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MARCH 2015 CLUB NEWS Congratulation Akem Washington! Georgia State Runner-up in YOUTH OF THE YEAR!

finished as Runner Up and he earned $500 in scholarship money. We are so proud of you and your achievements!

He participates in a number of sports including Football, Soccer, Wrestling, Track and Field and Lacrosse.

Akem is an active member of the Teen Center s Teen Advisory Group and serves as the President.

Heads UP Program by the Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons were in Brunswick, GA this past month for the Heads Up

The NFL team visits numerous smaller cities in Georgia like Blue Ridge, Rome, Brunswick and Statesboro to teach

Kids and Pros incorporates HEADS UP FOOTBALL techniques into their Football Camps and Clinics.

1 MARCH 2015 CLUB NEWS Congratulation Akem Washington! Georgia State Runner-up in YOUTH OF THE YEAR! Akem competed this past month in the Georgia State Competition for Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year where he finished as Runner Up and he earned $500 in scholarship money. We are so proud of you and your achievements! Akem is an 18 year old Senior at Glynn Academy in Brunswick. He participates in a number of sports including Football, Soccer, Wrestling, Track and Field and Lacrosse. Akem also participates on the Model UN Team at Glynn Academy. Akem is an active member of the Teen Center s Teen Advisory Group and serves as the President. In this role Akem is responsible for assisting in planning and implementing all of our Special Events. Heads UP Program by the Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons were in Brunswick, GA this past month for the Heads Up Clinics Tour. The NFL team visits numerous smaller cities in Georgia like Blue Ridge, Rome, Brunswick and Statesboro to teach youth some fundamentals of football. Kids and Pros incorporates HEADS UP FOOTBALL techniques into their Football Camps and Clinics. Buddy Curry, Kids & Pros President and USA Football Master Trainer, and the Kids & Pros Camp Staff, comprised of former NFL players, incorporate safe HEADS UP FOOTBALL tackling techniques and position fundamentals. View more pictures on our Facebook page Kids & Pros partnered with the Falcons to provide a free clinic for children ages t h a t f o c u s e s o n teaching young athletes proper football tackling, a v a r i e t y o f f o o t b a l l fundamentals and life skills.

YOUTH OF THE MONTH John Tran St. Simons Island Unit Huge congratulations are in order for John Tran! John has only been a member since August as a sixth grader at Glynn Middle.

When John is at home, he loves to play on his computer or read his favorite book series, Harry Potter.

Palin Alston Palin is a six year old first grader at C.B. Greer Elementary. She has been a member of the Club for two years and enjoys playing foosball and pool.

2 YOUTH OF THE MONTH John Tran St. Simons Island Unit Huge congratulations are in order for John Tran! John has only been a member since August as a sixth grader at Glynn Middle. At school John enjoys learning about science. John loves to come to Boys & Girls Club and enjoys hanging out with his friends outside and in the Teen Room. When John is at home, he loves to play on his computer or read his favorite book series, Harry Potter. He has dreams of becoming a technician when he grows up and we have no doubts that he will reach far beyond his dreams. We are so proud of John and can t wait to see what the future holds for him! Palin Alston Palin is a six year old first grader at C.B. Greer Elementary. She has been a member of the Club for two years and enjoys playing foosball and pool. When Palin s not at the Club she likes to play video games with her brother. H e r Favorite subject in school is math and she would like to be D o c t o r when she grows up. The staff and members of the Club at Neewood would like to congratulate Palin on being our Youth of the Month! Taylor Boyd Terrill Thomas Unit This month Terrill Thomas has nominated Taylor Boyd as our Youth o f t h e M o n t h. Ta y l o r i s a Kindergarten student at Golden Isles Elementary School. She has been attending the club for a few months and loves coming! She really enjoys playing with her friends outside and in X-Box. When Taylor is at the Club, she is continually showing everyone around her respect. She always has the biggest smile on her face and makes everyone around her smile too! Taylor is also a good helper in her area and is eager to assist the staff with cleaning and picking up. Keep up the great work, Taylor! We are so proud of you! Nalani Burch Elizabeth F. Correll Teen Center Nalani is a 10th grade student at Glynn Academy. She has been an active member at the Teen Center since her 8th grade year. She is a cheerleader at Glynn Academy and is also a member of our Teen Advisory Group where she works hard with her peers to promote the Teen Center and plan events that take place on a monthly basis. Nalani is a recent hire in our work program at ReFuel and will be working hard over the coming months to develop her job skills. We are all very proud of Nalani and look forward to seeing her smile in our building for the coming years. Jaida Britt We are constantly impressed with Jaida's kindness and her level of respect she holds towards her peers and staff. Jaida is in 4 th grade at Sterling Elementary. Her favorite subject is math, which she excels at. When asked what her favorite thing to do is, she said to eat spaghetti. Jaida's favorite thing about the Boys & Girls Club is that it's fun. Congratulations Jaida! Keep up the great work! Kylie Austin The Club at Risley Kylie is in the 5th grade at Satilla Marsh Elementary School. Her favorite things at The Club are the computer lab and helping the K-2 kids with their homework. She has a lot of friends and you can see her hanging out with her friends at The Club after-school. She said she also likes coming to The Club to get her homework done before she goes home. When she s not at the Boys & Girls Club she enjoy cheering and tumbling. Kylie has been a j o y t o have at The Club. Keep up the Great Work! to see more pics of our spectacular kids!

