June Newsletter

June

Newsletter

June Highlight: Youth of the Year Finalists

at Legislative Hall

This week, our Youth of the Year finalists had the privilege of being recognized on the House and Senate floors at Legislative Hall in Dover. While there, representatives spoke of their own experiences with Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware and the impact it had on their lives. Included in the remarks was Rep. Larry Lambert, a former Youth of the Year!

Program Feature: Summer Fun Club

With the school year coming to an end, our Summer Fun Club programming is gearing up for the Best Summer Ever! Our staff are busy preparing activities, games, crafts, and planning field trips for the thousands of children that will spend the summer with us. Our members will be busy with programs like BookNook, SWIM4LIFE and Triple Play to ensure that they gain necessary life skills while having fun!

Club Activity: Greater Newark Receives Two

Gatorade Player of the Year Donations

Our Greater Newark Boys & Girls Club had the privilege of receiving two Gatorade Play It Forward grants awarded to the organization by Rob Wright and Emma Kirby, who were recently named Gatorade Pennsylvania and Delaware Players of the Year. Gatorade Play It Forward empowers Gatorade Player of the Year recipients to award a $1,000 grant from Gatorade to a community organization that helps the next generation of athletes reap the benefits of sport.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware

669 S. Union St.

Wilmington, DE 19805

www.bgclubs.org