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BOSTON, MA — BGCD would like to thank Steel & Rye in Milton who prepared 100 Thanksgiving dinners for our families. Owner, Dan Kerrigan and his entire team spent days preparing the dinners. We would also like to thank all the volunteers who helped distribute meals on Thanksgiving morning.

This is the second year that Dan and his staff and volunteers at Steel & Rye have stepped up for our families at Thanksgiving and we could not be more grateful. It is because friends and partners like those at Steel & Rye who play a major role in what we do to help our children and families!

Photography by John Gillooly. Thank you for photographing this major undertaking!

BOSTON, MA — Teen members of the Keystone Club at BGCD participated in the Create the Change Week with our friends at Project Giving Kids to create Jared Boxes for children entering long-term Pediatric Care. Jared Boxes are plastic shoe-sized storage boxes filled with small gifts, toys, games, and other fun activities to provide a fun diversion for children.

Upcoming for Keystone Club: Members are planning a clothing drive to aid the homeless from November 29 – December 22. New hats, gloves, socks and scarves can be donated and dropped off at our Marr (35 Deer St.) or Denney Center (270 Mt. Vernon St.) Locations from 12 – 6pm Monday through Friday,

For more information on the Keystone Club, please contact Teen Director Evelyn Nunez at enunez@bgcdorchester.org.

BOSTON, MA — On September 25, BGCD participated in the 31st annual Rodman Ride for Kids!

Rodman Ride for Kids is the #1 athletic event in the country that helps support at risk youth. It’s not too late to support Team BGCD in this year’s Rodman Ride. This year we had 26 in-person Riders who did the 25 or 50 mile route as well as 25 others who participated in the “Choose Your Own Adventure” virtual Ride. Our team was made up of staff, board members, alumni and friends, all of whom showed up to help support programming at BGCD.

A special thank you to Boston Credit Union for sponsoring our Team, and thanks to all of our riders who worked hard to fundraise for our Clubs!

BOSTON, MA — Recently, Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester partnered with our friends at Elevate Youth and Paddle Boston for a couple of fun kayaking field trips for our members. The kids were able to enjoy the beautiful summer weather out on the water learning to kayak.

Elevate Youth provides outdoor opportunities to empower youth from underserved neighborhoods with support of positive adult role models, and has partnered with Paddle Boston to offer fun activities such as paddle boarding, canoeing and kayaking in the Boston area.

BGCD and Elevate Youth have been partnering together for year-round Outdoor Recreation & Education activities for the past 4 years. We are so thankful to Elevate Youth for continuing to provide these fun opportunities to our members.

DORCHESTER, MA — BGCD’s Early Education & Care program was excited to host their very own 2021 Summer Olympic Games at BGCD. Our amazing Early Ed athletes took part in a series of sporting events, games and activities.

Our teams of athletes not only had the opportunity to compete with each other, but were also encouraged to cheer on their friends as well. BGCD Olympics included some challenging sporting events, but our athletes rose to the occasion showing great strength, agility, speed and athleticism. At the end of the day, all of our athletes were awarded gold medals for their efforts and achievements.

Check out their Olympics video here!