Corporate Partner News

Bridgestone Retail Operations Bridgestone Retail Operations has extended their national partnership with BGCA and the “Driving Great Futures” program for an additional two years, through 2021. In 2019, BSRO raised $4 million for the Movement, almost twice their previous total, which resulted in more than 120 grants awarded to local Clubs to purchase vehicles and cover other transportation costs. In 2019, BSRO funds helped over 60,000 youth get to the Club each day.

Charles Schwab Foundation In early 2020, the brand-new enhanced Money Matters curriculum will be rolled out, tailored to requests provided by youth and Clubs! Look for announcements about when the new materials will be available on BGCA.net.

Comic Relief Comic Relief USA’s Red Nose Day campaign will be back in May 2020 with BGCA returning as a leading grantee partner of the national event. With a mission to end child poverty, Red Nose Day has positively impacted nearly 25 million children across the U.S. and around the world in its first five years. Money raised supports a range of programs that ensure children in need are safe, healthy and educated. Learn more by visiting rednoseday. org and look for more news about this year’s campaign.

Murphy USA We are excited to announce a new nationwide cause marketing partnership with Murphy USA that will involve a register roundup activation and a point-of-purchase donation opportunity. Murphy USA employees will also have the opportunity to engage with their local Club communities. Murphy USA CEO Andrew Clyde is also a proud alum of the Boys & Girls Club of El Dorado, AR and will join BGCA’s Southwest Board of Trustees this year. Murphy USA, headquartered in El Dorado, is the fifth largest convenience store chain and operates almost 1,500 locations nationwide.

Old Navy Old Navy’s ONward! community platform joined forces with Pixar/Disney’s movie “Onward” to unlock the magic in the next generation. Pixar hosted a group of budding artists at the studio’s campus and immersed them in “Onward.” At the end of the day, Club kids were tapped to design a collection of T-shirts for Old Navy representing the movie’s inspiring themes. Old Navy will carry the special collection in stores and online starting Feb. 10 in anticipation of the film’s March 6 release and donate $25,000 to the organization in honor of the partnership.

Planet Fitness Judgement Free Generation® is Planet Fitness’ philanthropic initiative designed to combat judgement and bullying today’s youth face by creating a culture of kindness and encouragement. Together with BGCA, Planet Fitness aims to empower a generation to grow up contributing to a more judgement-free planet where everyone feels accepted. Planet Fitness is offering $5,000 scholarships to 30 deserving teens who model the judgement-free, pro-kindness, anti-bullying values they and BGCA stand for. While many scholarships only consider academics or athletics, this scholarship will be awarded to students passionate about spreading kindness and stopping bullying. Applications are due March 17.

Ross BGCA and Ross are once again partnering in February with their tremendous cause marketing campaign at more than 1,500 Ross Stores nationwide. February 1-23, Ross invites customers to donate at register to support Boys & Girls Clubs and help local kids learn. As national sponsor of Power Hour, Ross supports Club members by providing them with homework help, tutoring and high-yield learning activities.

Truist Foundation Since 2018, SunTrust Foundation, now Truist Foundation, has invested in Boys & Girls Clubs’ Workforce Development Effectiveness Project to position local Clubs as great places to explore careers and hone workforce skills. The project challenges Clubs to assess their workforce programming, participate in training focused on strategic organizational planning, draft goals and create action plans over a 10-month incubation period. This past August, the first cohort of 12 Clubs presented the story of their workforce program implementation and lessons learned to a panel of judges for the opportunity to receive additional funding for their programs. The second cohort embarked upon their developmental journey in November. For more information on Corporate Partnerships, please visit our partnership page on BGCA.org.