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News & Events June 2015
In This Issue
This Door Transforms Lives
 ...Take the Tour and find out how 
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TOUR THE CLUB ON YOUR LUNCH HOUR!

Interested in learning more about Boys & Girls Clubs of Harford County?

Join us at our Bel Air Club Thursday, June 25th, at 12pm for a tour during our free open house event.

This special tour comes with a special treat- Be one of the first people to see the unveiling of our new mural in Laura's Reading Room.



Discover the Club's phenomenal programs and services for yourself & find out how you can help create a great future. 

RSVP at:  
525 W. MacPhail Rd. Bel Air, MD 21014

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Only $84 per Month

Just $84 dollars a month provides 1 child with an entire school year of Boys & Girls Club services & activities. 

Because of your support- Kids like me can become engineers, scientists, teachers, or whatever we want!


 

"There is no better exercise for your heart than reaching down and helping to lift someone up." 

-Bernard Meltzer


Donors who pledge $84 dollars a month or an annual pledge of $1,000 dollars are qualified to become a Violet Society Member.

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K ISS-A-PIG!
 
 
It is Kiss-A-Pig Season!  Throughout the Summer, our dedicated candidates will be fundraising and hosting events for the privilege of kissing the pig!

How the Campaign Works:
Each candidate seeks donations that buy votes. The candidates with the greatest number of votes is named  Most  Valuable  Puckerer at the Maryland State BBQ Bash. Each dollar donated equals one vote; the more generous the donation, the more votes for the candidate.

Final Kiss-A-Pig Event!
This is where you get to see the pig-kissing happen! 
Friday, August 14, 2015
Maryland State BBQ Bash in Bel Air
Flapjack Fundraiser
Enjoy a  short 
stack for a TALL Cause
You're invited to an Applebee's Flapjack Fundraiser Breakfast to support 
Harford County Boys & Girls Club's
Kiss A Pig Event.

COST:  
$10 per person
$5 kids under 10

WHEN: 
Sunday, July 12, 2015
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

WHERE: 

Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar
1225 Churchville Road
Bel Air, MD 21015

For More Information:
Lisa Fuller 410-914-5467

Catch-A-Pig 5K Run
This is a chase! There will be 4 little "pigs" who will have a head start. Anyone who "catches" (passes) all 4 without being passed by a Big Bad Wolf will have their name submitted to a prize drawing. 

Other prizes will be awarded for top finishers, and at random for participants.

DATE
Sunday, July 19th
8:00 a.m. start

LOCATION
Williams St Trailhead

COST
$25

Other prizes will be awarded for top finishers, and at random for participants.

REGISTER AT:  RUNSIGNUP.COM

Race Coordinator:
Rod Bourn 443-286-9109


Need a Great Gift Idea?

Give the Gift of a GREAT SUMMER!




 
For a limited time, you can gift a pool membership to the Aberdeen Family Swim Center. As always, all proceeds will support Boys & Girls Clubs of Harford County. See Pricing Here
 and Contact Chelsea at 410-272-0010 ext.14 to place your order.
Win The IronDart!
Official Car of the Aberdeen IronBirds


 

Cook Auto is giving you the chance to win the IronDart!

Visit the IronDart table during any IronBirds home game this season and make a $1 donation to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Harford County. Your donation enters you into the IronDart raffle.

One lucky winner will be drawn from the raffle and invited to Ripken Stadium for the final game of the season, where they'll have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to drive home the IronDart*.

 

*Restrictions apply. For full contest details, visit the IronDart table at any IronBirds home game this season.


LET OUR KIDS TURN YOUR JUNK INTO ART THIS SUMMER!

Recycled/ Household materials needed:



-Toilet paper rolls
-Paper towel rolls
-Shoe boxes
-Small boxes
-Soda/water bottles (plastic)
-Paper/plastic plates & cups
-Shoe laces
-Aluminum foil
-Old (appropriate) magazines
-Paper bags
-And any other good recycled items!


Contact Ally: arager@bgcharfordco.org or call 410-272-0010 if you have items to contribute!

Quick Links...



School is coming to a close, and SUMMER is just around the corner! What will your kids be doing? 40 million kids nationally are left unsupervised during the summer months- a major cause of summer learning loss and behavioral issues. Boys & Girls Clubs provides top notch summer enrichment programs to make top notch kids, who are school-ready for the Fall. This year Boys & Girls Clubs of Harford County is offering a BRAND NEW SUMMER CAMP at our 180 acre-campgrounds in Northern Harford County. 

Read on to discover more about our Clubs and check out all of our highlights below to learn more about what we are doing to encourage, inspire, and support #GreatFutures.

 


June 2015
SPECIAL YOUTH OF THE MONTH
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
OF HARFORD COUNTY
Youth of the Month
**Sean the Bear**
 
Sean the Bear was going down a scary path in his young life, until he found his place at Boys & Girls Clubs of Harford County. With little entertainment, and no parental supervision after-school, Sean fell into some bad habits, loitering on street corners, hanging out in the park by himself, he even got picked up by the Aberdeen Police for loitering. 
Sean the Bear hit rock bottom after getting picked up for loitering by local police.

