October 2023
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Teaching the Art of Giving Back
The Morgan County Club Kids gave back to their community by making bowls for the another local organization's fundraiser. The Starting Points Mealtime Community Kitchen Annual Fundraiser "Empty Bowls," which was held on September 22, raised money to to help feed Morgan County residents. The Mealtime Community Kitchen serves individuals and families that are homeless, hungry and that are struggling to have enough food to eat. Many residents depend on the meals, and Starting Points relies on the Empty Bowls fundraiser to provide those meals. Our kids helped raise those dollars.

With the help of staff, the kids made the bowls, waited for them to be fired, painted and glazed them and then waited for them to be fired again.The project was intended to teach the kids more than just the art of making bowls but also about the responsiblity of giving back to their community. One of the focus areas of the Boys & Girls Club is character and leadership development, this project was a perfect opportunity for them to participate in community service.
Behind the Blue Doors:
Meet Our Staff
If there is one thing Morgan County Unit Director Sandy Mellott strives to instill in our kids is the joy of being creative. She has been sharing her passion for the arts since she started her career at the Boys & Girls Club in 2001 when her son joined the Club. That's when she volunteered to teach arts & crafts, and she has been with the Club since that time.
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Born and raised in Berkeley Springs, Sandy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Fairmont State College and holds a minor in Speech and Theater. As a mother of three, Sandy watched all of her children grow up in the Boys & Girls Club.
 
In her spare time, she enjoys painting and poetry. Her favorite quote is “Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...It's about learning to dance in the rain.”
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The Fast and the Philanthropic
For the second year in a row,Summit Point Motorsports Park hosted a fundraiser over the Labor Day weekend to benefit the Jefferson County Club. Taylor Hyatt, the Charity Coordinator for the Washington D.C. Region of the Sports Car Club of America, organized the event, and the Boys & Girls Club was responsible for a children's zone with activites such as corn hole, ring toss, coloring, and more.

Kids from the Jefferson County Clubs also created awards for the winning drivers. They ran toy cars through paint on a canvas to create tracks then glued the car to the canvas. the winners loved the one of a kind trophies!

The Boys & Girls Club loves creating new partnerships that support the Club while also providing opportunities for our kids to give back.

All of the funds raised will be used to support the Jefferson County Club, which offers after school programming for youth ages 6 - 18.
A Day of Caring
The Boys & Girls Club of the Eastern Panhandle was excited to once again benefit from amazing volunteers who participated in the United Way of the Eastern Panhandle's 29th Annual Day of Caring.

Thank you so much to the P & G employees and the Martinsburg High School Leadership class for coming to the Martinsburg Club and to Charles Town Rotary and Rockwool for providing volunteers at the Jefferson County Club. We also appreciate Board Member Melissa Knott from City National for providing lunch and for coordinatng the volunteers who faced the daunting task of cleaning out our storage shed in Jefferson County.
Our Club is also in Schools!
Sponsorship Opportunities
The Boys & Girls Club depends on sponsorships to fill our funding gap. We have numerous sponsorship opportunities that allow businesses to show how much they care about our children's future. Please review and share those opportunities to help us keep smiles on kids faces!
Round Up For the Boys & Girls Club
Please remember there is another easy way to give to the Boys & Girls Club: round up!
 
A "Round-Up" is the term to describe the spare change captured by automatically rounding up your transactions to the next dollar when making a purchase with your bank card. Your bank account probably won't even notice the difference - but our club will!
 
Just use the QR code to link to our "Round Up" sign up or go to: https://bgcepwv.harnessgiving.org/campaigns/8859
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The Boys & Girls Club of the Eastern Panhandle relies on donors to help us keep our doors open.

Our Mission: To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.

For more information, contact our administrative offices at 304-263-1832 or visit our website at https://www.bgcepwv.net/.