Mentorship Awards Celebration

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.

AN INVITATION-ONLY EVENT

APRIL 13, 2023
6 PM - 8 PM

LOFT 84

For more information contact [email protected] | 909.303.2681

MENTOR AWARDS

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.

2022 AWARDEES

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

2020 AWARDEES

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

Majestic Realty Foundation

 

LaVecke Corp

SunErgy

The Salted Pig

Water’s Edge Wineries