Summer 2016Published Quarterly

A publication of the Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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OfficersKerri Garcia Board President/CVO

Dan Roberts First Vice President

Ty Windfeldt Second Vice President

Dick Gammick Treasurer

Clyyne Cook Secretary

Current Board Members

General Info. (775) 331-KIDS (5437)

A special year to celebrate . . .I have to stop being so surprised how fast time moves around here, but I can’t believe Fall is right around the corner! It has been such an action-packed summer, both for the kids and the organization as a whole. If you take a few minutes to read through this newsletter you will quickly get a flavor for the wide variety of programs and activities staff prepared for youth this past summer. Specialty Camps ranging from Rocket building

to horseback riding, field trips to the bay, discovering the monsters that live in our waters and our very own brand of Olympic fever; the staff really out did themselves in organizing a summer to remember for thousands of northern Nevada kids!

Maintaining our facilities and keeping buildings and program areas clean, safe and attractive is an important part of our success with children. We have to make sure that what we offer in our buildings is more exciting than what may be available outside of our walls. We are very committed to maximizing the resources we have and giving the kids the best experience possible. In particular, it has been an exceptional summer for growth in our newest facility, the Boys & Girls Club on Bresson Avenue. Located across the street from Vaughn Middle School, the Bresson Facility is an older facility we took over at the beginning of 2016 and has been in dire need of upgrades. Because of the generous donations of the Kelsey Foundation and the Renown Foundation, the kids in this 89502 neighborhood have seen major improvements in their backfield area and gymnasium. You are all invited to our October 4th open house to show the entire community just what has been accomplished over the last few months. I would tell you more, but that would spoil the surprise!

It should be no revelation that your support is at the heart of why we have beautiful spaces and exciting, engaging activities and programs to offer our very deserving customers… the kids. Staff and the Board of Directors work together to make sure we have the resources necessary to provide such meaningful experiences. One way to obtain those resources is by offering a variety of lively fundraisers. Many of you have been to the Jack T. Reviglio Cioppino Feed and Auction, the Awards Banquet, Barrels and Bites or our recently completed Microsoft Golf Tournament. All are high-quality events, fun for those who attend and they help us raise the resources necessary to support the activities of the Club. We are very proud to announce another outstanding event has been added to our ‘menu’. In partnership with the Eldorado Properties, we will be the benefactors of Vintage Eldorado. The event will be held in the Reno Ballroom on Friday, October 7th and will be the official kickoff event of this year’s Italian Festival. Please come share a true ‘Italian Experience’ with us all while supporting the kids of northern Nevada.

Thank you for being part of the Boys & Girls Club family. Your support really does make a difference in the lives of our kids.

Enthusiastically,

Mike Executive Director

Leo Bergin*Dominic Brunetti*Jason ChampagneMike Crawford Danny De La RosaJim DeVolld*Steven Duque Jim GroganMarty HardieCaesar Ibarra*Kurt JensenJim KellerMary K. KnobelFran Lepori* Stephanie LeporiVicky Loose*

Tony Marini Marc Markwell*Jim MarrenRob Medeiros* Matthew Mills Alicia RomanNick Rossi*Julie RoweScott Schellin Steve Schiller*Lance Semenko*Steve Smith*Charlotte Sullivan Kevin TappanPar Tolles

Executive Director Letter ....... 1Contact us ............................... 1Oh Hey, Career Day ................ 2Calling All Club Alumni .......... 2Going for the Gold .......................3Stoked on Skateboard Camp. 3Sites and Sounds ................... 4 Mark your Calendar ............... 5Bells are Ringing ..................... 5Thank you, Thank you ........... 6Did you know? ........................ 6Vintage Eldorado .................... 6

