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February Newsletter

Summer Program Guide

Coming Late February

Registration opens March 8th

2024 SUMMER CAMP SEASON

June 3, 2024 – August 7, 2024

From Our CEO

MARINEKE VANDERVORT

Have you read our CEO's New Year message yet?

"We have come so far since the beginning of 2020. It brings me an incredible amount of joy to hear the halls full of our members laughing and chatting on the way to one of our Clubs, a music lesson, swim practice or a game in our gyms." Read More

Geared Up For Coding Fun

In the latest segment of the STEM2Leaf Robotics workshops, our members engineered and programmed their very own robotic top spinners, incorporating smart gear mechanisms and coding. With the help of motors, they successfully launched their spinners, even customizing them and testing different designs for optimal balance. To cap it off, they engaged in an exciting top spinner competition!

Culinary Adventures After School

CHL hosted cooking classes for our After-School members where they whipped up delightful dishes and tackled a mega cleanup day, harvesting onions, peppers, and raking leaves like champs.

From mastering crepes and whipping up honey corn cakes with bee butter to crafting homemade tortillas and diving into the flavors of the Yucatan with Sikil Pak dip—this month was a whirlwind of delicious fun.

Congratulations to Our 2023 Staff of the Year

As chosen by their peers

PROGRAM STAFF

Tanner Castellanos

La Colonia Clubhouse

SPECIALTY PROGRAM STAFF Patty Mariscal

Aquatics

LEADERSHIP STAFF

Darby Schnoebelen

Youth Arts Academy

Registration For Big 8 Spring Sports Now Open

Tryoutouts for the following sports begin March 4. Registration required:

• Track And Field
• Girls Basketball
• Boys Soccer
• Girls Soccer

Private Lessons

A wide variety of instruments with professional artists. Students meet once a week for 30 minutes. Learn More

Rock Band

The real deal when it comes to preparing students for the ultimate music group experience. Learn More

Jazz Band

Join our weekly extravaganza as we dive headfirst into the captivating world of jazz. Learn More

Shop and Donate at Encinitas Ross Store

We are excited to announce that Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Ross will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of our cause marketing campaign.

From February 3rd – March 10th, Ross in Encinitas will invite its customers to donate at the register to support our Griset Clubhouse.

Judith Campbell Educational and Community Foundation

Huge thanks to the Judith Campbell Educational and Community Foundation for their continued support of our Big 8 Middle School Sports Program! With their award of $30,000, middle school youth throughout North San Diego County will have high quality, affordable athletic programs.

Please consider supporting the below businesses, organizations, and companies. Their philanthropic support for our organization helps ensure all the youth in our community have the necessary mentors, supplies and programming needed to become productive, caring members of our community.

From left to right: Jakes Del Mar General Manager Duvinh Ta, BGC San Dieguito Clubhouse Manager Gloria Castellanos, Jake's Del Mar Manager Shannon Schminke, BGC San Dieguito CEO Marineke Vandervort

Our gratitude and appreciation goes out to Jake's Del Mar for donating the proceeds from their 43rd Anniversary Celebration Weekend to our La Colonia Clubhouse and families.

March 23, 2024

May 5, 2024

Our Mission: Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito is an organization dedicated to providing POSITIVE activities to develop the education, health, self-esteem and character of youth.

If we are open to learning more about each other, we can do more together.

At Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito we cultivate an inclusive environment

in which our members and staff feel valued and free to be their authentic selves.

We believe in great futures for youth and welcome all races, sexual orientations,

ethnicities, identities, religions, and abilities.

Your family's health and safety are important to us. Please follow the health guidelines the CDC has put in place.