Thank you once again to everyone who came and supported us at our 2nd Interior Savings Moonlight Movie Night!
This week, even more people showed up for the fun! We were so impressed with our volunteers and sponsors for making the event run so smoothly!
Our next Movie Night is on August 24th at Riverside Park so be sure to bring your blankets and lawn chairs! As it is later in the season, we are expecting this movie to start a bit earlier so make sure you come early to stake out your spot!
We are looking forward to seeing you all in August!
Friday, July 29, 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011
1st Moonlight Movie Night Success!
Wow! If you were not at Riverside Park last Wednesday for Movie Night, make sure you don't miss it this week! For those of you who haven't heard about it, Interior Savings has teamed up with the Boys and Girls Club to raise funds for our Power Start Program (please see website for details). Fun and exciting movies are played on a giant inflatable screen, paired with popcorn, juice, face-painting and games! Attendance is by donation: suggested $3.00 per person or $10.00 per family!
The park was filled to the brim with people laughing and having a good time. Families came from all over Kamloops to enjoy the festivities and to relax in the beautiful Riverside Park on a cool summer evening. Games such as three-legged race, egg-on-spoon and the crowd fav junk in the trunk and face-painting started at 7pm for the kids (and any adults who wanted to participate!). When the movie started right at dusk, there were well over 1,000 people there! This event raised over $2,000 for our Power Start program - Thanks to everyone who attended the event and to everyone who donated!!
On Wednesday the July 20th, we will be showing Rio and expect to have even more people attending so hopefully we can reach $3,000 this time! The popcorn will be flowing and the glowsticks will be dancing!
We hope to see you there - there are only 2 movie nights left!
The park was filled to the brim with people laughing and having a good time. Families came from all over Kamloops to enjoy the festivities and to relax in the beautiful Riverside Park on a cool summer evening. Games such as three-legged race, egg-on-spoon and the crowd fav junk in the trunk and face-painting started at 7pm for the kids (and any adults who wanted to participate!). When the movie started right at dusk, there were well over 1,000 people there! This event raised over $2,000 for our Power Start program - Thanks to everyone who attended the event and to everyone who donated!!
On Wednesday the July 20th, we will be showing Rio and expect to have even more people attending so hopefully we can reach $3,000 this time! The popcorn will be flowing and the glowsticks will be dancing!
We hope to see you there - there are only 2 movie nights left!
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
“The 2nd Annual Slicing 4 Dollar$ Golf Tournament Deemed a Success: Thank You To All Who Participated!”
With the sun shining and a warm breeze in the air, Pineridge golf course was the site of a perfect afternoon for a golf tournament. We would like to send out a special thank you to the staff at Pineridge for being such wonderful and gracious hosts for our Second Annual Slicing 4 Dollar$ Golf Tournament on June 10, 2011 .
This afternoon of great golf and wonderful food brought in over $5000.00 for the Power Start program at the Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops. This couldn’t have been done without all the time and energy put in by Invis The Brenda Colman Team. Lisa, Brenda, Adam and Jeremy put in an exceptional amount of time and energy to make this golf tournament the success that it was. Thank you so much! A special thanks to Jeremy and Adam for all their additional effort and help. It was greatly appreciated.
We would like to thank all our hole sponsors including: Volkswagen Kamloops for their donation of a brand new 2011 Jetta as a hole-in-one prize. Merix, Urban Systems, MCAP, Daimion Applegath, CIFM, The Kamloops Daily News, Derek Smoluk, Benjamin Moore Paint, Invis, Team Colman for their donation of $20,000.00 as a hole-in-one prize, Frick n’ Frack, Frilan Appraisals, Gary Woitas & Associates, Pink with Envy, Kamloops Harley Davidson, Best Western Plus for their donation of $10,000.00 as a hole-in-one prize, and Underwraps Advertising. 
We would also like to send a special thanks to all of our door prize donors. Every golfer walked away with at least one prize! And to our volunteers: for donating their time and smiles to this great event!
Slicing 4 Dollar$ is not only a fun and relaxing afternoon of great people, good food, and wonderful prizes, it is a day of change; a day to make a difference. The money raised at this tournament was allocated to the Power Start program, which removes barriers for children to be successful in schoool.
Thank you to everyone who helped make this event possible!! We hope to see you all again next year!
Friday, June 17, 2011
SHOW DAD YOU CARE WHILE HELPING THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACROSS CANADA!
For the second year, Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada (BGCC) and The Home Depot Canada Foundation have partnered to raise funds to help create safe, sustainable and vibrant communities for children, youth and families.
For a $2 donation, customers can purchase a ‘Paper Hammer’ at the checkout of all participating Home Depot stores across Canada. Alternatively, customers can make an online donation to The Home Depot Canada Foundation at homedepot.ca/foundation. Funds raised through this campaign will be distributed to all Boys and Girls Clubs with participating stores in their area.
