For the third year in a row, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Louisiana is raffling two tickets to the Super Bowl. Buy your tickets now, at $25 per chance, and play to win!
Champion One Child today. Call (504) 566-0707 or email cwatkins@bgcsela.org to find out how!
Toyota to Donate Vehicle to Local Nonprofit Organizations Based on Public Votes
NEW ORLEANS, LA – The Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Louisiana (BGCSELA) is one of 500 finalists in Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program, which will award vehicles to 100 nonprofit organizations based on votes from the public beginning May 9, 2011.
Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program will showcase five non-profit organizations each day for 100 days on Toyota’s Facebook page, facebook.com/toyota. Visitors to the page can vote once a day for the organization that they feel is most deserving of a new Toyota vehicle. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Louisiana will be one of the five organizations highlighted for voting on Thursday, July 28, 2011.
Local residents are encouraged to support the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Louisiana and their quest for a new Toyota Sienna. If BGCSELA receives the most votes and is awarded the vehicle, it will be used for transportation at the Iberville Club site.
About the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Louisiana
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Louisiana (BGCSELA) provide quality learning environments that encourage youth, especially those most in need, to become responsible and productive adults. For more than 40 years, members have had the opportunity to learn and grow while setting goals, developing lasting relationships, and giving back to the community.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Louisiana are a positive place for boys and girls of all races, religions, and ethnic cultures to begin the journey toward reaching their full potential. Clubs are open during afterschool hours, summer months and holidays. BGCSELA operates five Club sites in New Orleans and surrounding parishes, which served approximately 2,000 children and teens last year, and the numbers are constantly growing.
About Toyota.
Toyota (NYSE: TM) established operations in the United States in 1957 and currently operates 10 manufacturing plants, including one under construction. Toyota directly employs nearly 30,000 in the U.S. and its investment here is currently valued at more than $18 billion, including sales and manufacturing operations, research and development, financial services and design.
Toyota is committed to being a good corporate citizen in the communities where it does business and believes in supporting programs with long-term sustainable results. Toyota supports numerous organizations across the country, focusing on education, the environment and safety. Since 1991, Toyota has contributed more than $500 million to philanthropic programs in the U.S.
For more information on Toyota’s commitment to improving communities nationwide, visit http://www.toyota.com/community.
We would like to thank the Kinder Morgan Foundation for their donation in support of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Louisiana.
Join us for a great show to benefit the Covington Unit Boys and Girls Club!
Girlyman will be performing Sunday, June 5, 2011 at 7pm (doors at 6pm) at the Howlin’ Wolf Northshore.
1623 Montgomery Street
Mandeville, LA
Ages 18+
They performed for us in June of 2008 and are returning for an encore show. This year they will be accompanied by special guest Lucy Wainwright Roche!!!
Tickets are $25 and available online at www.ticketstorm.com.
Let’s PACK the Howlin’ Wolf June 5th to support the Covington Boys & Girls Club!
Check out this story about the concert that was featured on WWNO.
Walgreens’ 2ndAnnual Golf Tournament will once again benefit the Westbank Boys & Girls Club. Tournament director and Walgreens’ store manager Renell Stewart is just happy to be able to give back. “I’ve been blessed with many great opportunities in my life. I feel it’s my obligation to help organizations like the Boys & Girls Club continue to offer the quality services they provide for our community. I’m delighted that I’m in a position to give back.”
The tournament will be held at the beautiful Stonebridge Golf Course in Gretna on June 25th. Participants can sign up as individual golfers, foursomes, hole sponsors or a combination thereof. All proceeds will go to the club. “I’m really hoping that we get a lot of community involvement in the tournament,” said Westbank Boys & Girls Club director, Michael Grodsky. “It’s provided me a great opportunity to go out to local business owners and community members and tell them about the club. So many people tell me they have fond memories of using our gym when it was a part of Gretna Middle School prior to 1986. Others remember times when the club was located at different facilities in Gretna. I love learning more about the rich history of our club.”
You can help support the Westbank Boys & Girls Club by registering to be a participant or sponsor in the golf tournament online at www.bgcsela.org/golf. Sign up now!
Fifteen year old Thomas Jefferson High School student Ashlyn Pinkins organized a Health Fair at the Westbank Unit on April 29, 2011. Twelve health and safety organizations came out to the fair. Well over a 100 club members and guests from the community attended on the final Friday of the Jefferson Parish Public School’s spring break. Attendees participated in a yoga demonstration by Peter Spera and a karate demonstration by Taekwondo Plus.
Club Director Michael Grodsky was really impressed with the Health Fair. “This was all Ashlyn from start to finish. It was her idea. She approached me about hosting the event. She drafted a proposal for the event, chose a time and date, contacted the community organizations, set up the display tables, organized the logistics of the event and addressed the crowd twice. I’m really proud of Ashlyn. She did a fantastic job.”
Organizations including the American Red Cross, Home Depot, and Fuel Up To Play 60 all had information booths at the fair. “I’m happy that so many organizations came out to promote healthy, safe lifestyles in the community,” said Ashlyn. “This really showed me that I can do anything if I put my mind to it.”
BGCSELA Is One of 500 Finalists for Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good Program
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Louisiana are proud to announce that we’ve been selected as a finalist in Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program. Now we need your support! Vote for BGCSELA at www.facebook.com/toyota on Thursday, July 28, 2011.
If we win, the Toyota Sienna van would be used at the Iberville Club site.
Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program will award 100 vehicles over the course of 100 days to 100 deserving nonprofit organizations based on votes from the public. A total of 500 finalists were selected based on their application as reviewed by an independent panel of judges who are experts in the fields of philanthropy and social responsibility. They are vying for the opportunity to win a new Toyota vehicle. Winning organizations will use the vehicles to help expand their reach and mission within the community.
Please support the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Louisiana on Thursday, July 28, 2011. Voting will take place at www.facebook.com/toyota.
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