The Boys & Girls Club of Walworth County has raised the funds needed to open part time, and is working to make this happen in fall 2013. Applications for the position of unit director are currently being accepted. For more information about this full-time position, please click on Career Opportunities above.
Families from throughout the community enjoyed an afternoon of bowling, face painting, Easter egg hunting and chili judging at the Boys & Girls Club of Walworth County’s March 23 fundraiser at Delavan Lanes.
The event also included a bike and golf raffle and a bake sale.
Many thanks to the following who helped make this fundraiser a success, including:
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DELAVAN, March 6, 2013: The second annual Bowl for the Boys & Girls Club of Walworth County on March 23 will include an Easter egg hunt, chili cook-off and raffle, along with bowling, face-painting, food and a bake sale.
The event is set for noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at Delavan Lanes, 509 S. Seventh St., Delavan.
Tickets are $10 each and include shoe rental and two games of bowling. Tickets can be purchased in advance from Boys & Girls Club volunteers, and also will be available at the door.
All proceeds will go toward the establishment of a Boys & Girls Club in Walworth County.
For more information about the Boys & Girls Clubs of Walworth County, visitwww.bgcwalco.org or call (262) 726-1BGC (1242).
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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and First Lady Tonette Walker were special guests at a breakfast fundraiser Tuesday, Oct. 23, to support the creation of a Boys & Girls Club in Walworth County.
About 50 people attended the event at Lake Lawn Resort. Both Gov. Walker and First Lady Walker spoke in support of starting a club.
“The Boys & Girls Club offers one more opportunity for kids to participate and get the strong character building and leadership skills that a lot of kids they just aren’t going to get anywhere else,” Gov. Walker said.
He mentioned the tremendous need for such a club in the county, where approximately a third of kids are part of economically-disadvantaged families, and specifically the Delavan-Darien area, where about two-thirds of kids are economically disadvantaged.
“The Boys & Girls Club can make a tremendous, tremendous difference,” here, Gov. Walker said.
Also at the event, Club organizers unveiled a surprise for the Walkers and those in attendance. Once the Club opens its doors — slated for Winter 2013 — it will be called the Boys & Girls Club of Walworth County, Gov. Scott Walker Chapter.
A special banner was presented at the breakfast event with the Club’s logo and new chapter title.
CLUB STATUS UPDATE:
In early October, Club officials presented a proposal to the Delavan-Darien School District about having the district provide an initial location for the Club.
The likely spot would be the centrally-located Phoenix Middle School, which is in walking distance from Delavan-Darien High School, Turtle Creek Elementary School and Our Redeemer Lutheran Church with School.
Club officials and members of the Delavan-Darien School Board and administrative staff are in preliminary discussions about this option and are working on details to see if they can make it happen. Stay tuned for more.
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The Boys & Girls Club of Walworth County needs volunteer staffers at its Friday, Aug. 3, golf fundraiser.
Volunteers are needed as “observers” for three hole-in-one challenges during the Founders Campaign Golf Outing, which is raising funds to start a Boys & Girls Club in Delavan.
Volunteers need to be 18 or older. At least three volunteers are sought, but more help will not be turned away.
Hours are approximately noon until 5 p.m. Friday, August 3, at Lake Lawn Resort’s golf course (on Highway 50 east of Delavan). Hours may be shorter if more volunteers step forward.
High school students who volunteer can receive community service credit for helping out.
Call event coordinator Cheryl Dillner at 262-374-2843, or 262-728-7436 or via email at cheryl.dillner@pentair.com
If you’d rather participate in the event, there is still time to sign up.
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The Founder’s Campaign Golf Outing is an 18-hole scramble event that is set for noon until 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3, at Lake Lawn Resort, 2400 E. Geneva St. (Highway 50), Delavan.
It will feature 18 holes of golf, with cart, on Lake Lawn’s championship course, lunch, a chance at a par 3 hole-in-one car giveaway, a steak dinner provided by Lake Lawn, door prizes and a silent auction. Golfers of all ability levels are welcome.
Tickets for golf, dinner and the silent auction are $125 per person, or $50 per person for the dinner and silent auction only.
Advance tickets are available online by clicking the “Register Now” button on the club’s website, www.bgcwalco.org, or by calling 262-726-1BGC (1242). For more information about the event, visit http://bgcwalcogolf2012.eventbrite.com/.
All proceeds raised at the event will go toward the establishment of a Boys & Girls Club in Walworth County.
Monetary donations for the club can also be made on the club’s website or via the online golf event registration system. Checks can be mailed to the Boys & Girls Club of Walworth County, PO Box 158, Delavan, WI, 53115.
For more information about the Boys & Girls Clubs of Walworth County, visit www.bgcwalco.org or call (262) 726-1BGC (1242).
Join supporters of the Boys & Girls Club of Walworth County for a Zumbathon fundraiser, set for 6:45 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. Friday, May 18, in the Phoenix Middle School gymnasium, 414 Beloit St., Delavan.
This Latin-inspired workout/dance party will help raise funds for the creation of a Boys & Girls Club facility in Walworth County.
The entry fee is $10 and is payable at the door.
For more information on the event, contact instructor Laura Prado at 262-728-4771.
Both the Janesville Gazette and the Lake Geneva Regional News had articles on the efforts to start a Boys & Girls Club in Walworth County.
The Gazette’s updated can be read here.
For the Regional News article, click here.
Both articles explain the amount of fund raising needed to start a club, and the positive impacts they’ll have in the community once opened.
Check ‘em out, and consider supporting the Boys & Girls Club of Walworth County!
The Boys & Girls Club of Walworth County is applying for the Department of Public Instruction 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant.
This grant funds centers that provide students with academic enrichment opportunities, as well as additional activities designed to complement their regular academic program. Community learning centers must also offer families of these students literacy and related educational development. Centers provide a range of high-quality services to support student learning and development, including tutoring and mentoring, homework help, academic enrichment, community service opportunities, as well as music, arts, sports, and cultural activities. At the same time, centers help working parents by providing a safe environment for students when school is not in session.
The grant typically funds school districts, but community-based organizations, such as the Boys & Girls Club can also apply, as long as they target a certain school within their district from which the majority of their students will come from. The Boys & Girls Club has chosen to target Phoenix Middle School with this grant. If awarded the grant, students from other schools will also be able to attend the Boys & Girls Club, but at least 51% of members must be Phoenix students.
This grant funds centers that will primarily serve students that come from a school in which as least 40% of students are from low-income families (usually determined by the number of students eligible for free or reduced lunch). At Phoenix, 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced lunch. So, the need is definitely great!
If selected, the Boys & Girls Club of Walworth County would receive up to $100,000 per year for five years. Stay tuned for updates on the status of this grant application!
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