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Congratulations to our Summer LEAP Program for hosting a fun and successful 24th Annual River Night Event! With over 200 people of all ages in attendance, this was a full night of fun, with live Bluegrass music, great raffle items, libations from local breweries, and even a Bachelor auction. Bachelors were Summer LEAP volunteers who were auctioning off outdoor "dates," ranging from surfing to rock climbing.
The Boys & Girls Club of Wiyot Country
Joins our Family!
On Wednesday, March 26, 2008, The Boys & Girls Club of Wiyot Country held their official grand opening, marking a new relationship with The Boys & Girls Club of the Redwoods and the Wiyot Tribe. With a Club plaque dedicated by Regional Service Director, Alan Anspach, and a warm welcome by our Chief Professional Officer, Jeff Jacobs to the members, community attendees, local businesses, and families who were present, this grand opening was indeed grand!
Located on the Wiyot Tribal reservation, on Table Bluff, this Club will be serving the over 200 youth residing on and around the reservation.
And the 2008 Boys & Girls Club of the Redwoods' 3-on-3 Staff Tournament Trophy Goes to......The Club House!!!
On Friday, February 15th, four Club Sites competed for the coveted 2008 Boys & Girls Club of the Redwoods' 3-on-3 Staff Tournament Trophy! Although all of the teams worked hard, with staff giving it their all and their loyal Club fans cheering, the Club House walked away with the big prize! Congratulations to Teen Center Director, Marvin Rosales for dreaming up and hosting this tournament and congratulations to the Club House for taking away yet another accolade!
"Battle of the Ballers"
On Saturday, January 26th, our Fortuna Night Basketball Players Challenged our Eureka Night Basketball Players to a 3-on-3 Tournament....Eureka Met the Challenge!
T-Ball Sign-ups Are Happening Now!
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Remote Registration:
Sat., Feb. 9th @ Big-5 from 12-4pm
Sat., Feb. 16th @ McKinleyville KMART from 12-4
Regular Registration:
Starting Monday, February 11th @ The Boys & Girls
Club Teen Center, located on the corners of Harris & J
Streets in Eureka. Registration will take place Monday-Friday, from 3-6pm.
For more info, call Liz Smith or Ashley Wall
at 444-0184
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THANK YOU TO THE BEAR RIVER BAND OF THE ROHNERVILLE RANCHERIA, WHO RECENTLY DONATED PROCEEDS FROM A CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT TO THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE REDWOODS.
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Congratulations to USC
and Boys & Girls Club
of the Redwoods' alumnus,
Rey Maualuga,
on a decisive
Rose Bowl Victory! |
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Congratulations to all of our
2007 Youth Development Professionals of the Year!
On Monday, November 12, The Boys & Girls Club of the Redwoods hosted its 3rd Annual All-Staff Training. Employees from all of our sites and programs were present and participated in an informative and fun-filled day, with a Keynote Presentation by Carole Crossley and various workshops presented by staff who attended the Pacific North and South Youth Development Conferences. Workshop topics ranged from "Rainy Day Games" to "Latino Outreach." Pictured below are our 2007 Youth Development Professionals of the Year, chosen because of their hard work, dedication, and energy in serving our members!
Left to right, Teen Center honoree, Cassaundra Keigan and Teen Center Director, Marvin Rosales.
Left to right, Crescent City Director, Holly Gensaw and honoree, Bernadette Rodriguez.
Left to right, Loleta Club honoree, Cara Howard and Loleta Director, Craig Calvin.
Left to right, Teen Court honoree, Sacha Marini and Teen Court Director, Lynn Langdon.
Left to right, Club House honoree, Francisco Martinez and Club House Director, Monica Alcorn.
Left to right, Associate Chief Professional Officer, Liz Smith,
Chief Professional Officer, Jeff Jacobs, and
2007 Youth Development Professional of the Year, Justin Nickerman!
Left to right, Associate Chief Professional Officer, Liz Smith,
Chief Professional Officer, Jeff Jacobs,
2007 Management Professional of the Year, Lynn Langdon!
Fortuna Night Basketball honoree, Andy Durham
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Thank you to the Shaw Group, our hole sponsors, and foursomes, for making The 1st Shaw Group Challenge a phenomenal success!
Chief Professional Officer, Jeff Jacobs, receiving the $20,000 check from Shaw Group Representative, Steve Justus.
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Congratulations to our prize-winning foursomes! |
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1st Place, Cochrane & Associates 2nd Place, Arcata Recycling
3rd Place, Harbers Insurance "Greatest Danger to Wildlife," The Shaw Group
Jedediah Smith Mural
The new Jed Smith Mural on the side of Crescent Ace Hardware is 2940 square feet of art, 27 feet high at the apex and 22 feet high on either end. The maquette, shown above, was created by local artist Doris Dalbec. Fifty-eight volunteers worked many hours to ensure that the mural would become a reality. Crescent City Club staff and members turned out the largest number of volunteers, as well as the youngest participant, at age 6. This marks the second mural where Crescent City members have left their mark!
