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OAKLAND — 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 on Saturday, May 18.
Cassidy was a junior at Messalonskee High School when she was killed in a hayride accident Oct. 11, 2014. Since her passing, her school and its surrounding communities continue to honor and remember the teen whose passion was helping others.
The third 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 18 to Putt 4 Cass. Last year’s event raised almost $20,000 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.”
Putt 4 Cass will include course challenges with hourly prizes, ShineOnCass T-shirts for team fundraising, and Gifford’s Famous Ice Cream. Support opportunities are available, including hole sponsorships. Volunteers are welcome. Walk-ins will be accepted, as space allows, for a $20 donation.
Cassidy 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 at the Alfond Youth Center, 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 Waterville, 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 207-592-4616, email mae@bbbsmidmaine.org or visit www.bbbsmidmaine.org.