Thank You, Thank YouTo Henry Schein, Trinet, Lucky Ones MC, Homegate Realty and Employers for donating 500 brand new, fully-stocked backpacks for the kids for the

new school year. United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra for their continued financial support of the BGC Reads regional literacy program. Taco Bell Foundation for their grant in support of teen programs. Buffalo Wild Wings ALL STARS program for providing 100 jerseys for our basketball league Nike Factory Store and Zulily. Charles Schwab and Nancy Brown for our career trip to San Francisco with our teens. BGC Western Nevada for coming to the Leaders in Training retreat. Bridge Church for allowing specialty camps to run out of their youth center. Cabela’s for their support our STREAMS and Trails Camp. University of Nevada Reno (Engineering Dept, Athletics, Nevada History Museum, Keck Museum, Natural Science History Museum and the Center for Multicultural Diversity) as they all helped the Club in fantastic programming for our Club Kids College specialty camp. Artown and Theatreworks for allowing our members to participate with building of props for the Alice in Wonderland production. Nevada Museum of Art for guiding our summer art programs on a tour of the museum. Frank and Becky Haxton of Digiman Photography for hosting our teen photo camp in their studio and teaching our kids a new skill. Thank you employees of Planet Fitness Gym in Sparks. Nevada Drywall, Stucco, & Stone, Custom Glass, Omboli Interiors and Jenson Electric for their work at our facility.

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Donald W. Reynolds Facility2680 E. Ninth Street, Reno • (775) 331-KIDS (5437)

William N. Pennington Facility1300 Foster Drive, Reno • (775) 331-KIDS (5437)

Bernice Mathews Elementary School Site 2750 Elementary Dr., Reno • (775) 331-KIDS (5437)

Lois Allen Elementary School Site 5155 McGuffy Road, Sun Valley

(775) 673-4188 Fax (775) 331-3677

Rollan Melton Elementary School Site 6575 Archimedes Lane, Reno • (775) 787-5626

Verdi Elementary School Site250 Bridge Street, Verdi • (775) 762-5972

Bresson Avenue Site 1090 Bresson Ave., Reno • (775) 229-9538

Nancy Gomes Elementary School Site3870 Limkin, Reno • (775) 229-9539

Neil Road Youth Site 3905 Neil Road, Reno • (775) 828-3940

Donner Springs Elementary School Site 5125 Escuela Way, Reno • (775) 200-8899

Hidden Valley Elementary School Site 2115 Alphabet Drive, Reno • (775) 815-2703

Esther Bennett Elementary School Site 5900 Sidehill Street, Sun Valley• (775) 673-3307

Cottonwood Elementary School Site925 Farm District Road, Fernley • (775) 360-2475

Fernley Teen Center, Silverland Middle School Site1100 Jasmine Lane, Fernley • (775) 360-2490

East Valley Elementary School Site 4180 Farm District Road, Fernley • (775) 360-2485

Fernley Intermediate School Site 320 Highway 95 A South, Fernley • (775) 360-2480

The Early Learning Program at the E. L. Wiegand Youth Center 1270 Foster Drive, Reno • (775) 322-9030

The Club at the Donald W. Reynolds Facility 2680 E. Ninth St., Reno • (775) 331-KIDS (5437)

The Club at the William N. Pennington Facility 1300 Foster Drive, Reno • (775) 360-2463

The Club at the Larry D. Johnson Community Center 12th and Oddie Blvd., Sparks • (775) 353-7783

The Club at Hug High South East Entrance, on campus • (775) 324-0234

Joe Mitchell Center, Lemmon Valley325 Patrician Drive, Reno • (775) 622-0040

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Executive DirectorMike Wurm

Director of Operations

Rick Stevens

Human Resources Director

Shauna Douglass

Controller Alison Elder

Marketing DirectorColie McManus

Special Events Director

Emmy Quinn

Grants DirectorLauren Soulam

Donor Relations Director/Exec. Asst.Kathleen Vanderziel

Volunteer CoordinatorNichelle Hull

AccountantRobin Pellicciarini

Oh Hey, Career DayBy Ta Tiana Anderson-Hall, Leaders in Training Coordinator

It is never too early to start focusing on the future you want. This is a message we bring to our young Leaders in Training, teens and members. This summer we helped Club teens to visualze what a future in finance would look like. Four Junior Staff paired with four teens from Community Chest and off we went to San Francisco for a carrer day at Charles Schwab.

At Charles Schwab we were guided through a series of sessions, the first, Retail and Sales. The teens learned how employees at Charles Schwab began their careers and what led them to their current positions. The second session was with the markating department, there we learned the ins and outs of the trading floor. The conference ended with a working lunch session where the importance of the “Elevator Pitch” was explained. Each teen crafted thier own and one brave soul shared theirs with the group.

