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Big Brothers Big Sisters suffers with economy

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From The Oklahoma Daily:

Students looking to volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Norman will notice changes in the program as the economy affects the organization’s budget and, consequentially, fewer matches are made.

The nonprofit organization is funded through donations and helps younger children find mentoring and friendship from young adults, typically at the college level.

Diane Murphree, area director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cleveland County, said their usual fall matching of 200 to 300 “bigs” to “littles” is estimated to drop to 50 to 60 matches this fall.

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