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July 27, 2007- Thanks to the generosity of the Professional Women of Statesboro, members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bulloch County (BGC) will start the new school year in style.
On Tuesday, July 24, Professional Women of Statesboro member Michelle Zeanah visited the Club and presented Boys & Girls Clubs staff with a variety of school supplies, which included notebooks, paper and pencils. The school supplies will be distributed to Club members, whose first day of school is Wednesday, August 1.
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July 20, 2007-AgSouth Farm Credit of Statesboro recently donated 10 laptop computers to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bulloch County’s Elvera Mays Teen Center.
AgSouth representatives Dewey Newton II and Delaine Thompson delivered the computers to the Club. The computers will be used in the various educational programs offered at the Club and will assist the teens with such activities as doing in-depth research, writing reports, and learning new computer software programs.
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July 17, 2007—Opening ceremonies for the event “Gear Up for the Future” were held at Georgia Southern University (GSU) on Monday, July 16, at 7pm.
Over 200 Boys & Girls Clubs members from across the state of Georgia filled GSU’s Nessmith-Lane Continuing Education Building’s auditorium to hear the featured speaker for the evening, GSU President Dr. Bruce Grube.
The ceremony began with a welcome from the Boys & Girls Clubs (BGC) of Bulloch County’s Executive Director, Mike Jones. Afterwards, President Grube welcomed the Club members to GSU.
“I can’t tell you how happy I am that you all are here,” he said.
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President Grube then talked about the importance of getting a good education. He gave Club members statistics on the earning power of different degrees and explained to them that the more education you have, the more likely you are to earn more money over the course of a career. President Grube also discussed the wide variety of educational choices available to youth in Georgia, like vocational schools and the university system.
He encouraged the youth to stay focused on doing well in academics and explained to them that if they had at least a B average, they would qualify for the HOPE scholarship.
“A student who has HOPE is essentially getting a free education,” he said.
At the end of President Grube’s speech, BGC Executive Director Mike Jones presented him with a lifetime membership card to the Boys & Girls Clubs.
“Gear Up for the Future” will be held at Georgia Southern University (GSU) from Mon., July 16-Wed., July 18. The event is designed to prepare students in grades 7-12 for college life.
The event will offer concurrent sessions for the youth that will cover a wide range of topics, including admissions requirements, student life, Ogeechee Technical College information, career options, expectations from professors, and abstinence education.
The student participants will spend the night in the dorms, tour the campus, and dine at some of GSU’s most popular restaurants.
For more information about this event, please contact Mike Backus, Resource Development Director, at 515-4051 or at mbackus@bgcbulloch.org.
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July 2, 2007- Abstinence. Teen members at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bulloch County (BGC) know that in Statesboro, GA, this term has a very positive meaning. In Statesboro, abstinence is considered a healthy lifestyle choice, and young people are encouraged to practice it on a daily basis. But how is abstinence viewed in other parts of the U.S. and the world?
Over the course of the summer, BGC Abstinence Director Karen Hall has been helping Club members learn the answer to that question.
Each week, Hall and the teens “travel” to places like Mexico, Hawaii, Hollywood and Las Vegas to learn what people in these locations think about living an abstinent lifestyle.
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“I want the teens to learn about abstinence from all angles,” said Hall.
In some places, the teens have found, abstinence is viewed quite differently than it is in their hometown. In Hollywood, for example, abstinence is not viewed as being very important. By contrast, sexual activity outside of marriage is considered to be no big deal.
Each week, the teens also participate in special activities that relate to the places they visit. During Hollywood week, the teens posed while the “paparazzi” took their picture. While in Mexico, the teens wore sombreros, ate tortilla chips and salsa and destroyed a piñata.
For more information about the BGC’s abstinence program, please contact Karen Hall at khall@bgcbulloch.org.
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| Tuesday, June 26, several teen members from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bulloch County (BGC) visited the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) in Augusta. Club members spent the day touring the facility and learning about the many career opportunities that are available to them in the medical field.
Members also participated in a special simulation in which a pretend hospital patient “flatlined,” or was considered clinically dead. The members worked together as a team and were able to bring the patient back to life. According to Horace Harvey, Career Development Director at the Club, this was a very special accomplishment for the members.
“MCG representatives said that very few groups are able to bring the patient back to life once they flatline, but our kids did,” he said. “It was definitely the highlight of the day.”
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