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Brigade Boys Girls Club

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Brigade Boys Girls Club

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    1. Brigade Boys & Girls Club Spring Semester 2007

    2. Brigade Boys and Girls Club 2759 Vance St. Wilmington, NC 28412 910-392-0747 www.brigadebgc.org

    3. Supervisors Directors: Derrell and Jo Ann Clark

    4. Mission Statement “To inspire and enable all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.”

    5. Boys & Girls Club Code “I BELIEVE in God and the right to worship according to my own faith and religion. I BELIEVE in America and the American way of life...in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. I BELIEVE in fair play, honesty and sportsmanship. I BELIEVE in my Boys & Girls Club which stands for these things.”  

    6. History The Brigade Boys and Girls Club was started by Col. Walker Taylor (1864-1937). Col. Taylor was a Wilmington businessman and Sunday school teacher. He was upset that many of the boys in his class had so much time on their hands and little opportunity. He read a book about boys clubs in Scotland and got the idea to start one in Wilmington. His club was called the Wilmington Boy’s Brigade. He started out with only 5 boys. The only club requirement was that the boy be a member of a Sunday school class and that he attend the Boys Brigade regularly. In 1990, girls were added to the club and the name changed to The Brigade Boys and Girls Club. There are now over 2,000 members.

    7. Funding Membership Fees Government Grants Contributions Special Events The United Way Sales To The Public Cape Fear Memorial Foundation Philip Morris Grant Fees for Extracurricular Activites Provided by the Boys and Girls Club (sports teams, mime class, chess club, girls group, etc) Other Various Organizations donate money as well

    8. Population Served Any child between the ages of 5 and 18 that is in Kindergarten through 12th grade can be a member Open after school, all day in the summer and all day during certain school breaks (Spring break and teacher work days, etc) Membership dues are low and no one is prevented from joining The Brigade Boys and Girls Club provides transportation from local schools to the club each school day

    9. Duties Performed By Interns Tutoring Assisting with homework (each child’s homework MUST be thoroughly checked each day) Helping staff with group activities (physical fitness, games, song and dance, sports, etc) Cleaning up the facility at the end of the day

    10. Applicability To My Field of Study I enjoy working with young children and I hope to be employed within a school system or a “child-centered” atmosphere one day. Working with young children for several hours each week opened my eyes to the types of difficulties and issues facing our youth today. This has inspired me to continue working toward having a job that would inspire and help today’s youth.

    11. Do I Recommend This Site? If you enjoy working with and playing with children…YES If you can work well in the midst chaos…YES If you do not mind checking LOTS of homework and answering questions…YES If you have issues with children being taught religion and singing religious songs…NO I truly enjoyed working with the staff and the children at the Brigade Boys and Girls Club. I learned many of the children’s names, and enjoyed watching their scholastic progress!!!

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