On Friday, March 30th from 6:00 – 7:00 PM the McKinney Unit at 2801 N. Walker in Bentonville will hold an Easter Egg Hunt for member children. On hand will be the Easter Bunny. Kids will be an opportunity to have their picture taken with the Easter Bunny. Pictures will be emailed to the parents.
With your donation, you can help the Boys and Girls Club of Benton County develop healthy children who are successful in school and make positive life choices
In-Motion
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 boys participate in the Social Recreation program that is part of the of the after-school activities offered at the club.
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At the Charity Stripe
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 this event. We are very proud of Chloe who came in 9th place out of 25 contestants.
Save the Date for August 3rd and 4th, 2012 for the annual golf tournament and beach party. More information regarding location, registration and sponsorship opportunities will be coming soon!
Players at Final Table
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 was the winner of the tournament and took home the grand prize which was a 47″ LG LED 3D TV with 3D Blue-ray and glasses. The other winners at the final table also walked away with some great prizes such as a 32GB iPad, Naturals basket, Kindle Fire, digital camera and more. A special thanks to Unilever, Abuelo’s, Bentonville Plaza, Beam Global, N.E.W., Jarden, Arvest, Anheuser Busch, Hormel Foods, Breyers Ice Cream, Celebrate Magazine, Cumulus Radio for helping to make the event a success.
From Left to Right: Chuck Fehlig and Tregg Brown help to unload
A Good Fit
For the 3rd year in a row, the Boys and Girls Club of Benton County and the Payless Shoes for Kids program teamed up to provide new shoes to 75 Children. Club staff identified families whose children were in need of new shoes but the families were not in a financial position to provide them. Our thanks go out to Payless Shoes for including Boys and Girls Club families in this special program.
Smiles for J&J
For the 3rd year in a row, the Boys and Girls Club of Benton County and Johnson & Johnson sponsored a children’s dental screening. The screenings took place at the Bella Vista, Rogers and McKinney Clubs and were available to every Boys and Girls Club member. 275 children received the free screenings this year. Registered dental hygienists and Dentists: Daniel England and Kurt Solera performed the screenings and taught the children the importance of proper flossing, brushing and rinsing. Each child that received the screening got to take home a goody bag filled with a new toothbrush, floss and mouthwash. Thanks again to J&J for sponsoring this event and inspiring the children to learn the importance of healthy oral habits. Thank you Johnson & Johnson.
For the last couple of months the Keystone Club been working on getting donations to provide kids in Joplin with presents for Christmas. They contacted the Boys and Girls Club of Joplin and Grace Baptist Church of Joplin and were provided lists of 49 children in families who had lost everything in the tornado last May. They teamed-up with Metro Church in Rogers to raise money to purchase gifts. Metro Church donated $3,000 enabling $100 per child in gifts for 30 kids. Some very generous people from Metro Church then sponsored multiple kids. The Keystone Club then set up a toy drive drop site at every club in Benton County and received donations from club families, a business in St. Louis, MO, and other various people/organizations.
Once all donations were received they were able to fill an entire POD full of toys for 49 children. The Boys & Girls Club of Joplin and Grace Baptist arranged a day where they met the families and passed out the gifts. Benton County teens went to Joplin and distributed the gifts and spoke with families to see if there was anything else they could do. The families were very thankful and surprised. Keystone Club teens were able to have an opportunity to see a situation that was bigger than themselves, work together, and provide complete strangers with more presents for Christmas than most of our teens will receive this year. This project was very impactful on many people.
Joplin Toy Dirve Movie