The Club at Needwood Average Daily Attendance: 60 It was a busy month at The Club at Needwood we held our annual Valentine Party.

Are second and third grade students are also learning how to tell time and participating in multiplication relay races reinforcing their math skills.

We've also kicked off basketball practice and started registration for First Tee. The kids have been learning about Black History and Martin Luther King Jr.

3 The Club at Needwood Average Daily Attendance: 60 It was a busy month at The Club at Needwood we held our annual Valentine Party. Members had a great time playing games and showing off their Valentines arts and crafts. Members are also gearing up for basketball season that will start the beginning of March. Are second and third grade students are also learning how to tell time and participating in multiplication relay races reinforcing their math skills. Average Daily Attendance: 65 February at the Club at Jane Macon has been very exciting. We had a valentine's party for the kids on Friday the 13 th filled with goodies. We've also kicked off basketball practice and started registration for First Tee. The kids have been learning about Black History and Martin Luther King Jr. Several of our students went to the Heads Up clinic and had a blast. February has been packed with fun, excitement, and learning. St. Simons Island Unit Average Daily Attendance: 90 February was full of love and fun at the St. Simons Island Unit. We began the month by learning all we could about St. Valentine and his holiday, Valentine s Day. Our kids were engaged in fun themed crafts and created origami hearts. They also put their creative minds to the test in a word race with friends. In the word race they had one minute to come up with as many words related to Valentine s Day as possible. The winning team was a group of 3 rd grade girls who came up with 37 words! They also learned all about teamwork by participating in different friendship relay games. We threw a party for our kids the day before Valentine s Day where we celebrated love with cookies and popcorn! What could be better? The last half of the month has been spent learning about our Presidents. Our kids learned about Abe Lincoln, made President Crafts, and participated in a Presidential Trivia game. The month of February was great and we are eager to see how we grow in March! UPCOMING EVENT: Family Night, March 26 th 6:30-8:00 Elizabeth F. Correll Teen Center Average Daily Attendance: 70 weekday, 125 per day on the weekend The month of February was a great success for the Teen Center in many ways. We had some tremendous attendance during the month as well as some great programming and special events. We held our annual Valentine's Dance Party on Saturday, February 14, 2015 and we had 210 teens attend the party. Everyone had a wonderful time playing games, dancing and enjoying the night. We also had some great programming that was made possible by some great volunteers in the community. During the month of February we saw our membership levels for the year go up, we saw our weekly and weekend ADA move in a positive direction and are looking for these trends to continue in March. Also, during the month of February, our organizational youth of the year, Akem Washington represented us at the State Youth of the Year competition. Akem made us all very proud as he was named the State Runner-Up. Akem was also named the winner of several scholarships that he will be fortunate to use in college next year. This is a wonderful accomplishment and we are all wishing him the best moving forward. UPCOMING EVENT: Shamrock Shake Dance Party Spring 3v3 Basketball League 1 st Quarter Family Night (March) The Club at Risley Average Daily Attendance: 80 The Club at Risley continued to stay active in the month of February. We celebrated Black History Month by focusing on learning more about MLK Jr. and I have a dream. During this time the members were able to express their own dreams to make the world a better place for everyone. We continued our triple play basketball challenges in our gym rotations. The members focused on dribbling and correct passing techniques. For our family event we held an active hearts day. The kids were challenged to be active with no electronics. We did dancing, played pool and foosball, and we played basketball in the gym. We also challenged the club members to see how many of them could challenge their guardians to get up and be active.

