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What does it take to build a “Great Future” for a child? ter St.), Mable Hamrick-Whisnant Teen Center and Elizabeth Elementary in Shelby, Fallston Elementary and Casar Elementary in the upper C l e v e land area, Employees from Clearwater Paper plant Springmore volunteer to help during Power Hour as Elementary Club kids work on their homework. in Boiling Springs, and North Elementary means the need for fiand Bethware Elementary in nancial support is even Kings Mountain. A second teen greater. To serve all center is scheduled to open in eight locations, the the Burns High School zone in Club’s budget has almost tripled. 2024. For over sixty This rapid expansion of the BGCCC over the past two years years, BGCCC has As part of the Jack and Ruth Schweppe Summer Day Camp, City of Shelby delivered life-changing firefighters talk about their careers as they show participants the equipprograms for young ment on the fire truck. children and teenagers throughout Cleveland County. Recent data shows that the Club’s approach leads to positive results. Here are results for the 2022 school year: • 89% of Club kids achieved A/B Honor Roll with 98% achieving “C or better” final grades. • More than 350 students participated in homework tutoring and logged 36,800 hours of homework at the Club. The Power Hour and homework help are making a difference in the lives of kids. • Students participated in 1,328 hours of SMART Moves which trains kids to develop resilience skills and learn to make positive life decisions. • Students received more than 800 hours of training about healthy eating, positive mental Learning about medical careers, students at the Main Club are health, and personal fitness. Your gift today will help create Great Futures at the Boys & Girls ready to operate. See FUTURE, Page 2 Club.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland County (BGCCC) is dedicated to helping all kids build their own great future. The goal is to provide children with resources and opportunities that enable them to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. In December, the Boys & Girls Club launches its Great Futures Campaign to support fun, engaging after-school and summer enrichment programs that emphasize Academic Success, Good Character, and a Healthy Lifestyle. With these values in place, children have the building blocks they need to build “Great Futures” for themselves. The Club has recently experienced significant growth and now serves more than 500 children between eight program sites, with at least one in every school zone: Shelby Main (Sum-
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