It’s National Boys & Girls Club Week! | Open Door Tour
More than 4,000 Boys & Girls Clubs opened their doors to serve millions of kids across the nation and on military installations overseas by offering a place for them to grow and have a great future. Those are some amazing statistics and that is why I partnered with Mom Central on behalf of the Boys & Girls Club of America to promote National Boys & Girls Club Week. I will be receiving a promotional item for doing so, but the best reward is that maybe a few more boys and girls will be reached and have somewhere to go after school and avoid the kind of recreation and companionship that the street provides. With millions of single parenting households there is an increasing number of children at home with no adult care or supervision.
National Boys & Girls Club Week was established to celebrate the invaluable service that Clubs bring to communities and to highlight why great futures start at Boys & Girls Clubs. Clubs provide caring guidance and fun, engaging programs that help kids: do well in school, give back to their communities and choose healthy lifestyles.
Thousands of Clubs across the country will be holding Boys & Girls Club Week celebrations – including opportunities to hear from kids and other stakeholders about the ways that Clubs transform young lives.
National Boys & Girls Club Week takes place April 7-13 where everyone can “Open the door. Take the tour.”
If you can’t make it to a physical club, come take the virtual Club tour at greatfutures.org through the weeklong celebration.
In addition, Clubs across the country will plan fun daily activities for Club members, their parents and the entire neighborhood to enjoy. These events include teen forums, carnivals, health fairs and so much more. Many Boys & Girls Club leadership and service groups (such as Torch and Keystone Clubs for tween and teen Club members) also use the week as a chance to give back to the community by volunteering at homeless shelters or assisted living facilities.
The schedule for this year’s celebration includes the following:
• Monday, April 8 – Open the door to education.
• Tuesday, April 9 – Open the door to technology.
• Wednesday, April 10 – Open the door to character and citizenship.
• Thursday, April 11 – Open the door to healthy lifestyles.
• Friday, April 12 – Open the door. Take the tour.
Click here for more information on how you can help support National Boys & Girls Club Week.
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Disclosure: I wrote this review while participating in a campaign for MomCentral Consulting on behalf of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. I received a promotional item to thank me for taking the time to participate.
I think the boys and girls club is an amazing organization! I want to find a way to help my local organization this week!
I’m sure they would be super appreciative! 🙂
What a great opportunity to explore this organization. I’d love to learn more and will definitely check out the virtual tour!
I took the virtual tour also. I had no idea the clubs were so BIG and they kids did SO MUCH!
will be passing down this info to my sister who has older kids
I hope she can use the info! I will be seeking mine out when Emma/Ethan get older.
such a great place for kids. my nephew goes to our local one here after school. I dont know what my sister would do with out it! Thanks boys and girls club!
What an awesome program! Great way to help those at risk. Thanks for sharing.