Laguna Beach Boys & Girls Club Awarded Grant

Submitted by the Laguna Beach Boys & Girls Club:

The Laguna Beach Community Foundation (LBCF) Grant Awards Program awarded the Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach a $10,000 grant in support of its Environment Education and Youth Development Programs at their two sites.  

The Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach launched the Green Club initiative to encourage members and staff to become responsible stewards of the growing, thriving environment. The Club has implemented their Club- wide Recycling Program in partnership with Waste Management and their gardening program-Positive Sprouts.

The LBCF has made it possible for the Club staff to implement awareness programs that teach children the tools to be mindful that; their resources are limited and help them strive to do more with less. Two bins have replaced every trash can; the one that holds recyclable materials is always substantially larger. This helps remind members, everyday, that they are helping the environment by not adding to landfills. In Positive Sprouts, members increase both knowledge and consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables with the gardens they built and harvested with a hands-on educational curriculum. The grant also provides support for field trips that allow Club staff to take the members out into the natural beauty and amazing ecosystem that surrounds them in Laguna Beach.

Thanks to the Laguna Beach Community Foundation, the next generations of Club alumni are sure to respect, protect and explore the environment landscape.

About The Laguna Beach Community Foundation:

The Laguna Beach Community Foundation was created by local leaders who envisioned an organization that connects local non-profits, donors and resources to further the enrichment of the community. For more information about the Laguna Beach Community Foundation please call 949-715-8223 or visit their website at www.lagunabeachcf.org

About The Boys & Girls Club:

The Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach occupies two sites in Laguna Beach; Main Branch and TLC. Together, they offer a nationally recognized and award winning year round enrichment program that focuses on the whole family. From preschool to parent classes, The Club offers an array of services that focuses on 3 principles; academic success, good character and citizenship and healthy lifestyles. Being an indispensible asset to the families of our community is a time-honored tradition. Celebrating over 50 years, BGCLB strives to support this goal through out of school recreation that celebrates the whole child.

For more information about The Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach, visit: www.bgclagunabeach.org or call (949) 494-2535.