Fleming College

Peterborough ON (March 8, 2017) – The Student Life department at Fleming College will host a day of fun activities for 19 ‘littles’ from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peterborough on Friday, March 10.

Students in the Recreation and Leisure program will be facilitating some of the programming to support this community initiative and complement their classroom learning. Fifteen students have worked on developing programming for the day’s activities that will take place at the Peterborough Sport and Wellness Centre. The ‘littles’ will have time for games in the gym as well as swimming.

This is the fifth annual event in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters at Fleming.

About Big Brothers Big Sisters
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peterborough is the leading child and youth serving organization providing mentoring programs in Peterborough. Providing support to the Peterborough community, our agency offers the service that the organization was founded on: One-to-One Matching. Men and women (age 18 or older) give some of their time to become a mentor to a young person who can greatly benefit from having an adult role model to look up to. For over 47 years, the Big Brothers Big Sisters program has made a difference in the lives of young people by providing a friend where one is needed.

About Fleming College
Located in the heart of Central Ontario, Fleming College has campus locations in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg and Haliburton. Named for famous Canadian inventor and engineer Sir Sandford Fleming, the college features more than 100 full-time programs in Arts and Heritage, Business, Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, General Arts and Sciences, Health and Wellness, Justice and Community Development, Skilled Trades and Technology, and Continuing Education. Fleming College has more than 5,900 full-time and 10,000 part-time students, and 71,000 alumni.

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Media, for more information please contact:
Laura Copeland
Communications Officer
laura.copeland@flemingcollege.ca
705.749.5530 x 1370