WORDS FROM OUR CEO Dear Club Families and Friends,

I want to take this opportunity to express our deep appreciation to all of you

who volunteer your time and talent at our Boys & Girls Club. You are a large

part of the success of the Club and our impact on the children, teens and

families we serve. Thank you to those who have volunteered as mentors to

support and encourage our members. You are helping youth succeed in

school, make good decisions, and plan for their future. Thank you to those

who have made contributions of any amount. You are helping to keep this

high-quality program available for everyone – regardless of their ability to

pay. Thank you to our Board of Directors. Your leadership and vision have

helped us serve more youth with more impact. Thank you to service groups,

churches and corporations that have donated shoes, clothes, school

supplies, food, and holiday gifts to our families in need.

Together we are changing lives for the better and giving hope of an even

better future.

Great futures really do start here – with YOU and Boys & Girls Club of

Cypress.

Appreciatively,

Anne, Chief Executive Officer

and the entire Boys & Girls Club Team

2nd Annual BGCC Teen Center Open

Thank you to our Golf Tournament Sponsors

Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead into Summer

Volunteer Spotlight

Gala Save the Date October 19, 2019

Teen Center Grand Opening May 10th

Giving Opportunities

SPRING 2019

QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER

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Thank you to

SoCal Office Technologies

for printing materials for the Club

Together we are changing lives for the better

and giving hope of an even better future.

The 2nd Annual BGCC Teen Center Open

was held on Sunday, March 17th, 2019 at

the beautiful Black Gold Golf Course in

Yorba Linda. Event Chairs Charles Williams and Jon Peat were joined by

108 golfers on a warm and sunny St. Patrick’s Day morning.

The day started with a delicious continental breakfast provided by

Amanda Huizar and Karen Williams, while golfers registered. After

warming up on the driving range, the golf carts rolled out onto the course

at 8:00AM. Golfers enjoyed a host of snacks, beverages and games

along the course. Vinny “the Pasta Man” Ciurluini demonstrated his world

-champion long drive abilities and raised nearly $1,000 for the Teen

Center. Several volunteer “leprechauns” toured the course throughout

the tournament to ensure the golfers were having a great time.

After the tournament, the hungry golfers enjoyed a delicious pasta-buffet

luncheon which included more than 100 raffle and auction items

donated by local businesses and community members, and a game of

Last Man Standing. Awards were presented to the Winning Golf Team

“Beauty and the Beasts” (Amelia DeLazzer, David Ek, Pete Grant, Bob

Sittman) and the Most Honest Team “Van Maanen and Crew” (Michael

Morrison Sr., Sean Jenkins, Jim Nordeman, Tanner Van Maanen, and

Mike Van Maanen).

Golfers and sponsors raised over $45,000 to help pay for the

construction of the Boys & Girls Club of Cypress’s Bandai Teen Center.

Construction completed last week and new furnishings arrived in March.

The new Bandai Teen Center will provide an additional 1,600 square feet

to the Main Clubhouse, allowing more teens to join.

