SEATTLE — Seattle area kids and their families, many from the Boys & Girls Club of King County, tested their IRONMAN skills today at the UnitedHealthcare IRONKIDS Seattle Fun Run at Genesee Park in south Seattle. The kids, ages 3-15, had the opportunity to race on the same course as the IRONGIRLS athletes who will participate […]
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Kids Prosper and Find Their Voice at the Club
What do Denzel Washington and Thurston County’s Terrance Gardenhigh have in common? Although they share an uncanny ability to entertain, that’s not it. And despite their rugged good looks, that isn’t it, either. What they share is something infinitely more important when it comes to determining future success: their common roots in the Boys and […]
Tri-City Boys & Girls Clubs plan more teen offerings, expand in Kennewick
They spent the week learning about space and rockets — and it paid off with a bang. Or, really, a blast. Kids from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Benton and Franklin Counties’ Music & Arts Center fashioned two-liter plastic bottles into sleek space craft, complete with cardboard wings held down by duct tape, and then launched […]
Boys & Girls Clubs of King County are giving kids “Great Futures”
Each year millions of kids leave school with little to do and no place to go during summer break. Last week the Boys & Girls Club launched a national campaign called “Great Futures“, drawing attention to issues children face and giving them a chance to learn, grow, and develop healthy lifestyles. Calvin Lyons, President and […]
Tae McKenzie Named 2014 Pacific Region Youth of the Year
Seattle, Wash. – July 23, 2014 –Selected among nine outstanding youth, Tae McKenzie has been named the Pacific Region Youth of the Year for her sound character, leadership skills and willingness to give back to the community. Being named Youth of the Year is the highest honor a Boys & Girls Club member can receive. […]
Summer Programs at Boys & Girls Clubs Structured to Prevent “Summer Learning Loss”
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Whatcom County’s new approach to this year’s summer programming focuses on preventing summer learning loss. The newly structured summer programs provide Club members choices of programs targeted to three grade-level groups focused on keeping youth current in subjects they often fall behind in during the summer months away […]