Please support our Club by visiting your local Home Depot to shop and purchase a Paper Hammer while you’re at the checkout. Help us spread the word even further by forwarding this email to your network in support of Boys and Girls Clubs!
Thank you for your support and for helping to make this campaign a fantastic success!
Please support our Club by visiting your local Home Depot to shop and purchase a Paper Hammer while you’re at the checkout. Help us spread the word even further by forwarding this email to your network in support of Boys and Girls Clubs!
Thank you for your support and for helping to make this campaign a fantastic success!
Happy Father’s Day!
SCHOOLS OUT FOR THE SUMMER!
On June 29th, the Running Room and Kamloops Fire and Rescue are teaming up to bring a Canada Kamloops
The Three W’s: When, Where, and Why: On Wednesday June 29th, 2011 at 6:00 p.m at Columbia Place Shopping Centre- across from Save On Foods, beside Interior Savings Credit Union, the festivities will occur. There will be a brief ribbon cutting ceremony followed immediately by the 2.5km and 5.0 km run/walk. There is a $10.00 entrance fee to which 100% goes to the Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops and the Kamloops Community YMCA-YWCA.The proceeds will be allocated to send children to summer camps!
The Three W’s: When, Where, and Why: On Wednesday June 29th, 2011 at 6:00 p.m at Columbia Place Shopping Centre- across from Save On Foods, beside Interior Savings Credit Union, the festivities will occur. There will be a brief ribbon cutting ceremony followed immediately by the 2.5km and 5.0 km run/walk. There is a $10.00 entrance fee to which 100% goes to the Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops and the Kamloops Community YMCA-YWCA.The proceeds will be allocated to send children to summer camps!
Our goal is to send as many kids to camp as we can, and enjoy the evening at the Fun Run event! We want to encourage as many members of the Kamloops
The more Runners/Walkers we have, the more children in
Please visit the Running Room’s website for more information. The following link will take you to the registration page, so please sign up!
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
EVENTS
Jumpstart
First of all we would like to thank everyone who supported the Jumpstart carwash and barbeque at Canadian Tire on Saturday. Our wonderful volunteers kept the energy level high and made it a fun and successful day! Thanks to everyone involved, we raised over $1,000 for kids to play sports!
First of all we would like to thank everyone who supported the Jumpstart carwash and barbeque at Canadian Tire on Saturday. Our wonderful volunteers kept the energy level high and made it a fun and successful day! Thanks to everyone involved, we raised over $1,000 for kids to play sports!
There are still tickets available for the Slicing 4 Dollars Golf Tournament! Don't forget that on top of this day of fun, there will be amazing prizes given out. Not only do you get 18 holes of golf and an incredible dinner, but you could win one of the three hole-in-1 prizes: a 2011 VW Jetta, $20,000 or $10,000 cash. If you miss out on these ones, there are many other great prizes as well!
There is still 1 day left for you to vote for your favourite movies for each of the Movie Nights! Just go to www.b100.ca to cast your vote!
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Get Your Vote On for the Maritime Pink Shirt Day
Help the Boys and Girls Club of the Maritime get a Pepsi Grant! Here is another chance to take a stand against bullying!
Just click on this site: http://www.refresheverything.ca/maritimepinkshirtday2012 and vote for Pink Shirt Day!
Good Luck, Boys and Girls Club of the Maritime!!
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Volunteer with us for the Running Room!
Running and Walking since 1984
The Running Room and Kamloops Fire Rescue have teamed up to bring a Canada Day-themed Family Walk/Run and Picnic to Kamloops to celebrate the opening of the Running Room in Kamloops.
On June 29, 2011
At 6:00 pm there will be a Walk/Run at Riverside park.
There is a $10.00 entry fee, to which all proceeds are split and go towards The Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops and the YMCA to help send kids to summer camps who can't afford it.
We are hoping for at least TEN volunteers to help with various duties through-out the event!
Thanks so much for all the help!
Thursday, May 19, 2011
The Keg and BGC - Thanks a Million!
We Need Your Help!! VOTE FOR US (DAILY-UNTIL JUNE 14) TO RECEIVE $25,000.00 FOR OUR “ME and Youth” Cross-age mentoring program!
We wish to share some exciting news with everyone; The Keg Steakhouse and Bar is hosting their "Thanks a Million" celebration of their 40th anniversary. The Keg is giving away $1,000,000 to "the communities that have contributed to their history". The Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops has been given the honour of being a potential recipient of the Thanks a Million grant, so please vote for our project!
There are 40 grants of $25,000 to be awarded to different community projects all over Canada and the USA and our ME and Youth program has been chosen!
We wish to share some exciting news with everyone; The Keg Steakhouse and Bar is hosting their "Thanks a Million" celebration of their 40th anniversary. The Keg is giving away $1,000,000 to "the communities that have contributed to their history". The Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops has been given the honour of being a potential recipient of the Thanks a Million grant, so please vote for our project!
