Regal Cinema Grant Award
The Brigade Boys & Girls Club partnered with Regal Entertainment Group for Club members to enjoy the movies with the Summer Movie Express. Regal Entertainment Group awarded the Club a grant to offer free tickets to Pender County & New Hanover County Club members and to help cover other expenses such as transportation and snacks.
“Our Boys & Girls Club members were thrilled to participate in Regal Entertainment Group’s Summer Movie Express,” said Jeff Green of Brigade Boys & Girls Club. “The number of youth we serve often doubles in the summer months; therefore we’re always grateful for opportunities that offer fun and engaging activities for our young people. Most importantly, we can leverage this experience to stretch their imagination, while opening doors to a world of exploration and excitement.”
Brigade Boys & Girls Club shares the joy at Regal Mayfaire Cinema 16 located at Mayfaire Town Center, where Club members add fun at the movies to their summer activity list. Thank you again to Regal Cinemas for this great opportunity for our Club youth.
August Youth of the Month
Name: Zamar
Age: 10
Number of years at Brigade: 5
Favorite Activity at Brigade: Basketball
Favorite TV Show: ESPN
Favorite Movie: Madea’s Big Happy Family
Favorite Singer: Drake
Goals for the Future: To go to college at UNC Chapel Hill & play in the NBA
Club Activities: Basketball league, Softball league, Flag Football league, Games Room Tournament, PAL Basketball Camp, Camper Award Recipient at PAL Basketball Camp
Family Fun Night
On July 21st the Brigade celebrated “Family Fun Night” with a free dinner and baseball game. Club members and their families enjoyed a pancake and sausage dinner, specially prepared by our Executive Director Jeff Green and Chief Operations Officer Jamie Howell. The dinner was followed by free admission to the Wilmington Sharks baseball game to watch them take on the Fayetteville Swampdogs.
We are excited to report over 100 people attended Family Fun Night! Thank you to all the families for attending this fun event and to the Wilmington Sharks for donating tickets to our families.
Little Star Award: Johnathan Plapp
Congratulations to Club member Johnathan Plapp for being named the Little Star Award by the Wilmington Star News. Johnathan was nominated by Athletic Director Mike Capps for his hard work and great sportsmanship. Congratulations Jonathan - we are very proud of you!
Brigade Partners with Time Warner Cable
The Brigade Boys & Girls Club announces a significant educational partnership with Time Warner Cable. Time Warner Cable presented a check for $11,000 to the Club to support a program called Ready 2 Design 2 Day (R2D2), a robotics program aimed to enhance students’, ages 9-18, skills in STEM. Time Warner Cable’s investment includes cash and in-kind resources.
“We are thrilled to partner with Time Warner Cable,” said Jeff Green, the Club’s Executive Director. “We are very excited to offer the robotics program to our Club members and help promote the importance of STEM skills.”
“Time Warner Cable is confident members at the Brigade Club will not only enhance their STEM skills during the R2D2 program, but that they will have fun while they are building and programming the robots, said Christine Whitaker, area vice president of operations, Eastern North Carolina, Time Warner Cable. “This program fulfills our Connect a Million Minds mission to engage students in hands-on learning activities that inspire them to pursue additional education and ultimately careers in STEM related fields.”
The R2D2 curriculum challenges Club members to build and program smart robots while developing the STEM skills they will need to be the problem solvers of the future in a fun and adventurous way. Club members will learn computer programming, mechanical engineering and team building skills during the program. R2D2 will culminate in a Robotics Expo that will showcase the program participants’ competed work.
In addition to supporting the R2D2 program, Time Warner Cable will continue to provide complimentary data services to the club, so that students may access the internet in Club computer labs.
April Youth of the Month
April 2011 Youth of the Month
April Youth of the Month
Name: Ly’Nyyah
Age: 7
Club Unit: Carl B. Brown, Jr. Youth Center
School: Pine Valley Elementary
Number of years as a Club Member: 1 year
Favorite thing about the Brigade: Meeting new friends
Favorite School Subject: Writing
Favorite Movie: Ghostbusters
Favorite TV Show: Hannah Montana
Future Profession: Doctor
Walker Taylor III earns Razor Walker Award
Congratulations to Board Member Walker Taylor III, who has been honored with the Razor Walker Award from UNC Wilmington. Mr. Taylor has served on the Brigade Boys & Girls Club Board of Directors for over 50 years.
The awards are presented annually to individuals and organizations that have “walked the razor’s edge” in pursuit of better lives for the state’s youth in the areas of art and literature, business, educational administration, law, medicine, philanthropy, public service/policy and teaching/research.
“Through the Eyes of a Child” Photography Exhibit
As part of Boys & Girls Club week, the Brigade’s Shutterbug Program put together an exhibit entitled “Through the Eyes of a Child”. The Club members were educated on the importance of framing as well as taking pictures from different perspectives. The exhibit included photography from Club members ages 6-16.
These photographs will be judged and the winners of each age category will be submitted to the ImageMakers National Photography Contest through Boys & Girls Club of America.
Check out the exhibit here.
Full history of the Brigade
Thank you to the Wilmington Star News who wrote an article about the history of the Brigade. Read here about the Club’s start in downtown Wilmington!
Beth Cherry introduced as new Board President
Congratulations to Beth Cherry who was inducted as our new Board President for the 2011 calendar year. Check out this great article on Beth and her family’s history of service at the Brigade Boys & Girls Club.