Optimist Boys & Girls Club schedules 13th Annual Pancake Breakfast MOBILE, AL– Purchase a ticket for $10 and enjoy a breakfast buffet of pancakes, grits, eggs, sausage, fish, chicken and all the trimmings at the 13th annual Optimist Boys & Girls Club Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, March 25. The event, located at 1517 Plaza Drive Mobile, AL 36605 is…
Read MoreAt Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama, young people find mentors who notice their strengths, listen to their concerns and open up doors of possibility. Gloria Williams is one such mentor. Ms. Williams was formerly a dedicated art and dance Program Assistant from the early 1990’s until her retirement in 2017. She now volunteers…
Read MoreThere’s nothing like a drum beat that can set the mood for special events-festivals, movie premieres, parties, and lectures. No one knows the impact music, specifically drumming, can bring to an environment better than Wayne Curtis, founder, and C.E.O. of Mobile Alabama Africatown Drummers (M.A.A.D.) L.L.C. His love of drumming allowed him to study his…
Read MoreSomeone to look up to. Someone to talk through worries and bad days. Someone to celebrate victories big and small. A good mentor is there to listen, to support and to shine light on potential. Brianna Burrell is just that mentor. She began her BGCSA journey as a volunteer. With a passion for STEM, she…
Read MoreTwenty Club kids from the Boys and Girls Club of South Alabama -Sonny Callahan Branch got an opportunity to shop with a cop at Academy Sports + Outdoors,7460 Airport Boulevard, thanks to efforts from former Club kid and St Louis Battlehawks quarterback AJ McCarron. The children ranged from 8 through 12 years old and came…
Read MorePanda Cares, The Philanthropic Foundation of Panda Express, and Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama open Panda Cares Center of Hope (MOBILE, AL) Board members, elected officials, and Panda Express local employees were on hand for the ribbon cutting of the new Panda Cares Center of Hope at the Kiwanis Branch of Boys & Girls…
Read MorePANDA CARES, THE PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION OF PANDA EXPRESS, AND BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SOUTH ALABAMA PARTNER TO OPEN PANDA CARES CENTER OF HOPE IN MOBILE, AL (MOBILE, AL) – In partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Panda Express will present the ribbon cutting for the newest Panda Cares Center of Hope, taking…
Read MoreMs. Tanya Richardson, basketball, Passport to Manhood, Ignite, Keystone Club, potential, and Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast are words and names. However, Matt Cook recognizes those words and phrases as the people, the organization, and the programs at Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast (BGCEC) that’s helped mold him into…
Read MoreSSAB Americas is “reinventing the future of steel” and futures for Club kids by supporting Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama (BGCSA) through their philanthropy by sponsoring BGCSA Golf Tournaments and Youth of the Year Ceremonies), employee volunteer efforts, on-the-job internship opportunities, and tours of SSAB facilities. Now, Johnny Sjostrom, President SSAB Alabama, is…
Read MoreWe are pleased to announce that Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama has received a Closing the Opportunity Gap from The Community Foundation of South Alabama (CFSA).These funds will support programs that narrow the opportunity gap among our local youth. The grant will expand the visual arts programs at Bernard Malkove Branch, Optimist Branch, Kiwanis Branch, Semmes Branch,…
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