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Celebrating 50 Years
• How BGCBC changes lives
• Visit three local Clubs
• Looking ahead to the next 50 years
C O N T E N T S P R E P A R E DB Y A D V E R T I S I N G
of Broward CountyBoys & Girls Clubs
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Dear Friends:
It was in October of 1965 when the doors to the Southwest Boys Club (now known as the Lester H.White Club/NFL YET Unit) in Fort Lauderdale first opened, welcoming more than 550 young boys from the
surrounding area.
Today, 50 years later, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County has grown to an organization that serves morethan 12,500 children and teens, both boys and girls.
From that first Club staffed by volunteers, we’ve now grown to 12 Clubs — including a Teen Center — through-out Broward County, with 71 full-time employees and more than 130 part-time staff members and hundreds ofvolunteers.
While much has changed over the years, the commitment from the community — the driving force behind thecreation of that first Club half a century ago — remains strong, perhaps stronger than ever.
When members of the community first organized the Southwest Boys Club, one of the main goals was to finda place for children to gather in hopes of reducing crime. Within a year of opening, vandalism in the neighborhooddeclined by 90 percent.
Thanks to our community, we now have a wide range of programs with goals that go far beyond reducing crimeand are truly changing lives.
With support from the residents, businesses, foundations and local governments within Broward County, we’re able to focus programs in threekey areas — Academic Success, Good Character & Citizenship, and Healthy Lifestyles — and the lessons learned stay with many of these youngpeople for the rest of their lives.
Today, 97 percent of our members progress to the next grade level and 93 percent of our senior members graduate high school. Our oldermembers, ages 10 to 18, participate in over 100 community projects each year and our high school-age members volunteer close to 25,000 hoursannually.
As you read through this special section commemorating our first 50 years, you’ll see that the vision set forth by our Founders 50 years ago stillguides us today as we make a positive impact on our community and will continue to guide us for the next 50 years.
Our sincerest thanks goes out to our generous community and those who have sponsored this celebratory anniversary issue. A special recogni-tion to Rita and Rick Case, the Sun Sentinel team and my BGCBC staff who worked to make this document come alive. The community makes itpossible for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County to help make a difference in the lives of boys and girls.
Sincerely,
Brian QuailPresident/CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County
From the President/CEO’s desk
Brian Quail
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS SPECIAL SECTION
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTMANAGERGARRETT A. FOSTER954-425-1642SPECIAL SECTIONS DESIGNERDEBORAH DOCHERTY954-425-1013
SPECIAL SECTIONSWRITERTRACY KOLODY954-425-1695ADVERTISING MANAGERREX RUSH954-425-1053
PAGE 3COMMUNITY PARTNERS HELP BGCBCKEEP KIDS IN SCHOOL
PAGE 4THE MANY FACES — AND STORIES —OF BGCBC
PAGE 7VOLUNTEERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE
PAGE 11GETTING TO KNOW THREE LOCALCLUBS
PAGE 16NATIONAL ACCLAIM FOR BGCBC
PAGE 17NOTABLE ALUMNI — INCLUDINGSUPERSTAR JASON DERULO
PAGE 19BROWARD COUNTY CLUB LOCATORMAP
PAGE 22FORMER MEMBERS GIVE BACK
PAGE 25LOOKING AHEAD TO THE NEXT 50YEARS
PAGE 26SPECIAL EVENTS RAISEAWARENESS, FUNDS
PAGE 28BGCBC MISSION STATEMENT ANDPROGRAMS
PAGE 30THROUGH THE DECADES: MAJORMILESTONES IN BGCBC HISTORY
PAGE 33BGCBC FACTS ANDACCOMPLISHMENTS
PAGE 35SUMMARY OF ECONOMIC IMPACT
INSIDE STORIES
Mission Statement: “To enable all youngpeople, especially those who need us most, toreach their full potential as productive, caring,and responsible citizens.”
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By TRACY KOLODYSPECIAL SECTIONS WRITER
Over the past 50 years, theBoys & Girls Clubs of BrowardCounty (BGCBC) has encour-aged Academic Success, GoodCharacter & Citizenship andHealthy Lifestyles for all youthages 6 to 18 who have passedthrough the doors at eachClub.
Academic Success centerson members staying in schooluntil they graduate fromhigh school and beyond. Withthe support of the BrowardSheriff’s Office (BSO) andthe Broward County SchoolDistrict, BGCBC has createda framework for AcademicSuccess for those in the com-munity who need it most.
Support from BGCBC part-ners comes in many differentforms, said Matt Organ, theorganization’s Executive VicePresident. “It can be as simpleas a BSO deputy visiting aClub to speak to our membersabout how officers can helpthem when they need it, orteachers volunteering to comein and tutor our members. Itall helps the kids.”
Financial support is im-portant and necessary, Organsaid, but these types of one-on-one interactions with mem-bers are what stick with themas they grow and develop.
“The ultimate goal is tokeep kids in school and keepthem engaged in learning sothat they graduate from highschool with a plan in mind fortheir future,” said Brian Quail,BGCBC President/CEO. “Ourjob is to ensure they graduatehigh school and are preparedto attend college or technicalschool, join a branch of themilitary or enter the work-
force. It’s about us reinforcingand mentoring these kids.”
Numbers alone illustratethat BGCBC’s efforts to keepkids in school have succeeded.For FY 2014-2015:
• 97 percent of membersprogressed to the next gradelevel
• 93 percent of senior mem-bers graduated from highschool
• 52 percent of senior mem-bers enrolled in college
Quail stresses that muchof BGCBC’s success stemsfrom the partnerships it hasestablished in the community,
and without the support ofits partners, the Club’s abil-ity to serve its thousands ofmembers and potential mem-bers would be significantlylessened.
In FY 2014-2015, BGCBChad more than 12,500 mem-bers who spent 2.9 millionhours in their Club, Quail said.Rather than spending timeafter school in potentiallydangerous places or gettinginto trouble, Club memberswere involved in positiveeducational activities in safeenvironments.
“This isn’t just a place tohang out, the Clubs providean extension of the school dayfor these kids,” said Broward
Schools SuperintendentRobert Runcie. “BGCBC is anabsolutely great partner withthe school district.”
One of the first thingsBroward Sheriff Scott Israelsaid he did after being electedin 2012 was to visit one of theFort Lauderdale Clubs for afirsthand look at what BGCBCmembers experience eachday. He said he was impressedto see youngsters engagedin positive activities in a safeenvironment.
“The kids were all studyingor playing basketball or havinga snack. This is an organiza-tion that is doing it all — con-necting with kids, encouragingthem to study, keeping themin school and allowing themto continue their education,”Israel said.
Each day at BGCBC beginswith Power Hour: When mem-bers arrive at their Club, nomatter what grade they are in,they spend the first hour doingtheir homework and studying.They also are given a healthysnack during this time. Staffand volunteers — includingsome Broward teachers — areavailable to help the young-sters and teens understandtheir assignments and figureout how to solve problems.
Other academic programsmade available to Club mem-bers include Youth EducationSuccess (Y.E.S.), a web-basedsystem that assesses stu-dents in grades 1 through 8and provides individualized in-struction in reading and mathto students at varying levels.Sharing student data withthe Broward County SchoolDistrict has helped to widenthe program’s scope.
