I had a great experience this week. I met my little brother for the first time.
Back in November I decided to volunteer with the Big Brothers & Big Sisters organization in my area. After a thorough screening I was matched with a little brother just this week. I met him on Monday, and he is cool. I don't really want to talk about him, but rather about what a great experience this is shaping up to be. My little brother is so excited to have me as his big brother and I think we are going to have a great time together.
At the end of last year I decided that I really need to be more involved in non-tech community efforts. After discussing it with my girlfriend, and spending some time investigating how I would like to be involved, I settled on the Big Brothers & Big Sisters organization. I fell that there are a lot of young people that really want to have good role models in their life, and to learn from older people who are willing to give them some time in their life. Big Brothers, IMHO, is evidence of that. In my area there are currently over 500 young people on the waiting list for Big Brothers/Big Sisters to be their mentor and friend.
If you have the time and commitment, I highly encourage you to look into it (or another mentorship organization that may be more suited for you).