25th Annual Scholarship Banquet

On Sunday evening, November 16th BIG Vision Foundation will hold its 25th Annual Scholarship Awards Banquet at the Inn at Reading. 

The purpose of our BIG Vision Foundation Annual Scholarship Banquet is to highlight our youth participants, as well as to award scholarship money to a select few young adults from our programs. It is also an evening to recognize and to celebrate the families of the participants who have dedicated their time and support in order for their kids to be involved in our programs. The banquet is held at the Inn at Reading and includes dinner, drinks, entertainment, guest speakers, new 2015 program revealing, silent auction and a chance to win in our raffle. The evening is an opportunity for us to show our gratefulness to all of our supporters throughout the year who help make our mission a reality. We also present our gifts to the organizations we support: Breast Cancer Support Services, Children’s Alopecia Project, and the Wounded Warriors Project. Lastly, we present the Loretta Magary Memorial Community Service Award to the player who exemplifies what it means to give back to the community.

Come out and see what BIG Vision Foundation has in store for 2015. Reserve your seat or company's table today.

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Newest Board Member Interviews

BIG Vision Foundation has partnered with local businesses in order to create Berks County's very own Green Monster and Fenway Park known as Charlie Wagner Field. The park is positioned as an economic driving force for the local economy and as a destination for youth to come together and learn good sportsmanship and leadership skills.

Listen to John Smith from Forino and Karen Marsdale from the Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce as they talk with Dan Clouser about their new positions on the Board of Directors and what that means for the future of BIG Vision Foundation.

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BIG Vision Foundation has partnered with local businesses in order to create Berks County's very own Green Monster and Fenway Park known as Charlie Wagner Field. The park is positioned as an economic driving force for the local economy and as a destination for youth to come together and learn good sportsmanship and leadership skills.

Listen to Kathy Kolb, as she talks about her partnership with Dan Clouser and BIG Vision Foundation in generating local support for breast cancer awareness and services. 

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Interview with Kathy Colb, Executive Director of Breast Cancer Support Services of Berks County

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Our Why

At the BIG Vision Foundation, we take pride in our mission to encourage the belief of good sportsmanship, community service, honesty, loyalty, dignity, humility and respect for authority in our youth. We strive to teach and train the young individuals that participate in our programs to be better human beings. However, without recognizing and applying the motivation and passion that drives us in the every day work that we do, our organization would not be able to successfully deliver its mission. For this reason, we always try to remember to stop and ask ourselves, why? Why do we do what we do? Here are "our whys." Each week you will hear a different personal account from one of our team members as they share their why…

Introducing

Kashif Reyes

Director of Strength and Conditioning for the BIG Vision Foundation

Kashif, aka Kash, from Reading, PA also works for the Olivet Boys and Girls Cub in Reading, PA where he mentors children during after school programs. Kash also has his own health and wellness company where he provides boot camps for individuals who want to get in shape or train for a specific sport. “My passion for my city starts with building-up the youth” (Kash, 2014). Growing up in the city, Kash states “without the community organizations, such as the Olivet Boys and Girls Club and the YMCA, I don’t know who I would have relied or depended on.”
Kash met Dan Clouser, the President of BIG Vision Foundation while they were working with People’s Chronicle. After meeting, they quickly discovered their shared passion for youth outreach as they spoke of their visions for the younger generations in the city through youth sports and physical exercise. After their initial meeting, Dan kept in contact with Kash and offered him support through obstacles and challenging times. Kash’s expertise in health and fitness, as well as his connections with the urban youth, landed him the opportunity to work for the BIG Vision Foundation. “I accepted the position because it is doing something I love to do and I am working with good people where there is room to grow and to learn, we can use our own ideas…it’s exciting to start BIG Vision from the beginning" (Kash, 2014).


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Hope for Our Future

Saturday, BIG Vision Foundation and Berkshire Baseball formally introduced their newest community project to the public, Charlie Wagner Field built as a replica to Boston's Fenway Park, Green Monster and all. The dedication ceremony honoring Charlie Wagner represented by his son, Craig Wagner was a great success, however the purpose behind the blood, sweat and tears that went into the project means so much more. As a non-profit organization, we firmly believe in giving back to the community through serving others. The youth whose lives we impact are our future and they deserve to be given opportunities for success, even if it is simply in the form of hope for a better tomorrow...



Thank you to all of the individuals, organizations and businesses who believe in what we do. Wouldn't be possible without your help!



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