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Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland Celebrates National Boys & Girls Club Week
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland
OAKLAND, California|October 29, 2004
Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland Celebrates National Boys & Girls Club Week
All Three Clubhouses to Host Community Open House on Friday, April 7
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.
This year marks Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s centennial celebration of changing children’s lives. In 1906, 53 facilities banded together to form the Federated Boys Clubs of Boston and gave birth to a national movement. Today there are more than 3,300 clubs in all 50 states serving more than 4.4 million young people.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland has been serving local youth for over 65 years. In pursuit of its mission to develop our community’s youth into positive contributors to society, the Club continues to provide safe places to learn and grow, opportunities for ongoing relationships with caring adult professionals, life-enhancing programs, and other character development experiences each year for over 3,200 girls and boys, ages 6 to 17. The organization plans to expand its capacity to serve a minimum of 5,000 youth - 10% of Oakland Unified School District’s enrollment.
Companies and individuals who are interested in supporting Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland are invited to serve as volunteers and/or sponsor a Club program. Several naming opportunities, as well as the opportunity to purchase personalized commemorative bricks at the Anna Marie Whalen Clubhouse, are also available.
Please call Karin Seid at 510-444-8211 for a complete schedule of National Boys & Girls Club Week local activities or more information.
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