Big Day At The Lake 2021 / Photo by Brock Williams-Smith
Feb. 4. Big Day at the Lake will be back this summer complete with the traditional picnic at the Duke Energy Explorium.
The event, which is July 16, brings people together who wouldn’t otherwise come together for a full day of fun on Lake Norman starting with swimming, tubing and fishing followed by a picnic for hundreds of participants at the Explorium.
Most of the BBBS children have never had the opportunity to enjoy Lake Norman—except for Big Day at the Lake
Local families sign up to be “Boat Hosts” and take the “Bigs” and “Littles” out for a morning of lake activities on the big day itself.
All of the children come with a built-in chaperone—their Big Sister or Big Brother—who is fully vetted by Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Big Day at the Lake has three simple goals:
• Provide a full day of fun on Lake Norman for at-risk children in BBBS.
• Recruit Bigs or mentors for an effective organization
• Raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Carolinas
This year’s goal is $100,000. At press time, Big Day was at about 80 percent of goal.
Presenting Sponsors include Ericka and Bill Cain, Champion Tire & Wheel and South Creek Construction.
•Admiral sponsors include ACN, Cashion’s, Carolyn and Jim Duke, Glacier Construction, Lake Norman Chrysler Dodge Jeep, Bridgett and Don Rainey and The Short Family Foundation.
• Captain sponsors include North Main Financial Group.
• Commander sponsors include Chantal and Denis Bilodeau, Robbie and Chris Davis, Lake Norman Realty, Master Title, The McIntosh Law Firm, Dr. Nancy and Jeff Tarte, PetScreening.com, the Rolewicz family, United Bank
Friends include Nancy and John Aneralla, Christina Stone Homes, Lake Norman Kiwanis, Rose Associates and Sharon and Woody Washam.
John Bradford
“All the smiles that I see and the laughs that I hear at this incredible Big Day at the Lake event is why it’s easy to support this charitable cause without reservation or hesitation,” said NC Rep. John Bradford, a Cornelius resident who is founder of PetScreening.com.
Sponsors and donors are recognized in a monthly thank you ad in each print edition of Cornelius Today. See page 33 of the February edition.
Big Day at the Lake has been supported by Cornelius Today and Business Today for 18 years.
