Update: Gym Floor Renovation

Thank you to everyone that supported by donating or sharing our GoFundMe page! Our youth will have brand new fresh floors this summer thanks to you. 

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Keenan L. White

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The Boys &Girls Club of West Cook County Receives $1,000 Grant from the Darden Foundation to Advance After School Program Services

                                                                                                                                

[Bellwood, IL] – April 27, 2015 – The Boys and Girls Club of West Cook County, today announced it has been selected by the Darden Foundation in Orlando to receive a $1,000 grant as part of the Restaurant Community Grants program from the Darden Restaurants Foundation, the charitable arm of Darden Restaurants. The annual grants program empowers each of the Olive Garden locations to help award a $1,000 grant to support local community programs. The donation will support the “Goals for Graduation” program.

“The Boys & Girls Club of West Cook County is pleased to receive a $1000 donation towards or Goals for Graduation program.  Goals for Graduation is a component of Project Learn our comprehensive educational enhancement strategy.  Educational success and achievement is directly linked to academic goal setting.  Goals for Graduation provided structure, support and encouragement to reach for their highest dreams.”

For additional information on the Boys & Girls Club of West Cook County please visit www.bgcwestcook.org.

About The Boys & Girls Club of West Cook County

In 1956, the Boys &Girls Club of West Cook County was founded as the Boys Club of Bellwood. Like others across the country, our Club started by local residents and businesses who wanted to establish an organization that filled emotional, social and physical needs of the boys of the community. In 1992, we officially welcomed girls as members and opened a new gymnasium. To acknowledge an expansion of services, we changed our named to the Boys & Girls Club of West Cook County in 2001. Approximately 3,400 school-aged youth live within 2.4 square miles of the Club. Many need a safe and positive after-school destination. Without the Boys & Girls Club of West Cook County, many children and teenagers would not have a constructive, low cost after-school option.

The Darden Foundation
The Darden Restaurants, Inc. Foundation is the charitable arm of Darden Restaurants, Inc. The Darden Foundation’s mission is to maintain a spirit of service and community engagement as defining characteristics of Darden’s family of restaurants – Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Bahama Breeze, Seasons 52, The Capital Grille, Eddie V’s and Yard House. Since 1995, the Darden Foundation has awarded more than $71 million in grants to leading nonprofit organizations that align with its mission and community priorities: Recipe for Success^®, Preservation of Natural Resources and Good Neighbor grants. Through the Darden Harvest program, Darden Restaurants has also donated more than 77 million pounds of food to hunger relief agencies across the U.S. and Canada. In 2011, the Darden Foundation introduced the Restaurant Community Grants program that is dedicated to supporting local nonprofit organizations in the hundreds of communities where we live and serve. For more information, please visit www.dardenfoundation.com.

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The Boys and Girls Club of West Cook County Holds Its Annual Walk-A-Thon; Promoting Healthy Living and Community Engagement

(Bellwood) May 7, 2015 - The Boys & Girls Club of West Cook County is asking that everyone come out and help support the kids of West Cook County!  Their Annual Walkathon helps us raise much needed funds to continue offering programs and services to over 400 boys and girls, ages 6-17 in the western Cook County communities. Each participant is asked to raise pledges or make a donation of $25.  Each participant will receive a t-shirt, food, refreshments and a raffle ticket to win a prize! Participants who create a team of five or more to be eligible for fabulous prizes for the highest donations (team & individual). Business sponsorship opportunities are available. www.bgcwestcook.org/fundraisers

About The Boys & Girls Club of West Cook County

In 1956, the Boys &Girls Club of West Cook County was founded as the Boys Club of Bellwood. Like others across the country, our Club started by local residents and businesses who wanted to establish an organization that filled emotional, social and physical needs of the boys of the community. In 1992, we officially welcomed girls as members and opened a new gymnasium. To acknowledge an expansion of services, we changed our named to the Boys & Girls Club of West Cook County in 2001. Approximately 3,400 school-aged youth live within 2.4 square miles of the Club. Many need a safe and positive after-school destination. Without the Boys & Girls Club of West Cook County, many children and teenagers would not have a constructive, low cost afterschool option. 

For more information about the Boys & Girls Club of West Cook County visit: www.bgcwestcook.org and follow on Twitter (@BGCWCC) and Facebook .