 Hi, my name is Jen Label-Strong, I'm the Development Director for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampshire County. At Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampshire County, we match children in the community with adult mentors. They just hang out and have a good time, and the Bigs become part of a supportive network for the child. It was interesting the way that I started. I was looking for administrative work. I wanted a part-time position while I was still spending a lot of time at home with my little boys. It was through my network actually that I found the position, and it spoke to me because I think that mentoring is really important for everybody. I think most of us have somebody that we can point to as being the person or a person that helped us, maybe encouraged us when we fell down, or taught us things that have helped us become who we are today. Big Brothers Big Sisters giving that opportunity to children, just giving them the opportunity to reach their full potential, to see things they might not otherwise see. To be one of the people in their network who lifts them up, that feels particularly important. Well, I was really surprised when they told me that I had received it. I guess I wasn't expecting it. I feel very honored. People have been really sweet in approaching me and congratulating me and telling me they're proud of me. It's another reminder of the strong community we have here. The funny thing is that when Claudia reached out to ask me if I'd received any emails from Peter, I said, no, not yet. She said, okay, well, let me know when you do. I thought, oh, this is great. I think they're going to ask me to be a Chamber Ambassador. I wanted to volunteer to do that, and actually they were giving me the award. So I found it a little bit funny that I was willing to take a volunteer job. They could have just asked me to volunteer, and I would have been really flattered. So this is beyond what I expected, and I'm quite honored.