A
Message from the Chief Professional Officer
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Dear Friends…
Is there any nobler act than to help children experience their own Greatness?
At the
Boys & Girls Club and Family Center,
we believe that each and every child is born with gifts.
We devote our lives to helping children to be proud, and helping them experience success and develop the skills to BE GREAT.
The challenges that children experience today are often profound. Consider this…
·
There are
kids
who would
have nothing to eat
after school
--
If not for the Kids Café at the
Boys & Girls Club
·
There are
kids
who
would not graduate from high school
and might end up in detention centers
--
If not for our
Cambridge Park Outreach Program
·
Young
children
would have
no educational foundation
and
not
be
ready
for
kindergarten --
If not for our
Early Childhood Education Program
·
Kids
would
feel no sense of pride
and
personal achievement
--If not for our early movement and gymnastics programs at the
Family Center
- There are
kids
who could easily
say yes to drugs and alcohol
after school--If not for our
School Based programs
-
There are
kids
who would
never dream and hope for the future
-- If not for the
Imagine Nation Museum
At the Boys & Girls Club and Family Center we expend approximately $350 each year to provide service for one child.
To be a member of our programs it costs a child, at most, $30 per year, and in some cases $2 per year.
For such a small cost, we
develop lives, inspire lives
, and, in many cases,
save lives.
The Boys & Girls Club and Family Center has been a resource and anchor in Bristol for over a century.
The discrepancy between what we charge and what it costs to serve a child is immense.
Yet our impact on children, and on the future of our families and community is even more immense. Please support the Club and the kids who count on our programs. In doing so, you give a child the opportunity to
BE GREAT.
Michael Suchopar
Chief Professional Officer