Boys & Girls Clubs of the L.A. Harbor Celebrates 80 years of serving the youth of the Harbor community From balloons to the big top, the community is uniting to celebrate BGCLAH’s mission to serve the youth of our community SAN PEDRO, California, November 16, 2017 – For 80 years, the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor (BGCLAH) has made a difference in the lives of the Harbor community giving the youth of the area a better path. Today, BGCLAH kicks off its “80 Years

Thanks to the generous volunteer efforts of Valero and United Way of Greater L.A. at our Wilmington Club and the Palos Verdes Peninsula Association of Realtors YPN at our San Pedro Club, our walls and rooms are brighter, better and more beautiful than ever. Valero and United Way partnered to paint our elementary program rooms at the Wilmington Boys & Girls Club as part of United Way’s Commitment to Caring Day. Mentors from both organizations also hosted a mentoring workshop o

Over 40 USC volunteers and student athletes visited our Club to the excited of our members. The volunteers and athletes organized athletic and healthy eating activities in our Clubhouse and our new Daniels Field Recreation Complex. Thank you to the volunteers from Trojan League of South Bay, Trojan Club of Coastal Cities, and USC Parent Engagement Committee for taking the time to help our youth live healthier and more active lives. BIG thank you to our Board member, Steve Lop

The week culminated with our kids beating the Friday rain with indoor block parties at our San Pedro, Wilmington and Port of L.A. Clubhouses. The block parties included inflatables, live music, carnival games and help from our great volunteers. Thank you to our volunteers from the DoubleTree San Pedro, Ultimate Staffing (Torrance), CSULB Circle K Club and Marymount California University! Thank you DoubleTree Hotel San Pedro volunteers! #PortofLosAngeles #SanPedro #Volunteer #

We are expanding and improving our volunteer opportunities thanks to longtime Board member, Tamara Powers who is volunteering her time in the new role of Volunteer Outreach Coordinator. Tamara has served on our Board since 2007 and is our Vice President of Development. An avid volunteer in the community, Tamara frequently visits our Clubs in San Pedro and Wilmington to assist with programming and events. From helping with art projects to serving at our Thanksgiving Dinners, T

Thank you Phillips 66 for helping the community! 2012 Summer Internship Program Phillips 66 rewarded the top students from around the area for their hard work and dedication by providing summer internships with local non-profits. The LAR Summer High School Intern Program provided 15 internships to local high school students and LAR dependents. Each internship provided an opportunity for students to learn business, organizational, and program leadership skills. Phillips

Come celebrate with us!!! 2012 is a year of Celebration for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor as we are celebrating our 75TH Anniversary. We are celebrating the past 75 years of changing and saving lives of youth in our community. And we are starting a celebration of the next 75 years as “Great Futures Start Here.” So please join us at our annual Angels Breakfast as we welcome our celebrated guest speaker Tom Sullivan. Breakfast is on us…. #CorporateSuppor

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This year, the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor served the most Thanksgiving meals ever! Over 2,400 plates were served to the communities of San Pedro and Wilmington at 6 different dinners. We would like to thank all those who helped to make these dinners possible. Now with another Thanksgiving in the books, the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor has set it sights on providing a memorable Christmas for all our members. If the response is anything like th