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Oct 5, 2015
1 min

San Pedro Club 50th Anniversary

Join us for the celebration on November 14! For more information, please contact Kimberly Caballero at (310) 833-1322 ext. 249 or kimberlyc@192.186.221.224.bgclaharbor.org To participate in our Club Alumni Car Show, please contact David Gonzales at (310) 612-2023. #SanPedro #Uncategorized

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Sep 4, 2015
1 min

Trip to Our Nation’s Capital

Thanks to the generous support of George Mayer (Coastline Equity) and his friends, we were able to take 17 of our teen Club members to Washington D.C. for a political and historical immersion trip. Our students visited the Capitol, saw the many national monuments, toured local universities and visited Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Government Relations Office. #Keystone #summer #Uncategorized

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Jun 29, 2015
3 min

College Bound’s Largest Graduating Class Ever!

Look out for news about the next College Bound Celebration taking place on May 26, 2016 at the Warner Grand Theatre. On May 28 at the Warner Grand Theatre, high school seniors from San Pedro, Wilmington, Lomita and Gardena gathered with their families to celebrate their completion of the Boys & Girls Club College Bound program. This year our College Bound program served more high school seniors than ever with over 500 participants. A total of $107,000 in scholarships was awar

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Apr 29, 2015
1 min

Summer Programs 2015

San Pedro Boys & Girls Club – 1200 S. Cabrillo Ave., San Pedro (310) 833-1322 Introducing our new summer camp program at our San Pedro Club. These age appropriate camps for ages 6 through 18 will give children and teens the opportunity to develop their skills, expand their knowledge and explore new sites during the summer break. San Pedro Club camps run June 15 to August 7 from Mon-Fri, 7:00 am to 6:00 pm Weekly fee: $60 per child. Includes daily breakfast, lunch and afterno

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Mar 12, 2015
1 min

Boys & Girls Club Week – March 23 through March 27

From March 23 to March 27, we will join over 1,100 BGCA organizations nationwide in celebrating Boys & Girls Clubs of America Week! Stop by for a tour and see our programming in action. March 23, 4:00 to 6:00 pm – Character & Leadership Day at the San Pedro Boys & Girls Club March 24, 4:00 to 6:00 pm – Athletics Day at the Wilmington Boys & Girls Club March 25, 4:00 to 6:00 pm – Career Day at the Port of L.A. Boys & Girls Club San Pedro Club – 1200 S. Cabrillo Ave., San Pedro

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Feb 9, 2015
2 min

Announcing our 2015 Youth of the Year

Look out for information about our 2016 Youth of the Year event to take place in January 2016. Our Youth of the Year competition and dinner reception at our Port of L.A. Clubhouse. “I am a Club kid who loves her life because the Boys & Girls Club exists.” – Diana Meza, Youth of the Year competition speech We serve hundreds of students in our San Pedro, Wilmington and Port of L.A. Club high school centers, but every year we choose one of our most accomplished teens to serve a

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Feb 9, 2015
1 min

Growing Up Healthy at Our School Sites

This school year, BREATHE LA awarded our organization with five $1,000 grants to start gardening programs at our elementary school sites in San Pedro and Wilmington. The program allows our students to grow their own healthy foods and add some beautiful plants to their school campuses. We started the program at Barton Hill Elementary, Park Western Elementary, Fries Avenue Elementary, Gulf Avenue Elementary, and George De La Torre Elementary. As part of our after-school program

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Feb 9, 2015
1 min

Partner Spotlight – Al Larson Boat Shop

Before our Partner Plan started in 2007, several companies supported our organization in various ways. One of our oldest and most valued partners is the Al Larson Boat Shop. Owned by the Wall family, Al Larson Boat Shop has supported our organization for several decades and is currently one of our Silver Partners. The Wall family has had members on our Board of Directors since the 1940s, starting with Dr. George Wall, then Andy Wall and his wife Gloria Wall. Andy and Gloria W

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Jan 28, 2015
1 min

Open the Door. Take the Tour.

Beginning February 11, we will start our weekly “meet and greet” hours at our San Pedro and Wilmington Clubs. Every week, you will have the opportunity to visit our Clubs, receive a tour by our Club directors and youth, see our programs in action and have all your questions answered. February 11, 4:00 to 5:00 pm – Wilmington Clubhouse February 18, 4:00 to 5:00 pm – San Pedro Clubhouse February 25, 4:00 to 5:00 pm – Wilmington Clubhouse March 4, 4:00 to 5:00 pm – San Pedro Clu

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Jan 15, 2015
1 min

Partner Spotlight – Port of Los Angeles

We have been serving the harbor region for 78 years thanks to the support of local businesses including the Port of Los Angeles. The biggest player in the prosperity of the Harbor area has been instrumental in enabling our organization to improve and expand nonprofit programming and services for local youth and their families. In 2002, we formed a partnership with the Port of LA with the establishment of the Port of LA Boys & Girls Club. Located within the Port Liberty Hill P

