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CLUB NEWS
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL OUR
GENEROUS SPONSORS
The Golden Isles Festival of Trees was another fun event and a
very successful fundraiser.
A BIG thank you to all our
volunteers, sponsors, attendees, members, and the Festival of
Trees Planning Committee: Jennifer Blackerby, Brenda Kilgore,
Hillary Stringfellow, and Kelly Waldron.
On behalf of the teens and staff at the Elizabeth F. Correll Teen
Center we thank you for your support!
STEAM GRANT AWARDED
TO BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SE GA.
The Governor's Office for Children and Families supports healthy choices
and academic achievement. Six grants have been awarded to existing
programs to increase long term healthy choices among the target
population, while increasing academic achievement, by adding at least
one of the following services to their program: nutritious snacks or
meals, fitness services, health services, grade level reading services, or
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math). GOCF is
proud to announce the the Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Georgia Inc.
will receive $40,000
The Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Georgia will provide STEAM
services to high school youth living in low income families at risk of
dropping out of school by offering two ten week courses that
incorporate Robotics, Club Technology and Video Production
programming. Visit our website for more info. www.apositiveplace.net
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A GREAT VISIT
Mr. Jim Clark, President of the Boys &
Girls Clubs of America stopped in for a
visit October 18th. He toured the
Elizabeth F. Correll Teen Center, St.
Simons Island Club, Terrill Thomas
Unit, and The Club at Needwood
before making his way over to witness
the great charity event at Sea Island,
the McGladrey Classic.
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heroes who have served this great
nation. The club members really got
into the spirit and got to hang out with
Bat Girls, Iron Man, Super Man, and
Pajama Girl just
to name a few.
We talked about
the sacrifices our
veterans
made
and make every
day to protect our
future and our
freedom
as
Americans.
Thank you to all
our HEROS!
Keep Georgia Beautiful affiliate. The
vision is to be litter free, to have 100%
participation in recycling, and to be
the most beautiful community (Glynn
County) in Georgia. It is a perfect
example of good citizenship and
community service for our club
members.
Thank you to all our club members
and staff for their hard work and
commitment to Keeping Glynn
Beautiful!
SWING FOR KIDS
MCGLADREY CLASSIC
YOUTH DAY
Mr. Clark sent a very nice letter about
our staff and facilities and we have it
posted on our website at
www.apositiveplace.net under “club
news”
2012 PROFESSIONAL
OF THE YEAR
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Georgia
awarded Brian Dolan, CPO, Boys & Girls
Club of Southeast
Georgia Inc. as
2012 Professional
of the Year. The
State of Georgia
serves over
1 0 0 , 0 0 0 yo u t h
annually and we
are very proud to
have Brian lead
our organization.
Congratulations on the award and
thank you for all your efforts!
SUPERHERO DAY
On Veteran’s day at the Terrill Thomas
Unit of the Boys & Girls Club of
Southeast Georgia we hosted a
Superhero day to honor our country’s
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Prior to McGladrey Classic a PGA
Golf Tournament at Sea Island the
golfers club members over for a Youth
Day. The kids were amazed by Chuck
“The Hit Man” Hiter infamous trick
shot show. There was also a putting
tournament
with
PGA
TOUR
professionals, Special Olympics, and
Boys and Girls Club members. First,
second and third-place winners took
home trophies, but everyone who
participated in the tournament left a
little richer for the experience.
The St. Simons Island Rotary Club
sponsored the Swing for Kids Golf
Tournament in conjunction with
Nalley Auto and McGladrey Classic as a
fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Clubs of
Southeast Georgia. The unique thing
about this tournament is each team
was paired up with a club member. It
was a great fundraiser and a fun way
to introduce our members to a Golf
Tournament. A great introduction to
golf, just how much fun it is, and how
difficult of a game it can be!
A FULL FALL FESTIVAL
KEEP GLYNN BEAUTIFUL
In November the Boys & Girls Club of
Southeast Georgia was awarded with
the leading organization in “Keep
Glynn Beautiful” .
The Keep
G l y n n
Beautiful
initiative is
officially
recognized
as a Keep
America
Beautiful/
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On October 31st Terrill Thomas was
host to over 400 club members,
siblings, parents, grandparents, and
volunteers enjoyed fun games, face
painting, haunted trolley rides, and
of much more. Thank you to all who
volunteered for our Fall Festival:
Brunswick High School’s Beta Club
and National Honor Society, and Ms.
Carol Adam’s.
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Janeiya Williams
Youth of the Year
MCINTYRE COURT - Janeiya attends
The Club 5 days
per week and sets
a tremendous
example for all of
her club peers.
