Category: News

Longtime Board Member Honored as Philanthropist of the Year

Tim Murphy Honored by the Santa Barbara Foundation Congratulations are in order for Tim Murphy, a member of our Board of Directors for being honored by the Santa Barbara Foundation as their Philanthropist of the Year during the annual Celebrate Philanthropy! event in Santa Maria.  The Celebrate Philanthropy honor recognizes individuals, couples, or families who,… Read more »

Tom Maas Building and Other Capital Projects Keep Making Progress

The construction of Tom Maas Clubhouse in Paso Robles is well under way!  The state -of-the-art Club has had steady activity since breaking ground in March.  To date, site retaining walls are almost complete…and with some 16″ thick block in the tallest ones, they are sturdy! Framing continues to move faster now and should be… Read more »

Mina Donkor Joins Leadership Team as New Area Director

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast is excited to announce the hiring of Mina Donkor as Area Director to lead all activities of the Northern San Luis Obispo County Club sites.  These include Clubs at Flamson Middle School, the Atascadero Fine Arts Academy and Shandon Middle School.  Altogether, Ms. Donker will lead… Read more »

August 2021 Donors

Thank you to all of our Donors for your generosity! Brigette VerdinElizabeth AldanaAbraham BautistaAbraham BautistaErica LopezErica MezaJacob ZambranoMayra BautistaMr. Carlos CortezMichael PatinoMiss Daisy PerezFernando RamosGuadalupe SalazarMiguel Torrez-FraustoLiset Vazquez-RiveraLidia AvilaAlexis CastilloUnited Way California Capital RegionTarget CorporationMary BoltonViolet CavenderAllison CuevasMr. Ernie CuevasMelissa GodinezAlora McNultyJosue RojoTarget CorporationNetwork for GoodMr. & Mrs. Bill LibbonMiss Signe ZollerKelsie PradoKathryn ScottMs. Brandi… Read more »

YDP of the Month – Yasmin Rodriguez-Villavincencio

Yasmin has been with the BGC movement for a little under a year, and has already made a great impact with her leadership style and her willingness to go beyond the normal day today requirements.  Yasmin is a responsible caring and community oriented Club Director. Her community approach to operations is a instrumental to making… Read more »

YDP of the Month – Denise Pitacua

Denise has been with us in Guadalupe for about 10 months. She started at Mary Buren while we were in distance learning.  She was a great fit with our elementary members, but we quickly realized that she has a lot of experience working with Junior High students. Denisse was then moved to our McKenzie Club…. Read more »

YDP of the Month – Miguel Torres-Frausto

Miguel has been with the Boys & Girls Club for 9 years. He is our Club Director at Oakley Elementary where he has built a strong relationship with the school day, members, and parents. With his experience he has been able to establish a constant in the lives of the members at his site. Members… Read more »

Community Service Under Way at Railroad Club

Members of the Torch Club at the Railroad Club site spent their afternoon helping to make their community and neighborhood better.  As a group, Torch Club members decide on ways they want to give back and for their first project of the year, they decided on a trash clean up at Atkinson Park in Santa… Read more »

Largest Single Gift in Club History Just Donated

Funding for the construction of the long-awaited Tom Maas Clubhouse in Paso Robles is now complete—the state of the art new facility to open in the Fall of 2022. Paso Robles, CA—September 9, 2021 – The Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast today announced the generous donation of $543,000.00 raised at the must!… Read more »

What’s Happening at the Evans Park Club!

Lot’s of fun and creativity happening with Evans Park Club Members.  Yesterday, they designed and made their own tie dye shirts to keep and the younger Members started getting into Fall with Pumpkin Cookie decorating. The Evans Park Club is on site at one of the Housing Authority facilities.  This Summer, the Housing Authority started… Read more »

The Winemaker Auction is Open for Bidding

Click here to check out our auction items and start your bidding! Our Winemaker Dinner Auctions are Open! Check out the fabulous items we’ve gathered for our Live and Silent Auction. If you’re looking for dining, travel, wine, the perfect bike, or something for the home, we’ve got something for you. The auctions are open… Read more »

Mental Health Issues Among Kids at the Top of Mind With Boys & Girls Clubs

Kids Head Back to School—and Bring Covid-19’s Mental-Health Scars With Them They’ll be met by additional counselors, plans for mental-health screening and new programs to help tackle anxiety and depression MONTEREY PARK, Calif.—JR Dzubak was breaking up a fistfight between a group of high-school boys in July when he had a moment of doubt. What… Read more »

Join Us at the 18th Annual Elks Parade Festival

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Mid Central Coast will have a featured spot at the Elks Parade Festival on Saturday, September 4th in Santa Maria.  Everybody’s favorite parade–the 78th Annual Elks Rodeo Parade–will follow it’s historic route along Broadway in Santa Maria starting at Mill Street and marching south to Enos Boulevard.  Our… Read more »

Club Kids Art Makes a Splash in Santa Maria

The brand new Honda of Santa Maria looks even more impressive now that two murals of artwork created by Club kids have been added to the facade.  When you are driving along Bradley Road you’ll see a vivid tropical bird as well as a gorgeous sea turtle adorning the backof the building and you can… Read more »

Programs Team Has Big Plans This Fall

The heartbeat of the Boys & Girls Club—our education professionals who plan and implement all of the high quality programming and activities that help Club Members stay engaged, reach goals, and make healthy choices—have been working for weeks to design programs that really ensure that “Great Futures Start Here!”  Anna Libbon, Director of Programs and… Read more »

Featured Clubs–McKenzie and Mary Buren in Guadalupe

For the month of July, our members at Mary Buren & McKenzie took over the Santa Barbara Zoo, La Purisima Mission, Central Coast Aquarium, and Rancho Bowl in Santa Maria.  In July, we took both Mary Buren and McKenzie students to the Santa Barbara Zoo. By far it was the highest Friday of attendance. Our… Read more »

Back to School Time is Here!

Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast has seen a whirlwind of activity as our Club members get ready for in-person school once again!  Thanks to some of our generous and thoughtful supporters, many of our kids benefitted from a great shopping trip for school clothes, as well as a bounty of school supplies.  … Read more »

Ag for Youth Golf Tournament Raises over $130,000

On Monday, July 26, one hundred forty golfers braved the rain to compete in the Boys & Girls of Mid Central Coast Ag for Youth Golf Tournament at the Santa Maria Country Club.   Here is a list of the winners:   Maxco Pebble Beach Raffle: Ticket 166 Jim Peterson, Rob Stowasser, Dwight Beckdtrand, and… Read more »

July 2021 Donors

Thank you to all of our Donors for your generosity! Dennis Allen Ronald Asanen Dean Barbis Ray Beadle Windsor Bean Dwight Beckstrand Craig Bernard Dennis Bougher Michael Boyer Bovino Vineyards Sandra Brown Rob & Sandra Buchanan Ron & Mary Burk Frank Burrola California Giant, Inc. Cascade International Foods, Inc. Central Coast Community Energy Cleugh Coast… Read more »

YDP of the Month – Andrea Alonzo

Andrea Alonzo has been with the Boys & Girls Club for one year and is at our Railroad Club. During the school year, she had the difficult task of working with our youngest members. Andrea did a great job getting to know their school schedules and getting onto Zoom. She has done a great job… Read more »

YDP for July–Mary Bolton

Mary Bolton has been with the Boys & Girls Club for three years now. She is  our Club Director for our newest site, Bill LibbonElementary. She did a great job during the school year and our Summer Brain Gain Camp. She is currently helping at Railroad in the afternoons as Co-Club Director for the PM… Read more »

YDP for July – Matt Garcia

Matt Garcia has been working at the Mary Buren Club site since Oct. of 2020. He was part of opening up City Hall during Virtual Learning in order for us to serve more members who needed a safe, positive place to do their virtual learning. Matt is our only male figure at Mary Buren and… Read more »

Board Members Honored As “Roblans” of the Month

The Paso Robles Chamber hosted a lovely event on 8/11/21 at Cal Coast Brewing in Paso Robles, where they honored Gene & Sue Runkle as Roblans of the Month. Gene Runkle serves as our Board Treasurer.  Gene & Sue talked about the Club, the Tom Maas Clubhouse, and the local kids that benefit from Club… Read more »

Happy Kids Makes for Happy Parents

I’ve had the great privilege of joining the staff of Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast this Spring. Over the course of my first few weeks and months, I enjoyed the opportunities I had to meet staff, watch them in action with our members, watch the members play and enjoy their time at… Read more »

In Remembrance of Logan Castillo

My member highlight goes out to Logan Castillo. He came to us every day, plugged in, and logged on. I would sit with him and type his work for him as his teacher rushed all her students through the lessons while he would read aloud to me while taking it easy. He was a twin… Read more »

Ford Motor Company Cares About Kids

For many years, the Ford Motor Company Fund has been supporting Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast kids through their national grant program and through support from the local Ford dealership—Santa Maria Ford. Focusing on programs and services that benefit “tweens” and those in Middle School, the Ford Fund provides grant money to… Read more »

June 2021 Donors

Thank you to all of our Donors for your Generosity! AG RX Elizabeth Aldana Alanna Andruszkiewicz Atascadero Elks Lodge #2734 Lidia Avila Mayra Bautista Abraham Bautista Esteban Benitez Mary Bolton Bovino Vineyards Jessica & Tim Byrne Alexis Castillo Violet Cavender Community Action Partnership Penny Coombs Corteva Agroscience Carlos Cortez Crosby Investment Group Allison Cuevas Ernie… Read more »

YDP of the Month – Lezly Barriga

Lezly has been with us for two years. She is currently working at Evans Park and has been doing a great job helping Yesica and the club members. She is always willing to help wherever needed and even helped move supplies and equipment into storage to get ready for the remodel. She has built supportive… Read more »

June 2021 by the Numbers

1036 registered members, 306 daily average attendance, and $517,921 in donations received.

YDP of the Month – Alexis Castillo

Alexis embodies selflessness. She is always willing to do what is asked of her. Alexis started the school year helping in Guadalupe and still worked Virtual Clubs for her home site, Bruce. In January, she returned to Bruce, and she has continued to be an asset to the team. She continues to do Virtual Club… Read more »

YDP of the Month – Ignacio Roman aka Nacho

Nacho is an amazing asset to our North County team. He goes above and beyond the call of duty. He never misses a day and is always upbeat and awesome. The kids in his group love him so much. He is passionate, caring, funny, thoughtful, and kind. He will help anyone in any way they… Read more »