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7/23/2008

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Mission Statement:

"To inspire, enable and provide resources to all young people of Greater Kenosha to realize their

full potential as productive,

responsible and caring citizens."

7/21/08: Reflection of U is a positive group of young ladies looking to recruit new members to find out more click here

7/17/08: Best Buy Grand Opening !!!! Members from the Madrigrano Center and CYC Sports were invited to the Best Buy of Kenosha Grand Opening. Best Buy generously donated 10,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Kenosha. Some of the members gave Speeches about the impact that the club had on their lives. The members even got to cut the ribbon to officially open the store. Thank You Best Buy for helping us to make a difference in so many of our members lives.

7/16/08: FALL LEAGUES are now forming for Bambino Baseball, Bambino Softball, and Pigtail Softball divisions. For more information click HERE!

7/11/08: Update: Scheduled games for Diamonds 3 and 4 are still on. Schedules are currently being reconstructed. Revised schedules

07/10/08: Due to softball rainout games on Thursday, July 10th, postseason softball schedules have been amended.

07/08/08: The Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha/CYC Sports is conducting a survey on the Sports Program that is evaluating all the current sports and looking at the expansion in other sports areas. The survey will take from 5 to 10 minutes, and it will be very helpful in planning the future of the Sports Program. Please complete the survey by July 31. Click on the picture to start the survey.

07/07/08: The 12th Annual Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha Golf Outing is Monday, August 4th at Bristol Oaks Country Club. For more information click on the logo.

Click here for the registration form

07/01/08: Tackle Football has a few openings, if you are interested, click here for registration information.

07/01/08: The Boys & Girls Club/CYC Sports softball and baseball playoffs are now posted. Please click here for more information.

06/26/08: 46th Annual Boys & Girls Club / CYC Sports Junior Golf Tournament, Thursday, August 7th, 2008 @ Washington Park Golf Course (MUNI), Entry Deadline is July 31st and open for boys and girls ages 7-16 at the time of the event. Click here for more information.

06/16/08: The Madrigrano Center, located at 3712 50th St., begins summer hours. The Center will be open Monday through Friday from 11 am to 5 pm. All youth between the ages of 6 and 18 are invited to register as a Boys & Girls Club member and attend programs for a day, a week, or all summer. A fun-filled summer is planned with field trips, music making, games, sports, cookouts and more! Click here to view the summer calendar. For more information about specific program events, contact the Program Director or Unit Director at 657-6373.

06/13/08: On Thursday, June 12, First Lady Jessica Doyle, Secretary of Workforce Development Roberta Gassman and Secretary of Children and Families Reggie Bichia visited the children, staff and Board members at the Madrigrano Center. They toured the center along with visiting with the members on the importance of education.

06/2/08: On Saturday, May 17^th, 10 Kenosha teens from the Boys & Girls Club attended the Brat Town Challenge in Sheboygan. The annual event brings teens from all over Wisconsin together to compete in many different games and activities. They had a change to meet other teens and get to know more about different communities, cultures, and healthy competition. This year our teens finished 2^nd place overall! They won first place in Cherry Pool for ages 10-12 and 3^rd place for ages 13-15. They finished 2^nd place in 2 Ball for both age groups and 2^nd place in the Pictionary competition. Congratulations!

05/31/08: On May 15, the Boys and Girls Club Madrigrano Center hosted Career Day. Nine local people talked to youth and their families about why they choose their specific career. They talked about the requirements of the job and told the audience how to prepare for specialized careers. The youth asked lots of questions such as �Do you have to sneak up on people to take their photos?, Do you get to travel? and Did you write the story about Bullen Middle School in the winter?� Click on the picture for more information.

Staff from the State of Wisconsin talked to students

about how to apply for jobs through the Job Core.

05/17/08: Ryan Grant, running back for the Green Bay Packers along with Stephanie Sutton from WISN Channel 12 in Milwaukee joined 300 attendees in the celebration of CYC Sports, on Friday, May 16th. The event netted $15,000 to support the Pat Quilling Scholarship Fund. Keith & Debbie LeMay from the LeMay Auto Group received the "Mary Frost Ashley Patron Saint Award" for their support of the CYC Sports Programs and the Bill Ubrig Family received the Sports Family of the Year.

The Boys & Girls Club/CYC Sports Alumni Award was given to Tristan Borzick and Matt Blazieske members of the Division III NCAA National Champions UW-Whitewater. The Helping Hands Award for oustanding volunteer service to the sports program was presented to Jim Tredup from Accurate Printing and John Ruffolo, Head Coach of the Bradford High School Girls Softball Team.

Click here for more information on the event.

See The Pictures!

04/21/08: What a GREAT FIRST YEAR!!! Over 750 people in attendance netting over $21,000 and the Sausage Race raised over $8,000 for the Club.

Click here for the highlights from the sausage race. Click here for the photos of the event.

Special Announcements

PLANNED GIVING Planned gifts are long-range contributions that will insure the longevity of our organization. This contribution includes gifts of securities or properties that can be designated for annual program operations or restricted to the endowment fund. Bequests allow individuals to remember our Boys & Girls Clubs in a will or estate plan. Click here for more information.

FOR MILITARY FAMILES If you are in the Military, the Boys & Girls Club has special program for you. You can receive free membership and free sports registrations. Click on the picture for more information.

SPONSORSHIPS Sponsorship packages are available for all events. Click here to see the many ways you can support the Club.

SPORTS IN THE NEWS Check out highlights from our sports program on the Kenosha Sports Network, from the Kenosha News.

Includes pictures, scores and highlights. Click on the logo to access the website.

COMMUNITY CENTER

The New Facility "Our Community, Our Future" - Read more, click here

INTERNET SUPPORT

Here is a new way you can help support the Boys & Girls Club/CYC Sports, by doing your internet search with GoodSearch. Every time you search the web we earn 1 cent. If you seach the web 10 time a day for one month, that is $3.10 for the Club. Now if we get another 100 individuals to join in, that is over $300.00 per month. Click on the GoodSearch Logo for more information or click here.

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For questions or more information, email bgccyc@bgckenosha.org,

call 262.654.6200 ext 105,

or stop down at 1715 52nd Street -

Kenosha, Wisconsin 53140