We met with Gary at the Boys and Girls Club. We toured the facility out at Eagleton, and it was nice to see these kids having a great time. Ya’ know if they didn’t have Boys and Girls club, some of these kids would probably be home alone or on the streets somewhere without any supervision. It helps to keep those kids focused with a program to go to. They can socialize with other kids, and they can develop leadership and life skills that most latchkey kids don’t.
Some people talk bad about the Boys and Girls Club. They call them babysitters, but I heard one of the directors describe the Boys and Girls Club as a “youth development program.” That’s a good way to describe the Boys and Girls Club. They’re not just giving these kids a place to hang out until their parents get home – they’re trying to mold these children into upstanding members of the community.
And there are all kinds of success stories across the country - even here - where these kids come to Boys and Girls club and grow up to be leaders in the community. A lot of that’s because they’ve had an opportunity to learn life skills from the Boys and Girls club.
Man, I’d stay there all day and play with those kids if I could. Gary said there are 135 -140 kids a day when they’re fully signed up – that’s a lot of kids! They’re going to have their hands full, that’s for sure.
Blog you soon,
Dave Bennett
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