Something had to be done! Sean came to the Boys & Girls Clubs to help him get on a better path. For just $20, Sean joined the local Boys & Girls Club, and discovered that he had loads of untapped potential. Sean the Bear is now our official Club Ambassador! 

Sean's big debut was at our 25th Anniversary Steak & Burger Dinner, where he motivated lots of caring people to pledge $84 dollars a month to sponsor kids like him to come to a Boys & Girls Club. The crowd showered Sean with support, and now he just loves being a Club Ambassador! In fact, you might start to see him all around Harford County promoting our Clubs and supporters. 

"Boys & Girls Clubs helped me find a place to go after school where I could play and learn with my friends.  I love the Clubs, and I want to be there everyday. This will be my first summer with Boys & Girls Clubs, and I am so excited. I hope we can raise enough support and awareness that we can keep the Clubs open forever and ever!"
-Sean the Bear

 

DO YOUR KIDS WANT A TRUE SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCE?

 

CAMP HIDDEN VALLEY IS ACCEPTING SUMMER CAMP REGISTRANTS NOW!

 

We want to introduce  Camp Hidden Valley a unique, innovative,  reasonable priced two week day camp for children 8 - 13 years of age.   Camp Hidden Valley is an outdoor education program focused on character and leadership development and curbing summer learning loss all while having a great time outdoors. Located on 180 acres of beautiful land along Deer Creek in White Hall, Maryland, it offers an exceptional summer day camp program in Harford County.
 
Part of the challenge for parents is coordinating transportation during the summer.  We have met this challenge and will be offering bus transportation from central locations within Harford County.

So you have questions and we have answers.  Please visit our website and learn more about why c ampers will leave with a sense of self-worth , the result of mastering new skills and overcoming challenges. Campers return home with the confidence that they can meet new challenges, build new skills, and make new friends. But, most importantly, Camp Hidden Valley is a place where kids can be kids again.

Want to check out the camp for yourself?

Join us at our Camp Hidden Valley Open House on June 13th.

 

Questions?

 

Contact our Camp Director:

 

Dwayne Noe

camp@bgcharfordco.org

410-459-6402

I wonder what owls eat?



Club members in Aberdeen were able to answer that question-not by looking on the internet but by dissecting an owl pellet to determine what prey an owl had eaten before regurgitating a furry, oval mass of undigested body parts. Sounds kind of gross, but it was very interesting for them to find feathers, bills, claws, teeth, skulls and bones of the prey animals. Mr. Andrew always has some excitement up his sleeve at the STEM Center!


Jailbirds Released!



If you stopped by Looney's Pub in Bel Air on April 29th, you would have found Bel Air Interim Police Chief Jack Meckley holding bail hearings for many of our local community members.

All of the jailbirds on lock-down that evening were released on "bail money" raised to send our youth to camp this summer! As a result, $20,000 was raised for our campership program. Thanks to all our participants/jailbirds! 

If you are interested in sponsoring a kid (or several  kids) for summer camp or our Summer Enrichment Program, please contact Ashira Quabili at  410-272-0010 ext.13 to inquire about our Camperships!
You can print that?

Club members from our i3STEM program toured One Source Integrated Solutions to learn more about how industries are using 3D printing and what future careers in additive technology might look like. Many thanks to Mr. Joe Dicara for hosting the tour and to Mr. Larry Allulis for showing us some of the incredible items they have printed. There is so much innovation going on that it is hard to know what future jobs are out there--but we know for certain that 3D printing will be a part of Great Futures for many of our kids!



18th Annual Vi Ripken Diamonds in the 
Rough Benefit Golf Tournament

It was a beautiful day at our 18th Annual Vi Ripken Diamonds in the Rough Golf Tournament on May15th. The weather was beautiful and the hole tenders welcomed our lady golfers with the best assortment of drinks and treats we've seen to date! 

Vi Ripken congratulates the champion team.

Congratulations to this years champion team, winning the 5 Carat Award, from left, Keri Schlosser, Kim Harrington, Bev Smith, and Marleen Stookey. Thanks to all who participated in this annual fundraiser that allows up to provide scholarships to summer camp. See you again next year!


Summer Meals for Hungry Kids

When school is out, children are still hungry. Did you know that The Summer Table Program provides children, ages 2-18, with breakfast and lunch for FREE! Our Aberdeen, Havre de Grace, and Edgewood Clubs are serving meals at 8:00am and 11:00am. You do NOT need to be enrolled in summer camp to eat! 

Click  HERE for more information.

 


FEATURED WISH LIST ITEMS 


Consider making an in-kind donation to Boys & Girls Clubs. We update this section of our eNewsletter each month with the most relevant items our Clubs need for programs and supplies. It may not seem like much, but by making a donation of goods, you are ensuring that our limited monetary donations go directly to where they're needed most.

June's Featured Items to Donate: 

2 Golf Carts
Arts & Craft Supplies: Including 36" Wide Butcher Paper Rolls, Markers, Dry Erase Markers, Colored pencils, Construction Paper, Masking tape, etc...

To See Our Full Wish List CLICK HERE