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Welcome to the Wattles Boys & Girls Club, offering a safe haven for kids aged 6-19 in downtown Portland. Membership costs only $15 per year and provides access to various facilities like game rooms, computer labs, sports areas, and educational resources to keep children engaged and off the streets.
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About the club • located at 9330 SE Harold St. in Portland. • Serves children that live Downtown in Portland within five-mile radius of the club • Children ages 6yrs to 19 yrs • membership is only 15$ per year
The Wattles club offers alternatives to children from playing on the streets and can keep the kids out of trouble they might get into while unsupervised.
Facilities available for Members • Game Room • Intel Computer Lab • Full size Basketball court • Learning center • Art Room • Teen Room
Benefits of the the Gym • Keeps children healthy • Supervision during sports • Constructive way to release energy • Games - Basketball - Soccer - Tennis
Teen Room • Arcade games • Pool Table • DVD player / TV • Nintendo 64 • Social Interaction
Art Room Activities • Painting • Wood Building • Pottery • Drawing
Learning Center • Help with homework • Mind/Strategy games • Learning activities • Reading • Presentations • Contests and prizes
Benefits of the Game room • Kids learn to play together / Fair Play • Social interaction
Intel Computer Lab • $500,000 donated by Intel • Over 20 Computers • Full time staff member • Intranet linked computer system • All programs and devices donated
Hardware • Pentium 4 processors • Fully digital Sound studio • Digital movie editing station • 10 digital “Palm” cameras • 5 digital voice recorders • T1 connection to Internet’
Programs available • Dreamweaver • Adobe Photoshop 7.0 • CorelDraw • Adobe Paint shop Pro • Macromedia Flash MX • Microsoft Office • Graphic animation software
Benefits of club • Builds self confidence • Enhances computer literacy • Preparation for digital age • Keeps children off street • Opportunity to use very expensive software