Little Brother, McKenna, became a member of
Big Brothers Big Sisters at age eight when his grandmother was interested in pairing McKenna with an adult in the community who could spend time with him as she was raising both McKenna and his sister.
In 2008, McKenna was originally paired in the Amachi program through Big Brothers Big Sisters which focused on children of incarcerated parents. McKenna was able to spend time with his first Big Brother for a year before their time ended due to an unexpected move that occurred for his Big Brother. Although, this was a difficult adjustment, both McKenna and his grandmother wanted to continue the search and remain in the program.
After a long year of waiting, McKenna was paired with Bob in April, 2010 and their friendship is still going strong to this very day. McKenna and Bob discovered early on their love of sports and can still be found racing go carts with each other and cheering on the UNI Panthers.
Bob has stood by McKenna's side through many life challenges and transitions. Now age 14, McKenna continues to excel; finishing this past school year with a 4.0 GPA and is involved in many sports clubs in the community. McKenna's grandmother is so very pleased with the successful friendship Bob has created with McKenna over the past four years. When asked to describe their friendship, McKenna's grandmother will often say, "it's just perfect!"
Both Bob and McKenna have been able to learn from each other along the way and McKenna has hopes one day to be,
"just like Bob!"
