CLUB NEWS GREAT FUTURES START HERE. Advance Tickets available: TUESDAY, SEPT. 8, 2015: CONGRATULATIONS - DAVIS LOVE III

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1 SEPTEMBER 2015 CLUB NEWS CONGRATULATIONS - DAVIS LOVE III Presents the 12th Annual The Friends of the Foundation will be selling raffle tickets at $20 each for a chance to win a 2015 Buick Verano, which will be awarded during Tournament Week. Participating charities will receive 100% of their raffle ticket sales, and in addition, the Davis Love Foundation will disburse $50,000 to them based upon their percentage of ticket sales! SAVE THE DATE! September 13, 2015 All proceeds (100% of tickets & concession sales)from participating Georgia Theatre locations, this day only, will benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Southeast Georgia.. Advance Tickets available: TUESDAY, SEPT. 8, 2015: For more information: Call (912) , Ext. 30 Stay tuned to our Facebook Page for updates. Go to our website (GTCMovies.com). Participating Theatres: Brunswick, GA: Glynn Place Stadium Cinemas with GTX St. Simons Island, GA: Island Cinemas GREAT FUTURES START HERE.

2 YOUTH OF THE MONTH Mayce Gleaton The Club at Risley The club at Risley is proud to announce sixth grader Katie Pickering as Youth of the Month. Katie became a member of Boys and Girls Club during the summer along with her younger brother Kyle. Over the course of the summer and during the first two weeks of the school year Katie has exemplified many great qualities that we look for in a member. She always has a smile and a positive outlook, is studious and reads during her free time, and is always willing to lend a helping hand to staff and peers. Katie's favorite rotation is the Game Room, where she loves dancing on the Xbox Kinect Just Dance She is involved in many extracurricular activities including playing trumpet in the orchestra and singing as an alto in chorus. Katie's favorite teacher is Mrs. Keri Dolan for social studies because of Mrs. Dolan's funny accents and humor. Congratulations to Katie for being Youth of the Month, and keep up the great work! Caitlin Goswick St. Simons Island Caitlin is six years old and just started kindergarten at St. Simons Elementary. She was selected as Youth of the Month because of her kindheartedness and willingness to always help out staff. She is always extremely friendly to the kids in her group and welcomes the staff with a hug every day. Caitlin s favorite color is green while SpongeBob is her favorite movie. Her favorite thing to do at the Club is to play with toys. When she grows up, she wants to be a teacher. Seeing how she plays with her friends and other Club members, we think she will make an excellent teacher. We are so happy to have Caitlin as a member of our Club and are so excited to see what the future holds for her. Valeria Guarda-Alfaro Terrill Thomas This month Terrill Thomas has nominated Valeria Guarda-Alfaro as our Youth of the Month. Valeria is in first grade attending Goodyear Elementary. She has been coming to the club for several months now and loves every minute of it. She is never seen without a smile on her face and is constantly setting a great example for her two younger twin brothers. While she is at the Club, Valeria loves helping staff in their areas and is always eager to assist with dinner by passing out the hand sanitizer and enjoys coloring. When she is not having fun at the Club, Valeria really enjoys watching her favorite show Scooby-Doo with her brothers. When she grows up, Valeria wants to be a teacher. Keep up the great work Valeria! We are so proud of you! MiLeah Nelson The Club at Needwood The Club at Needwood is proud to present our student of the month MiLeah Nelson. Ms. Nelson is an eight-year-old third-grader attending CB great elementary. MiLeah has been a club member for a number of years and really enjoys taking part in all of our games and activities. She is very productive during power hour and always finds a way to lend a helping hand when one of her fellow members needs help. MiLeah has a bright future A head of her. Her future goals includes, joining the U.S. Army or coming a veterinarian. We are honored to play a part in molding and shaping young lady's future.

3 YOUTH OF THE MONTH Blake Ethridge The Club at Jane Macon Blake has been a member since he was 5 years old. Now as a 10 year old, Blake has is well mannered, kind, and very helpful to others. Blake loves to play most outdoor sports. Most of all he loves to play basketball & football. We are excited to see what the future holds for Blake. We're so proud of you! Samaria Peacock McIntrye Court Samaria is a 7 year old, 2 nd grader at Burroughs Molette Elementary School. Samaria has been a member of McIntyre Court since August of She is a wonderful model club member at McIntyre Court Boys & Girls Club, who always respect the staff and her peers. Samaria is also complimented on her nice manners. Her favorite subject in school is Math. In the classroom, Samaria has good behavior and good grades. At the club, Samaria's favorite activity is going outside to play on the playground, while her favorite area is the Gameroom. She loves to play Dominoes with her best friend Audiya. Upon graduation, she wants to attend college, but at this time, she does not know what she wants to be when she grows up. Awesome job, Samaria!! Keep up the great work!! The McIntyre Court staff are very proud of the job you are doing at the club. Zyquilla Rhaney Elizabeth F. Correll Teen Center Zyquilla Rhaney is a senior at Brunswick High School and is also on ECTC Keystone Committee. We are very proud to have her as a member at the ECTC and this month s Teen of the Month On Wednesday, Sept. 9, BGCA will issue a nationwide call-to-action on social media to join the Alumni & Friends Club. We re excited to announce NBA legend and BGCA Alumni Hall of Famer Shaquille O Neal has volunteered to be BGCA s Alumni Spokesperson, calling on his friends and followers to be a member for life. We re also recruiting other celebrity ambassadors, congressional champions, corporate partners and media supporters. We ve already received a terrific response from companies such as Dr Pepper Snapple Group, which is engaging employees and recruiting external stakeholders. Look for an exciting announcement soon about how these partnerships will benefit our kids!

