Lynea is a hardworking individual who is a huge asset to the club and it’s members. Lynea is kind, compassionate, fun, and very helpful. She has been working at the club for a bit now and we absolutely love working with her. She is running smart girls and torch club. It was hard to get… Read more »
It takes all kinds of donations to keep the Boys and Girls Club of Mid Central Coast driving toward a better future for local youth, especially those who need us most. Volunteering, mentorship, one-time donations, and event sponsorships are just a few of the ways our community helps us support the future of our Club… Read more »
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast is excited to announce an important partnership with Creston Elementary School to provide top notch after school programming at the school facility beginning January 5th. Creston is a very small community about 10 miles outside of Atascadero–far enough away from resources and services to make afterschool… Read more »
Throughout the Central Coast, Club sites have been offering winter sessions for Club Members during the school break. Parents and kids are benefiting from these high quality, immersive day long experiences so kids are engaged and active during their time off from school. From holiday-themed activities, to science-based investigations, to physical activity, Clubs in Guadalupe,… Read more »
Club Members Get Into the Holiday Spirit Up and Down the Central Coast The Holiday Spirit is alive and well at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast! Thanks to the thoughtfulness of local community groups and donors, many of our Clubs were visited by Santa, Club members received presents and some lucky… Read more »
Angela has been at the Shandon site for about 4 months now. Despite her limited time at the club she has shown great perseverance and ability to create the best experience for the members. She is always ready to learn and move forward on teaching new skills. Angela had been running Triple Play-Daily Challenges along… Read more »
Thanks to an amazing outpouring of commitment to giving back to the community, Waste Connections built and donated 60 bikes to our Clubs, along with hundreds of other bikes to other organizations serving youth. A select group of Club Members at all of our Club sites were selected to recieve one of the bikes–which came… Read more »
Club kids at the Flamson site in Paso Robles, spent their time putting together hygiene kits for local people experiencing homelessness. In partnership with CAPSLO Torchclub Members decided on this service opportunity during the season of giving. CAPSLO will distribute the kits through their network of programs to help people in San Luis Obispo County…. Read more »
We started GivingTuesday off in a BIG way with a very generous donation from American Riviera Bank! Steve Harding, Regional President and Heidi Cummings, VP shared their generosity with Alanna Andruszkiewicz, our Chief Philanthropy Officer at their Paso Robles Branch. In lieu of a staff holiday party, employees of the Bank voted and chose Boys… Read more »
RE/MAX Success, based in Templeton, just donated $1000.00 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast to help support our sports and healthy lifestyles programming. After completing a local fundraiser that generated $42,000, RE/MAX Success considered our Clubs as one of the first organizations they would pass the donations to. Rebecca Repetto and Lorelai… Read more »
Club Members and Staff from the Flamson Club in Paso Robles, built an amazing float and were joyful participants in the City’s annual Holiday Parade of Lights. The Club chose “Country Christmas Memories” as their float theme and all worked very hard to make it beautiful. Alora McNulty, Club Director reports, “We had a lot… Read more »
Administrators for the estate of Annabella Reinhold surprised Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast with a gift Ms. Reinhold was kind enough to bequeath to us. Ms. Reinhold passed away in August in Arroyo Grande and listed the Boys & Girls Clubs as one of her beneficiaries. After a long and interesting life,… Read more »
For the 2nd year in a row, Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast was voted “Best Place to Work” by the Pacific Business Times . The print publication sends out surveys throughout San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties and crunches the numbers to determine workplace satisfaction among those surveyed. With a… Read more »
Employees, their families, and community volunteers with Waste Connections spent a recent Saturday building 200 bikes they will donate to local youth-serving organizations. Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast will receive 60 new bikes that we can distribute to our Club Members most in need of these great gifts. Club staff transported the… Read more »
Briceida has been with the Shandon site for about half a year. She is a hard worker and dedicated to the organization’s mission and goals. She truly cares about the well-being and growth of all the members she serves and is always there to step in and help when needed. Briceida ran our kicki’n nutrition… Read more »
On November 1, Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast did a Facebook Live drawing for the winner of the Lake Tahoe Deluxe Golf Get-A-Way for four. Thanks to everyone who purchased a ticket! We’re thrilled to announce that Dennis Gallagher is the winner of this wonderful prize. In addition to this drawing, we drew “winners”… Read more »
Two Recent Check Presentations Show Great Support of our Northern SLO County Programs Thank you to the Bank of the Sierra for their recent donation of $10,000 to our Club operations. This is an increase in funding from their 2020 gift and is a wonderful example of good partnerships improving outcomes for the kids we… Read more »
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 »
Up and down the Central Coast our 13 Clubs are offering programs as diverse as their communities and their Members. From the arts, to STEM to quiet self-directed work, Club members get to try lots of things every week. Possibly inspired by the upcoming Empty Bowls event supporting the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, kids… Read more »
It’s always a special treat when people make a special effort to raise money for our kids but when college students do it with an all day bake sale, their treats really ARE a treat! Recently, a group of students at Cuesta College were asked to tackle a local problem with a creative solution. This… Read more »
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 »
Veronica Ayon – Veronica is the North SLO Rover. Veronica is extremely helpful and willing to jump in wherever she is needed. She always comes in with a smile and the members love her. Veronica is fun to work with and has a heart for our members. Veronica is patient and understanding even in tough… Read more »
The SMART Girls program at the Flamson Club has been exploring the arts and self expression. Members of this program have recently worked on self portraits and have been able to have some down time drawing while listening to music. It’s been a wonderful time to slow down, create, and bond with each other. SMART… Read more »
With Fall programming well under way, the Club Members at the Flamson Club have been exploring nutrition, physical fitness and anti-bullying education. In partnership with the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department, youth participated in their “Kickin’ Nutrition” program which included watching cooking videos and doing hands on cooking and food preparation. Boys &… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Hispanic & Latino Heritage Month celebrates the histories, cultures and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans past and present. While it’s a monthlong celebration, it notably crosses over two calendar months – running Sept. 15th to Oct. 15th – coinciding with the Independence Day celebrations of Belize, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico… Read more »
Great food and great wine along with very generous supporters made Paso Robles Event a big success. Paso Robles, CA—September 17, 2021 – Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast is thrilled with the success of their Swirls, Sips and Sunflowers fundraiser held Saturday, September 11 at the Paso Robles Event Center. This event … Read more »
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 »
One of the BGCA flagship programs, SMART Girls, is doing a lot in Paso Robles. Yesterday, Club Members who are part of this program spent time learning how to make charcuterie boards and then shared their treats with the Club staff–who were so appreciative! They had a lot of fun learning how to cut different cheeses… Read more »
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 »
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 »
Saturday, Sept 11, 2021, 5:30 pm NEW LOCATION Paso Robles Event Center- 2198 Riverside Ave, Paso Robles, CA 93446 For over 55 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast have been removing financial barriers to high-quality after-school and summer programs. Our Clubs are dedicated to helping all youth reach their full… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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