04 Nov United Honored As Big Legacy Sponsor
United Construction was awarded the Big Legacy Sponsor recognition for partnering with Big Brothers Big Sisters to provide financial and volunteer support over the past five years. The organization serves more than 600 at-risk children in our community with safe, influential and one-on-one mentoring relationships every year.
Impact of Mentoring – Rachel & Rachel
“As an employee of United Construction, a Big Sister and Board Member, I’m incredibly grateful for the continuous support from the company. My Little Sister, who is also named Rachel, and I will be sharing our match testimony during an upcoming fundraiser.
Here’s a sneak peek of our story… Rachel’s mom received up to a second-grade education and doesn’t speak English. As a result, she worked around the clock to support Rachel and her older sister and wasn’t able to provide much supervision during their teenage years. Rachel’s sister became a teenage mom and unfortunately didn’t finish high school.
Rachel is the first person in her immediate family to graduate high school and is now thriving as a TMCC student in her second year of college. I’m honored to be a trusted friend and mentor, helping Rachel overcome many challenges. Because of the BBBS program, I believe Rachel is well on her way to realizing her tremendous potential and breaking the cycle of poverty in her family.
I imagine the impact of our match multiplied by all the children in the program; it’s incredible to experience the shift that mentoring can create in a person, family, community and society. I’d like to express my sincerest gratitude to United Construction for their generous support of this transformational organization!”
-Rachel Yelley