She exemplifies
excellence in
everything she
does at home,
school and at The
Club. She can
always be counted on to help out her
peers, staff members and the younger
club members who sometimes need
help with their homework.
Zhane Waye
Youth of the Year
THE CLUB AT NEEDWOOD - Zhane is a
6th grade student at Needwood
Middle School. She loves attending
The Club and has been a member of
since she was very little. While at The
Club, Zhane continuously gives a
helping hand to
whomever
needs it and
always comes in
with such a
positive attitude.
Her outlook on
life is so
inspiring and it
really makes
those around
her smile. She is always focusing on
her studies and often time encourages
the other members around her to
study with her.
Eisa Wiley
Youth of the Year
T H E C LU B AT
RISLEY - Eisa is 6
years old and
attends Satilla
Marsh Elementary
School. Eisa is one
of our most well
behaved students/
members here at
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The Club at Risley. He is very helpful
and cooperative when he is called
upon, and always treats all the staff
and other members with upmost
respect. His favorite color is blue, and
loves to eat chicken nuggets. When he
is at The Club, he loves to play pool.
Tashuana Hicks
Youth of the Year
THE CLUB AT JANE MACON Tashuana attends the 7th grade at
Jane Macon Middle School. While at
The Club, she is always willing to help
anyone that needs it. If there was ever
anyone that needed someone to talk
to, she is always there for them. We
hear she is just as helpful at School as
she is at The Club. She can always be
seen with a smile on her face and she
always does
her best to
make sure
everyone
around her
wearing one as
well. We are
proud of The
Club’s social
butterfly!
Thomas Lindsey
Youth of the Year
ST. SIMONS ISLAND UNIT -Thomas has
been a fixture at The Club for over 6
years, an extremely well-rounded
young man. He is an all A Honor roll
student as well as a great athlete.
Known around The Club as Yo-Yoman, Thomas can usually be found
doing all kinds of tricks with his yo-yo.
A 7th grader at Glynn Middle Thomas
loves math and science and would one
day like to attend Stanford University
to become
an engineer.
Thomas is
always polite,
respectful,
and
a
positive
influence
w i t h
everyone.
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Quincey Miller
Youth of the Year
TERRILL THOMAS UNIT - Quincey is 9
years old and has been attending the
Club for almost 3 years. The growth
that we have seen in Quincey is
phenomenal and admirable. Quincey
has matured tremendously and is
constantly showing us the correct
ways to handle
conflict any
problems that
may arise
throughout his
day. Quincey is
an upstanding
y o u n g
gentleman
who loves to
have fun but is
also focused
on doing well
in school.
Darnell Aldridge
Youth of the Year
GLYNNVILLA UNIT - Darnell attends
the club 5 days s week and strives to
set a positive example for all other
members at the club. He acts as an
example during routine by never
heisting to lend a helping hand to
others in need of help. Darnell can
often be found helping young
members with their homework as well
as reading a book from the bookshelf
to them. Darnell enjoys playing pool
and air hockey
with
his
friends when
he attends the
club. Darnell
sets
a
wonderful
example for
the rest of the
k i d s at t h e
Club.
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3RD QUARTER 2012
BULLYING HURTS
ECTC HAD A GREAT YEAR
Raise your hand. The solution starts here.
The program the Real Life continues to grow in the
number of classes offered and the number of teens
joining in. This quarter we’ve added Culinary Arts,
Defensive Tactics, Coastal
Ecology and Art
Journaling and look to
offer even more in 2013.
The mission of the Real
Life Program is to make
our local teens more
employable and increase
the amount of trained
entry level employees in
our community.
Boys & Girls
Clubs of America has joined with Sears and a
coalition of other nonprofits for the Team Up to
Stop Bullying campaign. Team Up To Stop
Bullying is an initiative developed by Sears
to connect bullying solutions with victims,
families, educators, schools and
communities. This website offers a wide
variety of information, solutions and
services from a comprehensive list of
leading bullying solutions organizations
and programs. When parents discover bullying, the situation is often already
serious and many parents don't know where to go for help. Team
Up To Stop Bullying makes it easier for those affected by bullying
to find solutions for all types of situations, including individual
needs, community-based issues or school-based challenges. As an
additional way to express support,
parents, children and victims who
visit the site are invited to take
the "Power Pledge" as well as find
solutions that work for their own
students miss school
bullying issue.
160,000
each day due to bullying
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Some Highlights
• October we had six teens participat in a Kiwanis Key
Leadership retreat at Epworth by the Sea. Twelve of
our Teens participated in the McGladrey Classes Youth
Day with Davis Love III, one of our Teens
• November we hosted a FamilyThanksgiving Dinner for
our Teens and their family.
• December: ECTC hosted the Winter Carnival for the
entire community was invited to celebrate the holiday
season.
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