Welcome!

Welcome to the Boys & Girls Club of the Bemidji Area!
 
To view our 2009 Annual Report click here.
 
Below you will find up-to-date information posted each week about what is happening in and around the Club!
 
If you have something to share that involves the Boys & Girls Club, please feel free to submit to one of us -- our email is listed on the Contact Us page!
Hip Happenings
by Andrea Ohnstad,
Resource Development Director
Community Connections
by Leonore Potter,
Executive Director
Program Pieces 
by Josh Kujava,
Teen Services Director
SUPPORT THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF BEMIDJI AT FIRST IMPRESSIONS SALONSPA

From now until March 5, 2010, you are welcome to swing into First Impressions SalonSpa, located at 3728 Bemidji Avenue Suite 400, to enter a drawing to win four fabulous prizes, with all funds going directly to the Boys & Girls Club of the Bemidji Area! 
 
The four prizes are:  
1) A First Impressions Makeover - a Facial, Highlight or Color, and Makeup Session
 
2) Kristi eyeglass holder & purse 
 
3) Men's haircut
 
4) Men's assorted styling products
 
You don't need an appointment, just swing by!   If you have questions, call Deb at 218.751.8270.
 
Thanks!
BEMIDJI "FOR THE LOVE OF HAITI" FOOD PACKAGING EVENT
 

When: 
Saturday, Feb. 27
Where: 
The Boys & Girls Club of Bemidji Area (1600 Minnesota Ave. N.)
What: 
Packing food for Haiti
How much:
Suggested donation of $10 a person to help defray the cost of the food packed during the sessions.  
 
Volunteer Shifts: 
 10am - 11:30 am --> FULL
12 noon to 1:30 pm--> FULL
2pm to 3:30 pm --> FULL
 
Each session will host 200 volunteers.  These volunteers will be packaging a high protein nutritious dry rice/soy/veg blend in assembly style fashion. Each package feeds 6 and currently costs about .15 per meal for ingredients and packaging. It again will be shipped FREE OF CHARGE via US gov't as KAH is a recognized 501C3 emergency food provider. A semi will take the pallets from Bemidji to a warehouse in St. Cloud to join up with food packaged there during a 2 day citywide packaging session being held there.

 

What we need most is:

MONEY ...150,000 meals is the goal X .15 cents = $22,500 in 3 weeks!! Contributions are tax deductable (checks made out to Kids Against Hunger) and an account is being set up at First National Bank.

 
 
For more information, please contact the United Way of Bemidji. 
 
www.unitedwaybemidji.org
 
 
SNOW WEEK BASH SUCCESS! 
 
Last Friday eve, over 200 Senior High School Students attended the Snow Week Bash!  They enjoyed music, smoothies, tournaments and a time to just hang out! 
 
Thanks to the BYAC for their coordination and promotion of this event! 

Thanks for visiting!