BGCB Newsletter
Volume 3 | Number 4 | September 2011

Josh Kraft

Nicholas President

and CEO

Message from the CEO


Dear Friends,

Our 118th year of serving youth officially began on Monday, September 12, with the celebration of Myra Kraft Opening Day at our 10 Clubs. I am so proud of our staff who work tirelessly to ensure that all young people feel welcome and safe in the Clubs, and all members stay on track to graduate from high school with a plan for their future. My mother always believed that there is no better investment than the future of a child. My family is truly humbled by the generous support of $3.5 million to a scholarship in her name that will help young people throughout Massachusetts for decades, and hopefully generations, to come. I am deeply grateful for the outpouring of support during what has been a difficult time for my family, and for the incredible commitment so many have shown to carrying on my mother's legacy. I hope you'll take a few minutes to read the stories below which demonstrate how your support of our mission is making a difference for kids across Boston and in Chelsea.

 

Sincerely,

Josh Kraft

                                 

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Orchard Gardens Community Welcomes BGCB

Our new Club at the Orchard Gardens Community Center, which opened on September 12, and our year-round Camp Harbor View program, which will move into space one flight up, will enable BGCB to serve more youth in the Roxbury community. Members who had attended our Dearborn Club will be welcomed, along with youth who live in the Orchard Gardens community and surrounding neighborhoods.

BGCB Friend Gives Gift of Life

A bone marrow donor recruited at the 2010 Spirit of Roxbury event at the Yawkey Club of Roxbury has just matched a 15-year-old boy in need of a transplant.

 

Pro Football Hall of Famer Howie Long visits Charlestown Club

Pro Football Hall of Famer Howie Long was honored on September 7 at the Charlestown Boys & Girls Club as part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame "Hometown Hall of Famer" program, sponsored by Allstate Insurance Company. Long, a Charlestown Club alumnus, selected the Charlestown Club as the event location, as it was where he spent countless hours during his youth.   

 

Highland Street Youth Philanthropy Initiative

What if you had $5,000 to give to the charity of your choice? What if you had to make this decision when you were only a teen? Thanks to an innovative program from The Highland Street Foundation, 17 Club members shared this experience and learned a lot in the process.  

Great Futures Start HERE

Each year BGCB selects a theme; a lens through which we tell stories of Club members, alumni, families, staff, supporters and volunteers. This year, we embrace BGCA's "Great Futures Start HERE." And we've got some Great stories to share...

 

Save the Date!

BGCB Annual Meeting

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Westin Copley Place Hotel

For details, contact Andrea Petroff

YouthConnect Partnership Breakfast

YouthConnect Partnership Breakfast

Friday, October 28, 2011

The Liberty Hotel

Special guests Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis will join us in acknowledging the 15th anniversary of this highly effective and unique partnership between BGCB and the Boston Police Department. To register for this event, click here.