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Dec 22, 2014
1 min

Santa Brought 2,250 Donated Gifts

For many of our youth, the gift they receive at our Club holiday parties is the only gift they receive for the holidays. Thanks to some very generous organizations playing Santa Claus this year, we were able to ensure that thousands of harbor area children had something to be grateful for this season. Thank you to the Los Angeles City Fire Department, A.C. Green Youth Foundation, Mattel, Daily Breeze and Aerotek for donating the majority of the gifts! Thanks also to the follo

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Dec 2, 2014
1 min

Giving Thanks for Our Thanksgiving Supporters

Over 40 of our Wilmington Club teens volunteered their time to assemble Thanksgiving feasts. This year, we launched our Giving Thanks food drive to provide our most needy Club families with ingredients for a Thanksgiving feast. We are proud to report that we distributed feasts to 300 families! Thank you to the organizations and individuals who donated food supplies and volunteered their time. Aerotek * Bonert’s Pies * Chase Bank * Our Club Parents * First Presbyterian Church

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Nov 4, 2014
1 min

Giving Thanks Community Food Drive

The holiday season is officially upon us and you can help us make this a very happy Thanksgiving for Los Angeles Harbor youth who need us most. This year, we are launching our “Giving Thanks” community program to help our most deserving Club families who would otherwise not be able to celebrate. We will distribute bags with feast supplies to these families during the holiday week. If you would like to donate perishable and nonperishable ingredients for a happy Thanksgiving, p

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Oct 30, 2014
2 min

Lakers Youth Foundation Visits the Port Club

Looking out at the shiny, new gym floor in our Port of L.A. Boys & Girls Club, former Lakers player A.C. Green announced to attendees at the opening ceremony, “This is a dream come true. This is definitely a very beautiful place that can and will change a lot of lives.” On October 27, we were honored to be visited by Green, former Lakers player James Worthy and current Lakers forward Julius Randle for the opening of our refurbished gym floor at our Port Club. Adjacent to the

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Oct 30, 2014
1 min

Keeping Teens Safe in Overtime

San Pedro High School football games are exciting community events. Students, teachers, parents and alumni turn out to cheer on the Pirates and celebrate the results of games. Unfortunately, post-game revelry often leads to unsafe situations. Our new Director of Teen Services Anthony Luna, an alumnus of San Pedro High School and former San Pedro Club member, is familiar with the gang violence that often occurs following games and immediately started developing a solution to k

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Oct 30, 2014
1 min

Partner Spotlight – Union Pacific

This year marks the tenth year of Union Pacific’s generous support of our organization. They have backed the expansion and improvement of our arts programming and the original refurbishment of our Wilmington Boys & Girls Club. Since joining us as a partner in 2009, Union Pacific and Director of Port Affairs Andy Perez’s commitment to the Club has served as an inspiration to our youth and community. Union Pacific is one of America’s leading transportation companies. Its princi

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Oct 30, 2014
1 min

Congratulations to Board Member John Vidovich

In September, our long-time Board member John Vidovich was promoted to Deputy Chief and Fire Marshal of the Los Angeles City Fire Department. John has served as a battalion chief and then as an assistant chief for LAFD since 2005. As a San Pedro Boys Club alumnus, John has been a member of our Board since 1999 and has provided hands-on support on our expansion projects including our new recreation center on Daniel’s Field currently in development. In addition to serving on ou

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Oct 18, 2013
1 min

Bids For Kids 2013 Honors the Port of Los Angeles

On October 4, the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor celebrated our 18th annual Bids For Kids Auction and Dinner as we honored the Port of Los Angeles at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach. Bids For Kidsis our largest fundraising event and this year raised over $250,000 during the evening. Each year, our Board members and Club staff organize a silent and live auction dinner to celebrate the remarkable accomplishments of the Club’s youth programming at 17 sites in San Pedr

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Oct 18, 2013
1 min

Club Youth Visit Cirque du Soleil “Totem”

On Thursday, October 10, youth from our San Pedro, Wilmington and Port of Los Angeles Clubs were invited to a preview performance of Cirque du Soleil’s “Totem.” We received a generous donation from Cirque du Soleil of 50 passes for our middle school and high school members to see this thrilling production as it makes its nation-wide tour. Our youth were excited that “Totem” was set to open at the Port of Los Angeles and were wonderfully surprised to have the opportunity to

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Oct 18, 2013
1 min

Our Transportation Services are Growing

Over 400 Club members at our San Pedro, Wilmington, Port of Los Angeles Clubs participate in our transportation program to get from their schools to our Clubs safely. Now we are able to serve even more youth members thanks to a very generous donation from the Harbor Community Benefit Foundation of two buses to serve our Wilmington community. The two Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Blue Bird 78-passenger school buses replaced one of our diesel fueled models to make our transport

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