Grand Opening of The Melting Pot of Boston
To benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston and the Esplanade Association
Date: Wednesday, August 13th
Time: 5:30pm – 9pm
Location: Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers
76 Arlington Street, Boston
Description: Join us for fondue samplings, cocktails, a silent auction, and a tour of the new restaurant.
Donations for Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston and The Esplanade Association appreciated.
Please RSVP by clicking here.
Roxbury Community Breakfast
Meet Josh Kraft, BGCB's new Nicholas President and CEO
Date: Thursday, July 24, 2008
Time: 8:00 a.m.
Location: Yawkey Club of Roxbury
115 Warren Street
Sponsored by: The Yawkey Club Advisory Board
RSVP by Monday, July 21, 2008
For information, please contact:
Katrina Williams at 617-427-6050 ext. 228
Lorraine Payne-Wheeler at 617-224-8499
South Boston Boys & Girls Club Annual Harbor Cruise
Cruise beautiful Boston Harbor on the Provincetown II
Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Time: 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. (board ship at 6:30)
Location: Board at Commonwealth Pier, World Trade Center, 200 Seaport Boulevard, Boston.
Fun: DJ Jimmy LeBlanc
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Alessi Trio – “smooth sounds of Sinatra”
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Great Raffles
21+ (IDs checked)
Old Town Trolley shuttle from:
Summer Street Grille (BAC) | The Connection (Andrew Square)
Tickets: $25 in advance ($30 day of) | $20 for seniors
Group Rates (purchase 10 or more tickets for $20 each)
Charlestown Boys & Girls Club
Young Alumni & Friends Red Sox Party
Date: Sunday, July 13th
Time: Fun Starts at 1 PM | First pitch at 1:35 PM
Where: The Ironsides Grill | 25 Park Street | Charlestown
Tickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door.
Advance tickets: Available in person at the Club or by phone at 617.994.4722.
Red Sox ticket raffle during the 7th inning stretch.
5th Annual Friends of BGCB
Summer in the City 2008
Date: Thursday, June 19, 2008
Time: 6 - 9 p.m.
Location: Artists for Humanity, The EpiCenter
100 West Second Street, South Boston
Co-Chairs: Bill Moran, Rebekah Splaine and Ashley Wisneski
Honorary Co-Chairs: Erin and Mark Epker, Penny and Andy Savitz,
Meredith and Chris Shachoy
Come rediscover the kid in you at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston's 5th Annual Friends Event! As a friend of Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston, you will be treated to a fun evening of cocktails, light fare and entertainment. We can't promise a slip-and-slide, but we are sure you will recognize a few of your favorite childhood activities. Casual dress and flip flops are encouraged! Ages 21 and up only.
A free trolley service will shuttle guests between the South Station bus stop and the EpiCenter at Artists for Humanity from 5:45 - 6:30 p.m. and from 8:30 - 9:15 p.m. Guests should look for a silver CityView trolley with a Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston sign in the window.
All proceeds from this event will continue to support the nearly 14,000 at-risk youth whom BGCB serves in Greater Boston and Chelsea. You can register online for this event or for more information, please contact Nina Kondo, nkondo@bgcb.org.
Annual Jordan Club Golf Tournament
Date: Monday, June 16, 2008
Time: Lunch at 12:30 p.m. / Tee-off at 1:30 p.m. / Dinner and awards 6:30-8 p.m.
Location: Ferncroft Country Club, Danvers
For information, contact Josh Kraft at 617-884-9435 or via email at jkraft@bgcb.org.
40th Annual Battle of Bunker Hill Road Race
Date: Sunday, June 15, 2008
Time: 2-mile race at 8:30 a.m., 8K at 9:30 a.m.
Event Description: This fun, family event takes place on Bunker Hill Day in Charlestown before the Bunker Hill Day Parade. Celebrating its 40th year in 2008, the 8K road race—a USAT&F certified course—is a scenic route passing historic sites including the Bunker Hill Monument, the USS Constitution and the Warren Tavern. There is also a 2-mile novice race run by many children and parent/child teams. Registration fee is $15 for 2-mile race, $20 for 8K pre-registration and $25 on race day—race t-shirts for first 400 registered.
For more information, email or call Jenny Atkinson at 617-242-1775.
Teen Battle of the Minds
Date: Friday, June 6, 2008
Time: 3-7 p.m.
Location: Blue Hill Club
Event Description: Six to eight teens per Club are divided into four teams that compete by tackling problems in trivia and math, engineering, geography, puzzles and more. Each team has 15 minutes to solve each problem and earn points based on the activities they complete. They also have the opportunity to earn extra points at the bonus table.
High School Musical
Date: Friday, May 30th
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Jordan Boys & Girls Club Auditorium
Come see High School Musical, the play we all love to dance and sing-a-long to! Starring members of Theater, Dance, Ballet, Tap and Partnering Classes of the Jordan Club Performing Arts Program! Admission is free!! All are welcome!
For more information, call the Jordan Club at 617-884-9435.
3rd Annual House Party
Date: Friday, May 16, 2008
Time: 6:30 p.m. cocktail hour followed by dinner and program
Location: Private Home
For additional information, please contact Jill Goldweitz at 617-994-4718 or Molly Wheeler at mwheeler@bgcb.org.
