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*AZ Working Poor Tax Credit
Up to $400.00 (married) or $200.00 (single)
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Youth Hone New Skills at Leadership Conference

Pacific Region Keystone Conference Attracts Hundreds of Young Leaders

More than 450 young leaders from Arizona, California, Washington, Oregon and Nevada converged on the Valley of the Sun for the 2011 Regional Keystone Conference sponsored by the Taco Bell Foundation for Teens on October 28, 2011.

The three-day conference provided leadership training and a forum for teens to tackle one of the most significant issues impacting youth: bullying. Youth also shared innovative community service project ideas around the national theme of "After the Cameras Are Gone" an initiative to explore what happens to survivors of catastrophic life events after media coverage fades.

Youth also participated in intensive workshops around graduation success, career exploration, and even toured college campuses at Arizona State University and Grand Canyon University.

The I.G. Homes Keystone Club also received a Membership Recruitment Award and Colangelo Keystone Club Member Jenny B. was awarded a $2500 college scholarship from the Taco Bell Foundation for Teens.

Help the Clubs Bring Holiday Cheer to Kids in Need!

Adopt-A-Family or sponsor a Club holiday party Learn more

For most families, holiday seasons are one of joyful festivities and giving. But many less fortunate families are unable to afford a holiday celebration.

Join the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Phoenix in bringing holiday cheer to those in need through the Adopt-A-Family program and other holiday giving opportunities!

Be a part of Adopt-A-Family by sponsoring one or more families, donating funds, or purchase items on the family's wish list. Other ways to help include: donating to the toy drive or sponsoring a fun holiday party at a Club.

Want more information? Click here to download a Holiday Adoption form, or call (602) 954-8182 to find out how you can help.

Mayors’ Challenge Golf Tournament

Join the West Valley Mayors and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Phoenix on November 19^th for the Mayors’ Challenge Golf Tournament sponsored by SCF Arizona.

When:  Saturday, November 19^th 2011
            8:15 AM shotgun start

Where: Wigwam Resort- Gold Course
            300 East Wigwam Blvd.
            Litchfield Park, Arizona 85340

Info: $600 per foursome

For more information or sponsorship opportunities,
visit http://give.bgcmp.org/mayorschallenge

Club Kids Get Active with Pedal Power

Kids earn their way to new bikes and safety gear

For many children, receiving their first bicycle and learning how to ride it is a childhood milestone, although this is a luxury some families can't provide.

To help more kids experience the excitement of owning a bike, Pedal Power Foundation and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Phoenix teamed up to create "Passport to Pedal Power."

The goal-driven program was test piloted last summer at Tri-City West/Thornwood Branch and the Jerry Colangelo Branch, and will be expanded to other Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Phoenix locations this spring, providing new bikes to dozens of deserving kids in Phoenix and the West Valley.

Through "Passport to Pedal Power," kids gain more than just a new bike, helmet and lock, but also a sense of ownership, responsibility, and accomplishment, helping them set health, fitness and good Club citizenship goals as they earn their way to their very own bike!

For more information about the program and to find out how you can help, please call 602-954-8182.

 

Nov. 10 International Festival at Colangelo
Nov. 11 Flag Football Tournament at Colangelo
Nov. 17 Thanksgiving Celebrations at Colangelo, Peoria, Swift, Tri-City West/Thornwood Branches
Nov. 18 Thanksgiving Celebrations at Gabel and Tolleson Branches
Nov. 22 Thanksgiving Celebrations at D'Backs, I.G. Homes Ed Robson Family Branch,
Rosenzweig, Sands and Stewart
December 3 Bikes for Kids event
December 10 Holiday Shopping at Wal-Mart

For more information please visit www.bgcmp.org