Brave and Bold for the holidays…❄

Hello Everyone, One gift you’re going to receive from me as I write to you about what’s going on at BGC right now is this: I’m not talking about COVID-19 or the pandemic #yourewelcome. This is the time of year at BGC when we begin to prepare for the holidays with our kids, youth, participants, and…

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In HOPE vs. COVID, we’re cheering for HOPE

Looking back, many of us will consider 2020 to be a year that we’ll be happy to see the end of. The global pandemic, and incidents and events calling our attention to the need to put an end to systemic racism and discrimination for once and for all have pushed us in ways we didn’t…

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Club House Initiative

Here’s the deal: We’ve made the difficult, but right, decision to not hold a Gala this year (in person OR virtual). Why? To keep you safe and to follow the rules. But, we still know that our friends want to help us, so we’re bringing you a different approach, because we know we can count on you right now.…

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So, what are YOU watching this summer?

We’re following up on last week’s message, because we don’t want you to miss out on this amazing video, donated to us by Animism Studios, a local animation company who chose to channel their energy during the lock down into something amazing for the community… and more specifically, for BGC. Click here for the best…

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Be Bold for Youth with BGC

For more than 80 years, BGC has been giving children and youth a place to belong during the critical out-of-school hours, where with the help and guidance of highly trained staff and volunteers, they discover who they are, that they matter, what they are capable of, and that they have promising futures. Serving more than…

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Well, this really isn’t any fun, is it?

Hello from an appropriate distance away!  Here we are, a few weeks into changes in our world that none of us saw coming, or really even imagined. And, that means that most of us are having a hard time, in one way or many ways. Reminding ourselves that we’re all in this together can be comforting, but the…

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What we all need this holiday season

If you’re reading this, then you know that at Boys and Girls Clubs, we believe that every kid is amazing. Not that they would be if they only had other opportunities, or if circumstances were different. That they just are. We’d be lying, though, if we pretended that they always show up that way. At BGC,…

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Club House Gala = All the Feels

Hi there, Maybe it was the Friday night (first time ever), or the change of season, or maybe it’s just that it was a room full of old and new friends of BGC, but the 2019 Club House Gala was our best yet. Perry Solkowski, Fred Lee, and Erica Sigurdson, our “A-Team”, brought their best……

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Beyond Bug Bites and Camp Fires

At Camp Potlatch, our best kept secret is that, even though we’re “in the wilderness” every single interaction and activity is still designed to propel kids towards our 4 big life impacts: relationship skills, healthy living behaviours, a lifelong love of learning, and leadership skills. That they don’t know they’re learning is just fine with…

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