Boys & Girls Club of Easton

Sunday, March 21, 2021, another amazing opportunity to register folks for the COVID-19 Vaccine, and giving people access to free fruits, vegetables, meats, assorted bread and more. Offering warm regards for the vision and outstanding service The Easton COVID Vaccine Equity Project continues bring to the community offering individual help with registering for the vaccine every Wednesday between 10:00am and 2:00pm and on Sunday’s from 9:00 am until 11:00am. With the support of... seven (7) outstanding volunteers today’s registration for the COVID-19, Vaccine was successful in getting residents registered for the vaccine, the volunteers are: Cheryl Baker, Alexa Heryla, Olivia Heryla, Gianna Corda, Becky Gibson, Christina Ecchevaria, and Margie De Renzis Another salute goes to our volunteers who supported the Shoprite Bethlehem Partners In Caring Food Access Program today in collaboration with the Boys & Girls Club of Easton. The partnership takes place every Sunday Morning between 10:00am and 11:00am. Today’s volunteers for the food giveaway were, Coach Frankie West, Linda Mitchell, and Michelle McKessey. If interest in the COVID-19 Vaccine or the Shoprite free food days at the BGCE, allow me to suggest that you schedule an appointment to learn more. When visiting at the bgce please Remember to MASKUP and Social Distance at all times! The Boys & Girls Club of Easton is located at 210 Jones Houston Way in Southside Easton PA. For more information about the Boys & Girls Club of Easton call Dean Young, Exevitive Director at 484-239-2075, or email [email protected]

No waiting, no lines, during Shoprite Foods Giveaway at Boys & Girls Club of Easton Sunday, January 17, 2021. During the food giveaway this morning you can avoid waiting by texting ASAP what your preferred pickup time is for fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy, pastries, meats and more between 10:00 am and 11:00 am. To schedule for no wait text or call Dean Young, Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club of Easton at 484-239-2075.... Boys & Girls Club of Easton is located at 210 Jones Houston Way in Southside Easton, PA. COVID-19, and the BGGE safe haven guidelines and preventive protocols include, Social distancing, temperature checks, and mask-wearing required at all times in order to enter or take part in activities hosted by the Boys & Girls Club of Easton. Working together with ShopRite and the Shoprite Partners In Caring Program the Boys & Girls Club of Easton’s ultimate goal is to keep families, friends, and members food secure. We hope to see you this morning at the Boys & Girls Club of Easton. We hope to see you this morning between 10am and 11am. To register for the meal program or to learn more about the Secure Food Program or the Boys & Girls Club of Easton Family Support Programs calls are accepted by Dean Young, Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club of Easton at 484-239-2075.

IronPigs Charities gives grant to the Boys & Girls Club of Easton Dean Young, Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club of Easton, and Emily Bettys, Director of IronPigs Charities, met up on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at Coca Cola Park Home of the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs. The Boys & Girls Club of Easton was awarded a $3,500.00 grant supporting Triple Play Sports & Recreation activities. In accepting the grant, Young said, We are so grateful and honored to be selected as a... recipient of the IronPigs Charities Grant Program, which supports activities that keep young people engaged in positive programs away from the perils on the streets. The award provides access to Horseback Riding, Golf, Bowling, Skating, Basketball challenges, and other sports that keep kids fit with mind, body, and soul. The Club invites area youth to join the Triple Play Sports Youth Advisory Board where they will be empowered with decision making, planning, and implementing the use of the funds awarded by the IronPigs Charities grant. Members will decide the frequency of outings for golf, skating, bowling, and more based on the dollars in hand and the opportunities available at venues across the valley that offer the sports activities supported by the Iron Pigs Grant award. "This is a unique opportunity for kids to manage funds, assist with planning, implement activities, participate in fun programming, and offer feedback for reporting purposes." - Young added. If interested in learning more, the club will host a meeting at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at the Boys & Girls Club of Easton located at 210 Jones Houston Way in Southside Easton. For more information about Triple Play Sports programs, contact Monica Bowles, B&GCE Program Director, or Jon Young, B&GCE Administrative/Program Assistant, at (610) 703-8575. Dean Young, B&GCE Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club of Easton, can also be reached at (484) 239-2075.

Here's what's happening at the Boys & Girls Club of Easton (B&GCE) this week, Monday, January 11, 2021 - Friday, January 15, 2021: 1/13/21 @ 4pm: Virtual Pillowcase Presentation via Zoom for Grades 3-5 with Red Cross Cooking Classes: Making Breakfast Sandwiches 1/17/21: ShopRite Food Program (free foods)- doors open at 10:00am and close at 11:00am; pre-registration is required... All week: Academic enrichment with STEAM activities (check out the photos from last week with building blocks) All programs for academic enrichment and sports, fitness, and recreation resume for Grades K-5 from 3pm until 5:45pm and for Grades 6-12 from 6pm until 8:45pm. Registration for after-school programs is currently ongoing. Membership is required and costs $15 for a full school year (excludes summer months). Payment is accepted via cash or money order in exact change only. For more information about programs, contact Monica Bowles, B&GCE Program Director, or Jon Young, B&GCE Administrative/Program Assistant, at (610) 703-8575. Dean Young, B&GCE Executive Director, can also be reached at (484) 239-2075.

