By Jeanette Koechner | Director of Community Development
Summer Camp will be completed on August 4th only to follow with the After School Program beginning on August 14th. It has been an extremely busy time for the Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Charles County. There has been an average daily attendance of 140 children a day. On a daily basis, the children are served breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack. We know for many of our members, these meals and snacks were their main source of food. Over 60% of our members qualify for free or reduced lunch. Over 70% live in a single-parent/caregiver home and 52% identify as a racial or ethnic minority. During the 10 week period of Summer Camp over 16,000 healthy, nutritious meals and snacks were served to members. But as important, they were encouraged and participated in programs that allowed them to continue their education, in a fun way, and not lose the desire to succeed academically. Summer programs are designed with high yield activities and exercise that promote a healthy lifestyle.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Charles County is not without a building loan. It became imperative that we vacate the old Club and move into the new facility before we had raised sufficient funds for the project. Therefore we continue to reach out to donors to help us meet the financial obligation and become debt free. Once that happens, funds now being used to diminish the debit will be used to increase the number of programs or enhance existing programs at the Club with more staff being added to meet this goal. But until then, we will continue to serve our members as we have for the past 62 years. The Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Charles County provides a safe and healthy environment where members can participate in the valuable programs that are lead by caring staff and volunteers.
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