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Salute to Operation Bigs: Mentoring Kids of Deployed Parents

Salute to Operation Bigs: Mentoring Kids of Deployed Parents
Operation Bigs pairs volunteers from Big Brothers Big Sisters with kids who have a parent deployed. The "bigs" volunteer to play games and sports with the kids at their schools on base. They also do some mentoring.

Operation Bigs pairs volunteers from Big Brothers Big Sisters with kids who have a parent deployed. The "Bigs" volunteer meets with the child after school to play games and sports and do some mentoring. In some cases it makes a big difference.

Operation Bigs runs at five elementary schools on the base at Camp Pendleton and is expanding into other parts of San Diego, thanks to funding from the Jack in the Box Foundation, T. Boone and Madeleine Pickens, and other supporters.

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