Our second session of Meet A Professional was with Police Lieutenant and BGCMCC Board Member, Danny Rios. Danny discussed his journey through working in different positions he’s held in the police force and skills he has learned along the way. He shared funny stories as well as some of the hard realities that come with… Read more »
February at the Tom Maas Boys & Girls Club was filled with hands-on learning, creativity, and skill-building activities that supported members’ overall development. Members engaged in various arts and crafts projects, such as creating flower hand bouquets, painting vases, and making love bug crafts, friendship bracelets, and molding clay creations. These activities strengthened fine motor… Read more »
Our annual Spring fundraiser–The Great Gatsby Gala–is coming to Santa Maria on March 29th and we couldn’t be more grateful for the local businesses who are supporting our fundraising efforts with their sponsorships! Special thanks to Dignity Health for being our major sponsor and sponoring the bar. Bar Sponsor Dignity Health Table Sponsor Pacific Premier… Read more »
The Evans Park Clubhouse in Santa Maria has been running the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s program Soccer for Success and it has been a huge hit! In this program, youth got to learn and practice soccer fundamentals and spent a lot of time outdoors playing this sport. They even got their own jerseys!
On Valentine’s Day, our Members and Staff had a day filled with lovable memories. Our classrooms were set up with Valentine decorations and our art wall was as captivating as ever! Shoutout to our Middle School for decorating our windows with sweet messages and amazing art. Our celebration initiated with eating delicious fruit skewers full… Read more »
We spent President’s Day training or recertifying stasff CPR/First Aid in both our Paso Robles and Santa Maria regions. A total of 28 staff members completed their CPR/First Aid certifications. In Santa Maria, staff who didn’t need CPR training focused on program planning and participated in program training presentations. Meanwhile, in Paso, the staff participated… Read more »
Using candy, Club Members at our Flamson Club learned about the scientific method and how it relates to observing and learning. Kids assembled skittles in circle on plate, then put droppers of water on skittles and observed results.
Through our partnership with the Santa Barbara County Foodbank, we are able to offer our popular Kids Farmers Market at the Railroad Clubhouse. The Foodbank brings produce to the Clubhouse and Club Members get to learn about nutrition, do taste tests, and even get to do some food preparation with what is provided. They also… Read more »
The Flamson Clubs weekly Friday cooking classes with the middle schoolers are a great time to teach about responsibility in the kitchen setting. They learn cooking etiquette and as well as cooking hygiene rules. For the recent grilled cheese making classe we did assigned roles. We had two middle schoolers spreading butter onto the sour… Read more »
Every year in early Spring, Boys & Girls Clubs around the world nominate their Youth of the Year (ages 14+) and Jr. Youth of the Year (ages 10 -13). This isBGCA’s premier recognition program for Club Members and shows the winners as Members who embody the values of leadership & service, academic achievement, and healthy… Read more »
On February 7th, the Shandon Staff took our Members to visit the Shandon Market and purchase delicious food. Dishes that included carne asada burritos, al pastor quesadillas, grape flavored Peelerz and much more, were bought to enjoy at the Club. We can’t wait to visit again on the 7th of March. Our TK Members have… Read more »
The month of February was a time when we partnered with two local chambers of commerce and got to show off our Clubs and programs to business leaders all over the Central Coast. Both the Tom Maas Clubhouse in Paso Robles and the Railroad Clubhouse in Santa Maria were able to showcase our great facilities… Read more »
We are proud to recognize Laura Vasquez as our January Staff Person of the Month. This honor is bestowed on one staff person from all of our service area after being nominated by their supervisor and selected by the Executive Team. Laura was nominated for this honor because of her flexibility and willingness to jump… Read more »
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