Due to the COVID 19 Pandemic precautions and Club renovations, Member of the Month will resume when the Club is back in session |
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-END OF YEAR CALL TO ACTION- LAST CHANCE TO GIVE A 100% TAX DEDUCTIBLE GIFT TO LOCALLY SUPPORT THE KIDS AT THE CLUB |
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Our 2020 Annual Campaign was originally set to be launched at our 2020 Gala on March 14th, which was postponed to March 2021, due to the COVID 19 Pandemic. We need your support more than ever! Please support our 2020 Annual Campaign, "A Safe Place for a Bright Future." No donation is too small! As always, your gift is 100% Tax Deductible! Thank you for YOUR support! Click below to access the Campaign: |
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As the holiday season rapidly approaches, check out this AMAZING Holiday reflection message from the kids at the Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta...... |
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BGC Joliet Annual Christmas Party Shifts to Curbside Format It has been a time honored tradition for nearly 70 years for the Boys & Girls Club of Joliet to hold a special youth Christmas Party and gift grab the Saturday before Christmas.... We are happy to report that the tradition will go on, but in a curbside format, in order to adhere to public health guidelines for the safety of our youth and staff. Join us on Saturday, Dec 19 from 10 AM-1 PM for a Curbside Christmas Party & Gift Grab! While this event is for members only, due to economic impact of COVID on our community, there is currently no charge to become a member at the Boys & Girls Club of Joliet! We still have limited spaces for new members and you can sign up here: https://www.bgcjoliet.com/2020-fall-session Specific instructions on the protocol of the Curbside Christmas Party will be sent to all current members prior to the event. Questions? Call us at (815) 723-3434 E-mail us at Jolietbgc@gmail.com |
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Zeta Phi Beta-Eta Chi Zeta Provides Winter Clothing Drive Zeta Phi Beta-Eta Chi Zeta Chapter, has been a longtime supporter of the Boys & Girls Club of Joliet, particularly during the holiday season. 2020 is no exception, despite the many challenges that face us all. Thank you Eta Chi Zeta, your support makes a tremendous difference to the youth in our community that need us the most! |
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Joliet Slammers Support the Club with Toy Drive From the Joliet Slammers: "Don't forget that our toy drive is still going until December 16th! The toys will be donated to Boys & Girls Club of Joliet! Call the office at 815-722-2287 or email hmills@jolietslammers.com to schedule a drop off time." The Joliet Slammers have been supporting the Boys & Girls Club Joliet each Holiday season for the past 5 years, including 2020, despite the challenges! Thank you, Joliet Slammers, we truly appreciate your unwavering support for the kids that need us the most in our community. |
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The City of Joliet Supports BGC Joliet Through Giving Tree The Boys & Girls Club of Joliet would like to express our deepest gratitude to our friends and partners at the City of Joliet for partnering with us for Christmas by sponsoring a very special Giving Tree for Club members that need us the most! The original plan was to have the Giving Tree displayed at City Hall to attract support from city staff and elected officials as we led up to Christmas. Unfortunately, due to COVID restrictions, we had to improvise and promote the tree in a digital format and we were excited to learn that many of the tags had still been committed to! Special thank you to David Braner, Boys & Girls Club of Joliet Board member and City of Joliet CIO, for facilitating this partnership/promoting it digitally, as well as Kirsten Benson, for being an amazing project leader on this partnership initiative and to all of the generous city staff and elected officials for participating! We are proud to live in a city that promotes generosity and goodwill towards our youth! |
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Lakelands Club Boosts Amazon Wish List Our Amazon Christmas Wish List has been going great, check out the volume of toys that have been arriving! Many of our items are coming from some very special people from the LAKELANDS CLUB, out of Plainfield, IL! Thank you Lakelands Club, you are truly inspiring with your efforts! Thank you to all that have donated toys through the wish list, you are making a tremendous difference in the lives of the youth that need us the most in our community! The Amazon Christmas Wish List is still active and can be accessed HERE: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/C8G2KQP4C9G8... All items purchased will be sent directly to the Club! |
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USF Servant Leaders Provide Winter Clothing to BGC Joliet We had a wonderful visit from our new friends at the University of St. Francis Servant Leaders Group! The purpose of the visit was to donate a large variety of new winter clothing to be distributed to our youth during our Curbside Christmas Party and Gift Grab on Dec. 19! This amazing group was generous enough with their time to collect and deliver this critical donation! Thank you to all that took part in this effort and a SPECIAL thank you to Boys & Girls Club of Joliet "Club Ambassador," and USF Professor, Dr. David Gordon, for facilitating this partnership and donation! We sincerely appreciate the support! |
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Scouting Returns at BGC Joliet with Virtual Den Meetings Scouting is back at the Boys & Girls Club of Joliet! Our officially chartered Scout Pack, Pack 226, has resumed den meetings in a virtual format! Troop 226 is also slated to begin soon! Our Scout leader, Nora Briceno, was excited for the kids to return to Scouting, but not nearly as ecstatic as the kids themselves! Special thank you to our Scout Committee leader, Lee Gunter (and family), our Scout Leader, Nora Briceno and Rainbow Council, Boy Scouts of America Executives, Daniel Stromberg and Jarvis Franklin, for paving the way to make this happen! The Boys & Girls Club of Joliet is able to offer scouting to both boys and girls for no charge, thanks to a partnership with Rainbow Council, Boy Scouts of America, through the Scout Reach Program, which is funded by The United Way of Will County. If you would like to sign your child up for scouting, we still have room! Contact Nora at jolietbgc@gmail.com if you are interested. |
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U of I Ext/4H Provides STEAM Kits/Programming to BGC Joliet Introducing another great partner program/activity from our amazing friends at the University of IL Extension, self-guided STEAM (science, technology, engineering and math) Kits! As part of our 2020/21 Alternative Fall/Winter Session, youth are able to participate in this awesome STEAM activity, which includes kits to make "build your own" balloon powered car, hydraulic claw, and light up speaker! A tremendous thank you to Ms. Jamita Brown, for facilitating this activity, we truly appreciate your partnership! We cannot wait to show off the finished projects from the kids! |
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Our "Sponsor Spotlight" for the month of November is on T-Mobile! T-Mobile is one of our newest sponsors/partners, having recently sponsored our 2020 Alternative Summer Session and Back to School Event. T-Mobile was there for the Club during an unprecedented year of adversity and we truly appreciate their generosity and support. Special shout out to T-Mobile rep, Kristen Matthews, who has been an absolute joy to collaborate with! Thank you, T-Mobile, you help us to create Great Futures for youth that need us the most in our community! |
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UPCOMING EVENTS What: Alternative Fall/Winter Session When: September 8, 2020-December 31, 2020 Where: Boys & Girls Club of Joliet-Curbside What: 2020 Gala When: RESCHEDULED FOR MARCH 2021-DETAILS COMING SOON Where: The Jacob Henry Mansion's Victorian Ballroom What: Curbside Christmas Party When: December 19, 2020 10:00 AM-1:00 PM Where: Boys & Girls Club of Joliet-Curbside |
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The Boys and Girls Club is a PROUD United Way of Will County funded community partner and serves youth ages six to eighteen. The Club is open from 2:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Monday through Friday after school and 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. any week day that school is not in session. For more information about donating or volunteering, please visit bgcjoliet.com or call (815) 723-3434 |
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