January Program Highlights - Upcoming events for the month of January include a Teen Trip to Ice Skating (1/10), followed by the Marr-lin Swim Team hosting the Waltham Club (1/11) and attending the Nashua Pentathlon Invitational (1/12). Later that week, the Teen program will team with the Fine Arts program for Snowman Making (1/17), followed by the Marr-lin Swim Team hosting the Nashua Club (1/18). On 1/20, our Denney Center Unit will partner with U-Mass Boston for a Day of Service event. On 1/24 the Teen program will host a Scavenger Hunt while the Keystone Club will volunteer with The Greater Boston Food Bank on the following day (1/25). On 1/27 look for the start of the Friendship Club, Music Lesson program, and the Winter session of Gymnastics. We will close out the month with a Teen trip to B.U. Basketball (1/29), a new Ballroom Dancing Class (1/30) and our Denney Center’s Winter Open House (1/31). For more information please contact Mike Joyce (mjoyce@bgcdorchester.org).

Mayor Walsh Community Service Event - This past weekend the Boys and Girls Club hosted a group of 30 neighborhood volunteers for a service project as part of new Mayor, Martin J. Walsh’s Transition Inauguration events. Our thanks to these hard-working volunteers who helped paint the Early Education and School-age program classrooms.

February School Vacation - From 2/18 to 2/21 we will be offering a special vacation week program from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for ages 5-12 Parents must pre-register their children to take part and there is a $20 fee for each child for the week. Breakfast and luch will be served each day. Teen members will enjoy extended hours at no cost. For more information, or to register, please contact Kevin Vo (kvo@bgcdorchester.org).