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Oakland CA launches Major League Baseball Sponsored
2008 is Oakland’s Inaugural Year of Internationally Successful “Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities” (RBI) Program
Oakland, CA - The Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland (BGCO) is pleased to announce the appointment of new board members for 2008. The Board of Directors has the responsibility of overseeing and guiding the organization towards fulfilling its mission. BGCO […]
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland announces new appointments to the Board of Directors for 2008.
May 7, 2008 - The Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland (BGCO) is pleased to announce the appointment of new board members for 2008. The Board of Directors has the responsibility of overseeing and guiding the organization towards fulfilling its mission. BGCO has a rich history in the Bay Area, having served the community of Oakland for 67 years and counting. “We are delighted by these new additions to the Board of Directors,” proclaims Cal Stanley, President of Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland. “Each member brings a tremendous amount of intellectual capital as well connections to the community. These connections will strengthen our support base and increase our ability to make a difference in the community.” The new board members are Sid Ewing, Carl Washington, Marc Homertgen, Adnan Siddiqui, and Jason Curliano.
April 23, 200819th Annual “Salute to Youth” Dinner & Benefit Auction Featuring 3-time Olympian, and Gold Medalist Dominique Dawes
OAKLAND, California, April 29, 2008 – The Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland will host its 19th Annual “Salute to Youth” Dinner & Benefit Auction, presented by The Whalen Family Foundation Athens Administraters, on Saturday, May 31, 2008, from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. at the scenic Greek Orthodox Cathedral, located at 4700 Lincoln Avenue in Oakland. The event will feature three-time Olympian and Gold Medalist, Dominique Dawes, as well as the honoring of the Club’s 2008 Youth of the Year, Nicholas Gordon. All proceeds will benefit the young people served by Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland.
December 11, 2007CARQUEST Teams With Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland for Power Hour CARQUEST Auto Parts Donates $100,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs Nationwide
-Auto Parts is teaming up this school year with Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland to support Power Hour, the Club’s interactive after-school program which provides tutoring, homework assistance and academic enrichment activities to its student-members, ages 6-17. Power Hour is conducted at the Library and Learning Centers and Teen Centers at each of the Club’s three branches – the Ossian E. Carr Branch in East Oakland, Leonard J. Meltzer Branch in West Oakland, and Anna Marie Whalen Branch in Central East Oakland. This $10,000 grant is part of a new national partnership between CARQUEST Auto Parts and Boys & Girls Clubs of America to promote learning and help young people achieve better lives for themselves through education.
April 11, 2006Kragen Auto Parts Donates New Van to Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland CSK Auto, Inc.’s Grants Benefit Boys & Girls Clubss Nationwide
OAKLAND, California|October 29, 2004
- Kragen Auto Parts will present a new passenger van to Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland at a special unveiling event today, April 11, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. at the Club’s Anna Marie Whalen Branch, located at 3300 High Street. The donation will enable Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland to expand its capacity to provide transportation to many of its student-members at each of its three Clubhouses. Since 1998, CSK Auto, Inc. has donated over $2 million for Clubs across the United States to purchase passenger vans as part of its national transportation initiative with Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland Celebrates National Boys & Girls Club Week
Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland will join Clubs across the country to celebrate The Positive Place for Kids during National Boys & Girls Club Week, April 3-8, 2006. The slate of activities will include a SMART Moves “Healthy Cooking Class” at the Anna Marie Whalen Branch (3300 High Street) on Wednesday, April 5; Games Room “Tournament of Champions” at the Ossian E. Carr Branch (8530 International Boulevard) and “March Madness Games Tournament” at the Leonard J. Meltzer Branch (920 - 24th Street) from April 4-8; and basketball tournaments at each Clubhouse. All three branches will also host a Community Open House on Friday, April 7. All events are open to Club members, their families, neighbors, and the community-at-large.
February 13, 2006Local Teen Named Boys & Girls Club of Oakland Youth of the Year Martin Moreno Honored for Exellence in Academics, Leadership & Service
The Youth of the Year program, which is administered by Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) and has been nationally sponsored by the Reader’s Digest Foundation since 1947, recognizes outstanding contributions to a member’s family, school, community and Boys & Girls Club, as well as personal challenges and obstacles overcome.
April 1, 2005Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland Celebrates National Boys & Girls Club Week
OAKLAND, California, April 1, 2005 - Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland will join Clubs across the country to celebrate National Boys & Girls Club Week, April 3-9, 2005. The slate of activities will be highlighted by the opening of the new, state-of-the-art Technology Center at the Anna Marie Whalen Branch (3300 High Street) on Friday, April 8 at 2:00 p.m.; a Community Barbecue at the Ossian E. Carr Branch (8530 International Boulevard) on Friday, April 8 at 3:00 p.m.; and a basketball tournament at the Leonard J. Meltzer Branch (920 - 24th Street) on Thursday, April 7 at 6:00 p.m. All events are open to Club members, their families, and the community. Meltzer Clubhouse members will also visit the UC Berkeley campus during the week as part of the Club’s national College Tour.
March 30, 2005Citigroup Announces $100,000 Grant Award and Black History Month Essay Contest Winners
OAKLAND, California, March 30, 2005 - Citigroup will announce the winners of its Black History Month Essay Contest at a special reception to be held today, March 30, 2005, at 4:00 p.m. at Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland’s Anna Marie Whalen Branch, located at 3300 High Street. The festivities will also feature a check presentation to Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland as part of $100,000 grant by Citigroup businesses in California, including Citibank, CitiFinancial, CitiMortgage and Smith Barney, to support financial education programs for youth in five Boys & Girls Clubs statewide. The event will be attended by Citibank executives, city officials and Club members.
October 29, 2004Warriors to Unveil Reading & Learning Center at Leonard J. Meltzer
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Golden State Warriors announced today that the team, along with Kelly Moore Paints, will unveil its newest Reading and Learning Center at the Leonard J. Meltzer Boys & Girls Club in Oakland (920 24th Street) on Monday, November 1 from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Following the grand opening and unveiling, Warriors players Eduardo Najera, Mike Dunleavy, Derek Fisher, Dale Davis and Luis Flores will join team President Robert Rowell, Warriors’ legend Alvin Attles, NBA great Bob Lanier and several community leaders to participate in a Reading Time Out with 100 children from various organizations in downtown Oakland.