Toyota Employees Come Through For Kids at our Dana Strand Club

   

Thank you Toyota Employees!

15th District Councilman Joe Buscaino Celebrates the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor

"The Boys and Girls Club of the Los Angeles Harbor was founded in 1937 as the Need for Boys Club by the Civitan Club of San Pedro. Within two years time, the club, designed to assist boys living on the streets, was such a success that members had to be turned away due to a lack of facility space to meet demand.

By 1939, the re-titled Boys Club of San Pedro filed the Articles of Incorporation, and became the first nationally-affiliated Boys Club west of the Mississippi River, and by 1941 was recognized with contributing to a 30% drop in juvenile delinquency rates in the community.

The Boys Club of San Pedro changed its name to the Boys and Girls Club of San Pedro in 1994 to reflect the growing number of girls it counted among its ranks, and changed its name again in 2004 to the Boys and Girls Club of the Los Angeles Harbor following a merger with the Wilmington Boys and Girls Club.

The club moved to its current location at 1200 S Cabrillo Ave in San Pedro in 1965, and has since expanded to operate at this facility and 5 additional club locations, 10 school sites, and the Daniels Field Recreation Center." - 15th District Councilman Joe Buscaino

Boeing Employees Give to the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor College Bound Program

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor is pleased to announce the Employees Community Fund of Boeing California (“ECF CA”) has awarded the Clubs a $5000 grant. The ECF CA funds, which are 100% Boeing employee donations to the ECF CA, will be utilized for its College Bound program.

 

 

College Bound has increased the graduation rate of Club members from less than 50% in 2002 to an average of 94% over the last five years. College Bound introduces and exposes youth (4th to 12th grade) to the idea of college and prepares them for a successful experience. College Bound served 1,404 students (4th to 12th grade) in the 2011-2012 school year. There 318 were seniors in the program, 96% graduated. Of these graduates, 294 (96%) are going to a 4-year university or 2-year college.

The comprehensive program combines intensive academic case management with academic support, workshops to increase knowledge, skills building and test preparation activities, access to a plethora of resources, and college exposure. College Bound assists youth at each stage of their academic development with grade and age-appropriate activities, resources, and support. The most important thing we instill and develop is the belief that college is attainable. College Bound enables youth to set goals and provides them with the support, tools, and resources to achieve them.

College Bound's intensive and comprehensive one-on-one academic case management provides the guidance, support, and encouragement youth need to achieve success in school and attain their educational goals. All youth in College Bound receive academic case management. The intensity and frequency of case management sessions increase with each grade.

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Boys & Girls Club of San Pedro Honored With a Plaque in the San Pedro Sports Walk

Local sports stars walk this way

By Forrest Lee, Correspondent  - The Daily Breeze

The seven new inductees into the Sportswalk to the Waterfront are, from left, Jim O'Brien, Joseph Bleymaier, Shannon Boxx, Jerry Rodich, Mike Gillespie, Steve Garvey and Gerald Zar. Mike Lansing, A representative of the Boys & Girls Club of San Pedro, is at right. (Steve McCrank, Staff Photographer)

The one-liners flew from Jerry Rodich as easy as the light ocean breeze blew through downtown San Pedro.

"This is a big deal for me because usually we were running from something," said Rodich, referring to youthful indiscretions.
No one could have been happier than Rodich. A former football and baseball star at San Pedro High and Harbor College, he was among the new additions to the city's Sportswalk to the Waterfront during induction ceremonies Monday.
Additional inductees included former Dodger Steve Garvey, three-time Olympic gold medalist soccer player Shannon Boxx, UC Irvine baseball coach Mike Gillespie, former Mary Star High football standout Joe Bleymaier, golfer Gerald Zar and ex-coach Jim O'Brien. In addition, Arizona baseball coach Andy Lopez, who grew up in the community, and the San Pedro Boys & Girls Club were honored.

You can read the entire article at: http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_21732414/san-pedro-sportswalk-waterfront-area-stars-sports-legends

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San Pedro Teen Center - A September to Remember - 9/11

The Club of San Pedro just recently completed a National Service & Remembrance Day for 9/11. In honor of the victims of 9/11, The San Pedro Keystone group made a pledge wall where they wrote pledges on how they will contribute to a positive change in the world. The teens also put together a short film where they recited the poem "What Happened?" These events were completely conceptualized and realized by the teens.

Great job everyone!

 

 

 

 

What Happened?

 

What happened that September Day?
We all struggle to understand.
With grief and anguish in our hearts,
Our country must take a stand.

Soon the Stars and Stripes appear
On every home and car,
A symbol of strength and hope,
As we prepare in war.

As the flags grow scare,
We search far and wide,
The need for "Old Glory"
To reflect our pride ...

... Times goes on, months have passed,

The families of September 11th
Seek normalcy, if any.

But wait ... what's this ... the Stars and Stripes,
That once flew far and wide,
Many ripped and torn and faded,
Have we forgotten our pride?

I wonder what the families think,
Old Glory now worn and tattered,
As they pass those familiar homes and cars,
The flag, once all that mattered

It makes me think about our nation,
When I see our flag so frayed.
How soon we all forget the pain
Of that tragic September day.

So let's think about those special heroes,
Who lost their lives that day,
And honor them with fitting flags
And for the families ... Pray!

© Gwen Loiacono

Disney Comes to The Boys & Girls Clubs of The Los Angeles Harbor

DISNEY CHANNEL EVENTS - Stars from hit Disney Channel and Disney XD shows, including Zendaya ("Shake It Up"), Raini Rodriguez ("Austin & Ally"), Jake Short ("A.N.T. Farm"), Olivia Holt ("Kickin" It" and the upcoming Disney Channel Original Movie "Girl Vs. Monster"), Billy Unger and Tyrel Jackson Williams ("Lab Rats"), participate in Radio Disney's "Back to School Drive." The popular young stars join Disney VoluntEARS to give backpacks loaded with school supplies to more than 200 kids from Boys & Girls Clubs of Los Angeles Harbor in San Pedro, Calif. (August 25, 2012). (DISNEY CHANNEL/RICK ROWELL)

 

JAKE SHORT, TYREL JACKSON WILLIAMS, ZENDAYA, OLIVIA HOLT, RAINI RODRIGUEZ, BILLY UNGER, BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF LOS ANGELES HARBOR