Maximizing Out of SchoolTime (M.O.S.T.) aims to keepmembers engaged in educa-
tion during their summerbreak from school and is oneof BGCBC’s most importantefforts, Runcie said. “Summerlearning loss is a huge issuefor us and the Boys & GirlsClubs of Broward County hasdone an amazing job to cutdown on this for the kids in itsprograms. It’s making a bigdifference in the lives of kids,and keeping them focused onlearning.”
BGCBC offers a range ofeducational programs for itsmembers: Art With a Heart isan award-winning Fine Artsprogram offered to mem-bers. Water Safety and OSHA10 classes are offered forinterested members. Thereis also an SAT PreparationProgram available to highschool students taking thetest. Annual Career Fairs andCollege Tours help studentslearn about their options afterhigh school, while staff andvolunteers are available toassist members in filling outcollege and financial aid ap-plications.
Quail said parents arethankful the Club offers a safeplace where their children areencouraged to study and learnon a daily basis, are taughtabout responsibility andachieving goals and are pro-vided with a healthy snack andsupper. Parents are importantpartners with the Club in help-ing their children develop intoresponsible adults, he added.
“We talk to our parents ona regular basis,” Quail said.“Because of the influence wehave on their children, theyare confident their childrenwill do better and go on learn-ing beyond high school.”
With the support of its community partners,BGCBC is keeping kids in school
until graduation
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Beverly Hinds andDionne DaCosta, twomothers whose girlsare members at theBoys & Girls Club ofBroward County’s(BGCBC) William E.Slaughter Club inNorth Lauderdale, saythat the Club is a greatplace for their kids andin many ways it also isa lifesaver for them.
“The Club gives usas parents the oppor-tunity to do what weneed to do each day,”said Dionne, who worksfor a Miami-based con-struction company andis the mother of twogirls. “My girls havebeen coming here foralmost five years, rightafter school during theweek. I love that theyare busy and social,but their safety is theNo. 1 issue for me.”
Knowing the staffand volunteers at the
Club helps to instill afeeling of trust that her12-year-old daughter,Angelique, is beinglooked after until shepicks her up eachevening, said Beverly,who works for a stateagency in the area. “Ilike it because there’s alot of stuff the kids cando here. There are somany opportunities.”
Zuri DaCosta, 17, isan example of just howbusy Club memberscan be. A high schoolsenior who wants to bean entrepreneur, she isinvolved in the CulinaryArts program at theClub with her youngersister, India Winn.
Zuri also hopesto study psychologyand is involved in TVproduction courses atschool. She says sheuses the recordingstudio at the Club andhas helped producesome segments of“The Leo Show” for
the Leo Goodwin TeenCenter, connected tothe William E. Slaugh-ter Club.
She also helpeddevelop a programfor children cared forby JAFCO (JewishAdoption & FosterCare Options) throughher membership inthe Keystone Club,BGCBC’s communityservice organization.Zuri speaks with prideof the program that sheand Club member Frit-zgeral Ferjuste createdfor orphaned children.They won a first-placeprize for the programin Broward County andwere recognized at theNational Keystone Clubconference in Orlando,which they attended.Zuri hopes to studybusiness manage-ment at Florida StateUniversity.
Fritzgeral “Fritz”Ferjuste, 17, has beena member of BGCBCfor 10 years, andproudly says he nowworks at the Club afterschool, overseeingyounger children in thegame room. After hegraduates from BlanchEly High School, hesays he will attendBroward College tobecome certified as anEmergency MedicalTechnician, and even-tually hopes to becomea firefighter.
Ezekiel “Zeke”Shaw, 18, a memberat the Lester H. WhiteClub/NFL YET Unit inFort Lauderdale, was
selected as the 2015Youth of the Year inBroward County andsays he is on his wayto “becoming a famousactor when I grow up.”Currently enrolled atBroward College, Zekehopes to eventuallytransfer to the Univer-sity of Miami and studyin the theater programthere.
He said when hewas 15, he started towork with children atthe Club to prepare forshows and skits theywere performing. “Irealized the impact Icould have on youngerkids, and it inspiredme,” Zeke said. “Iwill always give backto the Boys & GirlsClubs.”
Vania Clerizier,17, a member at theSlaughter Club for10 years, this yearreached second placein the Youth of the Yearselection process andalso received a schol-arship from BGCBC.A member of theKeystone Club, she is inthe process of com-pleting her application
to Florida State Univer-sity, where she hopesto study business.
Cordesia Dukes,18, another memberat the Slaughter Cluband Teen Center, alsois giving back. A seniorat Coconut Creek HighSchool, she is thecheerleading coachat the Club, with twoteams of younger kidsand teens. A cheer-leader at school as
well, Cordesia saysshe’s been cheeringsince she was 4 yearsold, but didn’t knowanything about theprograms at BGCBCbefore becoming amember.
With a two-yearscholarship from theClub, she plans to at-tend Broward Collegeafter she graduates.Eventually, Cordesiahopes to attend Nova
The many faces of theBoys & Girls Clubs of Broward County
Each has their own special story
Members Fritzgeral ‘Fritz’ Ferjuste, 17, andVania Clerizier, 17
Moms Beverly Hinds and Dionne DaCosta
Ezekiel ‘Zeke’ Shaw
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Southeastern University, where she is interested in study-ing social work. She became interested in that major afterworking with children at the Club and says she would liketo focus on foster care if possible.
Jill Arbogast, the energeticAssistant Director of the LeoGoodwin Teen Center, saysBGCBC members aren’t theonly ones who receive schol-arships from the Club. Sherecently congratulated BeverlyHinds for completing a Master’sDegree in Healthcare Adminis-tration through the University ofPhoenix, an online program forwhich Hinds received a scholar-ship from Boys & Girls Clubs ofAmerica.
“I never would have beenable to do this without the Boys& Girls Club,” said Beverly. Shecredits the Slaughter Club’sDirector Karriem Edwards withencouraging her. “Every timehe saw me, he would ask howI was doing in school, and heeven came to my graduation.”
From left: members Zuri DaCosta, 17, Cordesia Dukes, 18, and Fritzgeral ‘Fritz’Ferjuste, 17
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Volunteers providemuch-needed assistance sothat the Boys & Girls Clubsof Broward County (BGCBC)can continue to provide itsmyriad of programs to theschool-age children andteens who are members atthe organization’s 12 Clubsthroughout the county.
Spending just a few hoursa week as a volunteer notonly makes a difference inthe lives of the Club’s mem-bers, it also has a positiveimpact on the volunteersthemselves, said Brian Quail,President/CEO of BGCBC.
“We are like an extendedfamily for our members, andour volunteers are part ofthat,” he said, adding thatvolunteering at the Boys& Girls Club can provideadults with new experiencesand skills while they areserving as role models tokids and positively impactingthe communities in whichthey live.
“Our goal is to matchyour availability, skills andinterests with a Club nearwhere you work or live,”Quail said.
BGCBC has an averageof about 175 volunteersat work in the Club at anyone time, with that numberchanging during the sum-mer months when averagedaily member attendance atthe Club units tends to rise.
With a membership that
reached more than 12,500kids in FY 2014-2015 andcontinues to climb, volun-teers are absolutely neces-sary to allow all membersto participate in programs atthe Clubs, said Matt Organ,BGCBC Executive VicePresident.
“Volunteers, togetherwith our staff and all ofour partners, are really thelifeblood of this organiza-tion,” said Organ, who beganworking for BGCBC rightafter graduating from col-lege 34 years ago. “There’sabsolutely no way we wouldbe so successful without thesupport of people who wantto help and give back to thiscommunity.”