5th Annual “Jr. Battle of the Minds”
Date: Friday, May 9, 2008
Location: Museum of Science
Event Description: Approximately 60 Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston members, ages
9 to 12, will participate in the 5th annual “Jr. Battle of the Minds” to be held at the Museum of Science. “Battle of the Minds" is a collaborative effort among the Education Departments at BGCB's Clubs. Members will have the opportunity to work together as they complete a scavenger hunt around the Museum, and will be rewarded with an Omni movie at the conclusion of the scavenger hunt. The Museum also provided free admission passes and Omni tickets for all participating members.
Spring Into Auction
Please join us for a cocktail party to benefit YSPN, in partnership with the Boston Police Department.
Date: Monday, May 5, 2008
Time: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Location: Pho Republique, 1415 Washington Street - Boston
Cost: $50 per person
Tickets: Click here to purchase tickets to this event
YSPN’s award-winning social workers provide at-risk youth and their families with a comprehensive safety net of services. We need the support of people like you
more than ever.
Visit www.yspn.cmarket.com for a preview of auction items.
Yawkey Club's Business Connections Breakfast (3rd in the series)
Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008
Time: 8 a.m.
Location: Yawkey Club of Roxbury (Formerly Roxbury Boys & Girls Club)
115 Warren Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
Cost: $25.00 contribution
Sponsored by: Canton Corporation and the Yawkey Club Advisory Board
R.S.V.P by Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Guest Speaker: Robert Lewis Jr. Vice President for Programs at The Boston Foundation
(Former Executive Director of Boston Centers for Youth and Families)
For information please contact: Katrina Williams at 617-427-6050 ext. 228.
CyberSummit 2008
"TechExecs"
Date: April 24-25, 2008
Location: Blue Hill Club
More than 50 youth, ages 12 to 18, will work in inter-neighborhood teams with adult mentors, using professional software and hardware to create high-tech products that connect to this year's CyberSummit theme: “TechExec.” In just two days, they will be challenged to create video games, animation, robotics and other computer-generated products. On Friday afternoon, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m., CyberSummit will conclude with CyberFair, a technology exhibition that provides participants with an opportunity to showcase and “market” their “products.”
CyberSummit provides a positive, productive activity for youth during school vacation week, and ensures that teens from backgrounds learn the skills necessary to survive in an increasingly technological world.
“How Community Policing Improves our Neighborhoods”
The Blue Hill Boys & Girls Club & District B-3 presents a community breakfast fundraiser to support activities at the Club & B-3 activities.
Date: Saturday, April 19, 2008
Location: Blue Hill Club, 15 Talbot Ave., Dorchester, MA 02124
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Price: $20 per person, tickets and reservation available
Tickets: Phone Annie Wilcox at 617 343-4717 or wilcoxa.bpd@ci.boston.ma.us
Speakers: Mayor Thomas M. Menino
Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis
Captain James M. Claiborne
Honorable Judge Luis Perez, Worcester Juvenile Court
Thomas Finneran
The Big Show
Presented by the Jordan Boys & Girls Club and the Circus After-School Program
Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Jordan Club
Members have been taking circus arts workshop classes with Big Apple Circus for twelve weeks, culminating in this final show. They will perform circus acts, including juggling, spinning plates, comedy routines, stilt acts and more!! All are welcome to attend. Contact the Jordan Club at 617-884-9435 for more information.
Oxfam Hunger Banquet
What: Come join us at the Jordan Boys & Girls Club to learn about hunger issues around the world. Step into the lives of people fighting these issues everyday and find out what we can do about it.
Date: Friday, April 11, 2008
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Where: Jordan Club
30 Willow Street, Chelsea, MA.
Admission: Bring $1 or a can of food which will be donated to fighting hunger.
68th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Road Race & Walk
Date: Sunday, March 16, 2008
Location: South Boston Boys & Girls Club
230 W 6th Street
South Boston
Time: 10 a.m.
5K Race and Walk starts and ends at South Boston Boys & Girls Club, corner of F and West Sixth Street. First 500 to register receive 100% cotton Beefy T Long Sleeve Official Race T Shirt. Refreshments, Waterstop, Digital Clock Timer, Raffle Prizes. RACE LIMITED TO 800 PARTICIPANTS. 68th Annual St. Patrick's Day Road Race will honor the late Father Jim Lane, a highly respected Club Alumnus and remarkable community servant who passed away in July 2007. The race is held prior to the St. Patrick's Day Parade in South Boston.
$20 Pre-Race Day Entry Fee • $25 Race Day Entry Fee
All proceeds benefit the South Boston Club’s Keystone teen leadership program.
For Frequently Asked Questions, such as information on parking, weather policies and registriation, click here. For more information, email or call Harry Duvall at 617-268-4301 x201.
2008 Annual Dinner
Date: Thursday, February 7, 2008
Location: Westin Copley Place Hotel
Cocktail Reception: 5:30 p.m.
Dinner and Program: 6:30 p.m.
Join us for a night of celebration to honor Linda Whitlock's 10 years of service!
Honorary Co-Chairs: Mayor Thomas M. and Angela Menino
Co-Chairs: Karen Firestone, Michael Krupka, Janice Morris, Brian Moynihan
Lead Sponsors: Bain Capital, Fidelity Investments
113th Annual Meeting
Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Location: Museum of Fine Arts
Business Meeting: 4:30 p.m.
Cocktail reception: 6 p.m.
Buffet and Program: 6:30 p.m.