Sunday, January 3, 2021 We are getting calls regarding the Shoprite Partners in Caring Program in collaboration with the Boys & Girls Club of Easton asking if we’re open and giving away foods today. We are here this morning at the BGCE 210 Jones Houston Way - doors open at 10:00am and we close at 11:00am.... If you’re coming this morning be mindful of the inclement weather and driving conditions, and most important be safe! For more information call - Dean Young at 484-239-2075.

Community NEWS Offering Complementary Foods, Bottle Water, Fruits, Veggies and more! Sunday, January 10, 2021 10am until 11:00am at the BGCE... The Boys & Girls Club of Easton TEAMS UP with Shoprite Bethlehem to assure families have access to free foods, fruits, and vegetables on Sunday's. Sundays at the Boys & Girls Club of Easton offer more than a few hours of extra time - working in conjunction with the Shoprite Caring Partnership Program the Boys & Girls Club of Easton is offering free access to food every Sunday between 10:00am and 11:00 am. Dean Young, Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club of Easton said, "The program is open to the general public however to maintain social distancing and to support COVID-19 precautionary protocols advance Registration is required." Boys & Girls Club of Easton is located at 210 Jones Houston Way in Southside where the free food access program is offered every Sunday, doors open at 10:00am and the food giveaway ends at 11:00am. Photos. Dean Young appears at Shoprite Bethlehem with Terri Gudzinas, Front End Manager. Other photos depict the food distribution to community residents at the Boys & Girls Club of Easton. This Sunday, the Club in addition to offering free foods, fruits, veggies, meats, pastries, and assorted loaves of bread will have a limited number of free Bottles of Water sponsored by Northampton County COVID-19 relief funds. "If you need support with family meals the boys & girls club of Easton is here to help." - Young added. Want to register for the giveaway on Sunday, January 10th call or text Dean Young, Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club of Easton at 484-239-2075.

Local Restaurant Business and Nonprofit hookup to provide meals to families throughout the valley. Kudos to the Bansal’s and Aman's Artisan Indian Cuisine Restaurant for making a major contribution consisting of free prepared meals for families, and keeping their tradition of giving going in 2021. The Bansal’s prepared 250 meals of which fifty-six (56) were provided to Dean Young, Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club of Easton.... Young distributed the free meals consisting of a Lentil Vegetarian Dish with Desert, Bottle Water, and Vegetarian Spring-rolls, to families in Easton, Bethlehem, Allentown, and Bath PA. Young said, We are proud to be associated with businesses like Aman's Artisan Indian Cuisine Restaurant of Easton PA who are doing their part in keeping families and community food secure. In addition to delivering meals today, the Boys & Girls Club of Easton will host the Shoprite Caring Partners Program on Sunday Morning, January 3, 2021, at the Boys & Girls Club of Easton located at 210 Jones Houston Way in Southside. Doors open at 10:00am and the free food giveaway ends at 11:00am. Generally speaking, fruits, veggies, meats, assorted bread and pastries, and salads are available free of charge. Social distancing, temperature checks, and masks are required before entering the Boys & Girls Club of Easton. For more information about the Boys & Girls Club of Easton or to register for the Shoprite Partners, Sunday Morning Free Food Giveaway Program at the B&GCE calls are accepted by Dean Young, Executive Director at 484-239-2075.

At Shoprite with club volunteers, Andrea Roberts and Coach Frankie West collecting foods and preparing for the ShopRite Food Program that takes place this Sunda...y morning, December 13, 2020, between 10:00AM and 11:00am at the Boys& Girls Club of Easton located at 210 Jones Houston Way. For more information calls/texts can be made to Dean Young, Executive Director of the B&GCE, at 484-239-2075.

Parents and Remote Learning Evenings Come to the Boys & Girls Club of Easton! The Boys and Girls Club of Easton (B&GCE), located at 210 Jones Houston Way in Southside Easton, is offering forums for parent discussion groups to aid in the navigation of remote learning. Additionally, this is a time for parents/guardians to address questions and concerns that they have based on what they encountered while helping their children in the current academic environment. This event is o...pen to parents/guardians of B&GCE members in Grades K-12 that currently attend the after-school program. Topics of the forum include, but are not limited to the following agenda items: PowerSchool Google Classrooms Online Textbooks/Resources Submission of Student Work How to E-mail Teachers and Exploring Other Community Avenues Best Practices for Daily Zoom Attendance Best Practices for General Student Success in Remote and Hybrid Learning Parents and Remote Learning Evenings kick off with the first forum on Thursday, January 14th, 2021 at 6:30pm in the Club’s Multi-Purpose Room. Group sessions will continue every Thursday through January (1/21/21 & 1/28/21). After that, the sessions will move to once per month on the first Thursday of the month (2/4/21, 3/4/21, & 4/1/21). All meetings will have a prompt start time of 6:30pm. Pre-registration is highly recommended to manage social distancing practices and can be done by calling or texting (610) 703-8575. Space is limited and is open on a first-come, first-serve basis until seats are filled. For more information about the Parents and Remote Learning Evenings at the Boys & Girls Club of Easton, please contact Monica Bowles, B&GCE Program Director, or Kendra Durrah, B&GCE Assistant Teacher, at (610) 703-8575 Monday-Friday between 1pm and 9pm.

