Boys & Girls Club Starts Week-Long Celebration

As part of the week-long National Boys & Girls Club Week celebration the Douglas County Boys & Girl’s Club is joining other clubs throughout the nation in making this event one to remember.

“The Boys & Girls Club has been serving the Douglas County youth for 31 years and is extremely proud to start so many great futures. Under the guidance of our Executive Director, Steve Hord, our Club is a place where we are nurturing and growing the leaders of tomorrow, ” said Doris Isaacs, Douglas County’s Club Board Chair. At no time is that more evident than in the activities surrounding this celebration.

Starting April 8 the Club will engage in activities to support Club goals. They will include recognizing and preventing alcohol abuse, examining and preparing for college and career opportunities, leadership, understanding, brotherhood and scholarship with a kid’s favorite Friday cook-out.

Additionally, as Boys & Girls Club Week coincides with spring break, the Club’s Teen Director Billy Anderson will oversee a complementary schedule outlined for teens to include:

Monday: Body Mind and Soul a Club-Wide Kick-Off of music, games and fun;

Tuesday: Girls only Seminar with The Democratic Women’s Council

Wednesday: Teen Alcohol Prevention Seminar with Jessie Hambrick of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department;

Thursday: Community Service at The Pantry

Friday: Club Cook-Out (Teens Assist & Lead Games/ Activities)

The Douglas County Club provides after-school activities to build character, integrity and academic excellence for over 200 kids and teens each day.

The Douglas County Club joins the Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta (BGCMA) which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year with the launch of the “75 Blue Doors” project. The project which is a major part of the campaign partners 25 artists with different Boys and Girls Clubs, including Douglas County’s club, to create 75 individual art displays. Each piece of art is inspired by kids and teens at the club who are focused on reaching their dreams and the dedicated staff members who are helping them get there, according to a news release.  Douglas County’s own club members Aliyah Lee, Door # 029 “Home,” Nubia Livermore, Door #208 “Poet,” and Courtney Gorman and Daniel Hall, Door #030 “Tape” are entered in the competition.

Their works and the stories behind them can be viewed with all other clubs’ entries at  www.75bluedoors.org, voted upon with a winner being selected at the end of the display period April 30. For live viewing, the city of Atlanta has opened its doors for the art pieces at various locations to include Atlanta City Hall, the FOX Theatre, SunTrust Plaza, Atlanta History Center and Turner Field. The Club’s members’ artistic guide was William Schweigert.

For more information, please contact Executive Director Steve Hord at 404-545-7698.