When traveling for educational or development purposes we never forget that we need to have fun. Before getting down to business, we took a walk down Pier 39 to eat and explore. We ate at Cioppino’s and shopped for souveniers for our families. Many thanks to Charles Schwab and to Don FIsher Clubhouse Boys & Girls Club of San Francisco for hosting us for the night.

Calling All Club AlumniWe want all of our Club Alumni to be as connected to the Club as

possible. Sign up on the website, www.bgctm.org, to receive our digital newsletters. It includes news and updates about Club special events and programming information. Contact Colie McManus, Marketing Director, at cmcmanus@bgctm.org or 775-360-2444 with questions.

Stay informed about the Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows online via social media networks. Get news and updates on Club special events and programming information. View our photos and videos and join the conversation online at www.bgctm.org

Wish List: Small musical Instruments of any kind, any kind of paper, paint, markers, crayons, pens, pencils, rulers, new school supplies, board games, child friendly DVD’s, and small toiletries. Please call (775) 360-2450 for information.

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. . . The Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows served nearly 14,000 youth members in the community in 2015?

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. . . The Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows provided more than 55,000 bus/shuttle rides transporting kids to the Club in 2015?

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For The Kids at HeartBy Colie McManus, Marketing Director

It’s called “Day for Kids” and it is a Club tradition, but it is truly a day for families, adults, the community, kids and kids at heart! This is a national initiative which invites you to join Boys & Girls Clubs in making a difference for kids in your community. Never forget that one day can change a child’s future. This is your chance to spend meaningful time with a special young person in your life or influence a child whom you have never met before.

Join us at Day for Kids, Saturday, Sept. 17 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at our Pennington Facility, (1300 Foster Drive, Reno). The Fernley Day for Kids event is Saturday, Sept. 24 from 10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Fernley Intermediate School (320 US Highway 95A South, Fernley). Both events feature a free barbecue lunch, free T-shirts, free Boys & Girls Club memberships, games, arts & crafts, face painting and informational vendor booths for both parents and kids. Interested in volunteering, sponsorship opportunities, or a vendor booth? Please contact Emmy Quinn, (775) 360-2448 or equinn@bgctm.org. For more event information visit BGCTM.org or call (775) 331-KIDS (5437).

We Are All A Little Mad HereBy Eddie Guth, Art Coordinator

This July, we took a bow with Theater Works of Northern Nevada on the Artown stage for our work on the magnificent Mad Hatter Tea Party production props.

Under the tutelage of yours truly, our members worked diligently for three weeks to bring Alice’s Wonderland to life. They crafted colorful, oversized tea cups, saucers, and mushrooms with paper mache and paint. Large flower pots were decorated with care to represent the Mad Hatter’s signature top hat.

Our artists had a blast creating these props for this mad production and had the opportunity to see their hard work bring joy to a live audience at opening night in Wingfield Park on July 18th.

The true value in this collaboration with Artown and Theater Works of Northern Nevada, is our members’ contribution and interaction with the community. Their art touched all who saw it in a special way. They enjoyed Artown as artists, community members, and entertained spectators.

We Love This PlaceBy Heather Sam, Bresson Teen Coordinator

Community Pride. Our Club teens have it and wanted a chance to demonstrate their love for their home, but also their desire to be selfless citizens. This July, teens from our Bresson, Donald W. Raynolds and Pennington sites particiapted in a Community Clean Up. They collected four giant bags of litter and removed graffiti from Pickett Park and Fisherman’s Park. In addition to the clean up, they flexed their culinary muscles by creating lunches and distributing them to anyone in the comunity they crossed who was in need.

The Path That Pays By Ta Tiana Anderson-Hall, Leaders in Training Coordinator

Investing in the future and success of our members is important to us. This summer we selected 20 teens to participate in a paid Club internship. These teens worked up to 20 hours a week as Jr. Staff and have been saving 10% or more of their income through My Path. Saving money is a difficult task at any age and these teens saved big.

