Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Florida selected Broward County volunteer mentors Brian McGrath and Samara Minichiello as Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year for the state of Florida. McGrath and Minichiello, who were chosen from more than 10,000 mentors at 11 agencies across the state, are now in contention for the National Big of the Year awarded by Big Brother Big Sisters of America. The national honor will be announced in April.