YBBBS Child of the Week: Elijah

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Meet Elijah. He's 10 years old and in the fifth grade. Elijah is an only child who is being raised by his single mom. Elijah is vegan and thinks it is important to protect both the environment and animals.

Elijah's teacher says that he is a "great student." A perfectionist, Elijah is doing well in most of his studies, especially math, geometry and grammar. his least-favorite subjects are social studies and literature. he loves school field trips. he reads a lot for pleasure, his favorite books being "Harry Potter" and "The Lightning Thief." Elijah is on a basketball team at school and is enjoying it. he was in soccer last year and would like to take karate lessons. Elijah's favorite pastimes include roller-blading, watching movies, working on his computer, browsing Lego catalogs and making paper airplanes. he has a paper airplane book that he has been learning designs from. he also likes playing video games, which he gets to do on the weekends only. Elijah is a natural teacher and he has formed a yo-yo club in which kids at his school learn and perform tricks with yo-yos.

Elijah would like a big Brother who he can talk to and share interests with. his mom would like him to be matched with a big Brother who would simply spend time with him and do "guy stuff" like playing catch, watching sports and hiking and learning about the outdoors.

Join Yavapai big Brothers big Sisters today by becoming a big Brother or Sister to a young person such as Elijah! right here in the quad-city area, hundreds of boys and girls are waiting to be matched with someone like you. Find out how easy it is to change a young person's life by becoming a big Brother. call Yavapai big Brothers big Sisters at 778-5135 or sign up online at azbigs.org.

YBBBS Child of the Week: Elijah

Tags: math geometry, single mom, playing video games, natural teacher, video games, brother