4 The Club at Risley The club at Risley started August with a change of location where we set up camp at Brookman Community Center. The staff and members enjoyed multiple cookouts, corn-hole and ladder golf tournaments, and staying fit by walking the track. Our last field trip to Summer Waves was a highlight of August where we had great food and tons of water fun. The Risley kids celebrated Roger Drummond's and Ashley Gilliard's last days before they went back to college, and made giant cards with all their signatures thanking them for being a positive role models. As the school year started we began playing on the Satilla Marsh playground after school while having snack under the pavilion. We saw many familiar faces from Spring semester and lots of new first time members. The club at Risley is proud to have a new Youth Development Professional join our team. Autumn Welch is a freshman Business major at College of Coastal Georgia from Missouri with experience in tutoring and childcare. The club is looking forward to starting our next session of First Tee at Sanctuary Cove, as well as intramural flag football in September. Also parents, be on the lookout for our raffle fundraiser through the Davis Love Foundation and Friends of the Foundation Challenge for a chance to win a Buick Verano. The Club at Needwood The month of August was another great month for The Club at Needwood. We welcomed our new and returning members at Open House with open arms. Our club members enjoyed various games and activities such as rainbow tag, flag football, superhero relay, etc. Art projects have also been a blast thus far do to our exciting lesson plans. Our members have also been working rigorously during Power Hour, pressing towards the club pizza party for honor roll students. August was a great month. Now we are looking toward September. Terrill Thomas Club Average Daily Attendance: 187 We have had a super start to the 2015/2016 school year! All members were excited to hear that they are beginning their training to become super heroes this year at Terrill Thomas. Everyone has already started making fun Art projects including their own personal superheroes as well as back to school crafts to show their excitement for the new school year. Members also participated in activities where they created their own superhero shield. They were able to share with their classmates what they wanted to be when they grew up, things they are proud of, and their families. This month we also enjoyed playing fun games to get to know each others names. St. Simons Island Club August 2015 was an exciting month for the St. Simons Island Club. We winded summer down with fun backto-school crafts and discussed tips on how to have a great school year. The kids also enjoyed playing various games in the gym, with ultimate football being their favorite. As the school year began, the staff was excited to hear about the kids new teachers, new friends, new grade, etc.! The staff have been working extra hard to help the kids with their homework during Power Hour. After the kids finished with homework, they enjoyed playing various games in the technology room, gym, and game room. In the fall, the kids and staff looking forward to participating in First Tee and Flag Football! All in all, we are excited for a successful, fun-filled school year! The Club at Jane Macon As the summer ends here at Jane Macon and the school year begins, We set forth to a new beginning. But not before we closed out with a bash. The last day of summer we had a water day filled with balloons, sprinklers, buckets to soak ourselves as well as the staff with. We ate Popsicles to help give us more energy and to help cool us off. The members and staff here at Jane Macon are sad to see some o four members leaving, but are ecstatic about the new members who have joined our club and seeing all of the returning members. We can't wait to see what September has in store for us.

5 GREAT FUTURES START HERE. Board of Directors Mike Hendley- President Brenda Kilgore- Vice President Steve Holt- Treasurer Joel Bickmore- Secretary Bill Stembler- Past President Antwan Walker- At Large Terrill Thomas Club We have had a super start to the 2015/2016 school year! All members were excited to hear that they are beginning their training to become super heroes this year at Terrill Thomas. Everyone has already started making fun Art projects including their own personal superheroes as well as back to school crafts to show their excitement for the new school year. Members also participated in activities where they created their own superhero shield. They were able to share with their classmates what they wanted to be when they grew up, things they are proud of, and their families. This month we also enjoyed playing fun games to get to know each others names. UPCOMING FUNDRAISER MIXING IT UP TO BENEFIT THE ELIZABETH F. CORRELL TEEN CENTER Saturday, December, 5, 2015 Enjoy the holidays by watching the championship football games, with the island's best cuisine, dancing the night away in the company of friends. UPCOMING EVENTS: Cost: $ per person Sept.3rd: Family Night Sept. 7th: Labor Day, Clubs Closed Sept.18th: School Half Day, Clubs open 11:45a.m.-6:30p.m. McIntyre Court The month of August was awesome for the McIntyre Court Unit. Our average daily attendance for the month was approximately 135 kids. Our After-school program includes a variety of programs ran daily; such as Healthy Habits, fun and creative art projects, game room, games and recreation, as well as outside activities and sports. This year, we embracing our return members and excited to welcome all our new Club members! We just love being part of the community's family and enjoy watching our Club kids grow. Evening starts at 7pm Featuring: The Sensational Sounds of Motown / events.html Adams, Carol Bennett, Jeff Bickmore, Joel Brunson, Sandra Certain, Lawrence Clark, Jerome Green, Brenda Hendley, Mike Holt, Steve Kilgore, Brenda Killian, Bob Lawrence, Col. William Lee, Ben Love, Mark Mann, Howard McCloud, Bernard McKinnon, Pam Murphy, Debbie Murphy, Diana O'Brien, Joe Pulos, Jim Rackley, Gene Slade, Ben Snyder, Dave Steilen, Marybeth Stembler, Bill Strickland, Angela Stringfellow, Hillary Stroud, Freddy Udell, Kevin Walker, Antwan Warren, Mike Weder, Jackie BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA INC. PO BOX 1193 BRUNSWICK, GA ST. SIMONS ISLAND GLYNN VILLA THE CLUB AT RISLEY THE CLUB AT NEEDWOOD TERRILL THOMAS MCINTYRE COURT THE CLUB AT JANE MACON ELIZABETH F. CORRELL TEEN CENTER