This is the time when I’m typically thinking about the end of the year, and all that brings with it, but honestly, this year feels a little different. To loosely quote one of my favourite people, the pandemic has had a PROFOUND impact. That impact has been personal, professional, organizational, societal, and global, and in a few weeks…
On BGC Club Day (yes, that’s right – we have our very own day!), we get to celebrate what BGC is all about – relationships! The trusted ones that develop between our staff and kids, the ones that kids develop with each other, and of course, the ones that we develop with people like you. That…
As a friend of BGC, I’m pretty sure you believe, as we do, that even one kid left out or left behind is too many. We made the strategic decision to update our brand to BGC because kids and youth – both here and across this country – were increasingly telling us that the words “boys” and “girls”…
It’s official. Boys and Girls Clubs of South Coast BC has become BGC South Coast BC. Not to be trendy. Not because it’s shorter or catchier. But because Clubs across the country open their doors to all kids and teens and we believe our brand should reflect that so every kid and youth feels they belong here. Removing…
As we approach this year’s holiday season, you’ve read how we’re also looking for the ways to be more inclusive and diverse. The holiday season in Canada definitely focuses primarily on Christmas. I love Christmas. It’s what I grew up with. Over the years, I’ve learned about other celebrations as well from some of my closest friends including…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…