We look forward to seeing you on Sunday Morning December 13, 2020, during the Shoprite Food Day at the Boys & Girls Club of Easton located at 210 Jones Houston Way between 10am and 11:am. Worth mentioning - Kudos to Shoprite Bethlehem. During the week of December 7th, the Boys & Girls Club of Easton and Shoprite Bethlehem provided eighty (80) additional Turkeys to families in need. The Boys & Girls Club of Easton provided 42 turkeys to their club member families, delivered 2...0 turkeys to the Easton Neighborhood Center Food Pantry, and offered 18 turkeys to the Caring Place in Allentown. Tomorrow Sunday, December 13. 2020, The Partners In Caring - a community-based, hunger-fighting initiative Program established by Shoprite affords the Boys & Girls Club of Easton an opportunity to offer Shoprite Food Days at the Boys & Girls Club of Easton. The program happens every Sunday starting at 10am and ending at 11:am. Dean Young, Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club of Easton said, This is an exciting relationship that we developed with Shoprite, it gives families free access to fruits, veggies, meats, pastries, and dairy products every Sunday. We get to work with George Miller Perishable ASM, and Terri Gudzinas, Front End Manager - Shoprite Bethlehem with their support our Sunday Food program is incredibly successful and helping us in our efforts to assure families remain food secure. The Boys & Girls Club of Easton is located at 210 Jones Houston Way in Southside. If you want to learn more about the Sunday Foods Program calls are accepted by Dean Young at 484-239-2075. About the Shoprite Partners In Caring Program: In 1999, ShopRite established the Partners In Caring - a community-based, hunger-fighting initiative that supports more than 2000 charities soup kitchens, food pantries, homeless shelters, senior citizen centers, and other organizations on the front lines of fighting hunger. As a food retailer, ShopRite’s core focus is fighting hunger in the community. ShopRite stores support local hunger-fighting agencies throughout the northeast in communities served by ShopRite stores - through monetary and food donations as well as through volunteerism. Since the program began in 1999, more than $40 million has been donated to local food banks.

Here's what's happening the week of Monday, December 14th through Friday, December 18th at the Boys & Girls Club of Easton: The Club is open to elementary members in Grades K-5 between 3pm and 5:45pm. Middle and high school members may have access and attend between 6pm and 8:45pm. Cooking Class with Mr. Kenan- Recipe: Make Your Own Popcorn... Join us for our last Healthy Habits cooking lesson of 2020 on Wednesday, December 16, 2020. Stay tuned for more updates. Don't forget to pre-register for the ShopRite Food Program taking place again this Sunday, December 13, 2020 between 10am and 11am (calls/texts can be made to Dean Young, Executive Director of the B&GCE, at 484-239-2075). Upcoming important information regarding the B&GCE Kids Holiday Party: 12/23/20- Annual Kids Holiday Party (a permission slip is required and can be obtained from the B&GCE) 3:00pm-5:30pm- Grades K-5; 6:00pm-8:30pm- Grades 6-12 Due to Covid-19, the party this year is open ONLY to current B&GCE youth who are enrolled in Fall 2020 programming. For more information or to learn about how to get involved, please contact Monica Bowles, B&GCE Program Director, at (610) 703-8575 or Dean Young, B&GCE Executive Director, at (484) 239-2075.

We’re making Smoothies this week at the Boys & Girls Club of Easton. Enjoy the video capturing an earlier recorded Healthy Habits Cooking Class with B&GCE kids and Mr. Kenan Meral, B&GCE Healthy Habits Cooking Coach.

Sunday’s At the Boys & Girls Club of Easton are synonymous with ShopRite Foods Day - it happens every Sunday at the Boys & Girls Club of Easton 210 Jones Houston Way in Southside. Doors at the club open this morning at 10:00am and close at 11:00 am. Social distancing is enforced and each individual entering the boys and girls clubs facility is required to wear a mask, temperatures are taken as you enter and as you exit the building, each person must also sign-in indicating... the time in the building and the departure times. An array of food are provided from vegetables to fruits, sandwiches, meats, pastries, dairy and other goodies intended to support families as part of the boys and girls clubs and ShopRite COVID-19 relief Program. The objective to keep families, friends and members food secured. For questions related to the Shoprite Foods Program Contact Dean Young Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club Easton at 484-239-2075 for those of you who already pre-registered we look forward to seeing you today Sunday, December 6, 2020, at 10 AM until 11:00am be safe and stay well.