Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha

We would like to express our deep gratitude to Powerbrace for their generous donation to our Basic Needs Closet! Investing in our youth to provide basic needs items helps us provide a great foundation for their future. Powerbrace is such a great supporter of what we do and we are so thankful!

Learn more about our Basic Needs Closet at https://www.bgckenosha.org/impact/basic-needs-closet/.

Last month, the Pfizer School of Science Mobile Experience visited our Club, providing an engaging and educational opportunity for our youth members to learn about science. Our members were thrilled to participate and gained valuable knowledge from this interactive experience. We are incredibly grateful to the School of Science Mobile Experience for bringing this unique learning opportunity to our community.

Thanks to a generous grant from the Kenosha Community Foundation, several of our girls had the opportunity to attend our Scamps gymnastics program at no cost. It was a joy to see the smiles on their faces as they learned and enjoyed their classes. We are deeply grateful for the chance to offer them this enriching experience!

You can enjoy more pictures at https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBBruS.

The Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha would like to invite you to our Young At Heart Gala on Friday, October 18th at Uline. Our Young At Heart Gala is an annual celebration of the impact the Club has had on the lives of youth in Kenosha. Come and join us as we celebrate 30+ years of impacting Kenosha youth!

Get your tickets today at https://bit.ly/2024BGCKGala.

WE NEED YOUR HELP

The Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha is proud to introduce our Basic Needs Closet. Our Basic Needs Closet will officially open on Monday, September 9th for our members. This will provide basic needs items, such as soap, feminine hygiene products, laundry detergent, school supplies, shaving cream, toothpaste, and many other items to our members in a safe and secure environment without judgement.

We are doing whatever it takes to help our youth and teens succeed and YOU CAN HELP.

We are in need of basic needs supplies, especially school supplies, for all of our members. Items needed include backpacks, lunch boxes, notebooks, pencils, crayons, erasers, glue, all other school supplies, and any basic needs supplies you can gather.

To donate please contact Jason Justus at 262.653.7302 or email [email protected].

Calling all the ‘WURST’ runners - ADULTS AND YOUTH. The Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha’s Second Annual Brat Trot will take place on Saturday, September 28th at Celebration Place HarborPark in downtown Kenosha. We are especially excited to introduce a kids race that will start before the adult race.

The ‘Wurst’ runners from all over are welcome to walk, skip, jog, run, roll, or crawl through the grueling 100-yard course. ALL participants are encouraged to bring and wear Oktoberfest swag. Oktoberfest activities will continue throughout the day at the park.

Find out more information and register at https://www.bgckenosha.org/events/brat-trot/.

The Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha staff was excited to attend Lincoln Park Live last month! We loved seeing the community that attended and had such a great time. We are proud to be a part of the Kenosha community and honored to be able to support our community partners!

The Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha was honored to be selected as one of the The Lions Club of Greater Kenosha's grant recipients for our Be Great: Graduate program! Thank you so much for supporting our efforts to improve the lives of our members!

Learn more about our Be Great: Graduate program at https://www.bgckenosha.org/program-areas/teen-programs/teen-program-area/.

ARTS MEMBER OF THE MONTH

With the support of the Natalie Lee and Shirley Madrigrano Arts Foundation, the Club will be highlighting some of our amazing youth artists from our Teen Center on a monthly basis. We work hard to provide our Teens with opportunities every day to participate in arts programs including dance, music, painting, crafts and digital arts. These are opportunities that our members may otherwise not have access to and through our arts programs, members are able to use their creativity to create great works of art.

For the month of August, we are highlighting Jimeria. Jimeria is 14 years old and is a junior in High School. Learn more about Jimeria on our website at https://www.bgckenosha.org/arts-member-of-the-month/.

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REMINDER - The Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha will be closed for annual maintenance starting TODAY, August 19th and will reopen September 3rd. There will be no programming, senior walking programs, rentals, or indoor sports during this time.

The Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha is excited to our Second Annual Brat Trot on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at Celebration Place HarborPark in downtown Kenosha. AND we are introducing a kids race this year.

The ‘Wurst’ runners from all over are welcome to walk, skip, jog, run, roll, or crawl through the grueling 100-yard course. Participants are encouraged to bring and wear Oktoberfest swag. Oktoberfest activities will continue throughout the day at the park.

The kids race will be held at 10:45am with the adult race occuring after.

Find out more information and register at https://www.bgckenosha.org/events/brat-trot/.

Be Inspired - BGCK Youth Center Girls Scamps Story

A small group of our youth center members, thanks to a grant received, were able to attend our Scamps gymnastics program and they wanted to share how that has impacted them.