All volunteers are askedfor commitments of at leastsix months to volunteer atleast two hours a week.That way, youngsters get toknow the volunteers at theClubs the same way theyknow staffers and that kindof consistency is important,said Karriem Edwards,Director of the Jim & JanMoran Unit in DeerfieldBeach.
“It’s good when the kidsknow the volunteers andknow they can go to themfor help when they need it,”Edwards said.
Available volunteer posi-tions run the gamut fromassisting in educationallabs and supervising gamerooms to serving as chaper-ones during trips or eventsand being a tutor who as-sists students who are doing
their homework.
In addition to ongoingvolunteer opportunities atthe Clubs and at the Davidand Kay Hughes Adminis-trative Office in Fort Lauder-dale, one-time volunteersalso are needed to serve asmotivational speakers andto assist at BGCBC events,including the annual Dunn’sRun, Caddyshack RevisitedGolf Tournament, Holly-wood Welcomes the Starsand Harley-Davidson BikersBash.
Those interested involunteering must fill outan application and will beasked to come into theBGCBC AdministrativeOffice for an interview andorientation. All applicantsfor volunteer positions mustundergo a drug test and anFBI Level 2 backgroundcheck and BGCBC willcontact three references.Volunteers are trained andsupervised by staff at the
Club where they will beworking.
“We love our volunteers,”said Jill Arbogast, AssistantDirector of the Leo Good-win Teen Center in North
Lauderdale, as she directeda newly recruited volunteerto her station in the kitchen,where she will assist mem-bers involved in the CulinaryArts program.
Volunteersmake a difference
Christy and Larry Hierholzer, BGCBC Volunteers andSupporters
Matt Organ, EVP
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GREAT FUTURES START HERE.
This is the slogan for theBoys&Girls Clubs
of Broward County and for 50 years, has
been their mission. By offering kids a safe
and positive alternative to being on the
streets, they have helped somanywho’ve
passed through their doors reach their
full potential as productive, caring and
responsible citizens. The Leo Goodwin
Foundation is proud to honor the Boys
& Girls Clubs of Broward County on their
50th anniversary. This is an extraordinary
milestone for an organization dedicated
to helping young people of our commu-
nity andmaking a huge difference in their
lives. Here’s to all the great work you do.
BYDOINGGOOD,WEALLWIN.
L EO GOODW I NF O U N D A T I O N
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Happy 50th Anniversary
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FOUNDATION
When a group of people comes along who havethe courage and vision to turn dreams intoreality, they make the future bright for everyone.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County,we celebrate your achievements.
Achieving great things for ourcommunity
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Congratulations to theBoys & Girls Clubs of Broward County!
Your 50 years of commitment andcompassion has helped thousands
of children to have better lives.
You are a wonderful organization.
Best Wishes!
Longtime supporter,Christine E. Lynn, E. M. Lynn Foundation
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BY RICH POLLACKCONTRIBUTING WRITER
It’s the week before school is aboutto start and the Rita and Rick CaseBoys & Girls Club in Davie is bustling.
In the art room, children are work-ing with an instructor on an art projectwhile next door the game room ispacked with older kids gathered aroundpool and foosball tables and a varietyof other games. Still others are in asmaller, quieter room where they’replaying board games.
But it is in the new gym, whichopened just a year ago, where youreally get a sense just how importantthis Club is to the community it serves.Kids, mostly teens, are everywhere —shooting hoops, playing dodge ball orjust gathered on the bleachers talkingto one another.
In all, the Club serves as many as500 kids a day during the summer withprograms that offer more than justgiving them a place to hang out. Therewas a summer learning program,where about 100 kids had a chance tofocus on math, reading, science andsocial skills. There’s the computer lab
upstairs, and there are free lunchesand snacks designed to help kids stayhealthy.
“What we created here is a greatClub experience where they can comeand just be kids,” said Karla Zamora,the Club’s Director.
For Club members like 17-year-oldAlvin Brantley and 15-year-old JoneiGodbee, the Club is a home away fromhome where they can be with theirfriends but also feel safe.
Brantley, who has been coming tothe Club since he was seven, says thatif he weren’t at the Club, he’d probablybe on a basketball court somewhere inhis neighborhood.
“Here I don’t have to worry aboutharmful things coming my way,” hesaid.
For Godbee, the Club is also a refugeof sorts where she comes to just hangout with her friends in a safe and super-vised environment.
“It’s lots of fun to be here,” she said.“You canmake a lot of friends.”
Field trips are also an important partof the summer activities. For Brantley,who is going into his junior year, visiting
a few area colleges gave him an ideaof what it’s like to be on campus andreaffirmed his desire to get a degree.
Preparing kids for college or careersis important to Zamora, a former Clubmember herself, who can rattle off the
names of just about every child whowalks past.
“We have to be able to provide ourClub members with skills they can usein the future,” she said.
Getting to know three of the Clubs
By TRACY KOLODYSPECIAL SECTIONS WRITER
W hen Henry Estrada was ayoungster in West Hollywood in the1980s, there was no Boys & GirlsClub where he could go after schoolto play with friends and do his home-work.
It wasn’t until Estrada was a se-nior at McArthur High School that theHollywood Boys Club (now known asthe Marti Huizenga Club) first openedits doors at 1111 NW 69th Way, pro-viding him with a place to go afterschool. “We didn’t realize it at the
time, but that was a real opportunityfor us,” he said. “Here in West Hol-lywood, we never really had a Boys &Girls Club or any place we could go.”
Estrada said that due to the guid-ance of his hard-working parents whoboth had full-time jobs while he wasin school, he was attracted to the pro-grams being offered at the Club. Themission of the Boys & Girls Clubs ofBroward County (BGCBC) is to enableall young people, especially thosewho need it most, to reach their fullpotential as productive, caring andresponsible citizens.
By the end of that first year as a
Rita and Rick Case Club in Davie provides kids with skillsand ‘a home away from home’
Marti Huizenga Club in Hollywood welcomes second generation of members
As the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County celebrates its 50thanniversary, the organization has 12 Clubs (one with a teen center) that servemore than 12,500 children and teens, both boys and girls. Here is a look atthree of those Clubs:
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Wayne and Marti Huizenga
Rita and Rick Case
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A ctive young people likeJaime Edwards are workingevery day of the week at theBoys & Girls Clubs of BrowardCounty’s (BGCBC) Jim & JanMoran Unit in Deerfield Beach.
Edwards, a member of theNan Knox Club in Fort Lauder-dale when she was a youngster,is now a student at Johnson C.Smith University in Charlotte,N.C., where she is studyingCriminology. During the summershe works as a physical educa-tion staffer in Deerfield Beach,where she oversees gamesand activities for children in theClub’s gymnasium and outdoorson the adjacent sports field.
Another of the Moran Club’smany local success stories isJa’Vonta D. Swinton, a memberwho was selected as Youth ofthe Year in 2012. Now a sopho-more studying marketing atStetson University in DeLand, theDeerfield Beach native returnedthis summer to work as a part-time staffer.
According to Karriem Ed-wards, Director of the Jim & JanMoran Club, Jamie Edwards andSwinton exemplify to a “T” thegoals of the Boys & Girls Clubs’three program areas: Academic
Success, Good Character & Citi-zenship and Healthy Lifestyles.
