150 Club Members to attend Outing to Shawnee Peak
The Boys and Girls Club is pleased to announce a new special event on our Winter calendar. Thanks to a special offer from our friends at the Shawnee Peak Ski Area, 150 Club members will 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 members invited on the trip will be heading north on 1/8 after attending fitting/orientation sessions on 12/13 & 12/14. While there our members will spend a full day on the slopes, for many, their first time experiencing skiing or snowboarding. We would like to extend our thanks to Mr. Homer and his staff for their hospitality and generosity and we congratulate those members selected to participate.
Winter Arts Program
The Winter Arts program is set to begin on January 4th with a mix of pre-registered and drop-in programming available. We will offer a Fine Arts Class schedule that will include: Drawing (Mondays – 2 classes); Painting (Tuesdays – 2 classes); Sculpture (Wednesdays – 2 classes); Boys Art (Thursdays – 1 class) and Girls Art (Thursdays – 1 class); and Photography (Fridays – 1 class) and Arts & Crafts (Fridays – 1 class). These classes will run at 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. with the Drawing, Painting and Sculpture classes hosting a session for Bantams/Cadets (ages 6 to 9) at 3:30 and a class for Juniors (ages 10-12) at 4:30 p.m. These classes require pre-registration. For our older artists look for the following schedule of classes to be offered in the evenings starting at 6:30 p.m. – Drama (mondays), Model Making (tuesdays), Advanced Photography (wednesdays) and Teen Art (thursdays). These classes are in addition to a weekday Gamesroom Art class offered at 3:00. During the break between our Fall and Winter classes look for daily drop-in classes to be offered in the afternoon. For more information on the Arts program please contact Donna Seery at ext. 1320.
Intramural Flag Football Super Bowls
The 4-team Junior division of Intramural Flag Football has completed it’s play-off tournament by crowning the Panthers 2010 champions. In the first of two semi-final games held to kick-off the play-off tournament the Buccaneers overcame an early deficit on their way to a 46-44 victory over the Saints. Zelito Pina (2 TD’s), Danny Lopes (2 TD’s), Charlie Curd (1 TD) and Jaden Morant (1 TD) led the Buccaneers while Deijon Holmes (3 TD’s), Jeffrey Herron (1 TD), Romeo Miller (2 TD’s) and De’Andre Dew-Hollis (1 TD) led the Saints. In the second game the Panthers earned a Super Bowl berth with a thrilling 52-50 victory over the Falcons. The Panthers were led by Walter Dew-Hollis (4 TD’s), Jamani Sobers (2 TD’s) and Raul Cardoso (2 TD’s) while the Falcons were led by Freddie DePina (3 TD’s), Bellami Howell (2 TD’s), Ryan Manning (1 TD) and Saide Smith (1 TD). This set-up a battle between the Panthers and Buccaneers for the Super Bowl. Both teams played great, as they took turns holding the lead before the Panthers pulled out a 42-40 victory. Walter Dew-Hollis (3 TD’s), Romeo Miller (3 TD’s) and Jeantee Ambris (1 TD) led the Panthers while Zelito Pina (2 TD’s), Luke Harrington (2 TD’s), Charlie Curd (1 goal) and Danny Lopes (1 TD) led the Buccaneers. The 4-team Senior division has also competed the 2010 season awarding the Eagles the Super Bowl title. In the first of our two semi-final play-off games the Cardinals defeated the Falcons 70-66. The Cardinals were led by Edison Vasquez (5 TD’s), Manny Spinola (3 TD’s), Philip Lodge (1 TD) and Marcus Campbell (1 TD) while the Falcons were led by Rayshaw Matthews (4 TD’s), Emoni Vicente (2 TD’s), Cedric Correia (2 TD’s), Akanni McIntosh (1 TD) and Akila McIntosh (1 TD). In the second game the Eagles defeated the Bears 72-36. Joao Fernades (5 TD’s), Danny Alves (3 TD’s), Bernard Barbosa (1 TD) and Alberto Monteiro (1 TD) led the Eagles while Andronique DosSantos (3 TD’s), Bruce Cardoso (2 TD) and Sergio Amado (1 TD) led the Bears. The Super Bowl game was a back and forth affair with the Eagles pulling out a 52-48 victory. The Eagles were led by Joao Fernandes (3 TD’s), Alberto Monteiro (2 TD’s) and Alberto Monteiro (1 TD) while the Cardinals were led by Edison Vasquez (6 TD’s) and Junior Monteiro (1 TD). Congratulations to the Panthers and Eagles on their respective championships. For information on our upcoming Winter Athletic programs please contact Bruce Seals at (617) 288-7120, ext. 2210.