At first the girls were nervous, but when they entered Scamps and saw all the trampolines and bars and met the staff, they felt much better. They said the lessons were very challenging but they enjoyed being able to jump around, hang on bars, and learn gymnastics.

The girls were very appreciative of this opportunity and of the staff at Scamps. We couldn't be more proud to support them and give them opportunities they wouldn't normally have.

The Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha will be closed for annual maintenance starting August 19th and will reopen September 3rd. There will be no programming, senior walking programs, rentals, or indoor sports during this time.

The Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha was honored to be selected as one of the United Way of Kenosha County grant recipients for our Youth Empowerment program! Thank you so much for supporting our efforts to improve the lives of our members!

**Congratulations to Our August 2024 Employee of the Month: Lloyd!**

We are thrilled to recognize Lloyd, our exceptional Director of Outreach and Schools, as the August 2024 Employee of the Month. Lloyd has made a tremendous impact on our members, consistently going above and beyond to support his colleagues and inspire positivity. He serves as an outstanding role model for our youth, embodying the values we strive to instill in our community.

We are incredibly grateful to have Lloyd on our team, and we all appreciate his dedication and enthusiasm. Thank you, Lloyd, for your remarkable contributions and well-deserved recognition!

We would like to express our deep gratitude to Uline for their generous donation to our Basic Needs Closet! Investing in our youth to provide basic needs items helps us provide a great foundation for their future. Uline is such a great supporter of what we do and we are so thankful!

Learn more about our Basic Needs Closet at https://www.bgckenosha.org/impact/basic-needs-closet/.

Calling all the ‘WURST’ runners. The Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha’s Second Annual Brat Trot will take place on Saturday, September 28th at Celebration Place HarborPark in downtown Kenosha.

Get ready for the funnest 100-yard race ever for adults and kids. Find out more information and register at https://www.bgckenosha.org/events/brat-trot/. The adult race is limited to people 21 and over.

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT TIME

We asked our members to share with us some information about themselves and their time at the club. Throughout the year, we will share their responses with you.

For August we'd like to highlight Jamari from our Teen Center.

Jamari is in 11th grade at Bradford High School. His favorite subject at school is Science. Read more about Jamari on our website at https://www.bgckenosha.org/member-spotlight/

Thank you for sharing Jamari - we so enjoy having you here at the Club!

Over the summer, we had the incredible opportunity to team up with Carthage students who came to the Club offering singing lessons to our youth members. They learned so much and had an amazing time with you. Thank you Carthage College for working with us to provide our youth with opportunities they might not otherwise have!

We would like to thank everyone who attended our annual golf outing. What an amazing day we spent with supporters, friends, community partners, and sponsors! There are so many to thank for joining us that day that we couldn't list them all (although we want to). We couldn't do what we do without each and every one of you!

A special thank you should go out to our Ace Sponsor, Uline; our Eagle Sponsors: Camosy Construction and Stinebrink's Kenosha Piggly Wiggly; and our Birdie Sponsors: CEC, Equity Creative , Jockey , Lee Mechanical , MTI , , and Platinum Systems. We would also like to recognize our Hole sponsors and Challenge sponsors...you all rock and stuck it out in the heat with us to help everyone have a great time.

Take a look at all of the great pictures we took throughout the event at https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBCAra and share on your social media tagging us at and

⛳️ Thank you to all who sponsored and played in our 2024 Golf Outing at the Kenosha Country Club! 💙 It was a great fundraiser in support of our youth and programs.

SAVE THE DATE

The Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha's Young At Heart Gala will be on FRIDAY, October 18th at Uline. Our Young At Heart Gala is an annual celebration of the impact the Club has had on the lives of youth in Kenosha.

Stay tuned - tickets will be available soon. Come and join us as we celebrate 30+ years of impacting Kenosha youth!

One of the youth in our Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) is spending his summer working in the Club's kitchen, learning meal preparation and cleanup procedures. Although he had never been in a professional kitchen or cooked a meal before, he quickly adapted and excelled in his role. His performance has been outstanding, and we are grateful for the opportunity to mentor him in a potential career path.

For those unfamiliar, the Club's SYEP is a job training program for youth interested in career exploration, training, and work experiences. Participants collaborate with local businesses and technical schools to develop job skills that enhance their future opportunities. The program exemplifies successful partnerships between Kenosha County Government, the Kenosha Unified School District, the Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha, Community Impact Programs, and participating worksites.

You can learn more about this program at https://www.bgckenosha.org/program-areas/teen-programs/youth-employment-program/.