The Boys & Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon is Celebrating National Boys & Girls Clubs Week. The National Celebration Empowers Americas’ Kids and Teens with Youth Bill of Rights. With the theme ‘Celebrate Red, White and Boys & Girls Club BLUE,’ National Boys & Girls Clubs Week, March 7-12, 2016 will feature the many ways the Boys & Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon is opening the door to great futures for children and teens in our area. Planned activities during National Boys & Girls Club Week at Boys & Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon include: MONDAY: Open the door to Academic Success – 4:00pm: -Spelling Bees for all grades throughout the Clubhouse; -LEGO Challenges in STEM Corner; 4:15pm: Healthy Habits in the Kitchen- Blue & Red Berry Smoothies; 4:30pm: Clubhouse Trivia Circle Pool; Other activities: Building challenges, “33” Dice Game, Vision Boards. TUESDAY: Open the Door to Teens Take Over Tuesday – 4:00pm: -Games Room Tournaments for all grades: Foosball, bumper pool, chess, checkers, ping-pong; -Tech Time: myfuture.net/essentials; 4:15pm: Leadership Coos Education Tour; 4:30pm: Yogurt Parfaits with Miss Coos County, Quinlyn Deming and Miss Outstanding Teen, Rylee Young. 5:00pm: Teen Mash-up Social for 8th-12th graders; Other activities: Musical chairs, Laser Crawl, Hot Shot. WEDNESDAY: Open the door to Character & Leadership – 2:15pm: Healthy Habits in the Kitchen: Asparagus and Swiss Macaroni and Cheese; 4:00pm: Take the Pledge, ‘Youth Bill of Rights’; 4:30pm: Clubhouse “Compliment Crazy!”; 5:00pm: “Sidewalk Talk”; Other activities: Clubhouse beautification, Intro to gardening. THURSDAY: Open the door to Healthy Lifestyles – 4:00pm: -Healthy Habits in the Kitchen: Parmesan and Garlic Potato Wedges; – “Tag, You’re It”; 4:30pm: Outdoor FUN! 5:00pm: Lap Club Challenge; Other activities: Team dodgeball, Pickle ball, Healthy Snack. Open the Door. Take a Tour. 1:00pm-6:00pm: Club Assessment/ Cupcake Thank You’s! 7:00pm: Teen Dance, grades 5-8. “The Boys & Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon is dedicated to making a positive influence on children and teens in the community We are proud of the work that our Club is doing to make this community great,” said Denise Gould, Chief Professional Officer of the Boys & Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon. “During this celebration we hope that the community is motivated by the things going on at our Club and are inspired to support our efforts.” Learn more about programs and activities offered by the Boys & Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon at www.great-futures.org or (541) 267-3635.
