It was a whirlwind few days in Washington, DC, as Club professionals and Board members descended on Capitol Hill to advocate for those youth who need us most; more than 79,000 are served by Clubs throughout our state. Elise Menashe, CEO from Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Washington, with accompanying Board member Scott Horenstein […]
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Tacoma teen mentor set to compete for top national honor
Next month, an outstanding Tacoma teen will travel to our nation’s capital to compete for Boys and Girls Club’s National Youth of the Year. The Lincoln High School graduate recently won the regional title. Around the Al Davies Boys and Girls Club gymnasium, 18-year-old Tae McKenzie is a legend in eyes of the club’s youngest members who […]
Keystone ’15: The Master Plan!
The magic for Orlando in the spring is taking shape now as Teen Steering Committee hammer out details! The Steering Committee for the 2015 National Keystone Conference met in Orlando Florida on August 22nd to have a work filled weekend, planning the most amazingly memorable conference that Keystoners will never forget. The committee is made […]
Boys & Girls Club Construction Continues
The exterior walls are up, the windows are roughed in and the shingles are going on the roof of the new Boys and Girls Club next to Park Orchard Elementary. The new club is still under construction, so it will be business as usual at the current location, 410 W. Third Ave., when school opens […]
Coupeville Boys & Girls Club Serves Community
The Boys and Girls Club will continue its emphasis on providing physical fitness opportunities for the youth of Coupeville by sponsoring a flag football league this fall. The four-week activity will run Sept. 18 to Oct. 11 with the help of volunteers from the Coupeville High School football team and coaching staff. “We will have a weekly […]
New director has big plans for Skagit Boys & Girls Club
When Ron McHenry started at the Kennewick Boys & Girls Club in 2004, he quickly realized he had found his calling. The former high school band teacher was hired to establish a music and arts-based program from the ground up at that club. When the doors opened (just months after he began the project), just eight […]