Terrill Thomas Unit Average Daily Attendance: 210 February was

We learned all about weather and how to stay safe when bad

All members participated in weather experiments and got to

Valentine's Day was this month and we celebrated all day on the

We had an early free Friday outside where members made lollypop

That evening we had our annual Valentine's Day Family Night!

teams get ready for the 2015 basketball season.

4 Terrill Thomas Unit Average Daily Attendance: 210 February was a fun filled month for Terrill Thomas. We learned all about weather and how to stay safe when bad weather happens during Significant Weather Week. All members participated in weather experiments and got to learn about tornadoes, clouds, and rain. Valentine's Day was this month and we celebrated all day on the 12 th. We had an early free Friday outside where members made lollypop b u t t e r fl i e s a n d d e c o r a t e d marshmallow pops. That evening we had our annual Valentine's Day Family Night! Members and their families came to the Club and played games, made crafts, and enjoyed yummy snacks. Pajama Day was a huge hit with our members and several came for President's Day dressed in their pjs. Basketball practice also started this month as all eight of our teams get ready for the 2015 basketball season. Upcoming events for newsletter: March 13 th : Club Open 7:30-5:30p.m. March 19 th : Family Night 6:30-8:00p.m. March 20 th : Teen Night 6:30-9:00p.m. March 22 nd -28 th : National BGCA Week to see more pics of our spectacular kids!

All Star Night was an event that was created and planned around NBA s All Star Weekend, which is an annual event.

The first event of the night was the 3 point shootout. Participants were on a 2 minute time limit and had to take 15 shots from different spots around the arc.

Carieon Robbins, a 9th grade basketball player at BHS came out as the victor as he made 12 of 15 shots in the final round. The second competition was the Skills Challenge.

5 All Star Night was an event that was created and planned around NBA s All Star Weekend, which is an annual event. We held our own 3 Point Shooting Competition, Skills Competition and Slam Dunk Contest. There were 35 teens competed in the fun-filled All Star Night. The first event of the night was the 3 point shootout. Participants were on a 2 minute time limit and had to take 15 shots from different spots around the arc. The top 5 scores moved on to the second round and then the top 2 scores moved into a championship match. Carieon Robbins, a 9th grade basketball player at BHS came out as the victor as he made 12 of 15 shots in the final round. The second competition was the Skills Challenge. This tested the player s ability to handle the ball, pass and shoot. There was a course that each participant had to work through and the player with the fastest time won. Once again, there were 3 rounds and in the end, Xavier Vanellison was crowned as the winner. Xavier is a 12th grade basketball player at Glynn Academy. The final event of the night, which was the most fun for the teens was the dunk contest. Our members worked on judging score cards in Art throughout the week so that our judges could hold up their scores for all to see during the competition. Dereck Lampkin won the dunk contest in tremendous fashion. Event Winners: 3 Point Shootout: Carieon Robbins (Freshman BHS) Skills Competition: Xavier Vanellison (Senior Glynn Academy) Dunk Contest: Dereck Lampkin (Sophmore Grade BHS) PARENTS: MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB GIANT GOLF TOURNAMENT Board of Directors Mike Hendley- President Brenda Kilgore- Vice President Steve Holt- Treasurer Joel Bickmore- Secretary Bill Stembler- Past President Antwan Walker- At Large Adams, Carol Bennett, Jeff Bickmore, Joel 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, 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

NEWS. Optional Field Trips EVERY DAY! Places like: Water parks, picnics, ballgames, amusement parks, museums, zoos, pools, movies, skating, and more!!

NEWS. Optional Field Trips EVERY DAY! Places like: Water parks, picnics, ballgames, amusement parks, museums, zoos, pools, movies, skating, and more!! APRIL 2016 CLUB NEWS Youth of the Year Celebration Thursday, May 5, 2016 We look forward to honor our 2015 Youth of the Year with friends, family, and the community at the Elizabeth F. Correll Teen Center.