“What makes me so excitedabout BGCBC is that for the pastfew years we’ve been institutingnew programs, and now we cansee the results in these kids,”Karriem Edwards said. “The factthat we have kids from this Club,that’s in an area that has a high-er-than-average drop-out rate,graduating from high school andmoving on successfully — that’sproof that what we are doing isgreat work.”
Two programs that have beenmade available to membersare iReady, a computer-baseddiagnostic and learning programthat provides individualized in-struction and measures growthin various subjects for childrenin 1st grade through 12th grade;and Code Stars, a programslated to be offered starting inFall 2015 that provides membersthe opportunity to learn aboutthe fundamentals of computerscience.
When members arrive at theClub after school, they beginwith Power Hour, during whichthey are provided with a snackand must do their homework,with assistance provided bystaffers and volunteers. Musicand games are permitted onlyafter Power Hour ends, KarriemEdwards said.
“Our ultimate objective isthat members graduate fromhigh school with a plan for theirfuture, whether it be college orlearning in another way, or mili-tary service, or going to work,”he said.
With funding provided by JimMoran, the late founder andchairman of JM Family Enter-prises in Deerfield Beach, and hiswife, Jan, the city in NortheastBroward finally had a Boys &Girls Club to call its own whenthe 20,383-square-foot buildingnear the corner of Hillsboro Bou-levard and Dixie Highway openedin the late 1990s. It has grownto become one of the largest ofthe 12 Clubs in the county.
Since being created by JimMoran back in 2000, the JimMoran Foundation has awarded$5,000 annually to the BookScholarship Fund that providesbooks to BGCBC memberswho are attending college orvocational training programsin Florida. The Foundation alsofunds the Club’s Saturday Exten-sion Programs, which providemembers with weekend recre-ational and academic activitiesand nutritious snacks and mealsin a fun, safe environment at all12 Club locations.
Jim & Jan Moran Club gives Deerfield Beachyouth a place to play
and learn in a safe environment
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Jan and Jim Moran
member of the Hollywood Club, Es-trada was a member of the service-oriented Keystone Club, a runner-upfor the Youth of the Year award andone of the Club’s college scholarshiprecipients. While attending college,Estrada worked part-time at the Cluband when he was 21, he was namedits full-time Athletic Director, while hewas still in school.
At age 25, Estrada was namedBGCBC’s youngest Club Director ever.The Hollywood Club was rededicatedas the Marti Huizenga Unit in 1997in recognition of the financial sup-
port provided by businessman H.Wayne Huizenga and his wife, Marti,members of BGCBC’s Lifetime GivingSociety.
“The Huizenga’s have been heav-ily involved in the development ofthe Club,” Estrada said. “Each yearwe host the Hollywood Welcomes theStars fundraiser and for 22 years theyhave attended.”
Much has changed at the Clubsince Estrada was a high school stu-dent, starting with the fact that thereare more members. During the mostrecent budget year, there were 1,450
registered members at the Club, withaverage daily attendance of 400 in thesummer months and 350 during theschool year.
Over the years, the Club addedphysical fitness and fine arts pro-grams, began serving healthy snacksand supper to members, and initiatedthe safe passage policy, which in-creased accountability for those whoare allowed in and out of the Club ona daily basis.
In addition, the school districtagreed to change some school busroutes from area schools so that
those students could be dropped offat BGCBC in Hollywood, which alsohelped increase membership.
“Parents have said this is a bless-ing in disguise,” Estrada said. “Nowformer members’ kids are becomingmembers of the Club and we’ve seenthat second generation of membershere. I’ve heard parents say they feelthey’re getting a lot for a $15-per-year membership fee.”
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CongratulationsBoys & Girls Clubs of Broward County
on celebrating 50 years young!
JM Family Enterprises is a proud supporter of Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County.Thank you for preparing our kids for great futures.
You help our kids grow.You make our community great.
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Not only is the Boys & Girls Clubs ofBroward County (BGCBC) the largest Clubin Florida and the fifth-largest Club in theUnited States, it is among the fastest grow-ing Clubs in the nation, according to theNational organization’s Chief Executive.
“Congratulations to the Boys & GirlsClubs of Broward County on their 50th An-niversary,” said Jim Clark, President/CEOof Boys & Girls Clubs of America. “Thesehistoric milestones are certainly cause tocelebrate and a time to say thanks to allwho have worked to serve children in thiscommunity.”
Founded in 1965, BGCBC was developedto help at-risk youth meet their potential,offering after-school and other programs. Ithas expanded from a single Club for boys inFort Lauderdale (now the NFL-YET LesterH. White Club) to a dozen centers through-out the county serving both boys and girlsages 6 to 18.
During the last 25 years alone, mem-bership in the Broward Clubs has almostquadrupled in size — from about 3,200children to more than 12,500 youth today— while nationwide, the average number of
members doubled, Clark said.
“That membership growth in BrowardCounty is a testament to the passion thiscommunity has for serving the needs of itskids,” Clark said. “BGCBC is certainly oneof the pacesetters, one of the key testinggrounds for new programs.”
He praised BGCBC for “leading thecharge” in providing assistance to the900,000 kids in Florida who live in hungerinsecurity with its Healthy Snack & Mealprogram. And his is not the only praise forthe Broward Club’s efforts.
When BGCBC instituted a supper pro-gram for members back in 2011, the FloridaPartnership to End Childhood Hunger hon-ored the Broward Club as a trailblazer foroffering suppers to kids who otherwisemight not have anything to eat later in theday.
This year marked the fourth year thatBGCBC has operated the program and ithas served more than 3 million snacks andmeals, a number that will continue to grow.
In addition to being recognized by theBoys & Girls Clubs of America and theFlorida Area Council as having the BestOverall Program for its Healthy Snack &
Meal program, BGCBC has receiveda 4-star rating from Charity Navi-gator, the highest rating availablefrom the nonprofit that evaluatesthe effectiveness of how Americancharities use donations.
Clark said BGCBC also has ledthe way in providing its memberswith thousands of Saturday mealpacks and with snacks and mealsthrough its Summer Food Serviceprogram. During the Summermonths, membership numbersclimb at Boys & Girls Clubs whileschool is out.
At the Jim & Jan Moran Unit ofBGCBC in Deerfield Beach, for ex-ample, meal and snack service dur-ing the summer is moved from theClub’s canteen area into the gym sothere is enough room for all mem-bers to eat, said Karriem Edwards,Club Director. Once school is out, hesaid average daily attendance growsfrom about 250 to over 400 kids,
and has risen as high as 500 kidssome days.
“We are looking to continue togrow, to increase our ability to havea lasting impact,” Clark said. “Theneeds of kids today are so great,we’re nowhere near where we needto be to meet them.”
The most effective way to broad-en programs available to youth atthe Clubs is through partnershipswith local government and privateorganizations, he said. “Broward hasdone a remarkable job in establish-ing effective community partner-ships and that is a key to success.”
Clark attributes much of thesuccess realized by BGCBC to BrianQuail, its President/CEO since 2009.“Brian is a remarkable leader doinga fabulous job. He truly is making adifference for families and kids whoneed it the most. He is a great rolemodel for us nationally.”
