BGC Okanagan Martin Avenue

📢 Important Announcement: We encourage you to follow BGC Okanagan to receive all the latest information, exciting updates (including the opening of summer child care registration!🌞), and engaging content you've come to love. At the end of May we will be closing this page.

We're immensely grateful for your support, enthusiasm, and loyalty. Your interactions and feedback have been the cornerstone of our success. Thank you for being a part of our community. We hope to see you over at BGC Okanagan, where the adventure continues!

Through a new and innovative collaboration with Northern Lights College, a free Work Integrated Learning opportunity is now available for anyone looking to build a career working with children. Training is now being offered free of cost to those interested. https://www.bgco.ca/collaborations-aim-to-develop-more-early-childhood-educators/

Collaborations aim to develop more Early Childhood Educators | Okanagan Boys & Girls Clubs (June 3, 2022) – As local child care operators work to increase the number of child care spaces available, the struggle to find qualified Early Childhood Educators (ECE’s) continues to pose challenges for the industry. To help address this issue the YMCA of Okanagan is teaming up with like-minde...

Our summer rec program registration is now open! ☀️🤸‍♂️🎾🧑‍🎨 Fill your child's day with fun activities like our tennis camp, hiking and outdoor adventures, creative arts, mad scientists camp, and more.
Visit bgco.ca/forms for more information.

👉Join us every Tuesday for the Parent & Tot program from 9 a.m. to noon.
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Moms, dads, caregivers and children are invited to drop in for some social interaction with other parents and playtime for kids. A great way to meet new people and spend some quality time with your child(ren)! Activities are unstructured and may include a craft, gym time, circle time with stories and songs and best of all, many toys to play with. 😊

🎉Contest alert 🎉 Is there a budding songwriter in your family? A little rockstar in your midst? Delight your tiny troubadour by entering to win two tickets to Will's Jams on Sunday, April 24, courtesy of the Rotary Centre for the Arts. Visit our main page BGC Okanagan to enter!

Winter Recreation schedules are out! Join us for some new, fun filled afternoons at Martin Ave and Rutland! You can sign up here: https://www.bgco.ca/forms/

Winter Recreation schedules are out! Join us for some new, fun filled afternoons, at Martin Ave and Rutland! You can sign up here: https://www.bgco.ca/forms/

Unreal! 💚 Your support has been amazing throughout the Fox Plumbing Heating Cooling Electrical Wrap a Van for a Cause initiative. You have pushed us though to Round 19 and one step away from the semi-finals. Today is a new round of voting and we need your help! Vote here: https://foxandsons.ca/charityvan/
The eventual winner will have a van wrapped in their logo and 5% of the revenue generated from that van will go directly to the chosen charity!

Fox Charity Van - Wrap a Van for a Cause | Fox and Sons Wrap a Van for a Cause! At Fox Plumbing Heating Cooling Electrical, investing in our community is at the forefront of the values our company stands for. That’s why we are dedicated to building up our local community in the Thompson Okanagan Region.

BGC families! Thank you for the overwhelming support to move us into the next round of the Fox Plumbing Heating Cooling Electrical Wrap a Van for a Cause initiative. Today is a new round of voting and we need your help! Vote here: https://foxandsons.ca/charityvan/
The eventual winner will have a van wrapped in their logo and 5% of the revenue generated from that van will go directly to the chosen charity! 💚

Fox Charity Van - Wrap a Van for a Cause | Fox and Sons Wrap a Van for a Cause! At Fox Plumbing Heating Cooling Electrical, investing in our community is at the forefront of the values our company stands for. That’s why we are dedicated to building up our local community in the Thompson Okanagan Region.

We received overwhelming support in the first round and we now need your vote again today to move on! Help us win the Fox Plumbing Heating Cooling Electrical wrap a van for a cause initiative. Voting only takes a few seconds. Thanks in advance for your support 💚 as 5% of revenue generated from the wrapped van will go directly to the chosen charity. https://foxandsons.ca/charityvan/

Fox Charity Van - Wrap a Van for a Cause | Fox and Sons Wrap a Van for a Cause! At Fox Plumbing Heating Cooling Electrical, investing in our community is at the forefront of the values our company stands for. That’s why we are dedicated to building up our local community in the Thompson Okanagan Region.

