So Much to be Thankful For!

Even in these trying times, we have so many reasons to be thankful this year!

The Club's recent fall auction fundraiser was one of most successful in terms of people attending and money raised, but also in terms of the support we received from our parent community! Many of you helped to secure donations, sell tickets, donated your own services or talents, and volunteered for the event. I can't tell you how much it meant to our staff, Board of Directors, and supporters to see our parents engaged and supporting our fundraising efforts. You truly made a difference and we THANK YOU!

We welcome about 170 - 180 kids each day after school and another 30-40 most evening for theater rehearsals. We are THANKFUL for the opportunity to spend time with your kids; helping with their homework, helping them discover new talents, helping to keep them safe, helping them explore their creativity, learn teamwork, and so much more!

We are THANKFUL for a supportive Board of Directors who have spent countless hours volunteering to make the Club such a special place in our community. Their support is inspiring - and we thank them for their dedication to help kids BE GREAT!

I am especially THANKFUL for such a wonderful staff - for I know it's not the building that makes the Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley special. It's the people in the building; people who care, who take time to get to know each child who comes through our doors, who wants each child to be successful, to belong to a community that cares about one thing: making anything and everything possible for them.

With THANKS,Susan Taylor, Executive Director/CPO

Riverbend School of Theater Arts Gala

This past weekend, Toby Tarnow, Artistic Director of the Riverbend School of Theater Arts, held a gala in her home for friends and supporters of the theater school. The event was a wonderful affirmation of all the great work Toby has done with the kids in the program.

Thanks to Community Support - Day for Kids a BIG SUCCESS!

Thanks to the support of the community, the Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley's Day for Kids, held on Sunday September 20th, was a BIG SUCCESS!

Volunteers from the Milford Masonic Temple Association processed 95 kids at theKid Safety Check sponsored by New York Life. Roots of Creation jammed all day - drawing kids and families to our event. Bouncy houses, games, and demonstrations from the Silver Lining Circus kept the kids entertained (parents too!). And the Milford Fire, Police and Ambulance departments brought their vehicles down to the Club. The kids LOVED it!

A big thanks to our parent volunteers and teen members who spent their afternoon helping out! What a great day for kids!

Keystone and Torch Club

Keystone and Torch Club: "youth leadership program"

Join us on Tuesday September 22nd from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at the Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley, 56 Mont Vernon Street, for the kick-off meeting of the Keystone and Torch Clubs!

Day for Kids 2009

Day for Kids 2009: "The BGC Day for Kids will offer an afternoon of family fun, including music by Roots of Creation, food, games, a free kid safety check sponsored by New York Life, and fire safety demonstrations by the Milford Fire Department. All kids activities are free. All proceeds will support the Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley youth development programs." This event is on Sunday September 20th at the Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley, 56 Mont Vernon Street, Milford NH.