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Grand Rapids Police Department and Jaycees help make the holidays a bit brighter for BGC Club Members

by Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth (BGC Grand Rapids)

Submitted 01-06-2011 under NONPROFIT

The holidays are a special time that bring families together and put smiles on the faces of those awaiting their presents. This year, two events made the holidays a bit brighter for some of Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth (...

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2nd annual Steak and Burger Dinner raises nearly $40,000 for BGCGRYC

by Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth (BGC Grand Rapids)

Submitted 10-19-2010 under NONPROFIT

When faced with challenges in her career, Olympic gymnast Dominique Dawes learned to focus on the journey and not the destination. The 2nd Annual Steak & Burger Dinner provided the Club members of Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth...

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2nd Annual Steak & Burger Dinner brings w/Speaker Dominique Dawes

by Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth (BGC Grand Rapids)

Submitted 09-21-2010 under

This year’s 2nd Annual Steak & Burger Dinner will take place at the Steil Club in Grand Rapids on Thursday, October 7, 2010 at 5:30pm. Each of the 40 tables will bring six donors and three Club members together for a steak and hamburger dinner,...

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Steak & Burger Dinner brings Olympian Dominique Dawes to GR

by Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth (BGC Grand Rapids)

Submitted 09-21-2010 under NONPROFIT

Fundraisers tend to be a dime a dozen. Every cause needs supporters, and the creative ideas to raise funds sometimes seem at a stand still. But, Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth’s 2nd Annual Steak & Burger Dinner allows...

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Best Buy employees' volunteering pays off big for Boys & Girls Club members

by Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth (BGC Grand Rapids)

Submitted 07-19-2010 under NONPROFIT

Amazing things can happen when big corporations pair up with local non-profits, and on June 28th and 29th, Best Buy demonstrated exactly this. Forty-seven Club members from Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth participated in...

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Essilor USA gives free eye exams and sends Club members home with new name brand glasses

by Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth (BGC Grand Rapids)

Submitted 07-06-2010 under NONPROFIT

Sight is an important sense that sometimes gets mistreated due to financial setbacks, but on June 8 Essilor USA, the world’s leader in ophthalmic lenses came to Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth to give free eye exams and...

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Three Club members earn themselves new iPods

by Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth (BGC Grand Rapids)

Submitted 07-06-2010 under NONPROFIT

Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth Club members, Brenda, Marshawnna, and Keshawnna earned themselves a trip to the Apple Store at Woodland Mall on May 27th. Brenda was winner of the Steil Club Power Hour program with 583...

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New event brings new faces and donors to a great cause: Grand Rapids youth

by Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth (BGC Grand Rapids)

Submitted 06-25-2010 under NONPROFIT

With 28 golfers and 10 straight hours of golfing, Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth (BGCGRYC) was able to raise over $12,000 to aid in providing positive academic programming for Grand Rapids’ youth. The 100 Holes Challenge...

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Meet Author Kekla Magoon at Seidman Boys & Girls Club

by Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth (BGC Grand Rapids)

Submitted 05-26-2010 under

Seidman Boys & Girls Club is excited to announce that Kekla Magoon will make a special appearance on Thursday, June 17. Kekla is a well known children’s author who wrote the award-winning book The Rock and the River, which is about a young teen...

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West Michigan Autotraders step it up for their community

by Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth (BGC Grand Rapids)

Submitted 04-12-2010 under NONPROFIT

On March 26, the Autotrader.com employees of West Michigan teamed up to help make a difference in the lives of Grand Rapids’ youth. Eight Autotrader volunteers came to Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth and spent three hours...

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