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February Newsletter

February 4, 2025

Monthly Newsletter CEO Letter Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County’s Youth of the Year program is my favorite way to reconnect with our mission and it couldn’t have come at a better time as I was needing a little pick me up this month! I get the opportunity to see this leadership development competition at both…

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Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County Hosts Regional Trauma-Informed Intensive Training

January 16, 2025

Boys and Girls Clubs of Larimer County (BGCLC) has been selected as a Trauma-Informed Intensive Resource Training Hub. This prestigious recognition was awarded by Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) through a highly competitive application process. As part of this recognition, BGCLC hosted a TI Intensive Training for staff from Clubs across the region…

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January Newsletter

January 1, 2025

CEO Letter Happy New Year! Happy New Year? I was really looking forward to a fresh start in 2025, but I’ve struggled writing this letter in the typical upbeat fashion given the many challenges that January presented us as an organization and as a community. Is anyone else’s head spinning? As I try to find my bearings…

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October Newsletter

October 22, 2024

October Newsletter CEO Letter “The miracle is this: The more we share the more we have.” — Leonard Nimoy It’s a beautiful time of year to be in Colorado, and I have had the opportunity to soak up the fall season in Estes Park twice over the last 30 days. Once for much-needed time in RMNP.…

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September Newsletter

September 25, 2024

September Newsletter CEO Letter Happy Fall, y’all! This is the most beautiful time of year in Colorado, and I hope you are all out enjoying the incredible weather and gorgeous colors! This week we decided to take advantage of my son’s school-out day and head up to Rocky Mountain National Park for some leaf peeping. We didn’t get the…

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August Newsletter

August 17, 2024

August Newsletter CEO Letter School is officially back in full swing and my head is still spinning at how quickly the summer blew by and that we’re already getting ready for football season, cooler temperatures, and earlier sunsets. BGCLC completed our largest summer program in history, which included Summer of Discovery at all three of our…

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July Newsletter

July 31, 2024

  CEO Letter It’s hard to believe this week marks the end of summer at BGCLC and our largest program in history! Where did the time go?!? It has been an incredibly busy one with more field trips than ever before and the continued expansion of Summer of Discovery. We’ll be celebrating with youth graduation at our Fort…

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June Newsletter

June 28, 2024

CEO Letter Summer is my absolute favorite season of the year. Flip flops, outdoor concerts, mountain hikes, farmers markets, cooling off at the pool, and everything else that comes with sunny days and warm weather.  This will be our largest summer program on record, with over 1,300 youth enrolled, all of them excited to make new friends and…

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2020 Youth of the Year Winner Milayo Garner Discovers Her Path To Pediatric Medicine

April 30, 2024

Milayo Garner, an alumna of our Sage Homes Wellington Club, is forging ahead toward a career in pediatric medicine. She credits her time at Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County for helping to prepare her for what it takes. In Milayo’s six years at Club, she took an active role, participating in community projects…

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April Newsletter

April 30, 2024

CEO Letter Spring has officially sprung! I love my morning walks this time of year where the flowers are blooming, the birds are happily singing, and the air is starting to warm.  One definition of spring is a season of growth and development, which is synonymous with what we do here at BGCLC! Since early 2020, we have exponentially grown…

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March Newsletter

April 15, 2024

CEO Letter  Happy Spring! It’s hard to believe March is almost over and our excitement is already building around the end of school and summer fun ahead! My son turned 12 years old this week and as he inches closer and closer to becoming a teenager, I’m often reminded of how important positive peers and adult…

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Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County Behavioral Health Team Wins National Award in Trauma-Informed Practice & Youth Wellbeing

March 28, 2024

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County (BGCLC) Behavioral Health Team (BHT) has won the national Roxanne Spillett Award for Trauma-Informed Practice & Youth Well-Being. This award recognizes programs that integrate and are guided by the seven elements of a trauma-informed Club: 1) Awareness, 2) Safety, 3) Trust, 4) Equity, 5) Empowerment, Voice &…

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