National Boys & Girls Club Week

Boys and Girls Club of Pierre joins Boys & Girls Clubs across America this week to celebrate National Boys & Girls Club Week, March 22-28, by hosting several events to emphasize the importance and value of the Club to the Pierre and Fort Pierre communities. This week has been celebrated for more than 75 years. The Boys & Girls Club of Pierre invites you to their club located at 110 S. Ree Street and see first hand the impact being made on today's youth. Clubs celebrate Boys & Girls Club Week in a variety of ways, all with an emphasis on the five core Club program areas: Character & Leadership Development, Education & Career Development, Health & Life Skills, The Arts, and Sports, Fitness & Recreation. Activities in these five core areas all support the Boys & Girls Clubs of America's overarching goal to hlep each child reach their full potential and be great by securing academic success, living a healthy lifestyle and distinguishing themselves as young leaders. To help support this concept of living a healthy lifestyle, Boys & Girls Club of America has partnered with Cartoon Network to host "Get Animated Day" at its Clubs on Tuesday, March 24. The network has donated four red rubber playground balls to 4,300 Boys & Girls Clubs, including the Boys & Girls Club of Pierre encouraging them to promote the importance of daily movement for all children. To learn more about these activities, please contact Julie Knight, Program Director for the Boys & Girls Club of Pierre at 605-224-8699 or visit www.pierrebgc.com