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WATERVILLE — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine will celebrate the life of Cassidy Charette by raising money and awareness for local youth mentoring programs at a mini golf fundraiser, Putt 4 Cass, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 19 at Gifford’s Famous Ice Cream & Mini Golf, 170 Silver St.
The rain date is May 20.
Charette was a junior at Messalonskee High School when she was killed in a hayride accident Oct. 11, 2014. Her school and its surrounding communities continue to honor and remember the teen whose passion was helping others.
The second annual mini golf event invites schools, businesses, athletic teams, clubs and organizations to form mini golf teams of four players, choose their preferred hour to golf, register online and raise funds for local BBBS mentoring programs, then join the community on May 19 to “Putt 4 Cass.” Last year’s event raised more than $25,000 for local programming.
“Big Brothers Big Sisters one-to-one mentoring programs support hundreds of local kids and give high school students the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in a child’s life,” BBBSMM executive director Gwendolyn Hudson said. “This special event and our successful ShineOnCass programs will help remember and honor Cassidy for years to come.”
Charette was a long-time volunteer for BBBSMM and advocated for a school-based mentoring program at her high school. She wanted to mentor a child each week, completed training and was just two weeks shy of meeting her first “Little Sister” when the accident occurred. In her memory, Big Brothers Big Sisters created two school-based programs pairing Messalonskee high school mentors (Bigs) with youth facing adversity (Littles) at Atwood Primary and Williams Elementary schools in Oakland. A third program at the Boys/Girls Club and YMCA at Alfond Youth Center in Wateville, matches kids in the after school care program with high school “Bigs” from Messalonskee, Winslow, Waterville and Lawrence high schools. More than 100 youth are being served through ShineOnCass programs.
To register a team, sponsor, volunteer, or for more information, call Mae Slevinsky at 592-4616, email mae@bbbsmidmaine.org or visit www.bbbsmidmaine.org.
PHOTO: Big Sister Anya Fegal and her “Little” Jayda Witham came out to support the program that brought them together by participating in last year’s Putt 4 Cass at Gifford’s Famous Ice Cream & Mini Golf in Waterville. This year’s event is Saturday, May 19.(Submitted photo)
