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Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley Celebrates 50th Anniversary!

Read the five part historical series in Sonoma Index Tribune

Part 1

Part 2

Part 5

Take a look at BGCA's new PSA directed by Academy Award winner Ron Howard

Impact 2012
Learn about how the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley is taking initiative to help provide resources and education to children who are faced with many crisis in their every day lives.

Read about it:  Impact 2012: A Call to Action on Behalf of America's Kids
Youth Report to America: National Keystone Project


An Ounce of Prevention Read about the Boys & Girls Clubs' success in Newsweek!
BGCA Media Coverage
It Only takes One- as seen in Parade Magazine from our spokesman Denzel Washington

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BGCSV Press & News
Modified - 09/09/2011 04:27pm NFL Punt, Pass & Kick Competition
On Saturday, September 17th beginning at 1 pm the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley is hosting the NFL Punk, Pass & Kick Competition. All boys and girls aged 6-15 years old are invited to participate. The event is free and takes place at the Maxwell Clubhouse at 100 W. Verano Avenue in Sonoma. Boys and girls compete separately. Only soft-sole gym shoes are permitted. No football shoes, turf shoes, cleats or bare feet are allowed. The top finisher in each of the boys' and girls' divisions from the five age brackets of each Local Competition will advance to the Sectional Round. The top finisher is the participant who has the highest final score for that round. For more information, you can visit the NFL Punk, Pass, Kick website at nflppk.com or bgcsonoma.org, or contact Athletic Director, Dwayne Kilgore at 707.938.8544 x112/ dkilgore@bgcsonoma.org.

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Modified - 10/18/2011 10:11am Pier Receives Spark Plug Award
October 2011
At the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Pacific Leadership Conference in Las Vegas last week, Dave Pier, Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley received The Spark Plug Award. » read more...
Modified - 11/14/2011 04:10pm Wine & Dine November Special
During the Month of November, 5% of sales from the Valley Wine Shack
will go to the Boys & Girls Club, as will all corkage fees at The Red Grape. » read more...
Modified - 07/12/2012 02:41pm 2012 Corporate Kickball Tournament Set
Sonoma Organizations and Businesses set to compete in Boys & Girls Club’s Corporate Kickball Tournament » read more...
Modified - 05/25/2011 12:16pm College Bound Success Story
Sonoma Valley High School senior Mariana Mendoza will be attending UC Santa Barbara this fall on an almost full ride, thanks to the Boys & Girls Clubs’ College Bound program. » read more...
Modified - 07/02/2010 11:00am BGCSV College Scholarship Recipients
2010 Boys & Girls Club College Scholarships awards go to.... » read more...
Modified - 07/02/2010 10:59am Members of the Month: Be Great Awards
At the end of each school year, each of our Clubs awards the Great Award to a club member. Greatness is defined as; remarkable or outstanding, superior in quality or character, noble, and skillful. The recipient of the Great award is all of these. » read more...
Modified - 07/02/2010 11:01am August Sebastiani Joins Board of Directors
Aug Sebastiani joins Boys & Girls Club Board of Directors » read more...
Modified - 07/02/2010 03:32pm Keystone Club Attends Retreat in Reno, NV
This past month, five youth from Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley's Keystone Club attended a three-day retreat in Reno, NV, hosted by Boys & Girls Clubs of Truckee Meadows. 1f45 » read more...
Modified - 10/11/2010 11:54am Mobilize, Act, Inspire!
August 5, 2010

Mobilize, Act, Inspire!

That was the theme of the recent Intel Computer Clubhouse Network Teen Summit in Boston last week. The summit brought together over 250 teens from 20 different countries including Ireland, Palestine, New Zealand, South Africa , the Philippines, and the United States. Three youth leaders of our Club attended the biennial event, where they had life changing experiences, meeting kids from around the globe, making new friends, exchanging ideas, learning new skills, and working together on projects.

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Modified - 10/11/2010 11:53am Grant Awarded for After Shool Programs at Adele and Dunbar Schools
The Sonoma Valley Unified School District was recently awarded funding from the State of California to
support after school enrichment programs at two more schools in Sonoma Valley. The partnership with
the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley, who is currently serving Flowery, El Verano, and Sassarini
schools through ASES funding, will expand and the Club will provide the after school services at Altimira
and Dunbar schools. » read more...
Modified - 03/24/2011 10:23am Boys & Girls Club Announces Youth of the Year Candidates
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley recently announced the candidates for the 2010 Youth of the Year program. » read more...
Modified - 03/24/2011 10:23am Area Middle Schoolers Ready for their Close-Up
Sonoma Sun - March 3rd, 2011
By Lorna Sheridan
Three, two, one….ACTION!” Adele Harrison seventh grader Genesis Castaneda is amazed that she and her friend, Dhamar Gallardo, a seventh grader at Altimira, are not only behind the camera calling out that famous Hollywood line, but in front of a daunting array of lights, microphones and equipment as well.

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Modified - 03/24/2011 10:24am Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley to Participate in Triple Play Guinness World Record Attempt for Star Jumps
WHAT: Guinness World Records defines the Star Jumps (Jumping Jacks) record as, “This record is for the most people Star Jumping (Jumping Jacks) simultaneously at multiple venues for two consecutive minutes.” Jumping Jacks are called Star Jumps in some countries because the arms, legs and head form a five-pointed star.

