Members and staff of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester pictured on a recent tour of Framingham State College: The College Bound program offers a variety of activities designed to assist our High School students with the successful transition to College.
March is just around the corner and there will be plenty of special activities offered throughout all program areas. In our Teen program we will be offering Friday field trips out to Dinner (March 13), the Movies (March 20) and Roller Skating (March 27). The members of the Keystone Club will also be busy this month as they hope to induct a new class of members, with orientation scheduled for March 13.
In our Aquatic program the members of the Marr-lin Swim Team will host the Beanpool Meet on March 1 before heading off to the Regional Championship Meet on the weekend of March 13 in Lebanon, NH. Also, the Winter session of the Swim Lesson program will end in early March before re-registration for the Spring session which begins the week of March 23. Our Arts Department will host the Winter Fine Arts exhibit on March 14. This day will also serve as the registration date for the Spring session of classes.
During the break between classes there will be drop-in art for members to take part in. In our Kids Café program we will continue our weekly nutrition education class being run in partnership with The Greater Boston Food Bank. We will also continue providing a hot, nutritious meal to members ages 6 to 12 weeknights at 5 p.m. From our Social Recreation program members ages 6 to 12 can look forward to weekly group clubs: Girls Group (Mondays), Torch Club (Thursdays) and Open Chef (Fridays) as well as daily tournaments, small group activities and field trips. At our Denney Center Unit located in Harbor Point members can look forward to a Ski Club trip (March 14), our 6-year Anniversary Celebration (March 17) and the Munch & Mingle (March 18). In our Education program we will continue Homework Help (Monday to Thursday), weekly sessions of One-to-One Tutoring and Master Minds, our educational games program on Fridays.
In our Athletic area we will host registration for our Spring programs on March 14. We will also hold championships games for Girls Low Rim (March 6), the Co-ed 14 & under League (March 7) and the Boys Low Rim League (March 12) while our 5 All-Star teams will wrap-up regular season play hoping to qualify for their respective post-season tournaments. Weekly sessions of our Triple Play classes in Gymnastics and Judo will continue meeting weekly while we will hold a Spring Training date for the Savin Hill Baseball League on March 21 followed by a date for try-outs on March 28. For information on these upcoming programs please contact Program Director, Mike Joyce at ext. 140.
Pictured are members of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester on a school vacation week trip to Roller Skating. The Social Recreation program offers after-school games, tournaments, small group clubs, trips and special events for our 6 to 12 year old members.
Pictured are members of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester on a school vacation week trip to Roller Skating: The Social Recreation program offers after-school games, tournaments, small group clubs, trips and special events for our 6 to 12 year old members.
Walter Denney Youth Center to Celebrate Anniversary
On Tuesday, March 17 we will be celebrating our six-year Anniversary of providing programs at our Walter Denney Youth Center Unit located in the Harbor Point section of Dorchester. Club members and their parents are invited to stop by the Center from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. to take part in activities. There will be food, games, face painting and more. This will also be a great time for residents of the Harbor Point community to renew their membership at the Center which will be free of charge on this day. In addition to the Anniversary Celebration other ongoing activities include U-Mass Tutoring, Kids Café, Fitness Club, Dance Class, Stonehill Tutoring, Friday Field Trips, McCormack Gym, and Art Classes. The Center also houses a licensed after-school program for 5-12 year olds which includes a before school component and extended hours during school breaks. For information on activities at the Walter Denney Youth Center please contact Unit Director, Queenette Santos at (617) 822-3701.
Alumni Reunion Event
The Club is pleased to announce that we will be hosting our 2nd Annual Alumni & Community Reunion event on Saturday, March 28 at the I.B.E.W. Hall on Freeport Street. Over the past several months a committee of staff and alumni have been spreading the word to current members of the Alumni Association, as well as any members we may have missed the first time around, in anticipation of this event. Currently, over 300 former members are part of the Alumni Association and the list keeps growing.
If you are a former member we encourage you to visit the Club’s website (bgcdorchester.org) and click the Alumni page to leave your profile. This will help keep you up to speed on all the comings and goings of the Alumni Association. Tickets, priced at $25, are now available for the event and can be purchased on-line or by contacting Heather Brigham at (617) 288-7120, ext. 144.
