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and arch bridges. The 3rd-5th
graders learned about wind-
mills, sails and hand pollina-
tors. They actually built all
three from scratch too! Chil-
dren visited Harford Commu-
nity College to see the wind-
mill that aerates their pond.
The SEAS Club ended the
summer with a boat trip on
board the Skipjack Martha
Lewis for all SEAS Club par-
ticipants.
The Havre de Grace Boys &
Girls Club was thrilled to
have Dr. Pamela Lottero-
Perdue, from Towson Univer-
sity, teach a mini-club this
summer. The mini-club was
called the SEAS (Summer
Engineering and Science)
Club. The SEAS Club helped
children learn about engineer-
ing jobs, problems, and solu-
tions relevant to their every-
day worlds. It included hands-
on science investigations,
engineering design chal-
lenges, and related reading
experiences. Children ex-
plored three units from the
Engineering is Elementary
(EiE) program developed at
the Boston Museum of Sci-
ence. Each unit was chosen
because of its connection to
local issues.
Dr. Lottero-Perdue taught
children in 1st-5th grades. The
1st and 2nd graders learned
about bridges. They re-
searched how bridges were
built and then built several
suspension bridges, deep
beam bridges, beam bridges
Learning about other cultures
and countries is no longer a
luxury for Americans, it has
become a necessity. Thanks
to Global Pathways Project,
boys & girls from Baltimore
were able to do just that this
summer at Baltimore Interna-
tional Camp.
The goal of this camp was to
expose young members of the
community to the interna-
tional influences which affect
their lives. Before under-
standing the complicated
forces of global interdepend-
ence, young people need to
first recognize the role these
forces play in their everyday
lives, from the food they eat
to the clothes they wear to the
music they hear in the streets
of Baltimore. This week of
activities introduced them to
international flavors already
in their lives. At the same
time, Global Pathways Project
wanted to show these young
people cool things that profes-
sionals can do, making sure
they understand these are pro-
fessions they can pursue later
in their lives.
Club Members Take to the SEAS
I N S I DE
TH I S
I S SUE :
National
Night Out
2
Harford
County
Summer
Activities
2-3
Upcoming
Events
2
Baltimore
Summer
Activities
4
A Look Back 5
RCM&D
Regatta
5
Kiss-a-Pig
Results
5
Shop with a
Cop
3 An International Experience
Hand in Hand The newsletter of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Harford County & Metropolitan Baltimore
S U M M E R 2 0 0 8 V O L U M E 2 I S S U E 3
SPEC IAL
PO INTS OF
INTEREST :
• Check out
our up-
coming
Events!
• National
Night Out
• Summer
Fun at all
of our
Clubs
P A G E 2
Many thanks to
everyone who
supported our
National Night Out
event, including the
Sheriff’s Office,
Harford County
Public Library, Frito
Lay, Harford County
Office of Drug
Control Policy, the
HazMat Response
Unit, Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority, GEEF,
the Y, Harford
County Food and
Nutrition Program
and the Governor’s
Office of Crime
Control & Prevention.
Fishing for a Good Time
National Night Out On August 5, 2008 the Boys &
Girls Club-Edgewood Unit
hosted its first National Night
Out event.
This special evening provided
an opportunity for Edgewood
families to come out and enjoy
each other, learn about the
Boys & Girls Club and more
importantly, give residents and
local organizations a chance to
come together for a very good
cause – to take back their
neighborhood from those who
threaten its safety and well-
being.
The evening featured a variety
of activities and competitions
for youth of all ages. Plenty of
prizes and free giveaways were
distributed by staff along with
free school supplies.
Food and refreshments
were provided by Harford
County Public Schools
Food & Nutrition Program.
Many special guests were
on hand including State’s
Attorney Joe Cassily, Sher-
iff Jesse Bane, local assis-
tant principals from Edgewood
Elementary and High School
and many others. Close to
300 people were in atten-
dance.
Below are some of our up-
coming events:
September: Fall programs
start at all of the Clubs. Check
out our website or call your
local Club for exact dates and
times
September 8: Aberdeen
Rotary Golf Tournament
September 27: 3rd Annual
Brawl & Ball– call or check
out our website for details–
sponsorship opportunities may
still be available!
September 27: Worlwide
Day of Play– take some time
out of your busy schedule to
PLAY!
all the things that kids are sup-
posed to do outside in the
summer. This trip is an excel-
lent opportunity for our kids
to get outside and have some
fun. Many of our kids have
never been fishing, so for them
it was a completely unique
experience in a safe environ-
ment. We can’t thank Mr.
George enough for the time
and energy he has put in with
our kids this summer and last.
They all had a great time and
they hope to do it again.
For the past two summers,
George Mullin has provided an
incredible and unique experi-
ence for the members of the
Summer Fun Club. This year a
total of 120 kids went up to
Mr. George’s home where
they got to fish for bass in his
pond, swim all day in his pool,
and eat all the cookout food
they could get their hands on.
This trip allows our kids to do
H A N D I N H A N D
October 17: RCM& D 15th
Annual Benefit Regatta (see
page 5 for more details)
November 30: National
Meth Awareness Day– check
with your local Club for details
about activities on this day.
