When Debbie Peele Glaser was a four-year-old girl, she would longingly watch her older brother, Greg, go off to the Boys Club on East Colonial Drive, where he was a member. Not only was… continue reading
If you’re a teenager who wants to be an artist when you grow up, be prepared to deflect critical questions and comments from ‘helpful’ advisors. “Just because you’re good at drawing doesn’t mean someone’s… continue reading
You've heard of trading baseball cards, but our new Fire Dragon Cards are all the rage! That's because they feature members of our medal-winning Orlando Fire Dragons, the dragon-boating team made up of Orlando Fire… continue reading
We are delighted to announce that the highly successful “Dueling Dragons” dragon boating program is now part of Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida. Now in its 7th season, Dueling Dragons has merited national… continue reading
Frederick Douglas said, “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida is in the business of building strong children. At Celebrate The Children 2017,… continue reading
“Like a nest is to a bird, my Club is to me.” – Arianna Montrose Budding entrepreneur Arianna Montrose, an 18-year-old Senior at Liberty High School in Poinciana, is the 2017 State of Florida Youth… continue reading
During National Boys & Girls Clubs Week here in Central Florida, blink and you're sure to miss something! It was a whirlwind week for our Youth of the Year (YoY) finalists, and each experience was… continue reading
You may have never heard of National Retail Properties (NYSE:NNN), but chances are you’ve crossed their threshold dozens or even hundreds of times. That’s because the company owns more than 2,500 single tenant retail properties… continue reading
Tupperware Brands CEO Rick Goings doesn’t really want a blog post focusing on the company’s generous Platinum Partnership of Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida’s “Celebrate The Children 2017.” “It’s not that we don’t… continue reading
A Celebrate the Children Platinum Partner Profile If you’re looking for a corporate partner in Central Florida, you can’t do better than Disney. And if you’re looking for a committed Disney executive to serve, it’s… continue reading
When you hear the term “Hispanic Heritage Festival” do you picture a party where guests munch on tacos and whack at a piñata? Then you didn’t attend the resplendent celebration of cultures orchestrated by Irma… continue reading
The following are the remarks of Temple Terrace Boys & Girls Club member, Rayna, delivered at the September 15 Faces of the Future Breakfast: To me, Boys & Girls Clubs means opportunity: to become successful,… continue reading
Ned Landgon: Volunteer at Walt Disney World Clubhouse Ned Langdon's Roman Catholic mother dreamed that one of her 10 children would become a priest or a nun. "Poor woman," laughs Ned. "She never got her… continue reading
By Britt Kennerly This column appeared in the April 28 edition of Florida Today. It is reprinted with permission by the author. As a young child, Tatyania Watts often had to be the voice for… continue reading
By Betsy Owens We're starting a new periodic feature with this week's blog post: Why I Give. At Boys & Girls Clubs there are multiple ways to give, and each of them enriches the lives of… continue reading
By: Amber Shaw, Site Coordinator, Ocoee Middle School On Wednesday, April 12th, all fourteen of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida After School Zone sites came together to showcase their companies and inventions… continue reading