There are 40 grants of $25,000 to be awarded to different community projects all over Canada and the USA and our ME and Youth program has been chosen!
Now we need you! The winners will be chosen by votes from the public! Voting is now open. Now it's up to us to choose which community projects will be awarded $25,000! You are free to vote EVERY DAY until June 14th.
“ME and Youth" (Mentoring Experiences for Youth) is a cross-age mentoring program developed to place chosen youth from our community in a mentoring role with children at the Club!
It is really easy to vote!
I have added the link below.
http://www.thekegthanksamillion.com/en/phase2/projects/show/r/3
Thank you for your ongoing support, and Happy voting!
“ME and Youth" (Mentoring Experiences for Youth) is a cross-age mentoring program developed to place chosen youth from our community in a mentoring role with children at the Club!
It is really easy to vote!
I have added the link below.
http://www.thekegthanksamillion.com/en/phase2/projects/show/r/3
Thank you for your ongoing support, and Happy voting!
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
JuMp StArT!
1 in 3 Canadian families can't afford to enrol their kids in organized sports. Let's encourage our customers to join us on Saturday, May 28th to help celebrate Jumpstart Day.
On this day, Canadian Tire will donate $1.00 on behalf of all customers that shop at the store to help kids in financial need participate in sports and recreation. To date, Canadian Tire Jumpstart has helped give more than 315,000 kids in Canada the chance to play.
Canadian Tire Jumpstart is a community-based charitable program that helps kids aged 4 - 18 in financial need participate in organized sport and recreation such as hockey, dance, soccer and swimming, so they can develop important life skills, self esteem and confidence.
On Saturday, May 28th, Canadian Tire and Dealers will help our Chapter members fundraise by holding events such as car washes and barbecues! These efforts will give kids a sporting chance!
B100.ca - Interior Savings Moonlight Movie Night and Family Fun!
Interior Savings Moonlight Movie Night Tour benefitting the Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops
It is that time of year again! The weather is getting warmer, the days are getting longer and what better way to celebrate the warmer seasons than with 3 outdoor movie events! Interior Savings Moonlight Movie Nights benefitting the Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops are back! And this year we are hosting 3 outdoor movie events at Riverside Park! Fresh Air Cinema will be setting up their giant inflatable movie screen and amazing sound system for a movie experience you don’t want to miss!
So save the dates: Wednesday July 13, Wednesday July 20 and Wednesday August 24 come and join the fun at Riverside park! There will be games, snacks, face painting and FUN! Attendance is by donation and all proceeds go to support the Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops.
With the help of B 100 radio, we are gearing up for these 3 events with an on-line vote for your top 3 favourites! Voting starts May 1st -May 31st. Simply visit www.b100.ca to click on your picks!
We hope to see everyone there, the movies will start at dusk so come down early to stake your spot and join in to all the activities. It will be a buzz of excitement!
For more information please contact: Jessica at 250-554-KIDS (5437); resource@bgckamloops.com
Slicing 4 Dollar$ Golf Tournament
Have you ever wanted to win a car? $20,000 cash? All for a good cause? This is your opportunity!
On Friday, June 10th Invis - The Brenda Colman Team will be presenting THE 2ND ANNUAL SLICING FOR DOLLAR$ CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT!
Tickets are $85 per person which includes 18 holes of golf, dinner, prizes and loads of fun! Golfing starts at 1:00pm at the Pineridge Golf Course. There are also great sponsorship opportunities. You can sponsor a hole for only $250, you can give door prizes or silent action items! If you would like to participate, you can contact Brenda, Adam, Jeremy or Lisa at the Brenda Colman Team (250) 377-8874.
We also need lots of volunteers to help make this day a success. Opportunities include:
- Hole-in one observers (2-4 people)
- Registration table (2 people)
- Bus Driver (1 driver, 1 passenger-designated driving)
- Set-up/Clean-up
To volunteer for a fun day, contact Jessica at resource@bgckamloops.com.
Thanks everyone!
A Day of Digging
On Thursday April 21st, in honour of 'Earth Day', British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) Green Team in Kamloops joined Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops staff in our McArthur Island 'Adventure Garden'. Volunteers spent the day in rain, hail, wind and sun building drift wood trellis', constructing a 'door way' arbor to the Adventure side of our garden project and preparing the garden beds for planting. The garden project is aimed to encourage greener communities and connecting people back to the food we eat and the land we live on. The Adventure side of the Garden is themed the four elements; earth, wind, fire and water. This day was the start of the project which will develop over the coming months to include interactive components for all ages. The Boys and Girls Club would like to thank the BCLC group for spending the day digging, preparing and building. It's amazing what a small group of people can accomplish in a day with positive energy a little skill and many laughs. Without the support and energy of groups like BCLC and other Club partners we wouldn't be able to create initiatives and programs that support the development of our community; you are all true champions!
- Written by Traci A.
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