Special Events at Boys & Girls Clubs
Upcoming Events
Pink Shirt Day
Each year in February, Boys & Girls Club promotes Pink Shirt Day throughout Greater Victoria. In just four years Pink Shirt Day, a public awareness campaign about bullying, has grown into a national craze. Pink Shirt Day 2012 will be February 29th! You can find out more and purchase your pink shirts through Boys & Girls Clubs here. Also pinkshirtday.ca has many more details and ideas about Pink Shirt Day.
Wild About Whales Derby
Date: Saturday June 9th, 2012
Location: Esquimalt Gorge Park, 1070 Tillicum Rd. Esquimalt V9A 4J2
Join us on June 9th for our second annual event! This free, family event combines childrens games and actvities with a rubber duck derby (with a twist). Sponsorship opportunities are available! Contact Kate Mansell, Director of Development, at 250-384-9133 ex. 115 or by email to find out more.
Our 2011 Wild About Whales Event raised close to $21,000 to support our afterschool programs in Greater Victoria. A huge thank you to all of our sponsors, the organizing committee and the event volunteers for their contribution to the success of this event. Thank you also to everyone who contributed by purchasing 'whale adoption tickets'. View photos from the 2011 event.
Past Events
Glow Snow Ball
Join us for a festive event aimed at kids ages 10 - 13 featuring glow in the dark fun, plus a live DJ and dancing. This event is at Oaklands Community Centre but you can register at any Boys & Girls Club. See this event on Facebook
When: Friday, December 9th, 2011
Where: Oaklands Community Centre
Community Craft Fair
Come and support local artisans in the community and check out the silent auction. Stay for the Bayside Winter Concert at 7:00 pm. Craft tables still available for those interested in selling your crafts - only $10, with all proceeds going to support youth programs. Contact Michelle Willis at 250-652-1135 ext. 208.
When: Thursday, December 8th, 2011 3:00pm – 7:30pm
Where: Bayside Middle School (1101 Newton Place - off Wallace Drive)
Stepparenting Workshop
Would you like the opportunity to strengthen your stepfamily relationships and learn more about stepfamily dynamics?
This workshop may be beneficial for:
Stepparents
Biological Parents
Grandparents
Soon-to-be Stepparents
Interested Community Professionals
When: Monday, November 7, 2011 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Where: West Shore Child, Youth and Family Centre, 345 Wale Road, Youth Space
Cost: $10.00 – Community Members, $ 5.00 – Boys & Girls Club Parenting Program Participants
Must pre-register as class size is limited.
View the poster.
Monster Bash 2.0
Attention Boys and Ghouls! If you are 9 - 13 years old, head down to the James Bay Community Centre on October 28th for the ultimate halloween party! Activities will include an obstacle course, sumo wrestle, torture wheel, eyeball bounce, and of course, a costume comp. All to live beats from the resident DJ. Register with Harbourside Boys & Girls Club at 250-380-9250. View the poster.
Raise a Reader
Boys & Girls Clubs supported Raise a Reader Day on September 28, 2011, Volunteers and staff handed out the Times Colonist downtown from 7 am. In addition, all staff and participants stopped what they were doing at 3:10 pm to focus on reading books, newspapers, magazines or even web articles. Millstream Club is conitnuing to focus on literacy through their 'Search for Treasure, Read for Pleasure' initative. Literacy and numeracy programs are already running at our Harbourside Club. You can read more about our involvement in this article.
Pedal for Kids
Canadian Tire Foundation for Families launched their Pedal for Kids campaign on Tuesday, September 21st at Harbourside Boys & Girls Clubs. Jumpstart provides significant funding to Boys & Girls Club's participants. We wish them all the best for this fundraising campaign. Follow the riders' progress on their blog.
The Office Open
The Office Open took place on July 28th at The Office Lounge & Restaurant and Highland Pacific Golf Course. This event raised $7,000 to benefit Boys & Girls Club's after school programs. We are very grateful to Shelbey and everyone else who made this event so successful. Check out the feature on SNAP and in the Saanich News.
Annual General Meeting
Our Annual General Meeting 2011 was held on Tuesday, June 21st at the Delta Ocean Pointe Hotel in Victoria, BC. Many thanks to our speakers, guests, staff members and Board of Directors for an inspiring meeting. Check out the
Annual Report.