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Laramie Glynn 2011 Youth of the Year Honored

The Youth of the Year Banquet was held Tuesday, May 1st at the John Q. Hammons Center in Rogers.  Local and state dignitaries were on hand to honor Laramie Glynn, the 2011 Boys and Girls Club of Benton County Youth … Continue reading

Great Futures Gala – A Great Success

Great futures are begin at the Boys & Girls Club of Benton County and to celebrate this, the Club hosted its annual Great Futures Gala on April 20. Held at the John Q. Hammons Center in Rogers, the Gala was … Continue reading

HLM Parent Committee Sponsors Ice Cream Social

Roughly 30 teens and 8 families attended the April 19th Ice Cream Social held at the HLM Teen Unit.  The event was planned and sponsored by the HLM Parent Committee.  The parents served ice cream to our teens and families.   … Continue reading

Celebrating Dr. Seuss Through Reading

On March 2, 2012 the Rogers Unit of the Boys and Girls Club of Benton County participated in the national Read Across America Day.  Ninety-seven children, ages 6-14, celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday by reading simultaneously. While reading, they wore hats … Continue reading

Be Great Graduate Program Mentors and Mentees Volunteer

On Saturday, March 3rd, Boys and Girls Club of Benton County mentors and their mentored youth in the  Be Great Graduate program spent the morning volunteering at the Samaritan Community Center.  Together they completed several projects, including packing snack packs … Continue reading

Keystone Club In Service Again

Twenty-nine members of the Keystone Club from the Rogers and HLM Boys and Girls Club facilities went to Joplin, MO to help beautify the city.  The Club partnered with AmeriCorp, the National Civilian Community Corps, and Wildcat Glades Conservation and … Continue reading

Making Exercise Fun

Colton Wood (left) 11, and Tanner Myers, 10, both of Bentonville play on a motion-activated video game system at the Carl and Alleen McKinney Unit of the Boys & Girls Club of Benton County on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. The … Continue reading

Chloe Edwards Participates in the State Finals Hoop Shoot

Chloe Edwards, an 11 year old from our Bella Vista Unit, represented the Boys and Girls Club of Benton County in the State Finals “Hoop Shoot” put on each year by the Elks Lodge. They traveled to Hot Springs for … Continue reading

103 Participate In 6th Annual Texas Hold’em Tournament

The 6th annual Texas Hold’em tournament sponsored by Unilever took place January 29th, at the Bentonville Plaza. Over 100 participants competed in the tournament and $15,500 was raised to help underwrite the costs of providing programs and services to the club’s youth. Bill Towler … Continue reading

KIMBERLY-CLARK RESPONDS TO BUDGET CUTS FOR THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF BENTON COUNTY

The Boys & Girls Club of Benton County recently received an entire tractor-trailer load of paper products from Kimberly-Clark, a long time supporter of the Club. The donation of nearly 700 cases is valued at nearly $20,000. According to Jacob … Continue reading