Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club

It’s that time of year! A Human-Centered Strategy training is in session, as staff and faculty are preparing for the new school year.

A special thank you to VP H Walker from National Office for joining us and teaching us the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion! 📚

We’re thrilled to announce Ryan Ge**er () as one of our Kips Bay Runners for the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon! 🏃🏽

You can use the QR Code above or head to the link in our bio to support Christina in her fundraising for Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club! 📣

Honestly… we’re still thinking about how awesome Day for Kids was as we get ready for the new school year. 💭

We can’t wait for another great year with our members!

Some of Coudert’s Brents Club () teens, attended the candle light vigil for international overdose awareness day in Jersey City. The participants shared their experiences and gained some new resources provided by many of the speakers and guest who attended! Thank you Shayna Koczur () for the invitation! 💫

Here’s some more 2024 KB summer camp memories, along with a reminder that tomorrow is our DAY FOR KIDS! We hope to see you there!

Courtesy of Ms. Kiara & Mr. Otto’s group! 💫

As summer is coming to an end and we are getting ready for this Saturday’s 2024 Kips Bay Day For Kids, let’s look back at some of this year’s summer camp memories! Can you count the ✌🏽’s? 😂

Use the “reminder” link or mark your calendars for this Saturday, August 17th! We’ll see you at the Palmaro Clubhouse for a day of food, fun, and community! ☀️

Members at our H.E.L.P. Crotons Day Camp enjoyed a movie trip today! 🍿

The Kips Bay 2024 Summer Olympics happened today, with our Lucile Palmaro Clubhouse winning the trophy as olympic champions! Congrats members, and thank you all for participating! 🏆

Kips Bay teens enjoyed a trip to the Museum of Natural History () yesterday to see the butterflies and experience the planetarium! 🪐

Our Executive Director Daniel Quintero is spending time with Chris Jackson () and Doc Gooden () at the Bloomberg offices in NYC, raising money for the Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club in the Bronx, NY! 💫

We celebrated all of the July Birthdays this week at the Palmaro Clubhouse! Drop a “🥳” in the comments to wish these awesome members a very happy birthday!

Kips Bay’s 2024 Annual Day For Kids will be on August 17th, and we want to see YOU there! 💫

Join us for this FREE event where we will celebrate the youth of our community. There will be games, performances, food, giveaways, competitions, and SO much more!

Click the add reminder button on this post and mark your calendars. We can’t wait to see you there. 📅

And another great day at The Bay begins! Summer camp vibes 😎

We’re thrilled to announce Christina Klinoff () as one of our Kips Bay Runners for the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon! 🏃🏽

You can use the QR Code above or head to the link in our bio to support Christina in her fundraising for Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club! 📣

We are watercolor painting at the Palmaro Clubhouse! 🎨

SYEP participants in the Brent’s Club () program at the Lucile Palmaro Clubhouse are learning about the mission of Brent’s Club and took a questionnaire to express their views on the need for substance abuse prevention! 🗣️

The Triple Play program has been stellar at the Lucile Palmaro Clubhouse! Members are both physically active in sport fitness and mentally engaged in making educated decisions regarding their health. The Mind, Body and Soul components to Triple Play makes Summer Camp an all-around great learning experience! Shout out to the Athletics team at Kips Bay! 💪

Our H.E.L.P. Crotona members took to the seas this week and had an incredible time! ⛵️

Our 4th grade Kips Bay Mustangs team traveled to in Orlando, FL to compete in the AAU Nationals! 🏀

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We’re thrilled to announce Alix Lerman () as one of our Kips Bay Runners for the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon! 🏃🏽

You can use the QR Code above or head to the link in our bio to support Alix in her fundraising for Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club! 📣

Our 5th Grade Kips Bay basketball team is in Orlando, FL at for the National Tournament! Good luck, guys! 🏀

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Our Coudert members had a great trip to the Bronx Zoo last week! This is the first of many 2024 Summer camp field trips to come! 🦒

First week of Summer Camp at the Lucile Palmaro clubhouse is in the books! Much more fun to come! ☀️

Summer camp has begun! Members at our Coudert Clubhouse are ready for a great summer! ☀️

Several Kips Bay staff members took the 2024 Youth of Year nominees from each of our sites/clubhouses out for dinner at Jimmy’s Grand Café! Congratulations to each of you for representing your clubhouses and communities with grace and excellence! 🍽️

Congratulations to former SONYC members Madison & Nadeisha for graduating! And congrats to Madison on achieving valedictorian! 🎓

We’re thrilled to announce Bryan Pollard () as one of our Kips Bay Runners for the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon! 🏃🏽

You can use the link or QR code below to support Bryan in his fundraising effort for Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club!

https://kipsbayboysandgirlsclub.givingfuel.com/crowd/kips-bay-runners-2024-nyc-marathon/fundraiser/18401

Kips Bay Summer Camp Staff training is in session! We can’t wait to have a great summer with our members! ☀️

Support Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club in the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon! 🏃🏽

For the next few weeks, we will be introducing the incredible team running on behalf of Kips Bay. Donate today via the link below and help us support Bronx youth!

https://kipsbayboysandgirlsclub.givingfuel.com/crowd/kips-bay-runners-2024-nyc-marathon

Thanks to the New York Rangers (), our Kips Bay Ice Hockey players and their parents went on a five-day, all expenses paid trip to the Big River First Nation () in Saskatchewan, Canada! 🇨🇦

Members and their parents participated in many activities, including fishing, camping, ATV riding and more, all while enjoying a full cultural experience. Thank you to the Jim Neilson family for all your support and a very special thank you to the New York Rangers for this once in a lifetime opportunity! 🎣