Character and Leadership Programs
Keystone Club
Keystoning is the Boys & Girls Club's most dynamic teen program.
The Keystone Club is a chartered leadership and service club for
teens ages 14-18. Keystoners elect officers and plan and
implement their own activities in six areas:
Service to Club and community
Leadership development
Education and career exploration
Unity
Free enterprise
Social recreation
Regional and national awards are presented annually to Keystone
Clubs with outstanding programs and activities. Members can also
be one of thousands of teens who attend regional and national
conferences.
Each year, the combined action of hundreds of local Keystone
Clubs results in a service project with a national scope.
The Keystone Club is for leaders who want to do more. Meetings are
held in the evenings once per week. Keystone clubs are sponsored
by Taco Bell.
Torch Club
Open to members aged 11 -13. Torch Club members learn to elect
officers and work together to plan and implement activities in
four areas:
Service to Club and community
Education
Health and fitness
Social recreation
Torch Club awards are presented annually to clubs with outstanding
programs and activities in the four areas.
Youth Of The Year Program
This recognition program is available to all Club members 13 &
older. The Youth of the Year program promotes and celebrates
Club members service to club, community and family; academic
performance; spiritual values; life goals and poise and public
speaking ability.
Each month the Club's Program Staff meets to choose an
outstanding member to represent the club as Youth of the Month.
Each Youth of the Month receives a $25 Gift certificate and also
receives 250 clubbbies (our Club Currency). At the end of the
year, three deserving "Youths of the Month"
are chosen to prepare for the Club's Youth of the Year title. All
must complete a series of essays and participate in a judging process
with volunteers from the community. Each October a Youth of the
Year is chosen and continues on to complete in the State "Youth of the Year" competition with the state
winner continuing onto the regional competition. The Club's
"Youth of the Year" also receives a $1,000 scholarship generously
donated by Steve & Diane Hatem and a $100 gift certificate.
The two runners-up each receive a $50 gift certificates. The National Youth
of the Year receives an additional scholarship money and is
installed by the President of the United States. The Youth of
the Year program, in existence for more than 50 years, is
sponsored nationally by the Readers Digest Association.
WE WILL BE STARTING A MADDEN 2004 FOOTBALL LEAGUE ON XBOX SOON! YOU MUST BE A MEMBER OF THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB AND BE
AGE 14 OR OLDER TO JOIN THE LEAGUE. THERE WILL BE A LEAGUE FEE
OF $10 FOR ALL WHO JOIN WHICH MUST BE IN BEFORE DRAFT DAY.
THERE ARE ONLY TEN SPOTS AVAILABLE, SO REGISTER TO PLAY NOW!
SEE ISRAEL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LEAGUE.
Social Recreation Programs
The Club's games room features billiards, shuffleboard and much
more… Open daily 2:15 - 9:00 p.m., the games room offers open time,
structured activities including tournaments, skill games and an
opportunity for members to interact with friends. As always,
the specific activity schedule for the games room can be found on
the programming bulletin board right next to the main office.
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