GREAT FUTURES START HERE:
JOIN IN THE FUN WITH THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE EMERALD COAST
National Boys & Girls Club Week April 15-21
Ft. Walton Beach, FL – April 18, 2012 –Mayor Anderson of Ft. Walton Beach
officially proclaimed April 15th to April 21st Boys
& Girls Club Week. The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast will
join more than 4,000 Boys & Girls Clubs across America and on U.S. military
bases overseas in its annual celebration of National Boys & Girls Club
Week.
For more than 75 years, Boys & Girls Clubs have celebrated this week
in a variety of ways which support the organization’s overarching goal to help
each child reach their full potential and achieve a great future. The
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast promotes the three core areas that
inspire and empower kids to reach their full potential: Healthy Lifestyles,
Academic Success, Character and Citizenship.
National Boys & Girls Club Week, celebrates what we do at the Club all
year:
• Encourage Club members to lead a healthy lifestyle by joining Boys
& Girls Clubs of America’s (BGCA) attempt to receive the Guinness World
Record title for the biggest game of tag!
• Invite the community to tour Boys & Girls Club sites to see how
Clubs promote academic success and encourage youth to develop good character
and citizenship.
• Host fun and exciting activities for Club members and the community.
Boys & Girls Clubs are a safe place for youth to learn and grow – all while
having fun. It is the place where great futures are started each and every day.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast is preparing the next
generation for success.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast provides:
• A safe place to learn and grow
• Ongoing relationships with caring, adult professionals
• Life-enhancing programs and character development experiences
• Hope and opportunity
• Peer, staff and volunteer recognition
Summer registration is now open at all Emerald Coast Clubs. Learn more about
the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast or the upcoming events by
calling the Club at (850) 862-1616 or visit www.bgcec.com.