National Boys & Girls ClubsLeader calls Broward Cluba testament to serving the needs
of local kids
Jim Clark (center) with BGCBC Volunteers and Staff
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GovernmentFormer President Bill ClintonRaymond Flynn, former Mayor,Boston; former U.S. Ambassadorto the Va�canAaron S. Williams, Director of thePeace CorpsLeon Pane�a, former Secretary ofDefense; former Director, CentralIntelligence AgencySharon Sayles Belton, formerMayor, Minneapolis
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Notable Boys & Girls Clubs of America Alumni
Misty Copeland
Shaquille O’Neal
Millions of young people havemoved on from their Boys & Girls Club experience to become productive citizens. For many, theguidance they received at the Club helped them achieve educational goals and explore career opportunities. Numerous Club
Alumni have earned particular distinction in their respective fields. Among them are:
Superstar Jason Derulo creditsMarti Huizenga Club for who he is today
BY RICH POLLACKCONTRIBUTING WRITER
Long before he recordedhis hit single “Whatcha Say,”long before becoming ajudge on So You Think YouCan Dance and long beforeappearing on the cover ofBillboard Magazine, JasonDerulo had recorded his firstCD — thanks to the Boys& Girls Clubs of BrowardCounty.
A member of the MartiHuizenga Club in Hollywoodfor several years, Derulowon a talent show and hadthe chance to appear onstage with singer Michael
Bolton and to visit a studiowhere he recorded his firstprofessionally produced CD.
“I think I sang ‘I BelieveI Can Fly,’ ” he said, addingthat he still has that record-ing.
Since then, Derulo hassold more than 50 mil-lion singles and achievedinternational stardom asa singer, songwriter anddancer. He credits his Boys& Girls Club experience asplaying an important role inhis success.
“That p lace was in-strumental in helping mebecome who I am today,”
he says. “It teaches you thebasic skills you need to be agrown-up.”
For Derulo those skillsincluded discipline and en-hancing a competitive spirit,both of which he says havebeen critical to his achieve-ments as an entertainer.
At the same time, theBoys & Girls Club also gavehim an opportunity to justbe a kid in a secure and en-couraging environment.
“I remember being soexcited to get there afterschool every day,” he said.“It was something to lookforward to — a sanctuary
that was safe.”
First introduced to theClub by an older cousin,Derulo says the activitieshe saw during his initial visitwere what drew him in. Itwas there that he had thechance to play basketballand ping-pong in a nurtur-ing environment and it wasthere that he learned to playpool.
“The Boys & Girls Clubis like any child’s dream be-cause you’re having the timeof your life,” he said. “Thereis something there for you,whatever your interestsare.”
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E D M O R S E . C O M
OPENINGDOORS FOR
OF BROWARD COUNTY
ED MORSE, FAMILY OWNED FOR NEARLY 70 YEARS.For over 50 years, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward County has opened doors for generations of young people in South Florida.
Ed Morse is proud of our partnership. Together, we can help even more children over the next 50 years.
CELEBRATES THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS
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Joe & Julie McDonnelland The Family,
Congratulate The Boys & Girls Club of Broward CountyOn Celebrating 50 Years Of Making
A Difference In The Lives Of Broward’s Children
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We are honored to celebrate our20th year volunteering for
such a worthy cause.
Happy 50th Anniversary to theBoys & Girls Clubs of Broward County!
The Spechler Family:Brent, Gisele, David & Doug
Congratulations to the
Boys & Girls Clubsof Broward County!
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Giving backFormer members return to their Club roots to make
a difference
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Shana Rodriguez
Karla Zamora
“I can say with an openheart that the Boys & GirlsClubs of Broward Countyhas been a huge gift in mylife.
I began at the HollywoodUnit when I was eightyears old, with big circleglasses and frizzy curlyhair. Through the years Ibecame involved in TorchClub and Smart Moves, and
attended the Boys & GirlsClub daily after school to domy homework and play in thegame room.
When I was a teenager theBoys & Girls Clubs was theplace that kept me safe andgrounded. All the staff mem-bers at the Club were thereto guide me and keep me inline. The main mentor of myadolescent years and still tothis day, the person that I lookup to, is Mr. Henry Estrada.He has seen me grow up from
middle school to graduatinghigh school and graduatingfrom college.
I also have been givenanother valuable gift of purs-ing my goal of becoming ateacher by getting EducationScholarships and attendingNova Southeastern Univer-sity through the Boys & GirlsClubs of Broward County. Ihad the great chance to teach,but there was somethingmissing. I got the amazing op-portunity to return to the Boys
& Girls Clubs [as Director ofthe Rita and Rick Case Clubin Davie]. It is the full-circleexperience that I have livedbeing part of the Boys & GirlsClubs. I know I get to plantthe seeds, nurture them, andwatch youth grow into greatadults.
I am and will always bedeeply thankful for all I haveexper ienced and learnedthrough the Club”.
Karla ZamoraClub Director of the Rita and Rick Case Club in DavieAttended theMarti Huizenga Boys & Girls Club
ShanaRodriguezSocial Recreation Coordinator for theMarti Huizenga Boys & Girls Club
Attended theMarti Huizenga Boys & Girls Club
“Looking back on mychildhood here at the ClubI can honestly say it gaveme a safe place to grow andbelong. Every day I lookedforward to coming here be-cause it was truly my safehaven. I was able to playsports and build relationshipswith members and staff I stillhold today.
Anyone can become amember of the Club, but the
ones who cherish this organi-zation continue to come untilthey no longer can. The Clubhas the capability of makingyou realize you are worthsomething and that you canaccomplish anything you setyour mind to.
Being a part of the MartiHuizenga Boys & Girls ClubI felt like I had an extendedfamily that was always therefor me during my highs andmy lows. They always sup-ported me and they allowed
me to experience so manywonderful opportunities.
Being a Club membermeant I could play sportsas a girl and be accepted. Itmeant I could get awesomegrades and attend college.It also meant I could buildfriendships with people whowould always have my back.I could shoot for the starsand never strike out.
Being a member meant theworld to me and still does.
That is why I will forever beindebted to the Marti Huizen-ga Boys & Girls Club and itsstaff for what they have donefor me and for my family.“
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“My experience at theBoys & Girls Club has al-ways been a positive one.As a kid it was a safe havenfor me; as an adult it’s anopportunity to give back tomy community.
The highlight of my ex-perience with the BGCBChas to be my most recentaccomplishment in 2013,where I was selected asone of only 30 recipients
of the Boys & Girls Clubsof America (BGCA) and theUniversity of Phoenix Na-tionwide Scholarship opento Club alumni, staff, andparents. I received a fullscholarship to complete myBachelor of Science Degreein Business from the Uni-versity of Phoenix with aconcentration in the PublicSector. I currently hold a3.8 GPA, and I am sched-uled to graduate next year.I would like to utilize my
degree to advance withinthe Boys & Girls Club lo-cally and ultimately moveon to a higher position atthe BGCA national level.
What keeps me comingto work every day is beingable to impact young livesthe same way my life wasimpacted as a young mangrowing up with in theBGCBC organization.”
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Miguel Bermeo
Rashad Troutman
“Have you ever attendeda birthday party or any eventwhere you enjoyed your timethere and dreaded leaving?That was how I felt aboutthe Boys Club. In 1987, Istarted my “transition to anew beginning” at the North-west Boys Club (currentlyNan Knox Boys & Girls Club).
My single mother hadto work two jobs to raisemy three older siblings andme, so my options for after-school activities were toeither go to the Club, or stayhome. The Club gave me
an opportunity to meet newfriends and members of thestaff who were like my sec-ond parents. I can rememberplaying in my first basketballleague where I received myfirst trophy ever for beingM.V.P of the league.
