NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Wendy R.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Buzz about the Participant Media film, "Waiting for Superman," to be released this fall, is energizing parents, educators, child advocates, policy makers and others to take action to improve the odds that children will succeed in our nation's schools.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Big Brothers Big Sisters is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by recognizing "Bigs," "Littles," families, staff and supporters who make their Hispanic Mentoring programs successful.

PHILADELPHIA, April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Visitors to the 11 Great Wolf Lodge resorts throughout North America set a Guinness World Record during a "World's Largest Waterslide-athon," event, raising more than $125,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters in the process. The Waterslide-athon held March 26-27 attracted more than 45,000 participants who slid a combined total of 3,593 miles, approximately the distance across the Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Ten Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies will receive the 2009 Annie E.