October's going to be a busy month at the club!

After-School Jobs Program

The Boys and Girls Club is pleased to once again partner with Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the Boston Youth Fund to offer a limited number of after-school jobs for teens ages 15 to 18. Interested teens must stop by the Club and pick up an application and take part in a quick interview. Please note that the spots are limited and not every candidate will be offered a position. These positions will assist Program Directors throughout our three facilities from late November through mid-May. For more information please contact VP of Programming, Mike Joyce at ext. 2110.

Boston Globe
Community Care Day

On September 29th the Boys and Girls Club will team with volunteers from The Boston Globe to take part in their Annual Neighbor to Neighbor Day event. The Boston Globe, which reaches out to local non-profits in need of volunteer activities each Fall will return to the Club where last year they helped paint the Pre-School Classrooms in our Marr Clubhouse. This year volunteers from the company will take part in the event which will be spent painting the Teen Center in the McLaughlin Clubhouse. We thank the employee volunteers for committing the time needed to complete this project and to The Boston Globe for their ongoing support of the Boys and Girls Club.

October Program Highlights

With Club members having returned to school and the Fall colors looking to settle in it means October is here and with it comes a variety of activities in all core program areas. In our Aquatic program we will continue the Fall session of Swim Lessons (ages 3–18), while the members of the Marr-lin Swim Team will continue to practice four nights a week in preparation for the start of their N.E.N.E.A.P.C. season. Look for the season-opening Blue/White Meet on 10/22, a meet on the road at the Watertown Club (10/28) and the annual Swim-a-thon Fundraiser (10/29). In our Social Recreation program our small group clubs: Boys Group, Torch Club, Girls Group, Girl Scouts and Fencing Club will continue to meet weekly. Upcoming special events include a trip to the Circus (10/15), attending the N.E.N.E.A.P.C. Bombardment Tournament in Stoneham (10/22), and our Annual Halloween Party for members ages 5 to 12 (10/31). In our Athletic program the 18-team Intramural Floor Hockey program will continue league play, along with the 8-team Flag Football program, the Beginner Gymnastics Class and the Judo Club. In addition, our two All-Star Floor Hockey teams will begin regular season play this month with home and away games against Boys and Girls Clubs from the region. At our Walter Denney Youth Center Unit located in Harbor Point we will be kicking off our tutoring program with U-Mass Boston (10/3), offering trips to Roller Skating (10/14), the Circus (10/15), and Six Flags (10/29) as well as hosting our annual Halloween Party (10/31). In our Arts program our afternoon Fall Fine Arts classes: Drawing & Painting, Sculpture, Girls Art, Photography and Inspirational Art classes along with evening classes: Advanced Drawing & Painting, Teen Arts, Advanced Sculpture, and Everything Fashion will continue to meet weekly. Please note all of these classes require pre-registration. As for our Music program our Lesson program will begin this month (pre-registration required) and will be augmented with drop-in times, our Friday Night Live series and Beat Making & Songwriting Class. On 10/12 we hill host the Opening Concert for the 5-week Riffs & Raps program which will kick-off on 10/24. Members can also look forward to Open Mic Night on 10/14. One of our ongoing programs is the Kids Café, which provides a hot, nutritious meal to members ages 5 to 12 weeknights at 4:45 p.m. Parents can register their children at any of our three service locations. In our Teen program we will hold weekly meetings of the Girls Group, Latin Dance Class and the Boys Group. Other important Teen program dates include a trip to Roller World (10/14), the Teen Halloween Party (10/28), and a trip to Six Flags (10/29). Lastly, we have the Education program which offers Homework Help four afternoons a week as well as small group activities such as KidzLit (literacy), Kids College (math & reading), and Scratch Design (computer video design). Our One-to-One Tutoring program and I.S.E.E. Test Prep Class (pre-registration required) will continue through the month while special events include the orientation for those High School students taking part in the Wilson Daily on-line S.A.T. Prep Course (10/6), a Financial Literacy Workshop (10/26) and Mock Interviews for our Career Prep Participants (10/27). For more information on any of the October events listed please contact VP of Programming, Mike Joyce at 617-288-7120, ext. 2110.