Each Jr. Staff had their income directly deposited into their savings and checking accounts. They participated in financial literacy workshops where they set savings goals and learned healthy money habits, like budgeting, from a peer leader. Each teen who reached their savings goal at the end of the summer received an additional savings incentive.

Beyond The Dusty Trail By Dan Pike, Technology Coordinator

This year’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) Summer Camps were wildly successful, boasting record numbers of members in each of our Tech Specialty Camps including: Rocket Build, Robotics, and STREAM & Trails camps. Three cheers for nature and numbers! Each year, our camps become more and more refined as we incorporate outside resources, making these camps valuable, educational, unique and fun.

Members in our Rocket Build camps got to count “3…2…1 Blastoff,” but before they sent ships into the sky, they learned principle concepts of aerodynamics, lift, thrust, and drag through disc golf! Who would have thought?

In our robotics camps, members built their very-own metal movers, but not before being educated on unplugged computer science concepts, through a variety of physical activities. These kids made huge strides on the development of their engineering, programming, and teamwork skills.

This was the inaugural year in Fernley for our STREAM and Trails Camp, opening new doors for community partnerships in the Fernley and Fallon areas. Members were able to gain a new appreciation for nature and practice a variety of STREAM skills including: fishing, masonry, and hiking. One member reeled in 49 fish! A camp record! Catch and release, of course.

A Big Kig Sleepover By Ta Tiana Anderson-Hall, Leaders in Training Coordinator

On July 7th and 8th Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows and Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada participated in an overnight Leaders in Training retreat at our Donald W. Reynolds Facility. After eating pasta and getting to know one another, the teens kicked off a series of workshops. In the public speaking workshop the teens picked a topic and wrote a speech. Each teen had to then share their speech in front of the group. In another workshop they learned about Positive Behavior Intervention Systems (PBIS). Through this training, the Jr. Staff and Leaders in Training were able to learn and practice positive methods for dealing with tough situations involving members, as well as ways to reward good behavior. In the robotics workshop the teens had to work in groups to put together robotic tool kits. The final workshop allowed our teens to repurpose t-shirts as pet toys, which we later donated to the Humane Society.

After the workshops, it was time for an extravaganza! Teens played glow in the dark capture the flag, watched Zootopia, bounced on the bounce slide and indulged in a popcorn and s’mores buffet. The next morning we spent the day in Tahoe playing volleyball and catching rays.

Ready for Our Close-upLong summer days really put our facilities to the test. We play hard and

always will. So in order to keep our facilites lasting the test of time, we must take the time to reset. We use the first week of the school year to put the Clubs back together again. No child care is offered and we get to work.

Carpets are shampooed, gym floors are sealed, we deep-clean furniture and purge storage. We wash windows and repair holes, breaks or cracks. Paint walls, the parking lot curbs and signage. The sounds of laughing kids and pounding feet are replaced with machinery and maitnenace crews whistling while they work.

We thank our parents and gaurdians for understanding the importance of the big “End of Summer Clean,” we miss our members every day of that week. We also want to thank of of the crews who helped make our Clubs look brand new: Nevada Drywall, Stucco, & Stone, Custom Glass, Omboli Interiors Jenson Electric and more. We’re ready for our close up, Mr. DeMille!

Bell is Ringing School is beginning

Bells are Ringing and School is Beginning

The sun has set on summer and it is time for our members to dive head first into the school year. We offer before and after school programs for members ages 6-18 at over 20 locations in Reno, Sparks, Sun Valley, Verdi and Fernley; including schools and our William N. Pennington Youth Center and Donald W. Reynolds Youth Center. Transportation and meals are provided both before and after school at most locations. Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Membership is an annual fee of $20. The before school program is $15 per week and the after school program is $25 per week. Financial assistance is available. The before and after school program staff provides tutoring and homework help to all members. Members have access to a computer labs, and they participate in arts, games, sports, leadership activities and health and lifeskills programs.

How to sign up: Visit http://www.bgctm.org/about-us/locations/ print and complete a form. You will need to bring that form into any one of our 20 sites and pay in-person. Please download the membership orientation schedule as a mandatory membership orientation must be completed by each member before beginning or continuing their journey with Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows.

