Community Sponsors Needed for Club Adopt-a-Club Family Holiday Program
Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County is seeking donors and supporters to help make the holidays bright for Club families in need. Spread joy through the gift of giving this holiday season by helping to make the holidays bright for Club families in need. These acts of kindness are especially meaningful for Club families…
Read MoreBGCTC Cautiously Responds and Closes Rochester Branch until Oct 26 After Confirmed COVID Case
Read below for details on the decision to close the Rochester Branch of Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County after a case of COVID-19 was confirmed. The Rochester branch with reopen on Oct. 26, 2002. This closure impacts only the Rochester branch. The other six Thurston County branch locations continue to operate full-day programming.
Read MoreCommunity Support for 2020 Born to be Wild Auction and Dinner a Virtual Success!
The 18th Annual Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County Born to be Wild Dinner & Auction held virtually Sept. 25, 2020, looked quite different but that did not stop community members and friends of BGCTC from raising more than $400,000 for kids and teens in Thurston County. Long-time event attendees jumped on board this new special event format by hosting small watch parties at their homes and encouraging friends and others to bid on items using an…
Read MoreFall 2020 Staff Training like No Other
I am so proud of these people! These are staff members from the seven Boys and Girls Clubs around Thurston County. They gave their time last Friday for training on how to be even better. We talked about positive behavior and the formula for the greatest impact when serving children. If you are in search…
Read MoreNew Wave of Branch Leadership Greets Club Kids this Fall
Pictured (L to R) Leah Bradley, Mara Harris, and Erika Arellano. In addition to the “new normal” of facilitating remote learning at Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County (BGCTC) this fall, three of the seven BGCTC branches have new leaders in their Branch Director positions. Leah Bradley was named the new Branch Director of…
Read MoreBGCTC is Planning for Back-to-School Unlike No Other
Back-to-School will look different this year for kids in Thurston County. But even in uncertain times, Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County (BGCTC) plans to be open for youth and teens with programs at its seven Club locations in the upcoming year (2020-21). For many families, the return to school this fall will come with a range of challenges. Our Clubs and staff are here to do…
Read MoreBGCTC Receives books from Panda Express® in Celebration of Panda Cares Day
Philanthropic Arm of Panda Express®, in partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America, donates 600 books to Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County in celebration of its Panda Cares® anniversary Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County (BGCTC) participated in a celebration of Panda Cares Day™ to commemorate the anniversary of the philanthropic…
Read MoreBGCTC’s Issues Statement Against Racism and Discrimination
A statement to Friends, Families, and Supporters of Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County. Everything Boys & Girls Clubs work toward centers on valuing and supporting the lives and experiences of youth. We cannot achieve our mission to help youth realize their greatness without standing in solidarity with Black people and people of color…
Read MoreThurston Talk: North Thurston Public Schools Provides More Space for Boys & Girls Club
BGCTC Programs Offered at RMAC in Updated Partnership with North Thurston Public Schools
Meeting the need for more space and a growing demand for out-of-school programming for youth just got a little easier, thanks to an expanded partnership between North Thurston Public Schools and the Lacey branch of Boys and Girls Clubs of Thurston County (BGCTC). The new agreement allows BGCTC to lease space at the Rajinder S.…
Read More