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Healthy Habits Guest Star: Papa Didos!

jasal — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:24:18 +0000

On Wednesday, January 25, Dennis Yang, founder of Papa Didos Foundation, exercised and read with 3^rd and 4^th graders during Healthy Habits. Yang, who has run across the country and written 100 children books, spoke to members about the importance of education and health. Members had a great time running relay races and playing games before reading one of Papa Dido’s newest books, “The Tenth Floor.” READ MORE

Happy Chinese New Year!

emilym — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:19:25 +0000

The Club celebrated the Chinese New Year with special activities including the annual dragon parade, Chinese character writing, dragon art, and a delicious and healthy stir fry snack. READ MORE

TLC Kinders Make New Animal Friends!

laurenl — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:34:31 +0000

On Friday, January 13^th, twelve excited TLC Kinders visited Zoomars Petting Zoo in San Juan Capistrano. The young members had a blast feeding sheep, rabbits, guinea pigs, and some very demanding goats! Afterwards, they went on a train ride, ran through a hay bale maze, and played in a park complete with a tree house. The field trip was so much fun that the Kinders (and staff) are already planning a return visit! READ MORE

Torch Club Linking Hearts & Hands Project

Nick Robitaille — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:43:13 +0000

Joy for Jessie was inspired by 12 year old Jessica “Joy” Rees who decided to spread joy to kids at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County while she fights her own inoperable brain tumor. Torch Club wanted to help Jessica’s dream of reaching children across the United States with her JoyJars. In order to help Jessica raise the money necessary to fund this project, the Torch Club has stepped in to do several fundraisers on her behalf. So far, the Torch Club has sold hot chocolate, cupcakes, cookies, and chocolate covered banana’s. The goal for the project is to donate 500 dollars to cover the costs for 25 jars. Each member has even asked if they can just donate their own money. READ MORE

Winter Break at the Club!

emilym — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:49:27 +0000

Winter Break at the Club offered exciting and special activities for all of the kids. Everyday of the week had an exciting theme from pajama day to crazy hair day. The first ever Winter Talent Show was full of entertainment with wonderful singing and dancing. Special field trips included a visit to Sand Diego State University for teens, a trip to the Long Beach Aquarium, and a day of ice skating. READ MORE

Club Zoom at Main Branch

Nick Robitaille — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:19:59 +0000

Club Zoom is an experience unlike any other. This science club opens up new opportunities and ideas to the members and allows them to do hands-on activities while exploring the world they live in. We have been experiencing the amazing and fun things that dry ice can do when used properly. The children have learned that dry ice is made up of frozen carbon dioxide which means it doesn’t melt like regular ice. When handling the ice, the members used winter gloves to make sure they didn’t burn their hands. During the experiments we dropped dry ice into warm water the smoke we saw was a combination of carbon dioxide and water vapor. The gas we saw was actually a cloud of tiny water droplets. READ MORE

Digital Arts Festival Local Photo Tech Winners

emilym — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:54:56 +0000

Many Club members involved in Beyond the Box Club have been working over the past few months to create submissions for the Photo Tech and Music Making sections of Boys & Girls Club of Americas National Digital Arts Festival. Our local Photo Tech winners are: Christiana Darby, Alec Fritchmann, Katherine Outhwaite, & Abigail Webb. Our Music Making winner is Anastasia Giourgas. Members had fun last week starting to create their stop-motion animations for the movie-tech category, which will take place in February. Congrats to our local winners and good luck at the Pacific Regional level! READ MORE

Members Become Staff for a Day

emilym — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:19:34 +0000

Once a month a club member for each staff at the club gets to take over their roles and responsibilities for the day. Members were interviewed and asked what they think staff do at the club. Staff also got to have some fun being the kid for a day! READ MORE

A Spooktacular Halloween

emilym — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:27:35 +0000

Halloween at the Club began with ghosts made out of sheets and giant trash bag spiders, suspended above members heads as they entered the building. Festivities included the annual limbo parade followed by a costume contest with great prizes. A group even went on a “Zombie Walk” to some local businesses to received healthy treats. Back at the club members made skeletons out of q-tips and painted pumpkins into masterpieces to make this Halloween a special and memorable day at the Boys & Girls Club! READ MORE

Garden Club is Cookin’!

jasal — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:50:31 +0000

On Monday October 24, 2011 garden club members got the opportunity to cook with Meggan, a Laguna Arts Culinary Institute student. Meggan made healthy pizzas and banana cream parfaits with the members. Each member was given a whole wheat pita, tomato sauce, low-fat cheese, turkey pepperoni, bell peppers and onions to choose from. Everyone had fun choosing their own toppings and creating their own pizzas before enjoying their warm snack. READ MORE