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BGCC TEEN CENTER OPEN

BOY S & GIRLS CLUB OF CYPR ESS

THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS

PRESENTING SPONSOR

EAGLE SPONSOR

Doug Bailey, RBC Wealth Management

Charles and Karen Williams

BIRDIE SPONSOR

Golden State Water Company

Peter Grant, Cypress City Manager

Greg Maingot - Maingot Electric

Anthony and Susan Taylor

and Team Papajohn

Jon and Bonnie Peat

RiteCare Childhood Language Centers

of California

a program of the California Scottish

Rite Foundation

ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

Richard Butler, Ron's Lube and Tune

Carmen Bickell, Tabak's - Pain Ease

Chuze Fitness-Cypress

John J.D. Defazio

Gourmet Pie Café

Dominic’s Ristorante Italiano

Dr Pepper

El Zarape Restaurant

Kim Erickson

David and Deni Frias

Bill and Gay Hannah

Anne Hertz, BGCC CEO

Patron Property Management

Jeff Peterson, Collectible Supplies

Angie Ray, Forest Lawn

Rotary Club of Cypress

Anne Silavs, Supt. Cypress School District

David Skorupinski and Ginger Osman

Subs N Grub

Sweetness

Angel Terrazas, Cypress Braves Baseball

George Briggeman, Valley Vista Services

John Weber and Rick Feldman

Cypress High School Baseball and Football

The Whitney Team, First Team Real Estate

Elisa Yoo, MD

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VOLUNTEER

SPOTLIGHT

Edward, an OA student,

is known as the “Science

Kid” at the Boys & Girls

Club of Cypress and has provided an extensive

interactive science

program. This program

teaches children about

scientific principles

t h r o u g h h a n d s - o n

experiments, such as

creating non-Newtonian

fluids and Ferro fluids.

His science group has

conducted experiments

with slime, rainbow milk,

e l e p h a n t p a s t e ,

catapults and Cartesian

divers - where the team

learns about the concept

of density. Our members

have learned so much

from Mr. Edward!

For more Information

about getting involved or

becoming a Boys & Girls

C l u b o f C y p r e s s

volunteer, please contact

M a r i G o m e z o u r

Community Connections

C o o r d i n a t o r a t

mgomez@bgccypress.org

or visit our website at

BGCCypress.org/get -

involved.

SPRING 2019

FULL STEAM AHEAD

This year’s 9-week Summer Program is offered from June 3rd through

August 2nd, Monday through Friday from 7:00am to 6:30pm with morning

and afternoon snacks for all members. Each week has a different theme

such as superheroes, space, mystery, nature, and more. Contributions from

community members help the Club provide scholarship for families who

qualify.

The Summer Program is appropriate for a wide range of ages and interests.

The youngest members must have completed Kindergarten and be entering

1st grade. Tweens and Teens have their own program in our brand-new

Bandai Teen Center with separate activities and field trips. Each week

features theme-based group STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art,

and Math) projects, sports activities, game tournaments, Club competitions,

and much more. The Club’s games room includes ping pong, foosball, pool

tables, and a variety of electronic games.

Special interest classes and clubs are offered at no additional charge and

include internet safety, health and nutrition, STEAM clubs, dance,

leadership opportunities, cooking, and much more. Optional field trips are

offered for an additional fee each week and include outings to exciting

locations such as Big Air, Boomers, Thrill It, Glow Zone, and the ice skating.

NONPROFIT ORG

US POSTAGE

PAID

CYPRESS, CA

PERMIT #169 10161 Moody Street

Cypress, CA 90630

714-527-2697

BGCCypress.org

Current Resident or

BANDAI TEEN CENTER

HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT THE CLUB?

Complete and mail

your donation with

the enclosed

envelope.

Visit us online at

BGCCypress.org.

Text BGCCgive and

amount to 50155.

Shop at

smile.amazon.com,

Amazon will donate

a portion of your

purchase to the

Club! Choose the

Boys & Girls Club

of Cypress as

your charity.

Nonprofit Tax ID#

95-2920990

Boys & Girls Club of Cypress BANDAI

Teen Center is open for 7th-12th grade

youth. Teens now have their own 1600

square foot Clubhouse. The Clubhouse

includes a separate entrance and exit,

kitchen, learning center, patio, and social

and recreational space. The Teen

program staff provide activities and

programs that include academic support,

STEAM exploration, college and career readiness, fitness and life skills,

character and leadership development,

and service learning opportunities.

We would like to thank the Bandai

Foundation, and Charles and Karen Williams for their very generous donations that

are making this vision a reality. We also appreciate Bob Hoxsie and Hoxsie

Construction for managing the entire project and doing so much of the work at cost.

We are grateful to the generous support of our many donors and look forward to

building the future of Cypress Teens.

Please help to support The CLUB for Teens and inspire great futures.

Donate to the Bandai Teen Center by going online to BGCCypress.org

or donating with the enclosed envelope.