Show t S Sr r i s x r w t N i 11 it t tI J. J I f It 1 THAT HAPPY GRIN on Wade Wagners Wagner's face Is proof of the pudding that big and little brothers are indispensable Eugene Wisch is Wades Wade's big brother Big and little brothers are match of month By Alan Crick Crickmore more Eugene Wisch Big Brother and Wade Clark Wagner have been chosen as the outstanding match in the Big Brother program for the month of January Mil MR WISCH resides in Gusher and works for Cor the Duchesne County School District at Roosevelt Union High School His little brother Wade is in second grade and also lives in the Gusher Lusher area When asked how he became interested in the program Eugene replied Joe of the University of Utah had been working with a young boy in the area He stopped by and talked to me about the boy and asked if I knew much about the Big Brother program I had heard the advertisements on the TV and radio and I liked kids so after talking a few minutes I decided it was something Id I'd like to do So I Iguess Iguess Iguess guess I 1 got interested because of kids kid We asked Wade if he was pretty excited when he found out he was getting a Big Brother and he said Yeah I EUGENE SAID the deciding factor in becoming involved was his own personal ex ex- He had grown up without a father since age seven and knew the problems that could confront a boy Realizing this he said If I could help just one child just one then it is worth it When both were asked to share a few of the things which they have done they began a whole list of fun things from working in the shed to wrestling basketball shopping camping and just plain walking and talking We asked Wade how the Little Little Brother can help the Big Brother Wade replied I talk to Gene and tell him what I like to do We always see each other once a week and sometimes I make a I special effort reports Gene The most important thing is to provide some guidance to give the child a sense of security and I j s i ix tr x Doing some shoveling a sense of belonging kids can get that at home but this program can strengthen and supplement that It is a great program I It should have been in inthe inthe inthe the Basin long ago I talk it up around school and tell them what it means to me Every time Wade and I meet someone I always introduce him as my little brother Were We're real pals Id I'd recommend the program to anyone Big Brothers and Sisters of Uintah Basin congratulate Gene and Wade on a fine companionship and also on being chose as match of the month for January We hope that their fine example will be bean bean bean an inspiration to others to join the Big Brother program |