We’ve got a great calendar of events coming up for Boys & Girls Club week 2012 later this month… will you be there? Monday April 16: ART EXPLOSION NIGHT Join the fun for Art EXPLOSION Night on Monday, as we have fun doing mural painting, dancing, face-painting, and dress-up with a picture booth. In addition […]
Continue readingSpring Break is FREE and FUN at the Club!
The Boy & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows will be offering FREE Spring Break all-day programming for all northern Nevada members during the week of April 9-13. As always at the Club the emphasis is fun with sports, art, computers, games, rock wall climbing, leadership projects and field trips all week long. The Club also […]
Continue readingThanks for a great Cioppino Feed!
The 32nd Annual Jack T. Reviglio Cioppino Feed & Auction was a success thanks to all of our supporters. We had a full house, with service for nearly 1,600, and we auctioned off hundreds of items, including cars, boats and vacations. The Club is fortunate to have donors who give us so much every year […]
Continue readingClub Kids’ College a huge success!
Kids get a taste of success and life after high school Created with flickr slideshow. By Laura Howe, education director This summer the Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows added Specialty Camps to the long list of fun options for members. One of the Specialty Camps was Club Kids’ College. This was a four-day […]
Continue readingGet Fit For Life Week teaches healthy habits
Is health and fitness a part of your child’s life? The Boys & Girls Club is getting ready to host Get Fit For Life week, Aug. 15-19 at our Donald W. Reynolds Facility at 2680 E. 9th Street. Kids ages 6-12 are eligible for the program, and enrollment will be limited to 100. During the […]
Continue readingClub kids participate in river safety training
Two dozen Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows members from the Club’s Neil Road site have some new knowledge that could save their lives thanks to the Truckee River Foundation and its corps of volunteers. Our members – ranging in age from about 8-12 – participated in TRF’s free Truckee River Safety Fair on […]
Continue readingClub kids turn waste into art for Artown opening
To help kick off the 16th annual Artown Festival today, the Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows, with help from Waste Management, constructed a replica of Mt. Rushmore out of recyclable materials. The project was constructed by students in the Club’s ceramics summer camp, led by Art Director Kristin Steedman. The students used […]
Continue readingVIDEO: Ceramics camp kicks of summer specialty camps
Here is a video taken today from the ceramics camp taking place in our art room this week. The Club’s summer camp programs are bigger and better than ever in 2011, with day camp at six sites, as well as specialty camps offered throughout the summer. This summer the following camps will be offered with […]
Continue readingLuncheon celebrates Boys & Girls Club scholars
Forty of northern Nevada’s brightest young minds were recognized during the Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows annual scholarship award luncheon on June 22. Each year the Club rewards hard-working students and high achievers who have ambitions to continue their education at the college and trade school level. Scholarships are funded thanks to the […]
Continue readingClub adds 20th site in Lemmon Valley
Created with flickr slideshow from softsea. The Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows kicked off operations at its 20th location on June 21 with a ribbon-cutting party celebration to mark the beginning of an exciting partnership with Washoe County. The Club’s newest site is located at the Joe Mitchell Community Center in Lemmon Valley, […]
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