Carson Graham secondary teen mentors Anna Markovic and Ivan Flores get ready to play some hoops at the school with Brodan Thiel, a North Vancouver resident who, as a kid, was a participant in the Big Brothers program.
Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver recently launched its Purple Net Project, an initiative that connects Big and Little Brothers through basketball.
Based on a symbolic connection between basketball hoops without nets and kids without positive role models, the campaign raises awareness of the need for volunteers in Greater Vancouver. In total 100 purple nets will be hung across various communities, one net for each child who is waiting for a Big Brother, according to information from the group.
So far, there are purple nets at both Carson Graham secondary and Queen Mary elementary.
For more information visit purplenetproject.ca.
