On February 23 at JW Marriott Desert Ridge, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale (BGCS) will name their Youth of the Year at the 2018 Celebrate Youth at Blue Door Ball. Eight of the organization’s nine Clubs have a candidate in the running. The 2018 Youth of the Year finalists are— Winnie Chen, 18, […]
Charly Edsitty, 12 News Reporter and accomplished Native American journalist, will meet with teen girls at Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale’s Lehi Branch on Tuesday, Jan. 16 as part of the Club’s confidence-building SMART Girls program. The Lehi Branch is located within the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. Edsitty, a multi-media journalist, is […]
SCOTTSDALE, AZ (Nov. 17, 2017) – Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale (BGCS) held its Annual Youth of the Year Dinner last night at the Virginia G. Piper Branch to name the teens chosen to represent their individual Clubs in the competition for the 2018 BGCS Youth of the Year title—the highest honor awarded […]
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale (BGCS) announces a new partnership with Hoop Code Basketball Academy for the launch of its 2017-18 winter basketball season. Hoop Code will coach within the existing BCGS winter, spring, summer and fall leagues and offer multiple local and travel tournaments year-round. In addition, they offer many clinic opportunities. […]
Students ages 5 through 18 enrolled in Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale scholarship programs for low-income families will shop for new school clothes, shoes and supplies, thanks to community leaders Ellie and Michael Ziegler, who have generously contributed $500,000 to the program over the past five years. Each recipient from Boys & Girls […]
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale (BGCS) welcomes Rich Campana, Scottsdale native and former Club kid, in the position of Gift Officer/Annual Campaign Director. BGCS, a youth development organization, serves thousands of young people annually at its nine clubs, with a mission to enable its members to reach their full potential as productive, caring […]
Equip Youth for School July 28, 29 & August 3, 2017 Embarking on its fifth consecutive year, students ages 5 through 18 enrolled in Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale scholarship programs for low-income families will shop for new school clothes, shoes and supplies, thanks to the generosity of community leaders Ellie and Michael […]
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale (BGCS) welcomes Curt McReynolds, award-winning and accomplished leader in the Boys & Girls Clubs movement, to the organization as Chief Operating Officer. BGCS, a youth development organization, serves thousands of young people annually at its nine clubs, with a mission to enable its members to reach their full […]
Community residents, stakeholders and Club youth gathered this morning for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale’s groundbreaking ceremony to kick off the construction of two teen center projects. New gymnasiums will be built for the Thunderbirds Branch and the Vestar Branch to serve the growing teen population base. The groundbreaking ceremony, held at […]
Ceremony held to formally announce name change from Paiute Branch to Scottsdale Charros Branch Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale (BGCS) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday to formally and publicly announce the name change of their Club located in the Paiute Neighborhood Center from Paiute Branch to Scottsdale Charros Branch. Mayor Jim Lane […]