We need your help! 👀 We would love to advance to the next round in the Fox Plumbing Heating Cooling Electrical Wrap a Van for a Cause contest, so we need your vote! 💚 It only takes a second, just click on the link below and choose BGC Okanagan. The eventual winner will have their logo wrapped on one of their service vans and 5% of revenue generated by that van for the year will go directly to the chosen charity. https://foxandsons.ca/charityvan/

Fox Charity Van - Wrap a Van for a Cause | Fox and Sons Wrap a Van for a Cause! At Fox Plumbing Heating Cooling Electrical, investing in our community is at the forefront of the values our company stands for. That’s why we are dedicated to building up our local community in the Thompson Okanagan Region.

TGIF! Have your kids join us on Friday's for a night of fun including Carnival Night, Game Show Night and more! The fun doesn't only happen on Friday's at the Martin Ave. Club, register today (www.bgco.ca/forms) for our other Fall Recreation Programs throughout the week. 😎

A big thanks to the Government of Canada for funding our tech program Kid Tech Nation! We had kids across the Okanagan participate this summer. Keep your eyes peeled for more Kid Tech Nation opportunities coming this fall.

August is looking like lots of fun on our Adventure Day Trips. Register today to join in on the fun! www.bgco.ca/forms

**Trip destinations may be altered due to air quality or weather
**Registration deadline is Wednesday prior to the week of program

Lots of fun out trips planned for July. To register, visit our website: www.bgco.ca/forms

We are excited to have some fun this summer and create lasting memories in our great summer programs. Check out our Central Summer Recreation Guide to see all of the programs happening at our Central Clubs.

Don't hesitate, register today!

www.boysandgirlsclubs.ca

New program sessions start up next week. Don't delay, register today for some Spring fun!

Unsure about in-person programming? We've got you covered with a great virtual program option as well! Discovery Lab is open for children 8 - 12 to participate from the comfort of home. We also have technology available to help get your child connected!

To celebrate Unplug and Play week, we have created a Passport Challenge to encourage families to have some unplugged fun. Complete challenges on the passport and submit it to win a $10 Recreation Credit that can be used for registration to any of our Recreation Programs. Email [email protected] with any questions or to receive a virtual copy of the passport.

Looking for programming for you child but wanting to participate from the comfort of your home? We have you covered with this great virtual program starting in May!
Registration opens April 14th.
Limited spaces available.

Saturdays are for getting outside with friends. Join us Saturday afternoons from 1 - 4pm as we explore local parks, walks, and hikes. Registration forms are found on the website (www.bgco.ca/forms/)

Our popular TGIF program is running 5:30 - 8:00pm and alternates weekly between our Rutland and Martin Avenue locations. See the schedule below and visit our website to register today! www.bgco.ca/forms/

Looking for an activity for your child to do? Try out our recreation programs. With small group sizes and COVID protocols in place, we keep kids safe while having fun and building relationships.

Thursdays at Martin we have two great programs.
First, we are having fun with Slimy Creations from 3:30 - 5:00pm
Then we are getting active with our Cool Moves program from 5:30 - 7:00pm. Join us this month for Rock Climbing on our bouldering wall!

Spring Recreation programs start next week. Visit www.bgco.ca/forms/ to register. We have lots of fun activities planned and we hope to see you out!

Its your last week to complete your Cool Moves Weekly Challenges. Submit your passport to [email protected] by March 27th to be entered to win prizes!

Looking to get your child to be active and making healthy choices this spring break? Do they want a chance to win a $25 Sport Chek gift card and a prize package? Then our Cool Moves Weekly Challenges are what you are looking for! Download the weekly passport, watch our YouTube videos (https://youtu.be/IMizTktJbFw) for an explanation and demonstration of the weekly challenges, and start completing the challenges for your chance to win!

Submit your passport by March 27th for your chance to win. You don't have to complete all 6-weeks to be entered for prizes. The more challenges you complete, the more entries into our grand prize. Don't hesitate, get up and get active with us today!

For questions or to get the weekly passport via email or to arrange a papercopy, please email [email protected].

*Must be a member of BGCO to be eligible to win prizes*

BGCO Cool Moves - Week 3 Challenge Cool Moves is a virtual program run by the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Okanagan. Follow the Week 3 video and then try your best to complete the Week 3 fitnes...

We are offering a Home Alone and Prepared Course both in person and virtually! Registration forms can be found at www.bgco.ca/forms/