The Webster's dictionary gives us the following definitions for the word scholarship: the quality of knowledge a student shows, the systematized knowledge a scholar shows and a gift of money, to help a student. The staff at Wellington Boys & Girls Club are endeavoring to address all three facets of this definition. Club members are involved in programs that seek to enhance and extend knowledge they have already attained. Daily, we are implementing programs that encourage Club members to do and be their best. Our tutoring sessions, power hour and reading time this school year progressed well. When teens are doing there homework, that is progress. We have recently began utilizing the math tutorial Khan Academy our members were very receptive to the program. Because it is an online program that is a plus. Encouragement to succeed in every aspect of there learning is a constant daily reminder. In our Passport to Manhood program, our young men have had the opportunity to be encouraged by a community business man. He owns several of the stores of a nationally known fast food chain. He has been mentoring them and showing them what they can do and be if they apply themselves.

 

Making choices and setting goals is taking responsibility for your future. There is a whole new world out there. Get up and make that step. We would like to congratulate Andrea Silos, senior 2012, on being accepted to UNT! We are also celebrating Dennis Reyes and Aaron Garcia for their participation in the FIRST Robotics program!

 

We invite you to visit our club in Coppell, we're not different, we're Boys & Girls Club.

 

Wellington Place Boys & Girls Club 

230 S. MacArthur Blvd. #315

Coppell, TX 75019 

(972) 462-1816

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas has been selected to receive a $13,000 grant as part of the inaugural Restaurant Community Grant Program from the Darden Foundation, the charitable arm of Darden Restaurants Inc. The Restaurant Community Grant Program is a local grants program intended to help support nonprofit organizations in the hundreds of communities Darden and its restaurant brands serve.

Restaurants within the Darden family - Red Lobster, Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, The Capital Grille, Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52 - are helping to award more than $1.7 million in local grants to nearly 900 exceptional nonprofit organizations nationwide. Nonprofits receiving grants support one of Darden's three key focus areas: access to postsecondary education, preservation of natural resources and hunger.

"Each grant is not just a check - it is an opportunity to make an impact, from providing essential supplies to food banks in Oregon, to mentoring students in Phoenix and supporting environmental education in New England," said Drew Madsen, president and chief operating officer of Darden Restaurants, Inc. "Our service philosophy extends far beyond the walls of our restaurants. These grants bring that philosophy to life by helping to develop a better future for those we serve, one community at a time."

The Darden Restaurants, Inc. Foundation is the charitable arm of Darden Restaurants, Inc. The Foundation's mission is to maintain a spirit of volunteerism and philanthropy as defining characteristics of Darden Restaurants. Since 1995, the Darden Foundation has awarded more than $60 million in grants. Total giving in fiscal year 2012 amounted to $7.8 million, 20 percent of which is represented by the Restaurant Community Grants Program. The Darden Foundation carries out its mission by focusing philanthropic efforts and resources on the following program areas: Access to Postsecondary Education, Preservation of Natural Resources and Good Neighbor Grants.

For more information about the Darden Foundation, please visit http://www.darden.com/commitment/community.asp.