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Keystone Club News

The Keystone Club is our leadership development program for teens and meets every other week to plan community service projects, fundraisers and social activities. Recently, the teen members of the group elected their officers for the upcoming year and are now busy planning projects for the remainder of 2011 and into 2012. We congratulate the following members who were elected by their peers to lead the group for the new year: President – David Barry, Vice President – Sean O’Donnell, Treasurer – Maeve McCarthy and Secretary – Bridgette Nee. Upcoming projects include a Canned Goods Drive for the month of November, an inter-club Scavenger Hunt (11/26), service projects with Cradles to Crayons, the Greater Boston Food Bank and Christmas in the City, as well as volunteering at several holiday-themed events in December. The group also accepted nominations for new members, each of whom attended an orientation session run by current members. Congratulations to the following new members: Michael Ring, Shannon Casey, Kristen Fields, Anna Sweeney, Mollie Mannion, Jake Ryan, Hannah Butler, A.J. Gomes, Jessica O’Donovan, Tayla Duarte and Cecil Bennett. For info on the Keystone Club please contact VP of Programming, Mike Joyce at ext. 2110.

150 Members to attend 2nd Annual Outing to Shawnee Peak

The Boys and Girls Club is pleased to announce the return of a special event to our Winter calendar. Thanks to our friends at the Shawnee Peak Ski Area, 150 Club members will return for the second year to enjoy a full day of skiing or snowboarding at the Bridgton, ME mountain. Chet Homer, owner of the Shawnee Peak Ski Area stated, “I am lucky to be able to provide a day on the slopes for the kids of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester. It should be a day of great fun for all!!” Thanks to the generosity of Mr. Homer, lift tickets, equipment, lessons and more will be made available to our members attending at no cost. The 150 pre-invited members on the trip will be heading north on 1/7 after attending fitting sessions on 12/5 & 12/6. While there our members will spend a full day on the slopes, for many, their only time experiencing skiing or snowboarding. We would like to extend our thanks to Mr. Homer and his staff for their continued hospitality and generosity and we congratulate those members selected to participate.

Intramural Floor Hockey Program

The 18-team Intramural Floor Hockey program completed another week of regular season play with nine games played during the past week. In the 10 & under Boys division, which plays games on Thursday afternoons, the opener saw the Maple Leafs defeat the Sharks, 8-1. Mark Garside (4 goals), Thomas Flaherty (2 goals), Jamarie Borden (1 goal) and Max Garside (1 goal) provided the offense for the Maple Leafs while Jaden Morant (1 goal) led the Sharks attack. In the second game the Avalanche, behind Eoin Gormley (2 goals), Steven Joyce (1 goal) and De’Andre Dew-Hollis (1 goal) defeated the Whalers 4-1. The Whalers offense was provided by Bryan DeLaCruz (1 goal). In the third game Kevin Zarnoch (3 goals) and Raymond Ahern (2 goals) propelled the Red Wings to a 5-2 win over the Sabres. Leading the offense for the Sabres were Jackson Walsh (1 goal) and Tahron Allen (1 goal). On Friday afternoon the Girls 10 & under division took the floor with the North Stars, behind the offense of Michana Smith (3 goals) and Maia Duarte (2 goals) defeating the Oilers 5-0. In the second game the Bruins looked in top form as they defeated the Black Hawks by a score of 6-1. Orla O’Driscoll (3 goals), Nashyia Borden (2 goals) and Victorina Fonseca (1 goal) provided the scoring for the Bruins while Kate McGrath (1 goal) supplied the scoring for the Black Hawks. Later that same evening the Co-ed 10 & older division held two games. In the first game the Lightning bested the Devils by a score of 6-2. Jamila Barros (3 goals), Jasmine Burgos (1 goal), De’Andre Dew-Hollis (1 goal) and Tayla Duarte (1 goal) handled the scoring for the Lightning while Sean Connolly (2 goals) led the Devils attack. In the second game the Blues defeated the Flames 7-1. Casey MacKinnon (2 goals), Brendan White (2 goals), Jessica Baptista (1 goal), Micha Smith (1 goal) and Jake MacKinnon (1 goal) led the Blues while the Flames were led by Jessica Carvalho (1 goal). The week closed out with two games in the Boys 14 & under division. In the opener the Canadiens got by the Capitals 10-4. Sam Mastrogiacomo (2 goals), Nick Mastrogiacomo (2 goals), Bryan DeLaCruz (2 goals), Jamarie Borden (2 goals), Nicholas Clements (1 goal) and Octavius Nunes (1 goal) led the Canadiens while the Capitals were led by Brendan White (3 goals) and Brendan Manning (1 goal). In the second game the Flyers, behind Jared MacLeod (3 goals), Walter Dew-Hollis (2 goals) and Danny Lopes (2 goals) defeated the Flyers 7-2. The Flyers were led by Raul Cardoso (2 goals). All four divisions of the Intramural Floor Hockey program will continue regular season play through the end of November before heading into their respective post-season tournaments. For more information on the Intramural Floor Hockey program please contact Athletic Director, Bruce Seals at 617-288-7120, ext. 2210.