Youth of the Year Celebration
Former Razorback great, Ronnie Brewer honored the Boy & Girls Club as the Keynote speaker for the annual Youth of the Year Celebration. The 975 people in attendance were entertained by co-hosts
Michelle Gloeckler,
Executive Vice President of Consumables and Health & Wellness and U.S. Manufacturing Lead for Walmart U.S. and
Shawn Baldwin,
Executive Vice President of Consumables and Health & Wellness and U.S. Manufacturing Lead for Walmart U.S.
The Celebration was presented by Kraft Foods
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Senator Cecile Bledsoe presents Joselin Martinez, Youth of the Year, with a State Citation. The Senator was one of many dignitaries at the event including Mayor Peter Christie - City of Bella Vista Mayor Bill Edwards - City of Centerton Judge Bob Clinard Superintendent Dr. Janie Darr from Rogers Public Schools Superintendent Mr. Mike Poore from Bentonville Schools
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Joselin Martinez, Boys & Girls Club of Benton County and State of Arkansas Youth of the Year addressed the crowd. Others recognized at the Celebration include:
Alice Cartwright who received the "Friends of Youth" award for giving more than 300 hour in service to Club kids and Todd Huff, the Rogers Unit Director who was honored with the
2015 Excellence Award for his accomplishments throughout the year investing in the future of Club youth. The 48 Youth of the month (12 from each facility) were also recognized for their special character and achievements.
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Roger Kids Sing & Dance at Youth of the Year Celebration
Recently, a Choir and Dance Team were established at the Rogers Unit. They graced the stage to perform at the Celebration, showcasing their unique skills and talents.
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The HLM Teen Center sponsored a character and leadership week during the last week of March to celebrate Boys & Girls Club Month. The theme of the week was "pay it forward". The HLM Parent Committee provided snacks for the kids and encouraged them to pay it forward to those they encountered throughout the week. The teens also paid it forward to their teachers and showed their appreciation of them by writing thank you cards and and giving them candy."
Rogers Kids Get Fit
The Rogers Unit celebrated Boys & Girls Club Month with fitness activities. According to Todd Huff, Unit Director they held a team workout in the gym, constructed an obstacle course outside, played gym games, held a Wii Just Dance tournament, and much more. He says, "The kids had a great time!"
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Firemen Play at Bella Vista
Special thanks to the Bella Vista Fire Department for spending some quality time with our kids. The firemen and the kids really enjoyed playing dodgeball together. They also gave our kids a tour of a firetruck and an ambulance and even shot water from the tallest boom. This was an event to conclude our character and leadership week. No one shows more character and leadership than the men who put their lives on the line each and every day to save ours!
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2015 Great futures Gala
Date: May 1st, 2015
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: John Q Hammons Center
Join us for the 21st Annual Gala to support our youths GREAT FUTURES. Attendees will enjoy dinner, live auction, raffle, and live entertainment.
Presented by:
Bella Vista Shade Structure Complete
It has been a long time in the planning, but thanks to a grant from KaBOOM!, the Bella Vista playground now has shade - just in time for summer. Kyle Meredith, the Unit Director, saw a need to keep kids out of the glaring sun in the months when there is a high volume of playground use. No one is happier than the kids who will be safely out of the sun when using the playground.
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Rogers Unit Reaches Out to Teens
The Rogers Unit teens sponsored a Game Night at the McKinney Unit. They played games like Uno, Blackjack and Spoons and danced to great old school and modern music. Gift card prizes were awarded by the Keystone Club picking names out of a bag. The biggest prize was a Google Tablet for a Keystone Club member who brought the most teens at the event.
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Agency
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WHO ARE SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL &
MAKE POSITIVE LIFE CHOICES
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February '15 Youth of the Month
Brandon Chavez - Rogers
Joseph Broderson - McKinney
Jozalyn Rush - Bella Vista
McKenzie Garrigus - HLM
Keystone Club Summit
On March 14th the Keystone Club held a Summit at the Bella Vista Club. At the event they planned projects in in the core areas of Academic Success, Career Preparation, Community Service, Teen Outreach, and the National Project. After planning, Keystone members participated in team building activities. The summit concluded with a Staff versus Keystone dodgeball competition. The Staff are quicker than they look and beat the keystone teens 2 out of 3 times.
SMART Girls Sleepover
On March 20th ten of the Rogers Smart Girls ages 14 and up had sleepover at the Rogers Unit. The night consisted of building a fort in the Keystone room, making homemade facial masks out of rolled oats, avocadoes, and honey; painting fingernails; listening to music; and doing each others make-up. It was a very low-key night that the girls planned themselves.
A big THANK YOU to our other Youth of the Year sponsors:
Kimberly Clark, Johnson & Johnson, Mondelez, MoneyGram, Mars, Clorox, Beiersdorf, Lindsey & Associates, Sun Products, General Display Works, and Paris Presents
Each Youth of the Year candidates will receive a scholarship through the support of the Club's sponsors. Another big THANK YOU goes out to the Youth of the Year Scholarship Sponsors:
Chuck and Susie Fehlig, Clear Choice Retail, Crown Partners, Drew and Nancy Collom, Ladies Auxiliary, Lindsey & Associates, Paris Presents International, Pharmavit, Scott and Kim Duhamel, Stout Stuff, Todd and Marjorie Hanus, Tom Collela and Blair Bennett, Village Insurance
Walmart
is a Sustaining supporter of the Boys & Girls Club of Benton County
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