTNER AWARD
This award recognizes a corporation that has demonstrated generosity in promotion and support of Big Brothers Big Sisters. Recipients are chosen on the basis of consistency of giving, support to areas of greatest need, and impact across the region.
COMMUNITY PARTNER AWARD
Children need a village and partnerships are vital to strengthen our neighborhoods and communities where children live, go to school and reside.
PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD
Given to an elected official who has shaped or advanced policy, programs or campaigns to support youth and mentoring initiatives.
2022AWARDEES
Big and Little of the Year
Daphne Burnett | BIG SISTER TO AMEERA SINCE 2020
ALEX RAJEWSKI |
BIG BROTHER TO GREGORY SINCE 2018
College Mentor of the Year
Evelyn Atencio | from CSUSB & Chase Kito | UC Riverside
Workplace Mentoring Big of the Year
Jennifer Binkley, CEO of Altura Credit Union & Gordon Bourns, Chairman and CEO of Bourns, Inc
Community Partner Award
Riverside Unified School District
Corporate Partner Award
Dot Dot Smile
2022 EVENT SPONSORS
2020AWARDEES
BIG OF THE YEAR
Tyler Hungerford & Ashley DePottey
HIGH SCHOOL MENTOR OF THE YEAR
Big Sister Keilani Barba, from Centennial High School in Corona Norco Unified School District and Gabriel Astilleros, from Norte Vista High School in Alvord Unified School District
WORKPLACE MENTORING BIG OF THE YEAR
Yvette Fields from Keenan & Associates
COMMUNITY PARTNER AWARD RECIPIENT
California Baptist University’s College of Behavioral Social Science
CORPORATE PARTNER AWARD RECIPIENT
Exit Alliance Reality
VISIONARY LEADER
Gus Theisen
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2020 EVENT SPONSORS
National Mentoring Month Sponsor, Dot Dot Smile
Jeff Thompson
Walter’s Automotive – Porsha – Steve and Cathy Kienle