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Hendersonville, NC (May 11, 2012) – Recently, the Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County received a $1,000 grant from Darden Restaurants, Inc. Foundation’s Recipe for Success program to take club teens on a college-going experience at Western Carolina University on April 12, 2012. Club members explored the campus with a college guide and learned about educational programs and student life...
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Hendersonville, NC – April 17, 2012 – Members of the community are invited to an upcoming Pancake Breakfast fundraiser hosted by the staff of the Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County at Applebee’s in Hendersonville (1635 Four Seasons Boulevard). The event will take place Saturday, May 5th from 7 a.m. until 10 a.m., and all proceeds will fund summer field trip funds for club kids... | |
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Hendersonville, NC – April 16, 2012 – In celebration of the 12th anniversary of Kilwin’s chocolate and ice cream shop in downtown Hendersonville, shop owner Jen Butcher will donate a percentage of their anniversary day sales to the Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County... | |
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EXCEPTIONAL TEENS TO COMPETE FOR
NORTH CAROLINA STATE YOUTH OF THE YEAR HONOR
The Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County will host the North Carolina State Youth of the Year competition on Friday, April 13 and Saturday 14, 2012. Twenty-eight exceptional teen members from clubs across North Carolina will travel to Henderson County on this weekend to compete for the state Youth of the Year title in addition to a $5,000 college scholarship. The newly named North Carolina Youth of the Year winner will move on to the regional competition to vie for the distinction of being one of five regional winners across the country. Ultimately those five winners will contend for the title of National Youth of the Year...
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Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County
receives grant funding for Project Learn
(March 28, 2012 – Hendersonville, NC) -- The Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County recently received a $45,000 grant that will support social and academic programs targeting club members in middle school. The funding comes from the Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina Foundation and is one of 33 grants recently distributed to non-profits across North Carolina, focusing on issues including affordable housing, children’s services, crisis assistance, education, health care, legal services and social services...
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Boys &
Girls Club of Henderson County sends rookie team to
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FIRST ®
Robotics
regional competition
Hendersonville, NC – February
27, 2012 ― FIRST®
team # 4245 at the Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County is one
of 900 high school teams prepared for rigorous competition this week.
FIRST®
(For Inspiration
and Recognition of Science and Technology) is a not-for-profit
organization founded by Dean
Kamen
to inspire young people’s interest and participation in science and
technology by engaging students in innovative robotics competitions.
The Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County team, nicknamed "Robo
Warriors,” is a rookie team that spent six intense weeks designing
and building an original robot for the FIRST
Regional Competition beginning Thursday, March 1st at the University
of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN. Robo Warriors has been sponsored by
jcpenney...
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(February 1, 2012 – Hendersonville, NC) – Beginning Friday, February 3rd, young artists from the Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County will be featured in a month-long art exhibit called Small He(Arts), Small Hands, Small Wonders. The exhibit will take place at Jongo Java Coffee House, 117 S. Main Street in downtown Hendersonville.
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Shelley’s Jewelry helps "diamond dreams come true” for members of the Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County
(January 6, 2012 – Hendersonville, NC) Through the month of January, Shelley’s Jewelry in downtown Hendersonville is championing the Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County by offering free watch batteries and installation to customers in exchange for a suggested $10 donation to the club. | |
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