Newsletter | June 2022

From the Desk of the CEO

Who are, who are, who are we? We are, we are, BGC!!!!

It’s finally here. The moment we’ve all been waiting for. Loud cheers, music, bubbles, laughter, and camp names filled the air as we welcomed our campers to CAMP BGCSV 2022!

I think we can all agree, children and youth are growing up far differently than we did with most of their lives spent in front of screens, particularly these last two years. While technology has given us the opportunity to stay connected, our youth need that personal connection now more than ever.

We look forward to building connections and sharing this summer with many of the kids and teens here in our Valley. Our directors have been busy creating robust camp offerings that are sure to make a big impression. Teen Services has a full calendar of opportunities from our Ready to Work program, Lovin Oven Culinary Academy, college tours, movie nights, and more.

Most importantly, we are committed to being here for our youth - providing them a safe space physically and emotionally to learn, grow, and have fun! John Mayer said it best, “a little bit of summer is what the whole year is about.”

We thank you for believing in BGCSV and providing us the support needed to weather this pandemic and welcome over 200 youth daily through our doors this summer. We couldn’t do it without you!

Cary Snowden (Camp Name: Squirrel)

President & CEO

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Teen Services - June Highlights

Ready to Work and College Tours

The summer schedule for both Ready to Work and Lovin' Oven is online now. Our college tour schedule is up, along with our new online Driver's Ed classes and the fun events like movie nights and workplace tours!

Check out everything that's going on here: https://www.teenservices.org/summer-2022/

We Need Your Support

In the summer of 2021, our wonderful partners at the Sonoma Valley Education Foundation approached us with the idea to develop a teen internship program where Sonoma Valley teens would work alongside Boys & Girls Clubs staff and provide a wonderful opportunity for local teens as well as additional support for our youngest members.

The program has been tremendously successful and we now have 20 teens enrolled in our Youth Development Internship Program. Through the program, teens gain valuable work experience as paid interns, and our younger members get additional support as they work on their homework or participate in our many afterschool and summer enrichment programs.

Click here to support this important and impactful program

Career Opportunities

Interested in joining our team - or know someone who is? We have two new Full-Time positions available to fill immediately, and we'd love to meet you!

Program Assistant- Literacy Specialist- Full Time

More information, and full job descriptions can be found on our website here: https://www.bgcsonoma.org/careers

You can download our employment application here. For any questions or to submit your resume, please email us at resumes@bgcsonoma.org.

Staff & Board Members - June Highlights

Katie Ovando named New Athletic Director

We are pleased to announce that Katie Ovando will be taking on the role of Athletic Director. Katie joined the BGCSV team at the beginning of the school year. Aside from her experience working with kids and having been the Program Director for Flowery, Katie has an extensive athletic background. Before joining our team, Katie directed athletics-based after school recreation program Sacramento (ASSIST Academy).

As well, she is a former coach of both Girls JV Basketball and Volleyball at Justin Siena in Napa. She will be a great addition to the Athletic team.

Our 5-year veteran Athletic Director, Mindy Neves, is leaving for other adventures and to spend more time with her family. We thank her for her time & dedication to our kids and our program. Mindy will be missed, and we wish her nothing but the best.

JoJo Sanchez named Area Director

Jojo joined us after holding Program Coordinator and Program Director roles for Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma-Marin. He joined us at the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year, during distance learning where he ran our Sonoma Valley Church of the Nazarene site. As we moved into hybrid learning Jojo helped with our Flowery and Maxwell Clubhouse sites before taking over as the Altimira Director at the start of our return to in-person school.

He has built an amazing team that have created great relationships with the members and the leadership/faculty at Altimira. In his new role Jojo will oversee our Maxwell Clubhouse, Altimira Middle School and Sonoma Charter School programs. We know his leadership and program knowledge will help our organization continue to grow into the best possible program for the youth of the Valley.

Athletics Update

Boys Basketball Registration is OPEN!

Our boys’ basketball program is a fun, recreational league that’s open to boys in 3rd to 8th grade and is designed to foster teamwork, good sportsmanship, and healthy recreational habits.

Classes sell out fast, so it's a good idea to sign up soon!

Click here to see what Athletic programs we offer.

Click here to learn more about the 2022 Basketball Season.

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Summer Camp

Summer is here and we are so thrilled to have a full house for the first time since the onset of the pandemic. In fact, all of our camps sold out before the summer even began!

We've had some really fun camps and have lots more in store in the coming weeks. Here are just a few highlights of some of the very fun camps we will be offering in the coming weeks: Wild Sonoma, Tinkering, Rock Climbing, Cooking Around the World, Ceramics, Fashion Design, Lego Engineering, and Tropical Paradise.

We are very proud of our summer camps and want to ask for your help by voting for us as Best Summer Camp in Sonoma Valley, by clicking here. If you need more convincing, please see the video below. Voting closes July 10th.

Each of our camps does a daily 'closing campfire'. What the director decides to do is unique to them and their camp. Here Joe (camp name Cuppa) winds down soccer camp for the day with a sing-a-long of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Lobster in The Vineyard, July 23, 2022

Fairways Fore Futures Golf Classic, August 29, 2022

Sweetheart Gala & Auction, February 11th, 2023

Sponsorship sales open now, and foursome registration opens July 1st. This event will sell out fast, gurantee your spot and become a sponsor today. Click here.

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