The Patriot’s Kids Café program, which is run in partnership with The Greater Boston Food Bank, will host its 7th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner on Wednesday, November 17th. The dinner will begin at 5:00 p.m. and take place in the Social Recreation Gamesroom. The Dinner is open to all members and their parents. On the same night, our Denney Center Unit, located in Harbor Point, will host their Dinner for Club members and families as well. The Patriot’s Kids Café program allows members ages 6 to 12 the opportunity to receive a hot, nutritious meal five nights a week at 5:00 p.m. Parents interested in registering their children must fill out a program application which are available at the reception desk of all three of our sites. For information on the upcoming Thanksgiving Dinners, please contact Kids Café Coordinator, Maureen Cooper at ext. 2130.
All-Star Basketball Try-outs
The Athletic program is pleased to announce that try-outs for our traveling Winter Basketball program will be taking place in the coming weeks. There will be five teams offered for the 2011 season which will compete against Boys and Girls Clubs from the region. There will be several try-out dates for each team based on the number of attendees at the initial try-out. Team rosters will be completed by early December then the teams will spend the remainder of the month practicing in preparation for the season which will begin the first week in January. The ages for each team are determined as of January 1st, 2011. The try-out schedule is as follows: Boys 12 & Under – Wednesday, November 17th at 7:00 p.m.; Girls 14 & Under – Monday, November 29th at 5:00 p.m.; Boys 15 & Under – Thursday, November 18th at 7:00 p.m.; 18 & Under Girls – Wednesday, November 24th at 6:00 p.m. and; 18 & Under Boys – Wednesday, November 24th at 7:00 p.m. There is no cost to participate and all interested candidates must have an active Boys and Girls Club membership. For more information please contact Athletic Director, Bruce Seals at ext. 2210.
Teen Program News
The Teen program at the Club offers a variety of on-site activities weekday afternoons and evenings for ages 13 to 18. The Teen Center houses a computer lab, table games, various board/video games and our new Music Clubhouse. In addition, there are small group clubs for members to enjoy including the Girls Group, Drama Club, Open Cook and the Boys Group. These activities are in addition to upcoming November events which include our monthly Girls Night Activity (11/4), an Indoor Rock Climbing Trip (11/7), Ping-Pong Tournament Championships (11/10), a trip to Boston Tomb (11/12), Workshops with Girls Radio (11/17 & 11/24), the Boys Group Talk Show (11/18), and our Thanksgiving Dinner (11/23). Two additional Teen programs include the Keystone Club and the Career Prep program. The Keystone Club is our leadership development program for teens and meets every other week to plan community service projects, fundraisers and social activities. Recently, the members of the group sent invitations to prospective new members and will run an orientation for those interested on 11/10. For the month of November the group will also be hosting a Canned Goods Drive, begin weekly sessions assisting younger members in the Homework Center, and volunteering at Cradles to Crayons (11/29). In December the group will be hosting local Senior Citizen’s for a Holiday Dinner, volunteering at Christmas in the City and assisting at the Annual Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation Christmas Party. The Career Prep program works with eligible teen members to secure after-school employment positions within the Club. Thanks to our partnership with the Boston Youth Fund and Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s After-School Jobs Program, 20 teens will be employed for 10 hours per week from November through late May spread over all three Clubhouse locations. These teen leaders will assist Program Director’s in all of our core program areas. For those teens interested in becoming a member of the Boys and Girls Club, you can register for a one-year membership at any of our three locations for just $5. You will need to provide proof of age and attend a new member orientation. For information on our Teen programs mentioned above, or the registration process, please contact Xiomara Alicea or Tome’ Andrade at 617-288-7120, ext. 1420.
