Entries by Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale
Where Are They Now – Alumni Spotlight: Q & A with Christina Kehoe
In this issue of Alumni Spotlight, we are featuring Christina Kehoe, a former Osborn Branch member who is now Marketing Manager at Arizona Coyotes and Director of Business Operations at Arizona Kachinas. Christina also serves as the Chair of the BGCS Associate Board.
Thunderbirds Branch teen named Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale 2022 Youth of the Year
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ (Feb. 15, 2022) – Sydney F., 15-year-old Thunderbirds Branch Club member, was named the 2022 Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale (BGCS) Youth of the Year at a celebration held at the Scottsdale Center for the Arts Virginia G. Piper Theater on February 10. Sydney was awarded $25,000 in post-secondary education scholarship funds and will represent BGCS at the Arizona State Youth of the Year competition in April.
FROM THE DESK OF IVAN
This second issue of The Club Insider marks my ninth month on the job here as President & CEO and I am pleased to report a few of our most exciting highlights from the past few months. We have completed a 3-year organizational strategic plan that will serve as our north star so that […]
FOR THE KIDS – DONOR SPOTLIGHT: EXECUTIVE COUNCIL CHARITIES
Can you share a little bit about ECC and your mission? Executive Council Charities is a 501(c)(3) Arizona nonprofit corporation dedicated to helping youth in our community. Our goal is to provide grants to programs and nonprofit organizations focused on helping youth in Arizona overcome adversity and reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible […]
WHERE ARE THEY NOW – ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Q & A WITH RENZO CURAY
Tell us what you have been up to since graduating high school. After graduating high school in 2014 I served a two-year proselyting mission for my church in Oklahoma. Soon after returning in the summer of 2016, I enrolled at Arizona State University to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering. After my freshman year […]
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale receives Now is the Moment grant award from Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ (September 15, 2021) – On Monday, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale (BGCS) was among 71 organizations selected to receive funding through the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust’s Now is the Moment Grants Commemoration, a single-day investment in Maricopa County’s nonprofit community. The grant was presented to BGCS as a complete surprise […]
Thunderbirds Charities awards $50,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale to support local youth
Grant will fund programming for youth and training for staff Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale (BGCS) was awarded $50,000 from Thunderbirds Charities—the charitable giving arm of the Thunderbirds, host of the Waste Management Phoenix Open—to support community youth academically and emotionally. The grant will help the youth development organization combat the negative impacts […]
312 kids and teens take part in Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale’s annual back to school shopping events
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ – Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale held its annual back-to-school shopping events last week at Kohl’s in Desert Ridge providing an opportunity for 272 valley club members selected by need to purchase new clothes, shoes, and backpacks. Youth members received $125 and teens were allotted $150 to shop for essentials. Next […]
