BBBS Update

I haven’t posted an update for a while so I thought it was time to share a bit more of my experiences being a Big Brother. I have tagged all the posts if you want to read them all.

The first meeting between a Big Brother and Little Brother includes the Match Support Specialist (MSS) and the Little’s parents and it takes place in the Little’s home. While the first meeting isn’t very formal there are a few things the MSS do at the beginning. The primary one is to go over and sign the Match Agreement. The agreement outlines the basic roles and responsibilities for everyone involved in the match. While it covers pretty basic stuff I think it’s a good plan to make sure that we all went over the information so that we all started with a common understanding.

Our MSS also gave me and Little each a t-shirt and a quiz to learn more about each other. He also gave me a list of activities, a discount card to use and an insurance card for Little. Mom and I also exchanged contact information and a card with emergency contact and health information. The BBBS has health insurance coverage for all Littles when they are involved in an activity with their Bigs.

After all the paperwork was done the MSS left as his part was finished. For a first meeting I could have been finished as well. However I had scheduled more time so it was a perfect opportunity to get to know Little a little better. Little certainly isn’t shy or reserved. He was going a mile a minute to show me his comic books, video games and trading cards. It turns out we are a good match because we like the same games, cartoons and movies.

Little and I are having our third outing tonight. This time it’s PS2 games again where we’ll rock out to some Guitar Hero, shred the powder on SSX3 and hopefully race around the islands in Crash Team Racing. ;)