Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana

Boys & Girls Clubs Cuts Ribbon on Valparaiso Boys & Girls Club

Boys & Girls Clubs Cuts Ribbon on Valparaiso Boys & Girls Club Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana officially cut the ribbon on the new Valparaiso Boys & Girls Club this past Wednesday, after raising capital funds for the project for nearly three years. Though the Valparaiso Club has been...

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Alumni, Family and Friends Celebrate Final Day at Valparaiso Boys & Girls Club

Alumni, Family and Friends Celebrate Final Day at Valparaiso Boys & Girls Club This past Thursday, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana hosted an alumni event for the closing of their Valparaiso Boys & Girls Club building, which served the youth of Porter County in the Old Gardner School for over 50...

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Boys & Girls Clubs Welcomes Ashley Luptak as Director of Philanthropy

Boys & Girls Clubs Welcomes Ashley Luptak as Director of Philanthropy Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana recently welcomed Ashley Luptak as the organization's new Director of Philanthropy. Luptak comes to Boys & Girls Clubs from Youth Outreach Services (YOS) located in Chicago, where she worked for...

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Lake Station Boys & Girls Club’s Jamie Cruz Named Indiana Youth of the Year

Lake Station Boys & Girls Club’s Jamie Cruz Named Indiana Youth of the Year Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana’s Jamie Cruz was named Indiana’s State Youth of the Year on Friday during an annual ceremony with participants from Clubs across the state. Cruz, who’s attended Lake Station Boys & Girls...

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Horizon Bank Donates $15k to Boys & Girls Clubs for New Valpo Club

Horizon Bank Donates $15k to Boys & Girls Clubs for New Valpo Club Photo: Horizon Bank awards a $15,000 check to Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana. From left, Boys & Girls Clubs VP of Finance & Philanthropy Shire Kuch, President/CEO Ryan Smiley, Donor Relations Manager Deb Koeppen,...

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Boys & Girls Clubs Hires Ellis Dumas III as VP of Programs & Outcomes

Boys & Girls Clubs Hires Ellis Dumas III as VP of Programs & Outcomes Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana hired Ellis Dumas III to serve as the organization’s vice president of programs & outcomes. Boys & Girls Clubs President & CEO Ryan Smiley said Dumas will lead program staff to...

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Ardagh Metal Packaging to Present Boys & Girls Clubs’ 2022 Youth of the Year

Ardagh Metal Packaging to Present Boys & Girls Clubs’ 2022 Youth of the Year Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP), a leading global manufacturer of infinitely-recyclable aluminum beverage cans and ends with a manufacturing plant in Valparaiso has been named the presenting sponsor of Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest...

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Duneland Boys & Girls Club Taking Sign Ups for Youth & Adult Dodgeball Leagues

Duneland Boys & Girls Club Taking Sign Ups for Youth & Adult Dodgeball Leagues Duneland Boys & Girls Club will be registering kids for its co-ed dodgeball league beginning February 14. The league will have divisions for kids ages 5-7, 8-10 and 11-14. Registration requires a $40 Club membership and a $50 registration fee....

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Boys & Girls Clubs Receives $4 Million Grant to Combat Learning Loss, Improve Mental Health for Club Members

Boys & Girls Clubs Receives $4 Million Grant to Combat Learning Loss, Improve Mental Health for Club Members Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana was recently named the recipient of a $4 million grant as part of the state’s Student Learning Recovery Grant Program. The funding, created last year through House Enrolled Act 1008, allocates...

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