How ‘Bigs' get as much as they give as mentors with Big Brothers Big Sisters
More than 200 children are on the waiting list for mentors through Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley, but it's not just the kids who benefit from the program.
As Our Quad Cities News' Eric Olsen shows us, the 'Bigs' get just as much out of the program as they give, serving as mentors.
To find out more about being a mentor to a waiting child, click .
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