Keystone Stories
Judgement Free Generation- Video Contest
Congratulations to the Planet Fitness and Boys & Girls Clubs of America ‘Judgement Free Generation’ Video Winners 2016 is Year of the Teen and we’re excited to see how teens are making a difference in their communities. Did you know that more than 60% of teens reported being bullied? In such a diverse world, teens have… Read more »
Sleep Out for Homelessness
Teens aged 13-18 geared up in their warmest clothes and with little more than a mat or sleeping bag gathered in Santa Monica to brave the elements and bring home the stark reality that faces the homeless living in their town. On the night of January 22nd, the youth of the BGCA Keystone Club of… Read more »
The Menlo Park Food Desert
The members of the Keystone Club of the Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula wanted to make a difference in their community. They didn’t have to look far to figure out how to make that happen. Surrounded by fast food restaurants and liquor stores, the members of the BGCA Keystone Club in eastern Menlo… Read more »
Haunted House 2015 | Lakewood Branch Boys and Girls Club
by Lawrence Yamut This video project included footage from our annual Haunted House hosted by the Lakewood Legends Keystone, for the younger kids in the club and community members. The entrance fee was a canned good that would be donated to families in the community. We set up the entrance in our Teen Center, which… Read more »
Community Service Means Getting Involved
Holiday Without Hunger Event by Mychaela Ojeda, Dr. Harold Reitman Unit Wolverines Community Service is a method by which people participate in service experiences that address club, school or community needs while also learning academic skills and/or content connected to the service, and engaging in structured reflection on the service experience. To sum up, community… Read more »
NYE @ the Club
By Seth A., Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows New Year’s Eve @ the Club The Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows in Reno, Nevada hosted a New Year’s Eve party for its teen members to attend. The party was at the DWR facility on East 9th Street. Teens from all of the… Read more »
Keystoner’s are Global Citizens
By Larissa Izaguirre Grenville Baker Boys & Girls Club Earlier this year, as a part of a Keystone project a group of my fellow Keystoner’s, myself, and staff members from the Global Citizens Project, advocated to help combat world hunger. When I heard about the Global Citizens Festival and Beyoncé playing this past September,… Read more »
Aaron’s, Inc. Teen Center Refresh Competition Eligibility Requirements and Scorecard
Who: Keystone Clubs within 10 miles of a local Aaron’s, Inc. store When: 2015-2016 Keystone Charter Year – See Requirements for Deadlines What: Win one of three (3) $20,000 Aaron’s Teen Center Refreshes for your Club! Three Keystone Clubs will join their local Aaron’s team to design a complete refresh for their Teen Centers. This… Read more »
Event helps Immigrants with Citizenship Papers
Earlier in October, our Keystone Club organized a very successful community event, Citizenship Day, held at our Boys and Girls Club. Citizenship Day was facilitated and sponsored by CARECEN, a non-profit immigration and human rights organization. CARECEN is one of the oldest and most respected immigrant legal services programs in the region. The Central American… Read more »