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With your donation, you can help the Boys and Girls Club of Benton County develop health children who are successful in school and make positive life choices

103 Participants showed their support for the Boys and Girls Club of Benton County while having a great time.

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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 Hutson, Chief Professional Officer for the Boys and Girls Club of Benton County, “With the recent announcement of lost funding from a state grant, this donation could not come at a better time to help save on costs of having to purchase these items for our four Club sites. We are so thankful for the longtime support that Kimberly-Clark has provided to the Club over the years.” Stephen Beringer, Vice President of Sam’s Club Customer Development for Kimberly-Clark and also serves of the Boys and Girls Club of Benton County Board of Directors, said Kimberly-Clark is proud of both our national and local relationship with The Boys and Girls Club. During these difficult economic times, the value of “giving” is even more important. This gift of Scott Towels and Viva Towels is another great example of how we can help the club and its members. This product will help defray operating costs of the four Benton County clubs, and let’s face it, kids get dirty, so they need a lot of paper towels to help clean up! We are proud of our relationship with the Boys and Girls Club of Benton County, and are glad we can help!”

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.

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

The holidays can be magical, but can also be stressful to many families that are already struggling to provide basic necessities for their families. This year we would like to thank our sponsors that are making Christmas possible for 54 children this year. The sponsors went above and beyond by providing toys, clothing, food, appliances, furniture and more for families in need. Thanks to Anheuser Busch, The Great Gift Exchange-A Level Up, Hershey’s, Newell Rubbermaid, Payless Shoes, Vizio and Walmart Finance for making this possible.

A house party was held to kick off the 2012 Corporate Sponsorship giving campaign for the Boys and Girls Club of Benton County. The event was hosted at the home of Tregg and Beth Brown in Bentonville. Guests en¬joyed hors d’oeuvres from Catering Concepts. This suc¬cessful event raised $22,000 to help fund after-school programs that encourage children to succeed in school, make healthy food choices, and make positive life choices.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR program launched the Be an ENERGY STAR Video Challenge in April, encouraging young Americans to pick up their cameras and document the actions they are taking in their home, school, workplace, and community to save energy, save money, and protect our environment. EPA received 65 submissions through YouTube. The Boys and Girls Club of Benton County Torch Club submitted their Energy Zappersproduction. The public picked their favorite videos by voting on Facebook – 499 votes were cast. All four BGCA-submitted videos ranked in the top 15 vote-getters, and three were in the top 10.

Energy Zappers received 29 votes, average ranking of 3.72 stars, I’m an ENERGY STAR received, 15 votes, average ranking of 3.4 stars Change the World received 14 votes, average ranking of 2.4 stars Twig and Eco received 11 votes, average ranking of 3.7 stars. On October 25, EPA released a compilation video showcasing the top entries. The final video featured video footage from the Boys and Girls Club of Benton County.

The Keystone Club is a service learning leadership group for teens. This holiday season the Keystone Club has taken on the task of spreading Christmas cheer to those kids affected by the tornado that struck Joplin early this summer. Keystone has joined forces with Metro Church to strategically offer 30 kids with $100 worth of toys as well as conducting a Toy drive around the NWA community including the schools and clubs. For information on how you can help call Daniel Rodriguez at 273-7187.