As I grew older, I began toassist in the snack bar. I alsojoined a few group clubs suchas Smart Moves and KeystoneClub. My first job experiencewas as a Youth Aide inside theJunior Game Room. I was incharge of signing kids up fortournaments and putting theirbackpacks away. This is when
I realized a big transition. Iwas no longer just a Club kid;I was evolving into one of theClub staff that I looked up toas a child.
After receiving my Bach-elor of Science Degree in So-ciology from Edward WatersCollege, I came back homeand was offered a position asAthletic Director at the ClubI grew up in since I was nine.I held this position for sevenyears, and then I had theunique opportunity to furthermy career now as a ProgramManager at the Rita and RickCase Club.
When I reflect today aboutthe greatest experiencesin my life, the Boys & GirlsClub is at the very top ofthe list. Many of my friendschose other paths of life that,in many cases, were not theright decisions.
My mission is, and alwayswill be, to help serve as a pos-itive influence in the lives ofour youth each and every day.It is an unbelievable feelingto hear a parent say, ‘Thankyou for being there for mychild.’ I genuinely cherish thisopportunity, and I am trulyblessed to be in this position.“
Miguel BermeoHealth and Physical Education Coordinator,
Florence A. De George ClubAttended the Lester H.White Unit and the
Levine/Slaughter Club
Rashad TroutmanProgramManager Rita and Rick Case ClubAttended the Nan Knox Boys and Girls Club
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Dealer Services Network& the Strochak Family
Congratulate theBoys & Girls Clubs of Broward County
on 50 Amazing Years!
Thank you for all you do for our community.
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By RICH POLLACKCONTRIBUTING WRITER
Walk through the doors of theBoys & Girls Clubs of BrowardCounty’s (BGCBC) Leo GoodwinFoundation Teen Center and you’llsee the future.
Inside the 7,000-square-footcenter, you’ll notice 13- to 18-year-olds studying culinary arts, multi-media, or working at one of the 17computers housed there. Thoseyoung people soon will be adults,with more than 90 percent of themgraduating high school and abouthalf likely to go on to college. Theyare our future.
The Leo Goodwin Teen Center— known as “The Club” to thosewho find safe haven there — is thefuture of the Boys & Girls Clubs.It is the model for what leadersof the Boys & Girls Clubs hope toestablish at each existing Club inthe coming years.
“One of our major objectives isto help prepare our kids for collegeand careers,” said Brian Quail,President/CEO, of the organization.“Having additional teen centersthroughout Broward County willmake it easier for us to do that.”
Research shows that childrentoday will not do as well as theirparents have done for the first timein our history when it comes toacademics, health, and ultimatelybeing better overall economically,making BGCBC’s mission evenmore critical.
With 50 years of success inthe rearview mirror, the Board ofDirectors of the Boys & Girls Clubsis looking toward to the next 50years as a period where the focuswill remain on providing excel-lent programs to younger childrenwhile at the same time making iteasier for older kids to keep com-ing back.
“The longer kids can stay in theBoys & Girls Club environment, thebetter off they’ll be and the betteroff the community will be,” Quailsaid.
Of the more than 12,500 young-sters served by the organization,about 3,250 are 13 to 18 years old.Of those, about 500 teens regu-larly visit “The Club,” attached tothe Levine/Slaughter Club in NorthLauderdale but with a separateentrance.
“We need to have places andspaces for kids in that age groupwhere we have programs thatspeak to their needs,” Quail said.“We want to provide a place wherethey can go to talk about issuesaffecting them.”
Recently, the Boys & Girls Clubstook a survey of about 700 teensand concluded from the resultsthat majority of those respond-ing were interested in seeingprograms for their age groupexpanded.
Quail sees the development ofmore programs and facilities forteens as the next logical step inthe organization’s evolution.
“The first 25 years of our his-tory was focused on bringing theconcept of a Boys Club to BrowardCounty and making sure boys hada place to go in a club setting,” hesaid.
During the course of the next 25years, the organization evolved andopened its door to girls while alsoexpanding the number of Clubs inBroward County. The past quartercentury also saw the Clubs de-velop programs that fit into threekey categories — Academic Suc-cess, Building Good Citizenship &Character and Healthy Lifestyles.
“Now that we have a very strongfoundation in place, we have tofocus on further developing theprogram on the teen level,” Quailsaid.
Looking ahead to theNEXT 50 YEARS
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BY RICH POLLACKCONTRIBUTING WRITER
Over the years, the Boys& Girls Clubs of BrowardCounty has become knownfor creating great eventsthat not only raise significantdollars but also are essentialto helping the organizationraise awareness and makenew friends.
“We have a reputation forputting on the best events inour community,” said KerryBecker, Director of CorporateEvents for the Boys & GirlsClubs of Broward County.“We couldn’t do it withoutour Board and our commit-ted supporters.”
Few organizat ions canclaim functions that rou-tinely draw hundreds of sup-porters and raise significantamounts of money everyyear.
Among these gather -ings that support the Boys& Girls Clubs of BrowardCounty are the ShowBoatsInternational Rendezvous,the Fort Lauderdale Interna-tional Auto Show, the BocaRaton Concours d’Elegance,the annual Ranch Roamand the annual Golf Tourna-ment formerly known as theLevine/Slaughter Golf Clas-sic, now being held in honorof one of its Founders, GaryJ. Rotella.
“The f i rs t goa l o f a l lof these events is to helppeople in the communityunderstand the mission ofthe Boys & Girls Clubs andthe success it has had withchildren in Broward County,”said Rick Case, a long-timesupporter who helped startseveral major fundraising
events for the organization.“Another goal is to recruitbusiness that can benefitfrom the exposure they re-ceive while at the same timehelping our community.”
One of the longest-run-ning events produced by theBoys & Girls Clubs is the An-nual Dinner Auction, whichbegan in the late 1960s. Awho’s who of local BrowardCounty leaders, it featuresthe area’s largest silent auc-tion.
The Dinner Auction wasthe first event that Case,Founder of the Rick Case Au-tomotive Group, participatedin shortly after opening hisfirst dealership in Florida in1986.
Soon after gett ing in-volved with the organization,Case founded the YachtingRendezvous, a three-dayevent that during its firstyear drew six yachts andhas grown to as many as40 yachts. The Thursday-through-Saturday event ,which has attracted local ce-lebrities and sports legends,concludes with a formal galaoften featuring internation-ally known entertainers.
C a s e a l s o w a s t h eFounder of the four-day FortLauderdale InternationalAuto Show, started abouta quarter-century ago. Heran the event himself at theGalleria Mall for two yearsbefore mov ing i t to theBroward County ConventionCenter.
“The Auto Show is a greatway to help auto dealers inBroward County and othersin the auto business — aswell as the public — becomeaware of the impact theBoys & Girls Clubs has in the
community,” Case said.
Case was also deeplyinvolved in creating theRanch Roam, started in1996, which brings hun-dreds to “Alligator” RonBergeron’s Green GladesWest Ranch for a western-themed evening. And healso helped create the an-nual Bikers Bash, a three-day event for upscalemotorcycle riders tied tothe annual charity toy run.