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Mark Your CalendarUpcoming events at the Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows --- September 17, 2016 Day for Kids

September 24 2016 Fernley Day for Kids

October 7, 2016 Vintage Nevada

November 3, 2016 Annual Awards Banquet November 11, 2016 Barrels & Bites

Contact Nichelle Hull, Volunteer Coordinator at (775) 360-2449 or nhull@bgctm.org about volunteer opportunities for any of these great events!

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Going for the Gold By Kelli Beaulieu, Athletic Director

Olympic Day is easily one of the most fulfilling days of the year for staff and members alike. Much like when athletes compete in the real Olympics, when our members participate in Olympic Day, there is an overwhelming sense of pride for your site. Members wear their colors proudly, wave their banners wildly and they give the day their all. The staff does their part to support them throughout the day- encouraging them to try any and every activity.

This was the Club’s second year partnering with the Reno Tahoe Winter Game’s Coalition, Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada, Boys & Girls Clubs of Mason Valley, Boys & Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe and City of Sparks Summer program. More than 1,100 kids and teens competed in a large variety of games and activities such as: high jump, long jump, pole vault, curling, turbo javelin, lacrosse, track, golf, judo, basketball, kickball, dodgeball, downhill skiing and an obstacle course we called, “The Tough Clubber.”

The participants walked in an Opening Ceremonies ‘Athletes Parade’ to kick-off the event – complete with a fire torch. Guest appearances were made by champion Olympians and Paralympians. The kids were urged to work hard and follow their dreams if they wanted to one day stand on an Olympic podium. The day concluded with a closing ceremony in the Pennington Facility gym, where each participant received a gold medal.

Stoked on Skateboard CampBy Gary Durant, SMART Moves Coordinator

During our dog days of summer, 26 members from the William N. Pennington Boys & Girls Club paired up with D.A.F.F.Y. Skateboard Company for an amazing Skate Camp. The fun and friendly staff at D.A.F.F.Y. Skate Co. hooked up members with brand new skateboards to ride throughout the week and to cruise home on after camp. Learning any new skill, craft or sport takes practice and dedication and that is why the D.A.F.F.Y crew knew the kids would need their own boards.

Members learned basic skateboarding skills and skate park etiquette. The D.A.F.F.Y volunteers took their lessons to the next level, and taught our kids how drop in on a ramp and how to execute a few tricks to dazzle their families and friends. We spent the week riding at several local skate parks including: Mira Loma, Lazy 5, North Valley, Burgess and Idlewild Skate Park. By the end of skate camp, you wouldn’t have believed our kids had never ridden a board before.

Tales from a Volunteer By Nichelle Hull, Volunteer Coordinator

Gathered attentively in the bright and airy lobby of the Terry Lee Wells Discovery Museum, there is a mix of folks in different ages and life stages. These generous souls have at least one thing in common, a bright yellow lanyard attached to a blue and white Volunteer laminated badge. Moments later, a steady stream of children in bright red and white field trip t-shirts stroll off the school buses and into a large conference room. Close by, some 14 watchful community members, all Club volunteers, stand up a bit taller. They size up their potential troop of kiddos that they will be tasked with chaperoning through the museum exhibits. One veteran volunteer, Cat Todd, who began volunteering about a year ago with her husband Rog, describes her experience at a recent Discovery Museum field trip,

“One little guy, in an activity room…came up to me and asked if I was with the Club. I bent down to talk to him and said yes, I was a volunteer. I thought he was lost or had gotten separated from his group. He just handed me a piece of paper and went on his way. On the piece of paper he had drawn a heart and written “love” in the middle of the heart. Didn’t say anything else, just handed me the piece of paper and walked away. It doesn’t get any more special or rewarding than that!”

When I asked Cat what keeps her coming back to the Club to help at various events for youth and teens, she responded,

“It’s fun, invigorating, interesting and at times challenging, which is good because that keeps us on our toes! And it’s rewarding seeing the enjoyment and expressions of gratitude and affection from the kids!”

Thank you to the 50 plus summer volunteers who have manned the field trips as well as visited the summer sites this year. What you do makes an IMPACT! Anyone interested in becoming a special event and/or field trip volunteer may contact Nichelle Hull in Volunteer Services at 360-2449.