February 2019 – Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester

DORCHESTER, MA — BGCD is excited to partner with the Junior League of Boston’s Building Bridges STEM Program. Middle school girls from the Club will meet every other Monday through May in this exciting Science program which is being led by women who are leaders in the field of STEM.

To support the program we are also excited to announce that John Kawola from Ultimaker has donated a brand new 3-D printer which will be used in the class. In week one the members learned about allergies and how to use epi-pens. We’re excited to see what other fun learning opportunities result from the class.

For more information please contact Education Director, Joel Figueroa at jfigueroa@bgcdorchester.org.

WORCESTER, MA — Last weekend the Marr-lin Swim Team competed at the NENEAPC Championship meet at the Boys and Girls Club of Worcester. With some phenomenal swims, the Marr-lins finished seventh overall.

Some highlights included the fifteen to eighteen year old women’s team who finished second overall. Kevin McBride placed first in the fifty freestyle and second in the one-hundred freestyle for his age group. Four of our swimmers also qualified for Nationals. All together the team did a fantastic job and represented Dorchester proudly.

For more information on the aquatics program please contact our Aquatics Director, Nikki Bookwalter at bookwalter@bgcdorchester.org.

Established in 1974 as the Colonel Daniel Marr Boys Club, Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester is dedicated to making a positive impact on the youth and their families in our community. Inside our three clubhouses we are a place for Dorchester’s young people to learn, explore talents, play and make friends. Today, as always, our members between ages five and 18 have access to 200+ activities for just $5 a year.