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9th Annual Club De Cuba – Friday, June 28th A Casino Night Under The Stars
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Mark your calendars for the 9th Annual Club de Cuba fiesta! Join the Club for an exciting event Friday, June 28th at the Warner Center Marriot Hotel as we transform the outdoor Urban Oasis into a Cuban nightclub and casino. Enjoy a fabulous reception with dinner, dancing, exciting prizes and auctions, and lots of casino gambling – including a poker tournament and MORE!
Tickets to the event are $100 per person and $150 if you would like to participate in the poker tournament. This includes hors d’oeuvres, specialty cocktails, dinner, gambling, casino cash, and entertainment. There is limited seating to participate in the poker tournament and each buy-in is $50, so be sure to tell your friends to sign up as soon as possible!
For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact President/CEO Jan Sobel at 818-610-1054 or
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Youth Of The Year Awards Luncheon Congratulations To All The Winners
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The Boys & Girls Club of the West Valley honored the Club’s Youth of the Year winner, 18-year-old Tom Tran, and all the other Club members who have been named Youth of the Year from each Club site. More than 150 friends, family members, and Club supporters attended this special luncheon at the Woodland Hills Marriott on April 6. It was a very moving and inspirational day for all who attended.
City Councilmember Dennis Zine and Assemblymember Bob Blumenfield spoke to the group about their own childhood experiences and support of the organization.
It was very heart-warming and inspiring to hear from the students about what the Club means to them and how it has changed their lives. This event is a powerful reminder of why the Club continues to serve more than 2,900 children of challenging circumstances in the West Valley.
Visit our Facebook page to view photographs of our impressive Youth of the Year winners!
Click HERE to see the 2013 Youth of the Year video!!
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Highlighting The Club’s Off-Site Locations Hale Charter Academy Middle School
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Hale Charter Academy Middle School has been an off-site location of the Boys & Girls Club of the West Valley for two years and there are more than 35 young people who attend the after-school program daily. This site holds programs in Healthy Habits, Triple Play, Power Hour, Passport to Manhood, art, Smart Girls, and Street Smarts programs.
The Healthy Habits and Triple Play programs help members make balanced nutritional choices while they participate in fitness and social recreation activities. Power Hour provides Club members with strategies, activities, resources, and information to create engaging homework help and tutoring.
The Passport to Manhood program is a service project for young boys to learn the importance of giving back to the community. Each Club participant receives a passport to emphasize his personal journey of maturation and growth. This program encourages members to participate in discussions and activities that reinforce character, leadership, and positive behavior. The Smart Girls program is designed to encourage a healthy attitude and lifestyle to enable early adolescent girls to develop to their full potential.
The art programs include drawing, painting, printmaking, collage making, mixed media, and sculpture. These programs provide Club members with the opportunity to develop their creative and cultural awareness through knowledge and appreciation of the variety of arts.
The Street Smarts program uses Club staff, peer leaders, parents, and community representatives to teach young people, ages 6 to 15, how to say “no” to substance abuse and adolescent sexual involvement. Club members participate in discussions and role-playing, practice resistance and refusal skills, develop assertiveness, strengthen their decision-making skills, and analyze media and peer influence. The ultimate goal of this program is to promote abstinences from substance abuse and adolescent sexual involvement through the practice of responsible behavior.
Staff members at the Charter Academy Middle School site include: Mike Eisavi, Site Coordinator and Nia Pressley and Fernando Alvarenga, Youth Development Professionals.
Hale Middle School is different than the other Club sites because it is the only middle school site served by the Boys & Girls Club of the West Valley. Mike Eisavi, Hale’s Site Coordinator, believes this site is very special. “Nia and myself are the permanent staff members at this location and it provides us with the opportunity to get to know each individual Club member very well. In addition to being a role model to these kids, we are able to guide them down the right paths as they prepare for high school.”
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The Boys & Girls Club Of The West Valley’s Theatre Arts Program The Little Mermaid Performance
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The Boys & Girls Club of the West Valley’s Theatre Arts program has been working on a production this semester titled The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Anderson. This fairy tale is about a young mermaid who is willing to give up her life in the sea and her identity as a mermaid to gain a human soul and win the love of a human prince.
Club members will be performing this production on Saturday, June 1, 2013 in the auditorium at Canoga Park High School. It will be a wonderful performance you won’t want to miss! |
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Special Thanks To Our Sponsors And Supporters!
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Special thanks to Wells Fargo Bank for the $25,000 grant and State Farm Insurance for the $10,000 grant to support the Club’s College Bound program. The College Bound program helps middle- and high-school students prepare for college by receiving assistance with choosing and applying to colleges and universities, financial aid and scholarships, and obtaining and applying the skills needed for their desired professions.
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The Boys & Girls Club of the West Valley would like to thank the Dwight Stuart Youth Fund for their $15,000 grant. The grant goes towards the general expenses of the Club. |
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Thank you to The Walt Disney Company for donating 50 Disney Park Hopper Tickets and for the $2,250 grant for the Club’s general operating expenses. |
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Special thanks to Organized Sportswear for donating t-shirts, sweatshirts, and uniforms for Club members. |
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The Boys & Girls Club of the West Valley would like to thank Procter & Gamble for hosting approximately 13 girls from Canoga Park High School where they joined experts from Wella, a professional hair car and styling brand, to get the inside scoop on the salon professional business and personalized tips/tricks to prepare them for prom. Paula Rufo, Wella Education Associate Manager, and Victoria Thurman Hall, Studio Lead Artists and Master Colorist, provided the seniors with interactive instructions on how to do their hair and make-up for their big day. The girls had photographs of their dresses and the instructors assisted them with finding the best styles to complement them and their dresses. Each girl received goody bags, which included products to help them recreate hairstyles on their big night. |
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Board Member Of The Month – April 2013 Bill Nethercott
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Bill Nethercott is the Senior Vice President and Group Manager of First Bank’s Woodland Hills and Santa Barbara Commercial Banking Groups. He supervises a team of ten employees, five of them being Commercial Banking Relationship Managers covering the greater Los Angeles.
Bill was born in Berkeley and raised in Northern California. He graduated from San Diego State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration Finance. He is married to Julie Nethercott, is the father of two daughters, who both have graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and a stepfather to three children.
Bill joined the Boys & Girls Club of the West Valley’s Board in 2009 but took some time off in 2010. He rejoined in early 2011 and currently serves as the Vice Chair of the Finance Committee. Bill’s interest on being on the Club’s Board is based on his strong desire to give back to the community; he loves helping children who haven’t been fortunate enough to get the breaks many other children have, based on economics, their family, and neighborhood circumstances.
“I have never been part of such a wonderful and worthwhile organization like the West Valley Boys & Girls Club, whose primary focus is serving children that have challenges that many other children are fortunate enough not to have. From the Board, to the wonderful staff and beautiful, vibrant, and smiling children, there is no better place to give back and be part of something really special. Whatever I can do to help other children is simply the ‘icing on the cake.’ I look forward to the day that most of my time is spent with those who need it the most.”
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Would you like to help the Club, but don’t know how?
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We know that you would like to help our kids again this year, but may not know how. One idea you might consider is a charitable bequest.
A bequest is a gift you can make without using any of your current resources. It is simply a commitment made in your will to leave a future amount, asset or percentage of your estate to the Boys & Girls Club of the West Valley. Your gift is important to us, because it will help us continue ensuring great futures for our youth.
If you have already included us in your estate plan, please let us know so that we can recognize and thank you. To learn more, please call us today at (818) 610-1054.
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