The most recent majorfunction to be founded byCase, along with FoundingChairman Jamie McDon-nell, is the Boca RatonConcours d’ Elegance,now celebrating its 10thyear. The three-day eventincludes a Friday nightairport party, a Saturdaynight gala and a Sundayantiques and classic carshow — and provides anopportunity for automotivesponsors to promote theirproducts.
Golf tournaments area big part of the eventsscheduled. In October,there’s the CaddyshackRevisted Golf Tournament,created by Rita Case, RickCase’s wife, and held at theGrande Oaks Golf Club.
In the spring the organi-zation helps produce whatwas previously known asthe Levine Slaughter GolfTournament. Started in 1986by longtime board membersBil l and Gary Rotella , i tdraws more than 300 golf-ers to a full-day event thatfeatures everything from ahelicopter golf ball drop tolive music on the course.Organized for years by theRotella Brothers, the eventfor 2016 was renamed in
honor of Gary Rotella, whopassed away in 2015.
All of the major events,a l ong w i th many o the rsmaller events, are criticalto the efforts of the Boys &Girls Clubs to raise aware-ness in the community andto help fund programs andoffset the cost of operat-ing the 12 individual Boys& Girls Clubs in BrowardCounty, which serve morethan 12,500 children.
“Our events help us buildcommunity connections andalso provide outstandingnetworking opportunities,”said Becker.
Special Events raise awareness, fundsto serve more than 12,500 children
From left: Ted Morse, RickCase and Jamie McDonnell
‘Alligator’ Ron Bergeronand Ali Waldman
Rita Case and Brian Quail
Linda and DouglasVon Allmen
Bill and Gary Rotella
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward Countyand their continuous commitments
to engaging and inspiring our youth.
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BOYS & GIRLS CLUBSOF BROWARD COUNTY
Congratulations to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward Countyfor the many extraordinary examples of love they
show to our children in changing their lives.
All the best in the coming years in making a difference!The Dauer Family
Happy 50th Anniversary!
Proud Supporters,Fran & Peter Woolf
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1. ACADEMIC SUCCESSPrograms in this core program area enable youth to become proficient in basic educational disciplines, apply learning to everydaysituations and embrace technology to achieve success in a career. Programs include:
Art With A Heart – Provides members of all ages with weekly lessons and activities in drawing, painting, digital photography andother media.
College and Career Corner - A dedicated program in each Club where teens learn about college and career readiness.
Youth Education Success (Y.E.S.) – A comprehensive academic success initiative that combines six different components tomeet the educational needs of at-risk youth.
Maximizing Out Of School Time (M.O.S.T.) – Serves to decrease “summer academic loss” by providing daily academic, social,fitness, and cultural arts activities during the summer months.
SAT Prep – Members learn test-taking strategies for both the math and verbal sections of the SAT that have been proven to im-prove students’ performance on standardized tests.
Skill Tech – Familiarizes youth with technology, particularly basic computer skills, productivity software and Internet use.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward CountyCelebrates 50 years — 1965 to 2015
MISSION STATEMENT“To enable all young people, especially those who need usmost, to reach their full potential
as productive, caring, and responsible citizens.”
PROGRAMSBGCBC activities are organized into Three Core ProgramAreas, which include the following:
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2. GOOD CHARACTER & CITIZENSHIPYouth programs in this core area empower youth to support andinfluence their Club and community, sustain meaningful relationshipswith others, develop a positive self-image, participate in the demo-cratic process, and respect their own and others’ cultural identities.Programs include:
Keystone Club – Affords teens an opportunity to gain valu-able leadership and service experience in three areas: Academic Success, CareerExploration and Community Service.
Torch Club – Members learn to elect officers and work together to implement activities in four areas:Service to Club and Community, Education, Health and Fitness, and Social Recreation.
Youth of the Year – Recognizes Club members ages 14 to 18 in the following areas: Service to Club,Community and Family; Academic Performance; Moral Character; Life Goals; and Poise and PublicSpeaking Ability.
3. HEALTHY LIFESTYLESYouth programs in this core area develop young people’s capacity to engage in positive behaviors that nurture their own well-being,set personal goals and live successfully as self-sufficient adults. Programs include:
Snack and Supper Program – Offers a free nutritious snack and supper to every member Monday thru Saturday.
Saturday Snack Pack Program – Provides a healthy take-home snack to ensure that members will have something to eat onSunday when the Clubs are not open.
CATCH Nutrition Education Program – Designed to teach members in grades 1 through 8 about the components of ahealthy diet.
Physical Fitness – Offers daily physical fitness activities that build aerobic endurance and strength in members, plus athleticprograms that promote teamwork and fair play.
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SAT Prep – Members learn test-taking strategies for both the math and verbal sections of the SAT that have been proven to im-prove students’ performance on standardized tests.
Skill Tech – Familiarizes youth with technology, particularly basic computer skills, productivity software and Internet use.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward CountyCelebrates 50 years — 1965 to 2015
MISSION STATEMENT“To enable all young people, especially those who need usmost, to reach their full potential
as productive, caring, and responsible citizens.”
PROGRAMSBGCBC activities are organized into Three Core ProgramAreas, which include the following:
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By RICH POLLACKCONTRIBUTING WRITER
Harry Greep had a vision.
The President of Atlantic Bank in 1963, Greep saw a need for a Boys Club in BrowardCounty to serve at-risk children. He brought together five community leaders and soon theorganization that is known today as the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County was born.
Over the years, the organization has seen many changes — in the number of Clubs ithas, in the number of children it serves and even in its vision, which now goes beyond justproviding a safe environment.
Here’s a condensed chronology of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County’s 50-yearhistory.
1965 — Under Harry Greep’s leadership, a 15-member Board of Directors was formedto preside over the Boys Club of Broward County. Founding Member Hugh Anderson wasasked to find a location in Fort Lauderdale’s southwest area for the first Club. With Ander-son’s help, the organization purchased an old church building with furnishings for $22,500.By October, the building was transformed into the Southwest Boys Club and immediatelyprovided a safe place for more than 550 neighborhood boys.
1967 — Anderson, who was in the real estate business, was again asked to find a location for a second Club anddiscovered yet another abandoned church on Northwest Second Street and Ninth Avenue that would become theNorthwest Club. “He bought it for $1.50 from the Catholic Diocese of Miami,” recalled his widow, Linda Anderson,who was active in the Club’s Women’s Division and would later become the first woman on the Board.
1975 — The Boys Clubs of Broward County continued to grow and raise money, in large part through the annualDinner Auction, a very successful fundraiser that Anderson founded in 1966. “He was very proud of starting the An-nual Dinner Ball,” Linda Anderson said. The Pompano Club (now known as the Thomas D. Stephanis Club) openedin Pompano Beach in 1975.
1981 —With Executive Director David Hughes on board since 1975, the organization had established an expan-sion plan, which included a Club in North Lauderdale. At the urging of North Lauderdale Mayor John Hart, plans forthe Club were fast-tracked and in 1981 the North Lauderdale Boys Club opened.
1985 to 1987 — By the 1980s, it had become apparent that girls in Broward County also needed a place to go where they could be safe.At the urging of county leaders, the Board of Directors agreed to open the Clubs to girls, one Club at a time, providing that $750,000 could beraised to modify Clubs and hire the needed additional staff. In the fall of 1987, the Nan Knox Club (formerly known as the Northwest Club)became the first Club to welcome girls.
