Boys & Girls Club of West Georgia

Bart McFadden
Chief Professional Officer
Boys & Girls Clubs of West Georgia

For these children, the Boys and Girls Club is a safe place where they learn and grow toward being strong adults in our community.

The Club currently has a waiting list of more than 100 children. The clubs are limited by space, but more than that they are limited by the need for more staff and volunteers. Needs at the club include maintenance projects, donations of supplies, volunteers to lead weekly classes, mentors and more.

If you or your church would like to partner with the

Boys and Girls Club of West Georgia, you may contact either our Acts 1:8 team director, Sherri Brown at: sb100@aol.com, Troup Baptist Association Associational Missionary, Rev. Aaron McCollough: aaron@troupbaptist.com, or you may contact Bart McFadden, director of the Boys and Girls Club at: 706.812.9698, bart_mcfadden@yahoo.com, or visit them on the web at: www.bngcwga.org

Club Members Learning

Club Members having fun!

One on One Instruction Being Given

Wish List for The Boys & Girls Clubs:

Here are some needs where our churches can step in and make a difference:

Maintenance

*The club would like to develop an on-call list of people willing to do free maintenance and repair. Among the on-going needs are:

Lawn care
Plumbing
Glass repair (there are currently broken windows)
Flooring – need to replace the kitchen floor
Dry wall and plaster repair
Painting
Electrical work – need to replace chandelier fixtures with fluorescent lights (they have the lights but need someone to do the work)
Recover two pool tables

Donations

The club runs year round, including holidays, and always need to replenish supplies:

School supplies – pencils, paper, scissors, glue
Art supplies – including tempera paints, canvases, watercolor paper, paint brushes, colored pencils, charcoals, pastels
Office supplies – basics including file folders, copy paper, tape, staples, etc.
Recreation equipment – balls, jump ropes, hula hoops
Printing – The club prints between 4 and 6 newsletters a year and program brochures and would like a print shop to offer free or low-cost printing.
Snacks are also provided every day and groups are welcome to donate healthy snacks.

Transportation

Sponsors are needed to help fund the bus that picks up children from school and takes them to the club. Sponsorship can include having your business logo on the side of their bus.

Volunteers

Volunteers are always needed to provide weekly classes for students at the club. The class can be one hour a week, or several times a week, according to volunteer schedules. Programs the club would like to see this year:

Choir
Knitting/crocheting classes
Art classes
Computer classes
Lego robotics
STEM program (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)

Summer 2013, LaGrange

The summer program theme at the club is environmental exploration education. They would love to have guest speakers and volunteers to help with specific projects during the summer program.

Summer 2013, Hogansville

The summer program is “Back to the Future,” focusing on a different decade each week beginning with the 1920s. The students will learn history, clothing, food, life style of each decade. Guest speakers or items from these time periods would be great.

Mentors

Some club members would benefit from ongoing once-a-week mentors who are willing to build a relationship with them. The mentor program is on-site (at the club) and does not include meeting outside the club.

Torch Club

The club needs a volunteer to lead the Torch Club. This is 4^th-6^th grade leadership community club. They take on small projects in the community and conduct their own fundraisers (like a coin drive for United Way) to fund projects.

*If your church, organization within your church, or you as an individual would like to help the Boys & Girls Club with any of these needs, please contact Bart McFadden at: 706.812.9698, bart_mcfadden@yahoo.com, or visit them on the web at: www.bngcwga.org

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