Below is the list of Club participants:
Staff:
Bernadette Rodriguez
Johnny Collard
Stone Vue
Holly Gensaw, Unit Director
Youth Participants:
Rose Serrano
Jake Reidel
Wyatt Singletary
Trent Bruschi
Grace Bruschi
Jasmine Spoelman
Marcia Miller
Juliana Cole
Eirene Dixon
Samantha Bausch
Miranda Stewart
Cheyenne Fielding
Crystal Fielding
Kitty Gensaw
Jonathan Franceschi
Grace Franceschi
Ry Anne Franceschi
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Boys & Girls Club of the Redwoods Adopts the
Summer LEAP Program!
The Boys & Girls Club of the Redwoods and Summer LEAP are official partners in providing affordable and quality outdoor adventure programs to youth! With outdoor activities ranging from challenge courses, to rockclimbing, to river rafting, this summer should prove an action-packed one for our area's youth.
For more information, please check out Summer LEAP, under the Programs & Services link!
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And the winner of the Boys & Girls Club of the Redwoods' Teamwork Award is.....
The Club House!!!
(Pictured from left to right, Unit Director, Monica Alcorn, Assistant Program Director, April Ness, Assistant Program Director, Francisco Martinez, Assistant Program Director, Justin Nickerman, Program Director, Jamal Wyllie, and Program Director, Matt Beltramo.)
The Club House staff are the proud recipients of The Boys & Girls Club of the Redwoods' first Teamwork Award. Due to their awesome energy, enthusiasm, and efforts. They epitomize what it means to be "youth development professionals!"
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THANK YOU O & M INDUSTRIES!!!
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Thank you to John and Rob McBeth
of O & M Industries for kicking off
our "It Just Takes One" Campaign,
with a generous gift of $2500.00! |
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Congratulations to Chadd Clubb and Zsivon Kron,
our 2006 Youths of the Year
Pictured:left, Honoree Zsivon Kron Pictured: left, Teen Court Director
with Eureka High School Teacher, Lynn Langdon, Honoree Chadd Clubb,
Larry Hansen and Associate Chief Professional Officer,
Liz Smith
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The Youth of the Year competition, sponsored by Reader's Digest, helps deserving Boys & Girls Club members get money for college. Each Spring, Boys & Girls Clubs across the country are invited to nominate their Youth of the Year, based upon outstanding club and community leadership. Nominees compete at local, regional, and state levels, before competing for the ultimate accolade-Boys & Girls Club of America Youth of the Year.
Congratulations to Bethany Landrum
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Bethany is the Pacific Region 1st place winner
for the Family Matters'
Writing Contest! We are so proud of Bethany,
as she is as kind as she is brilliant!
Bethany's winning essay can be found below.
Pictured at right is Bethany with her new DVD system. |
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COLMA
Baseball really isn't my thing, but on occasion I'll watch a game with my Nonnie especially when it's a warm night in Redwood City, and there's nothing better to do than open your door wide open and cheer on the team you want to win. Yet anything to do with Italy and Italians interest me, and my love for my Nonnie and pride in my Italian heritage is why I agreed to go see Joe DiMaggio's grave.
It was a San Francisco Thursday, late afternoon, almost all the morning fog had disappeared into the air. We were driving for only 15 minutes yet I felt my stomach lurch at every turn. I had never been to this part of the bay area and didn't know what to think when I got there. It was a quiet but almost forgiving place; it had buildings and shops but since there were few people it seemed almost deserted. We went to a floral shop in front of the Italian cemetery. Its flowers smelled like an expensive perfume, the kind you would only find when you were visiting a rich aunt's house. After we bought some flowers we thanked the lady that sold them to us; she was an elderly Asian lady whose hair seemed to be graying every millisecond but she had a reassuring smile as if saying something spectacular and didn't even have to open her mouth. After we wrapped the elegant flowers in some brown paper we headed for the car to begin our day in Colma.
We only planned to see my Italian ancestor's graves, but when my Nonnie started talking about Italy and Italians, Joe DiMaggio's name came up and then the next thing I heard was my Nonnie saying "why don't we go over to the Catholic cemetery and visit Joe DiMaggio's grave; its only ten minutes from here." Without question my uncle Keith replied with "that's a great idea." Now I wasn't going to miss the opportunity to learn about a fellow Italian, especially one who gave a good rep for Italians, but thinking about seeing a man's grave, a man I didn't know much about, made me feel unworthy of being able to visit, yet suddenly I felt my legs moving beneath me walking to the car, while saying "let's go."
