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Boys & Girls Clubs of Volusia / Flagler Counties & Success Events
From September 26th - October 5th, 2020 The Boys & Girls Clubs of Flagler / Volusia Counties have been hosting their Success Events! These events include: Run for Success 5K, Deal for Success Texas Hold Em’ Tournament, and A Swing for Success Golf Tournament. These events have seen a great turnout this year, and the community is very lucky to have such a great cause to support! Read more about the Boys & Girls Clubs below. For over 28 years, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Volusia/ Flagler Counties has been in the forefront of youth development, working with young people from disadvantaged economic, social and family circumstances. Our mission is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens and leaders. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Volusia/Flagler Counties enriches the lives of young people and provides a safe haven in which they can learn and grow. We are dedicated to ensuring that our community’s disadvantaged youth have greater access to quality programs and services that will enhance their lives and shape their futures. In a world that has never seemed more threatening and devoid of promise for a disproportionate number of America’s children, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Volusia/
Flagler Counties provides youth, ages 6 to 18, with a tangible measure of hope. The Club offers them what they need and want most: • adults who respect and listen to them; • a safe environment where they can have fun and be themselves; and • interesting, constructive activities that channel youthful energy into challenging pursuits.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Volusia/Flagler Counties. These children are benefiting from trained, caring, professional staff and volunteers who help them take control of their lives, envision productive futures and reach their goals.
In March of 2020, our lives were turned upside down because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools, offices, restaurants, airports, and just The Boys & Girls Clubs of about every other sector shut Volusia/Flagler Counties down. Boys & Girls Clubs offers daily access to a broad of Volusia/Flagler Counties range of programs that prostayed open for our children, mote the health, social, edubut transferred our programs cational, vocational, character and services from in-person and leadership development to on-line. We did not let of girls and boys served. anyone go and we continue Club programs foster a sense to serve all of our members of belonging, competence, through in-person and virtuusefulness and influence that al means. Because of record builds self-confidence and JOB LOSS and increased self-esteem. FINANCIAL HARDSHIP for many Americans, Boys Today, more than 1,400 boys & Girls Clubs of Volusia/ and girls at risk and in need Flagler Counties SUSare taking advantage of the PENDED fees from families programs, activities and through 12/31/2020. In June, services provided by the we moved back to serving
members at our Clubs, and through virtual programming. Now that schools are open, our after school programs will follow the Volusia and Flagler County school plans. Boys & Girls Clubs of Volusia/Flagler Counties are located in the areas we are needed the most. We have eight Clubs throughout two counties including Clubs in DeLand, Deltona, Lake Helen, Palm Coast, Edgewater, New Smyrna Beach, Daytona Beach, and Holly Hill. For more information about the Boys & Girls Clubs of Volusia/Flagler Counties, please visit our website at www.BGCVFC.org or contact Robin Markus at rmarkus@bgcvfc. org.
