Brigade Boys

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Brigade Boys Girls Club

• Spring Semester 2007

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Brigade Boys and Girls Club2759 Vance
St.Wilmington, NC 28412910-392-0747www.brigadeb
gc.org
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Supervisors

• Directors Derrell and Jo Ann Clark

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Mission Statement

• To inspire and enable all young people,
  especially those from disadvantaged
  circumstances, to realize their full potential as
  productive, responsible and caring citizens.

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Boys Girls Club Code

• I BELIEVE in God and the right to worship
  according to my own faith and religion. I BELIEVE
  in America and the American way of life...in the
  Constitution and the Bill of Rights. I BELIEVE in
  fair play, honesty and sportsmanship. I BELIEVE
  in my Boys Girls Club which stands for these
  things.
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History

• The Brigade Boys and Girls Club was started
  by Col. Walker Taylor (1864-1937). Col. Taylor
  was a Wilmington businessman and Sunday school
  teacher. He was upset that many of the boys in
  his class had so much time on their hands and
  little opportunity. He read a book about boys
  clubs in Scotland and got the idea to start one
  in Wilmington. His club was called the
  Wilmington Boys Brigade. He started out with
  only 5 boys. The only club requirement was that
  the boy be a member of a Sunday school class and
  that he attend the Boys Brigade regularly. In
  1990, girls were added to the club and the name
  changed to The Brigade Boys and Girls Club.
  There are now over 2,000 members.

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Funding

• Membership Fees
• Government Grants
• Contributions
• Special Events
• The United Way
• Sales To The Public
• Cape Fear Memorial Foundation
• Philip Morris Grant
• Fees for Extracurricular Activites Provided by
  the Boys and Girls Club (sports teams, mime
  class, chess club, girls group, etc)
• Other Various Organizations donate money as well

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Population Served

• Any child between the ages of 5 and 18 that is in
  Kindergarten through 12th grade can be a member
• Open after school, all day in the summer and all
  day during certain school breaks (Spring break
  and teacher work days, etc)
• Membership dues are low and no one is prevented
  from joining
• The Brigade Boys and Girls Club provides
  transportation from local schools to the club
  each school day

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Duties Performed By Interns

• Tutoring
• Assisting with homework (each childs homework
  MUST be thoroughly checked each day)
• Helping staff with group activities (physical
  fitness, games, song and dance, sports, etc)
• Cleaning up the facility at the end of the day

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Applicability To My Field of Study

• I enjoy working with young children and I hope to
  be employed within a school system or a
  child-centered atmosphere one day.
• Working with young children for several hours
  each week opened my eyes to the types of
  difficulties and issues facing our youth today.
  This has inspired me to continue working toward
  having a job that would inspire and help todays
  youth.

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Do I Recommend This Site?

• If you enjoy working with and playing with
  childrenYES
• If you can work well in the midst chaosYES
• If you do not mind checking LOTS of homework and
  answering questionsYES
• If you have issues with children being taught
  religion and singing religious songsNO
• I truly enjoyed working with the staff and the
  children at the Brigade Boys and Girls Club. I
  learned many of the childrens names, and enjoyed
  watching their scholastic progress!!!