Annual Women’s Leadership Awards Dinner Approaching
On Thursday, May 6th the Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester will host over 700 club members and guests at the 18th Annual New England Women’s Leadership Awards Dinner at the World Trade Center. We congratulate the following women who will be recognized at the event: Circle of Giving Award – Karen Keating Ansara, Haiti Relief & Reconstruction Fund, The Ansara Family Fund; Leadership Award – Sr. Margaret A. Leonard, LSA, Executive Director, Project Hope; Community Spirit Award – Lyndia Downie, President and Executive Director, Pine Street Inn; Pioneer Award – Ruth Bramson, CEO, Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts; and Courage Award – Magdalen Bish, Founder, The Molly Bish Foundation and Life “Guard” Center. The five award winners will be presented their awards by Club members: Anice Brandao, Marissa Sneed, Christina Pienton, Regina Crawford and Aisling Kerr while Keila Centeio will serve as the Keynote Speaker. We would like to thank our Benefactor Sponsors – The Marr Companies, Keurig, Fidelity Investments and Liberty Mutual. Also, thanks to the many corporate table sponsors who will be attending. Finally, thanks to our Event Chair, Pam Hamlin, Arnold Worldwide, Master of Ceremonies, Lisa Hughes, WBZ-TV and the entire Event Committee for their hard work. If you would like more information on the Women’s Leadership Awards please contact Resource Development Director, Kip Parker at ext. 1130.
Intermediate/Senior Basketball League Begins
The 10-team Intermediate/Senior Basketball League (I/SBL) began play this past week with eight games played over four days. On Tuesday, the first of two games featured Stanford taking on Boston College in a battle of two teams from the 4-team Intermediate division for players ages 13 to 15. Boston College opened up an early lead and never looked back on their way to a 66-37 victory. Jonge DaSilva (17) led Boston College while Jerry Lopes (17) led Stanford. In the second game it was Duke defeating California 56-46 in the opener for the 6-team Senior division for players ages 15-18. Tyrell Pugh (22) and Hollister Elliot (22) led Duke and California respectively. On Thursday, two more games were held with Syracuse defeating California in the opener 62-59. Joao Fernandes (20) led Syracuse while Hollister Elliot (25) led California. In the late game Michigan, behind Tyrick Jackson (21) defeated Baylor 60-41. A.J. Brown (23) led the offense for Baylor. One game was held on Friday evening with U.N.C. downing Boston College 70-53. U.N.C. was led by Philip Lodge (26) while Boston College was led by Rayshaw Matthews (27). On Saturday, the final three games of the week were held with Georgia Tech defeating U.N.C. in the opener 69-60. Kaylab Silva (25) led Georgia Tech while U.N.C. was led by Philip Lodge (28). In the middle game it was Duke holding on for a 60-55 win over N.C. State. Daquan Hardy (29) led Duke while Evandro Teixeira (18) led N.C. State. In the final game Michigan upended Syracuse 61-57. Tyrik Jackson (33) and Joao Fernandes (28) led Michigan and Syracuse respectively. The Intermediate/Senior Basketball League will continue playing regular season games on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings through early June followed by the play-off tournament. For more information, or to inquire about available openings please contact Athletic Director, Bruce Seals at ext. 2210.
Career Prep Program
Thanks to the support of several collaborating partners the Club is hoping to place over 100 teen members in summer employment positions at all three of our service locations for the summer of 2010. With assistance from the Boston Youth Fund, Private Industry Council and the M.L.K. Scholars program recommended teen members will be placed in positions of employment within our Boys and Girls Club sites. Selected members are currently taking part in the registration process and will attend a pre-summer training in late June. These leadership positions, which assist the Club in operating programs for members 76 hours per week, will also give the participants valuable work experience and a chance to build a positive work history. At the conclusion of the summer program participants will have taken part in a career assessment and completed a resume to seek school-year employment. For more information on the various summer employment programs please contact Teen Director, Xiomara Alicea or Program Director, Mike Joyce at 617-288-7120, ext. 2110.