Through the Decades50 years of outstanding leadership and community support
Harold ‘Hackie’Reitman, MD
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Linda and HughAnderson
From left: Jack Drury, Arnold Palmer, Perry Como,unidentified boy, Chuck Connors, Harry Greep andSam Snead (1968)
Felix Sabates, longtimesupporter of BGCBCand Past Chair of theRendezvous
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1992 to 1993 — The early 1990s were a time of major expansion for the Boys & Girls Clubs of BrowardCounty. In 1992, the Marti Huizenga Club opened in Hollywood. Then in 1993, with money collectedfrom the quarters that county jail inmates used for telephone calls, the Harold Reitman Club, the CarverRanches Club and the Lauderhill Club opened. “By being ‘The Positive Place for Kids,’ we were able toreduce juvenile crime by 46 percent and reduce the increasing incidences of both teen pregnancy andarrests related to drug abuse by as much as 50 percent,” said Thomas Miller, who chaired the Board in1993 and 1994.
Late 1990s to 2009 — The late 1990s and early 2000s saw the establishment of two new Clubs —the Rita and Rick Case Club in Davie and the Jim and Jan Moran Club in Deerfield Beach. It was duringthis time that the Clubs instituted the “Level the Playing Field” program, designed to put computersin every Club. “We also started ‘Hack’s Pack’ at the Reitman Unit, where respected individuals from allwalks of life visit our Club, interact with the members, educating and encouraging them as to real ways toachieve real careers,” said Harold “Hackie” Reitman, MD, Board Chair from 2000 to 2002.
2010 to 2012 — By 2010, the Boys & Girls Clubs’ focus on providing programs in three key areas — Academic Success, GoodCharacter & Citizenship and Healthy Lifestyles — was becoming readily apparent. Under the leadership of new President/CEOBrian Quail, the Clubs instituted the Snack & Supper program as well as the i-Ready Program, which provides individualized in-struction to students of varying abilities and skill levels.
“The Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County have had a direct impact on addressing food insecurity of our children in BrowardCounty,” said Cathy Donnelly, who served as board chair from 2012 to 2013. “By having a free snack and hot supper daily, alongwith a Saturday program and a backpack filled with food for those who need it to bridge Sunday, we have a complete wrap-aroundprogram in place to make sure a child who comes to us does not ever have to go home hungry.”
2013 to Present — In recent years, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County have instituted a number of safety protocols toensure Club members are safe on their way to the Club and on their way home. A tracking system records comings and goings andalso provides important data that can be used to develop programming.
“The Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward County has become a national leader in this area achievedwith both the Board Committee and the staff working together,” said Peter Woolf, whose term as BoardChair concluded this summer.
Internally, the organization refined its by-laws and restructured the Board and Executive Commit-tee to help the organization operate more effectively. “Rotating the Executive Committee has resultedin opportunities for leadership from up-and-coming movers and shakers,” said Joseph “Chip” Bamond,who chaired the Board in 2012 through 2013.
The Clubs also have continued to create locally developed programs that fall into the category of funwith a purpose. Today, there are Culinary Arts programs and music production studios as wellas a variety of other programs designed to prepare members for college and careers.
“With outstanding leadership and community support, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward Countyis now the largest Club in Florida and the fifth largest in the United States,” said Tom McDonald whochaired the Board from 2009 to 2010.
Founder Harry Greep would be proud.Cathy Donnelly
Peter Woolf
Joseph ‘Chip’ BamondThomas Miller
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From left: Jack Drury, unidentified boy, Chuck Connors,Arnold Palmer, Sam Snead and Perry Como (1968)
BGCA National Board Member and BGCBC LocalBoard Member Gary Wendt and wife Rosemarie
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Sun Sentinel congratulates theBoys & Girls Clubs of Broward County
on helping young peoplein our community
for 50 years.
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FACTSANDACCOMPLISHMENTS
IN 2015, BGCBCSERVED 12,620YOUTH. OFTHOSESERVED:• 55% of member families earn less than $20,000 annually• 64% of members live in a single parent headed household• 81% of members qualified for free or reduced school lunch• 83% of members attend title i schools• 704,827 total visits of member to their Club• 2,952,332 total hours spent by Club members in their Club
ACADEMICSUCCESSGraduate from high school, ready for college, trade school,military or employment
• 97% of members progressed to the next grade level• 93% of senior members graduated from high school• 52% of senior members are enrolled in college
GOODCHARACTER&CITIZENSHIPBe an engaged citizen involved in the community, registers tovote and models strong character
• 111 volunteer community projects completed by membersages 10 – 18• 4,963 total project volunteer hours completed• 330 high school members volunteered 19,260 hours• 1,286 members participated in college & career programs
HEALTHYLIFESTYLESAdopt a healthy diet, practice healthy lifestyle choices andmake a lifelong commitment to fitness
• 867,212 healthy snacks and meals served• 1,190 members passed level 1 & 2 swimming classes• 1,193,967 hours of physical fitness activities performed• 18,624 saturday meal packs distributed
ABOUTTHEBOYS&GIRLSCLUBSOFBROWARDCOUNTYSince 1965, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County hasbeen enabling all young people, especially those who needus most, to reach their full potential as productive, caringand responsible citizens.
• Members are ages 6 to 18 years old• 12 chartered Clubs throughout Broward County• Members pay $15 per year but actual cost per member tothe organization is $1,200• 4-Star rating by Charity Navigator, highest evaluation for4th consecutive year
TotalMembership – 12,620
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Congratulationsto everyone at theBoys & Girls Clubsof Broward County
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SUMMARY OF ECONOMIC IMPACT
ECONOMIC IMPACT
EARNING POWER INCREASED TOTAL PER $1
Additional High School GraduatesIncreased lifetime earnings of 62 additional high school graduates $18,209,710 $1.86
Increased Parental EarningsAnnual earnings of 5,294 parents able to keep their jobs $124,244,886 $12.70
PUBLIC DOLLARS SAVED
Juvenile Arrests AvertedAnnual savings to taxpayers due to 133 juvenile arrests averted $8,246,931 $0.84
Teen Pregnancies AvoidedLifetime savings to taxpayers/society due to 9 teen pregnancies avoided $1,147,509 $0.12
Underage Drinking Reduced (Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs)Annual savings to taxpayers due to responsible behavior of 6,781youth $10,117,252 $1.03
LOCAL ECONOMIES STRENGTHENED
Annual Output Generated by Club Business OperationsRegular Operations $18,132,847
Volunteer Labor $189,756
Total Output: $18,322,603
TOTAL COUNTYWIDE ECONOMIC IMPACT $18.45
For every $1.00 of expenditure,the Boys & Girls Clubs of BrowardCounty generates $18.45 ofpositive economic impact inBroward County.
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We are proud to support themission of the Boys &Girls Clubs of Broward County over the past 30years. Serving on the Board of Directors, plus our family, friends, customers and associateshave joined us tomake a difference in the lives of children who live in Broward County.
Thank you one and all!
Our 12 Clubs serve over 12,500 kids ages 6-18 annually but yet there are still thousandsmore whoneed our help and so there is still so muchmore to be accomplished. Please continue or join us nowto reachmore children with your time, talent and treasure to enrich a child’s life for a better future.
Rita & Rick Case Boys and Girls Club - Davie, Florida
AUTOMOTIVE GROUPHyundai • Equus • KIA • Volkswagen • Acura
Alfa Romeo • Fiat • Honda Cars & Cycles
r i c k c a s e . c o mRita and Rick CaseRita and Rick Case
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