Upcoming Events
The Right Moves
P A G E 3 V O L U M E 2 I S S U E 3
The Aberdeen Boys & Girls Club
has had an exciting summer, of fun,
games, outdoor activities, jump
rope, tournaments and more. One
of our most exciting activities
was brought to us by our dedi-
cated volunteer, Mr. Bill. Mr. Bill
has been such a wonder to have
with us at the Club. All summer
long, he came in on Monday and
Wednesday to teach some of our
members how the game of chess is
played. A lot can be learned from
this game, including strategy, plan-
ning and how each action we take
can have many future conse-
quences. Our Club members have
been eager to take on the challenge
of learning to play chess. Once the
knew Mr. Bill’s schedule, they
would wait excitedly for his
arrival and would run to greet
him as soon as he came in the
door, just to spend a few mo-
ments playing the game of
chess. The relationship has
become mutually beneficial as
Mr. Bill enjoys working with
the Aberdeen Club members
as much as they enjoy having
him there. We look forward to
continuing this program during the
school year!
The Westminster Boys & Girls
Club was the recipient of school
supplies from the Westminster
Police Department’s annual
Shop with a Cop back to school
drive. Sixty–five of our mem-
bers received book bags filled
with school supplies for the
upcoming school year. Sixty
more bags went to the local
schools. The police department
gave tours of a police car
and ambulance to all of
the kids. Each child
shopped with an officer
to personally select the
items that they needed
for school. The event
was a huge success for
the police department
and the community.
science, mathematics, and literacy
while using technology to explore
the world’s natural resources.
Immersion Presents science adven-
ture series are based on the explo-
rations and expeditions of Dr.
Robert Ballard, famous oceanogra-
pher and discoverer of the Titanic
and PT-109.
During the camp, Club members
and leaders explored the Mystic
Aquarium & Institute for Explora-
tion; boarded the schooner, Argia
for an educational cruise through
Long Island Sound; explored the
rocky shore at Hammonasset State
Park; and visited Mystic Seaport, a
re-created 19th century seafaring
village. It was a great experience
for everyone!
Two lucky Boys & Girls Club mem-
bers, Daniel T. and Rebecca A.,
along with their Club leader Miss
Erica, from the Boys & Girls Club
of Harford County, spent four days
at Camp Hercules in Mystic, CT.
They joined 53 other Boys & Girls
Clubs from across the nation to
participate in many fun and educa-
tional activities as part of the Im-
mersion Presents science program.
The Immersion Presents program is
designed to help youth succeed in
Immersion Presents
Back to School in Westminster
If you have a special
interest or talent you
would like to share
with our Club mem-
bers, please let us
know. In Harford
County, contact
Mary Ellen Cantrell,
our volunteer coor-
dinator at
(410) 322-8532.
In Baltimore or
Westminster,
contact Alonda
Simmons at
(410) 637-3838
P A G E 4
Boys & Girls
Clubs of
Harford County
congratulates
Honorary
Board Member
Michael Phelps
for his amazing
accomplish-
ments at the
2008 Summer
Olympics in
Beijing! Way to
go Michael!!!
A Sunny D(ay)!
Next Generation of Leaders
Club Members Gain Valuable Job Skills In July, 10 members from the
Park Heights Boys and Girls
Club took part in a job-
shadowing program at the Old
Navy store in Lutherville.
Club teens learned about ca-
reers in apparel retail through
a behind-the-scenes look at
how Old Navy operates and
experienced hands-on training
in retail management, sales,
and merchandising.
Camp Old Navy allows teens
the opportunity to work side-
by-side with store employees
and managers. “Our goal is to
give Club teens the opportunity
to explore retail careers and gain
valuable on-the-job experience,”
says Roxanne Spillett, president,
Boys and Girls Clubs of America.
“Regardless of where their ca-
reer paths take them, our Club
members gain a better under-
standing of crucial job skills such
as customer service, punctuality,
and team work.”
Teens rotated between
the cash register, fitting
rooms, sales floor and
logistics. As a result of
this unique experience,
some of the teens are
interested in applying for a
part time job in the fall.
arranged by Bank of America.
Ben V., Chad S., Kimberly W.,
and Hongjia (Mary) W. are
from different backgrounds
and live in different parts of
the city. None of them knew
much about the Boys & Girls
Clubs at the beginning of the
summer. Within a week, they
got to know the kids and staff
and loved what they were
doing.
This summer, the Boys & Girls
Club of Park Heights was
joined by members of the Bank
of America Student Leaders
Program. As part of the Stu-
dent Leaders Program, four
caring and dedicated high
school students from the Met-
ropolitan Baltimore area were
selected to participate in an
eight-week paid internship
with the Boys & Girls Clubs, as
well as a leadership program
In addition to working with
Club kids and staff, the interns
attended a Leadership summit
in Washington D.C. Although
this was a great experience,
what the interns enjoyed most
about it was the warm wel-
come they received from the
Club members when they
came back to the Club. All of
the interns are looking for-
ward to returning next sum-
mer as volunteers!
as well as promotional items.
