Club Members to Attend Camp Northbound
To close out the summer program the Club will offer two special off-site activities, the first of which will see our sixth annual Camp Northbound trip leaving from the I.B.E.W. Hall on Saturday, August 20. The trip is being offered in partnership with Camp Micah in Bridgton, Maine which is opening up it’s facilities and staff so that 150 club members will be able to take part in this special event.
Club members from all three service locations will enjoy sports, water activities, arts, hiking, team building activities and much more. Campers will return to Dorchester on Thursday, August 25. Thanks to the Camp Northbound staff and to the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation for making this special event possible and congratulations to all of the members selected to participate. For more information on the Camp Northbound trip please contact Program Director, Mike Joyce at ext. 2110.
Session #2
Closing Olympics
The second session of the Summer program will wrap up on Friday, August 12 with an on-site Olympics for all 200 participating members. There will be activities in all core program areas, a demonstration by the M.B.T.A. Police and an outdoor barbecue. This day will conclude the second of our 2 – 3 week sessions and lead us into the Triple Play Jamboree, which will be held from Aug. 15 to 17 and will help close out the on-site summer program. Invitations for the Triple Play Jamboree will be handed out over the final week of the summer program and the Jamboree will include activities in all program areas. For our Teen members, the Safe Summer Streets program will continue through to Thursday, August 18. For information please contact Director of Program Development, Laurene Plourde at ext. 2120.
Club Members to Attend 20th Annual Disney Trip
Thanks to the leadership of Don Rodman, a member of the Club’s Board of Directors, and to the many generous supporters of his annual fundraising effort, 150 club members and chaperones will be attending Walt Disney World for a five-day, four-night trip at the end of August. This is the 20th year the trip has taken place and serves as a means to recognize outstanding participation, educational achievement, community service, sportsmanship and leadership within the Club, school and community. Trip stops will include the Magic Kingdom, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure, Hollywood Studios and Seaworld.
As in past years, the trip will include several Dorchester youth agencies as we welcome back Boston Refugee Youth Enrichment (B.R.Y.E), College Bound, Project D.E.E.P., the Leahy Holloran Community Center, Viet-Aid, Dorchester Youth Hockey, the West End House Boys and Girls Club and Nativity Prep. Congratulations to all of the members selected to attend and thanks again to Don for making it all possible.
Summer Swim Team
The Summer Swim Team has been practicing three nights a week during the summer program to prepare for their first meet of the season which saw them hit the road to face the Blue Hill Boys and Girls Club last week. Members of the team did very well including the following new swimmers to the program: Curt Boyd, Jada Duarte, Nayla Matos, Annayanzi Rapson, Adam Regan, Cole Riley, Niamh Ward-Molloy, Shannon Greene, Carolyn Dwyer, Justin Bird, Hannah Crisman, Betzalee Malos, Marin Bailey, Samantha Sullivan, Lauryn Thorpe, Michaela Simmons, Natalia Seletnik and Laura Barkowski. Next up for the Summer Marr-lins will be a meet at home against the Waltham Boys and Girls Club on August 4. This will be followed by the season-ending Blue/White Meet on August 11 which will be followed by a family BBQ for all swimmers and parents. For more information on the Summer Swim Team please contact Aquatic Director, Aquiles Gomes at ext. 2220.
Rodman Ride For Kids Event Approaching
The Boys and Girls Club, along with other collaborating youth serving agencies, will be participating in the approaching Rodman Ride for Kids. The Ride is a 25, 50 or 100 mile bike ride through the towns of Southeastern, Massachusetts which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 24. As the event approaches, the Boys and Girls Club is actively seeking teams of riders, individual riders, corporate, local business and individual sponsors, and volunteers. One hundred percent of all funds raised go directly to the agencies. In addition, funds raised from our sponsors and riders will be matched with a 15 percent grant through the Ride. Last year’s event was a tremendous success and a fun day for everyone involved. Anyone interested in participating in the event, or gaining more information, should contact Resource Development Associate, Heather Brigham at 617-288-7120, ext. 1132.
