For an hour every Tuesday, 22-year-old UCSD student Chad Black hangs out with 8-year-old Jaden at the Point Loma Gateway Youth Recreation Center. They shoot hoops, throw the football around and skateboard. They\u2019re not family, though. Black is Jaden\u2019s volunteer Big Brother. On Monday, May 17, Big Brothers, Big Sisters and families of all kinds are invited to a tailgate barbecue and Padre\u2019s game fundraiser in support of Big Brothers, Big Sisters of San Diego County\u2019s “Operation Bigs.” The program matches adult mentors like Black with children of deployed military parents like Jaden, whose father is in the Navy. While other children might be occupied watching television or playing video games, Black said he gets a chance for brotherly time with his Little Brother. “I\u2019ve always been the younger brother, so I\u2019ve never been an older brother. I\u2019m very conscious of the fact that I\u2019ve been given more than other people and I\u2019ve always been taught that it\u2019s important to give back,” Black said. By partnering with Phil\u2019s BBQ, event coordinators hope to raise $50,000 for “Operation Bigs” during the second annual BBQ at the Ballpark campaign. Last year, Phil\u2019s (3750 Sports Arena Blvd.) helped raise about $40,000 for the program, said Chad Glidewell, sales director for Phil\u2019s BBQ. “We\u2019re hoping for the same [turnout] this year,” Glidewell said. “We give about 1,000 tickets to the Big Brother\u2019s and Big Sisters and Little Sisters … we buy them all tickets to the game.” For $25, participating Padres fans can dine on Phil\u2019s barbecued ribs, chicken and side dishes during the May 17 tailgate party at Qualcomm Stadium from 5 to 7 p.m. before watching the Padres battle the San Francisco Giants. Glidewell said 100 percent of the proceeds will flow to the Big Brothers, Big Sisters Operation Bigs program in support of Military Appreciation Month, which falls during May. Since the program to support military families was started in 2004, “Operation Bigs” has provided 350 children with a one-on-one adult mentor. Mentors spend up to an hour and a half a week at various schools or facilities like the Point Loma Gateway Youth Recreation Center. Tickets for the May 17 event can be purchased at Phil\u2019s BBQ or through the Big Brothers, Big Sisters website at www.bbbs.org.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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