Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio

ICYMI: Watch last night's first installment of the Boys & Girls Clubs Celebrity Knockout Challenge on WKYC Studios. Thanks to all the celebrity and Club member participants, and congrats to King and Victory! https://lnkd.in/gc2hQXgZ

Jaylen Mays of the King Kennedy Club witnessed one of the most thrilling baseball games ever, thanks to a ticket donation from STRAUSS America. In a drawing, Jaylen won four tickets to Thursday's Cleveland Guardians-New York Yankees Amercian League Championship Series game, a 7-5 walkoff win for the good guys. Thanks so much to Strauss America (you'll see their logo on ALCS batting helmets) for thinking of our kids!

Thank you ChoiceLocal for engaging in a deep-cleaning activity at our Elyria South Club! We'd also like to thank Jeff Pavic, of our Lorain County Regional Board of Advisors, for joining in as well! We appreciate you brightening the space for our Club members. Learn about our volunteer opportunities! https://lnkd.in/g6NcazGv #community #volunteer #nonprofit #youth

It was a fun and sweet afternoon of kickball, sharks and minnow, and Kona Ice thanks to PulteGroup and their incredible employee volunteers! Learn about our volunteer opportunities! https://lnkd.in/g6NcazGv #community #volunteer #nonprofit #youth

BGCNEO is proud to partner with Hathaway Brown’s GROW Program. GROW (Girls Reaching Others Worldwide) is a student-run foundation dedicated to raising money, participating in service projects, and awarding grants to nonprofit organizations. GROW’s foundation has consistently supported the Clubs since 2017. Our Manager of Volunteer Engagement, Adria Chavers, recently had the opportunity to speak with Hathaway Brown students about BGCNEO and the ways they can get involved.

Congratulations to BGCNEO CEO Allen Smith, who has been named one of 2024's Notable Black Leaders by Crain's Cleveland Business. Allen, who was a Club kid growing up in Toledo, has spent more than 32 years in the Boys & Girls Clubs movement and now heads the largest Club organization in Ohio. He will be recognized at an event tomorrow in Cleveland. Thank you, Allen, for your service to our kids!

Our generous sponsors helped make last week's Boys & Girls Clubs Day of Giving 2024, sponsored by Oswald Companies, a huge success. The event raised more than $197,000 from 250 donors. This revenue will allow us to serve more kids as we try to bridge a funding gap. A special shoutout goes to Oswald, which not only sponsored the telethon but donated $10,000, WKYC Studios and the Callahan Foundation, which provided a $50,000 match. Event sponsorships were critical to the success of the telethon and we thank those who stepped up for our kids.

Kayra, the Assistant Club Director at our Desich Family Campus in Lorain, hails from Fajardo, Puerto Rico and is proud of her heritage. She says Hispanic Heritage Month is important to the Latino community. “It has impacted us in various ways – the parades, traditional music, dance performances, local cuisines and the island’s unique blend on the cultural heritage,” she says. The 5-year BGCNEO employee has two beautiful children and enjoys playing softball and volleyball. BGCNEO celebrates Kayra and all other employees of Hispanic descent.

You came through for our kids! We are so grateful to all those who took part in yesterday's Boys & Girls Clubs Day of Giving 2024, sponsored by Oswald Companies. We are humbled by your generosity. A special shoutout goes to Oswald, which not only sponsored the telethon but donated $10,000, WKYC Studios and The Callahan Foundation, which provided a $50,000 match. Winners of the raffle for premium Ohio State and Cleveland Browns tickets are Lynne Dougherty, Jen Hans and Jessica Van Meter. Thanks, everyone!

Check out this powerful message from WKYC Studios contributor and spoken word artist Chris Webb. And tune in to 3News all day tomorrow for Boys & Girls Clubs Day of Giving 2024, sponsored by Oswald Companies. Click here to donate now: https://lnkd.in/gDrKrM6c