Although my Nonnie has already seen Joe DiMaggio's grave, it took us a while to find it because she couldn't seem to remember what tree it was by. After the thirty long minutes of misdirecting and passing of the abundant amount of tombstones, they finally took my advice and asked somebody directions. As the car came to a stop by a somewhat large, black gravestone, I saw my Nonnie get out of the car, carefully waiting for me to do the same.
I sat down on the freshly cut grass looking at all of the baseballs and baseball bats leaned onto his grave with memo's, poems, prayers, and comments written onto their surface. As I thought and prayed, I did not realize I felt like crying not because I was sad or mad or even happy, but because I felt more and more proud of calling myself Italian.
~ By: Bethany Landrum
CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH OF OUR
2006 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS
OF THE YEAR!
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Pictured above: Left
Associate CPO, Liz Smith, Loleta Honoree, Danny Moreno, and Loleta Director,
Craig Calvin
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Pictured above: Left,
Club House Honoree,
Justin Nickerman and
Board Secretary, Mike
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Pictured above: Left, Associate
CPO, Liz Smith and
Teen Center
Honoree, Beth Currier
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Pictured above: Left, Board Secretary, Mike Rigdon
and Klamath Honoree,
Shyla Wooten |
Not pictured above, Night Basketball Awardee, Trinidad Gomez.
 Congratulations and kudos to our 2006 Boys & Girls Club of the Redwoods Youth Development Professional of the Year, Grace Havens. Grace is a Program Director at our Crescent City site and has been a true blessing to our organization. Grace embodies the qualities of her name, along with wisdom, inclusivity, kindness, enthusiasm, and a great love for her job and the members who she so energetically serves. |
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Thank you for making our 9th Annual "Bids for Kids" Auction and Dinner a resounding success!
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2006 Youth Mentor of the Year Frank Jager
Frank Jager has been a very distinguished member of our cmmunity for decades within his chosen profession as county coroner, as well as through his numerous volunteer efforts. Born in Albany, Oregon, Frank moved to Humboldt County 58 years ago, graduating from St. Bernard's High School, College of the Redwoods and Humboldt State University. Frank has been very successful in all of his chosen career paths, starting as a police officer and detective for the City of Eureka, moving onto become criminal investigator and polygraph examiner for the Humboldt County District Attorney's Office, and lastly, serving as county coroner sice 1998. Frank has received numerous accolades for his tireless work in the community, some include: being named the Exchange Club Officer in 1977 and Eureka Police Officer of the Year in 1978, as well as being inducted into the College of the Redwoods Hall of Fame in 2000 and the St. Bernard's Hall of Fame in 2004. In addition to academic and professional achievments, Frank has been a committed volunteer for the Boy Scouts of America, leading Troop 54 in Eureka since 1969. Perhaps even more impressive has been Frank's commitment to his loving family. Frank has been married to his wife Sarah for 34 years and togther, they have raised four children.
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Thank you to all of our generous sponsors...
Event Sponsors: Schmidbauer Lumber Supply &
Suddenlink Communications
Dinner Sponsor: Shorelines Gallery
Dessert Sponsor: Alves Inc.
Wine Sponsor: Bailey Appraisal
Silver Sponsor: Redwood Capital Bank
Bronze Sponsors: Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria, City Garbage Company, O& M Industries and Rainbow Mini Storage
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Mission:
The mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Redwoods is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Each of our sites offer young people ages 6-18 years a positive place to call their own, adults who care about them, and activities to build a better future for them.
Background:
For over 100 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of America has been saving the lives of youth in the United States and around the world. They are dedicated to helping youth become successful, civic-minded, responsible adults.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Redwoods is a part of this wonderful tradition. We are providing youth with a safe environment to come and participate in positive activities. On a daily basis, our professional staff and volunteers dedicate themselves to helping youth take control of their lives, envision productive futures and realize their goals.
Established in 1972, The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Redwoods is a youth development program for youth ages 6 to 18. All of our sites offer a safe place for these children to learn, play and develop citizenship and leadership skills. Club programs and services promote and enhance the development of our members by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and a power of influence, which is the Youth Development Strategy of the Boys & Girls Clubs.
The club focuses on five core areas of development: Sports, Fitness and Social Recreation, Character and Leadership Development, Health and Life Skills, The Arts, and Education and Career. Focusing on these areas provides the children who participate the opportunity to engage in programs that will enable them to develop positive self images and reach their full potential. Every day members are helped with their homework, participate in organized sports, arts and crafts projects, and enjoy a nutritious snack. In addition to regular Club activities, members often attend field trips, have interesting and relevant guest speakers, and have a regular schedule of prevention workshops and teen support groups.
Dedicated, compassionate professionals and volunteers staff the club. The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Redwoods is steered by Jeff Jacobs, Chief Professional Officer who has worked with youth for over 20 years. The Board of Directors who also volunteer, dedicate many resources to see that the club continues to grow and meet the community's needs. |
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