Boys & Girls Clubs of Porter County

Dawn Williams,17, a 12-year member of the South Haven Boys & Girls Club, has been named the Youth of the Year for the state of IN by Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA). Among the twenty-five competing club members, she is now among hundreds...

March 24 is National Kick Butts Day where youth from around the country organize events to fight tobacco use. Members of the Portage Boys & Girls Club small leadership group Torch Club held their annual Kick Butts Day Carnival to teach fellow...

The purpose of the Member of the Month is to recognize members for outstanding behavior and positive involvement in the Club. The member of the month for March 2010 is Elyssia Lodgsdon. Elyssia Logsdon is 10 years old and attends Paul Saylor...

During spring break at the Portage Boys & Girls Club, Arts & Crafts Supervisor, Susan Young, designed activities for Club members around cars. Members enjoyed building and painting their own cars. Certificates were given for Best Paint Job,...

A benefit dance for all members and guests will be from 6:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m., Friday, April 16th at the South Haven Boys & Girls Club, 723 Long Run Road, Valparaiso, IN. Cost is $2.00. Refreshments will be available for purchase at the...

Members of the Boys and Girls Club of South Haven got a good workout while raising money for a good cause. Students participated in the American Heart Association’s Dodgeball For Heart event on March 12th and raised over $1200 to help fight heart...

Save the Date for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Porter County 30th Annual Golf Outing. The outing will be held on July 8, 2010 at Forest Park Golf Course in Valparaiso. It will be a shotgun four-person scramble that starts at 11:30 am. Prizes,...

After the generous outpouring of plastic gallon jug donations to the Portage Boys & Girls Club, members were able to complete their igloo building project. Over 1,000 jugs and lots of glue were used to complete the structure which is able to fit...

Monday, March 1st kicked off everything Dr. Seuss in the Portage Boys & Girls Club Biddy Room. Events planned for the week include eating green eggs and ham, Dr. Seuss related craft projects and reading Dr. Seuss books. Also each member of the...

Two hundred and forty-five (245) three-point baskets may mean a great year for the Valparaiso University Crusaders Men’s Basketball team, but it means even more to the boys and girls who attend the Boys & Girls Clubs of Porter County. As part...