Health-focused partnerships are on the rise between Boys & Girls Clubs and insurance providers. TACOMA – February 7, 2019 – Coordinated Care of Washington (CCW) has joined Boys & Girls Club of Washington (BGCWA) as a Healthy Lifestyles Partner to create more GREAT FUTURES in Washington State. CCW is donating $50,000 to create the Healthy […]
Boeing 2018 Liftoff for Learning back-to-school drive is an uprecedented success!
In August of 2018, Boys & Girls Clubs of Washington State Association initiated a very successful Back-to-School partnership with Boeing, facilitating donations by Boeing employees to fund purchase and distribution of school supplies for Boys & Girls Clubs in communities where Boeing has a physical presence. The campaign lasted the entire month of August and […]
Katie Wilton, 2018 WA Military Youth of the Year, earns Pacific region title
On July 24th, 2018, Washington State Military Youth of the Year Katie Wilton advanced to the National competition by winning Pacific Region Military Youth of the Year in San Diego, California. Katie’s new title was announced at the Youth of the Year gala, where she was awarded a $40,000 college scholarship courtesy of Toyota and […]
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 […]