Big Brothers Big Sisters 58th Annual Gourmet Dinner is our largest fundraiser of the year, drawing 700 business and comunity leaders throughout San Diego. This year’s theme is “The Future is Bright: Powering Up Potential,” celebrating the power of life-changing friendships through innovative programming and targeted initiatives and the impacts they have on the children we serve each year.

The purpose of the event is to fund 500+ children for a full year. As the nation’s largest donor and volunteer supported network, Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”) in underserved communities across the country, including right here in San Diego. We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people. Kids who have been matched in our program for 18+ months are:

·         46% less likely to begin using illegal drugs

·         52% less likely to skip school

·         55% more likely to attend college

·         81% more likely to participate in extracurricular activities

In fact, 84% agree their Big taught them the importance of helping others! 

To learn more about our programs and impacts, please visit our website at www.SDBigs.org.