The tour managers for SunnyD
gave the kids a sample of
Sunny D and handed out
promo items such as t-shirts,
frisbees and basketballs. The 3
Hip Hop dancers showed off
their moves while interacting
with the campers. There were
50 campers from the Brooklyn
location and 35 campers from
Park Heights that participated
in this fun filled event.
SunnyD is in their 3rd year of
the Summer 4 Ever Tour add-
ing the Hip Hop Tour Stop this
year. There were 2 tour man-
agers and 3 professionally
trained Hip Hop dancers that
came to the Park Heights Unit
for 2 hours. They also brought
a 24ft. refrigerated truck with
a 12ft. trailer full of Sunny
Delight for all of the members
H A N D I N H A N D
A Look Back P A G E 5 V O L U M E 2 I S S U E 3
Turn back your calendars to 1998.
A new report has been issued by
Maryland Attorney General, Joseph
Curran, recognizing The Boys &
Girls Clubs of Harford County and
four other Harford County youth
crime prevention initiatives for
their effective work with children.
Also cited was the Bel Air Youth
Center. A year later, in 1999, the
Board of the Bel Air Youth Center
voted unanimously to join forces
with the Boys & Girls Clubs to
become the Bel Air Unit of the
Boys & Girls Clubs of Harford
County. “We hear so much about
juvenile crime… what we hear less
about are the people and programs
working every day to stop those
tragedies before they happen” said
Curran in a special awards cere-
mony. Kevin Bress, vice president
of the Board of Directors noted “It
costs about $1,000 per year for a
kid to have 20-35 hours per week
of youth development activities at
our Clubs. It costs about $27,000
per year just to incarcerate a juve-
nile delinquent. Prevention… is
cheaper and makes much more
sense as a public investment”
Today, the Boys & Girls Clubs
are continuing to provide crime
prevention initiatives at all of
our Clubs thanks to funding
from a number of sources in-
cluding the Department of Justice,
the Governor’s Office of Crime
Control and Prevention, the Cal
Ripken, Sr. Foundation and
others.
Kiss-a-Pig 2008 was a resounding
success raising more than $38,000
to support the Boys & Girls Clubs
of Harford County! This fun annual
event pits community leaders
against one another to vie for the
right to Kiss a Pig at Ripken Sta-
dium before one of the IronBirds
home games. This year’s group of
competitors really got into the
spirit of the event with lots of creative
marketing ideas. Fred Zellman, the 2008
Champion (pictured) raised more than
$12,000. Many thanks to all of our com-
petitors including: Jim Barron, Colonel
Gregg Carlevaro, Alan Doran, Mayor
Dougherty, Councilman Dion Guthrie,
Dan Lee and Fred Zellman. Collectively,
they raised the 2nd highest total in the
history of this event in Harford County.
We continue to need
your help to provide
positive youth
development programs
to all of our youth.
Please consider
investing in the future
of a child by making a
donation to the Boys &
Girls Club today. For
more information on
how you can help, visit
our website or contact
THANK
YOU to
everyone
who sup-
ported our
2008 Pig
Kissers! We
would not be
successful
without you!
Boys & Girls Clubs of Harford County/
Metropolitan Baltimore
19 Franklin Street
Aberdeen, MD
Phone: 410-272-0010
Fax: 410-272-0012
E-mail: [email protected]
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Baltimore Advisory Board Jeff Arricale Christopher Brenner John Dixon Anthony Estelle Ron Fairchild Terri Harrington Ron T. James Karla Jenkins Michael A. Leishman Anthony Pollard Roger Ralph Herbert L. Rice II Sam Walters
Westminster Advisory Board Jeff Dixon Lindy McNulty Sharon Morrison Henry Reiff Beth Tevis Lisa Wack Ken Weil Tom Welliver
Board of Directors Michael Buher, President Tory Pierce, 1st Vice President Mary L. Martin, 2nd Vice President Julian (Jay) Meares, Secretary Jeff Potter, Treasurer Kevin Bress, General Counsel Brian Bynion Eugene Chandler Nick Conits Edward Coogan George Englesson George Heidelmaier Bernard Jones Sheryl Davis-Kohl Jerry Lacey Mary Law Don Lewis Joan Lozinak Susie Thea F. Mabe Howard McComas, IV N.K. “Skip” Moulsdale George Mullin Thomas Owen Les Picker Kathy & Keith Rawlings Violet Ripken Mark Roussey Christina Rumbaugh Terry Sexton Diane Smith Rodney Swam Thomas Welliver
Honorary Board of Directors Captain Kenneth D. Cox
Councilwoman “Roni” Chenowith
County Executive David Craig
Pat Donovan
Jacqueline Haas
Senator Nancy Jacobs
Delegate Mary-Dulany James
Peter Karas
Brian Lynch
Chief Leo Matrangola
Councilman Jim McMahan
Theodore S. Moyer
Michael Phelps
Chief Teresa Walter
Jay Witasick
Boys & Girls Clubs of Harford County/
Metropolitan Baltimore
19 Franklin Street
Aberdeen, MD
Phone: 410-272-0010
Fax: 410-272-0012
E-mail: [email protected]
Check out our Web page! www.bgcharfordco.org
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