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Modified - 03/24/2011 10:26am Kids at the Boys & Girls Clubs Take on the Guinness World Record for Jumping Jacks
Boys & Girls Clubs, with Coca-Cola and the WellPoint Foundation, Call on Kids to Be Active! » read more...
Modified - 07/12/2012 02:36pm 2012 Rubber Ducky Derby
Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley presents its Annual Rubber Ducky Derby!
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Modified - 05/04/2010 11:04am 1f5b Arbor Day 2010
From Today's Index Tribune, Kathleen Thompson Hill INDEX-TRIBUNE FOOD AND WINE EDITOR. "Wedekind's Garden Center will team up with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley to celebrate Arbor Day today » read more...
Modified - 04/01/2009 05:02pm SiteSeeing : Making Neighborhoods Visible
The Boys & Girls Club is currently running a wonderful new program called SiteSeeing, Making Neighborhoods Visible, authored by Mary deLaittre. The environmental literacy Neighborhood Based Learning is an interdisciplinary curriculum teaching students how to see, read and think.. and more » read more...
Modified - 05/04/2010 11:07am District gets $1M after-school grant
Boys and girls from Flowery, El Verano and Sassarini elementary schools will have an after-school program for at least three more years after the state came through with a grant for more than $1 million. » read more...
Modified - 04/30/2010 01:13pm Congratulations to Scholarship Recipients
Modified - 04/30/2010 01:10pm Peterson Mechanical Tribute
Congratulations to Les Peterson of Peterson Mechanical, who received the 2008 Bay Area SMACNA (Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association) Leadership Award. Les designated the Boys & Girls Club as the beneficiary of the $10,000 tribute check. The money was used to underwrite a staff training in classroom behavior management. Congratulations to Les and thank you! » read more...
Modified - 04/30/2010 01:11pm Club Gets New Stove Thanks to Rotary Club
Modified - 04/30/2010 01:15pm BGCSV Hosts SVHS Teachers
Modified - 04/30/2010 01:16pm Keystone Club Attend Regional Conference
Modified - 12/09/2009 04:11pm Girls on the Run
Congratulations to the members of Boys & Girls Club’s Girls on the Run (GOTR) team on completing their first 5k run/walk! » read more...
Modified - 12/09/2009 04:13pm Boys & Girls Club Announces New Board Leadership
Larry Krieger, who recently began his two year term as Executive Board President of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley, announced Joe Capriola as a new member of the Executive Board. » read more...
Modified - 04/30/2010 01:09pm BGCSV Welcomes New Teen Services Director
Modified - 04/01/2009 05:04pm 1f53 New Running Clubs Offered at the Club
The Boys & Girls Club is on the run….literally. Two new running Clubs at the Club have our members getting fit! » read more...
Modified - 03/25/2009 03:14pm Using Sun in the Valley of the Moon
It seemed like a bright idea at the time, despite the costs and large investment. For David Pier, executive director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley, putting solar panels on the roof was a mission worth pursuing. » read more...
Modified - 08/29/2008 12:11pm Boys & Girls Club Members Take on Graffiti Removal
Through collaboration with Sonoma County Sherriff’s Department and the City of
Sonoma Police Department, the Keystone Club members of the Boys & Girls Club
Springs Village Unit have been spending many of their summer afternoons removing
graffiti. more... » read more...
Modified - 08/29/2008 12:11pm Club Members Attend Camp Mendocino
Over 180 campers from around the Bay Area attended the 10 day session. Club members participated in a wide variety of activities and for many it was their very first camping experience...more » read more...
Modified - 08/29/2008 12:22pm Boys & Girls Clubs Athletics..Something for Everyone!
From 4 year old T-Ball to
over-30year old men’s basketball league, our program has it all! Utilizing our full
size gym and outdoor fields, the Athletics program is packed year round.
Nearly 750 Sonoma Valley kids participate in our instructional athletic leagues each
year...more » read more...
Modified - 08/29/2008 12:24pm Club Awarded Grant from Sonoma Valley Fund
Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley was awarded a Branch Out Grant in the amount of $2500 to conduct GIS Day 2009 from the Community Foundation of Sonoma County’s Sonoma Valley Fund...more
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Modified - 08/29/2008 12:28pm Club Garden Project
When a community comes together to tackle a project, the results are often far beyond what was originally expected. Such is the case with a recent project to build a learning/working garden at the Boys & Girls Club of Sonoma Valley at the Maxwell Farms clubhouse...more » read more...
Modified - 08/29/2008 12:46pm Numbers Don't Lie
“Numbers don’t lie.” This old adage is certainly true when considering those organizations that serve and support our youth...more » read more...
Modified - 08/29/2008 12:46pm 102nd Annual Boys & Girls Clubs of America National Conference
Boys & Girls Club alumnus and best-selling author of Good to Great Jim Collins delivered the keynote address on attaining superior performance at your organization...more » read more...
Modified - 08/29/2008 12:45pm Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley gets an upgrade!
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley, with the help of neighbors at Nelson Family of
Companies, is completing a series of upgrades to their computer systems and computer network...more » read more...
dba Modified - 08/29/2008 12:49pm Springs Village's Keystone Club Visits Alcatraz!

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