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Halloween is always a favorite day for kids at our

Halloween is always a favorite day for kids at our clubs, and while this year is not quite the same, the kids are making the best of it. Check out some of the kids at our Lodi and Hackensack Clubs in their awesome costumes

CALLING ALL ALUMNI! Former club kids and staff are

CALLING ALL ALUMNI! Former club kids and staff are invited to join our alumni and friends association. We want to hear from you. Join to connect with other alumni and staff, share your BGC story, and help us tell ours! Visit our website www.bgclbergen.org and check out our alumni page under ways to get involved. When registering, be sure to manually search for and select the Lodi or Hackensack club or you will be matched automatically to the club nearest to your current address.

Take a look at some of the great items available i

Take a look at some of the great items available in our silent auction. A $100 gift card to any Raymour and Flanigan for a minimum bid of just $25 and a $200 gift card to the delicious Sergios Missione Italian Restaurant in Lodi, for a minimum bid of only $50. check back each week for new items added and help us lessen the financial burden of COVID-19. The link is in our bio. Thank you!

This month, our Hackensack clubhouse turns 10 year

This month, our Hackensack clubhouse turns 10 years old! The countless number of opportunities and experiences provided to the kids at the club give us even more reason to celebrate! Without the kids who need us most and the tremendous staff and volunteers we are fortunate to have, the clubhouse is merely a shell. Here’s to another decade of making a positive impact on the lives of the children who need us most! great Futures Start Here! #greatfutures #boysandgirlsclub #whateverittakes

Altice is offering complimentary 60-day Student Br

Altice is offering complimentary 60-day Student Broadband to help support remote learning. See photo for details!

Check out our online silent auction fundraiser! Li

Check out our online silent auction fundraiser! Link in bio. New items posted weekly for the next four weeks, on 10/18, 10/25, and 11/1! https://event.gives/bgclbergen

Some of our Hackensack kids hard at work at the cl

Some of our Hackensack kids hard at work at the club! Kids in our New Remote Learning School Day program participate in through virtual school classrooms, complete classwork and homework, and receive academic support throughout the day at our Clubs. This is a great alternative since local schools are not yet open for in person classes. Kids can even borrow a Club Chromebook to access all of their programming and assignments! Visit our website for more information on our current programs. www.bgclbergen.org Link in bio

Vote now to keep us in the top 40 to win a grant f

Vote now to keep us in the top 40 to win a grant for $25,000 from @statefarm. Voting ends at midnight. LINK IN BIO TO VOTE www.neighborhoodassist.com/entry/2033611. This grant will fund our food distribution program. Vote 10x per email address. Thank you to all who have voted and got us this far!

Look at us go! #46 is close to the Top 40 where we

Look at us go! #46 is close to the Top 40 where we need to be to win a $25,000 grant! VOTE for us 10x per day per email address. LINK in bio to vote. Www.neighborhoodassist.com/entry/2033611

WE NEED YOUR VOTES (link in bio) to make top 40 by

WE NEED YOUR VOTES (link in bio) to make top 40 by 10/2 to win a $25,000 #sfneighborhoodassist Grant for our Feeding More Than Their Minds Program! Vote 10x per day per email address through 10/2. www.neighborhoodassist.com/entry/2033611 Link in bio to vote!

PLEAE VOTE FOR US! We are in the running to win a

PLEAE VOTE FOR US! We are in the running to win a #sfneighborhoodassist Grant but need your help to be top 40 on 10/2! Link to vote is in our bio. You can vote 10x day per email address! @statefarm

PLEASE VOTE Link in Bio. HELPus win a 25k #sfneigh

PLEASE VOTE Link in Bio. HELPus win a 25k #sfneighborhoodassist Grant from @statefarm for our Feeding More Than Their Minds program which provided free healthy meals daily to hungry kids at our clubs and also provided free grab and go meals for our communities’ kids throughout the summer! Vote 10 times per day per email address through 10/2 and please share! Thank you for helping to feed the kids who need us most. #boysandgirlsclub #greatfutures #whateverittakes

We are open! Both our Lodi and Hackensack Clubhous

We are open! Both our Lodi and Hackensack Clubhouses are open and offer an After School program and our new full day Remote Learning School Day program your children complete their remote learning activities, schoolwork, and homework! You can APPLY FOR TUITION ASSISTANCE by visiting www.childcarenj.gov

DEADLINE APPROACHING! Register by this Friday 9/18

DEADLINE APPROACHING! Register by this Friday 9/18 to start programing on 9/28! Visit our website to register today or to join a zoom information session tomorrow at 5:30pm! www.bgclbergen.org/leap

VOTE FOR US TO WIN A 25K GRANT! Starting 9/23 thro

VOTE FOR US TO WIN A 25K GRANT! Starting 9/23 through 10/2, vote up to 10 times per day to help us win one of 40 #sfneighborhoodassist grants from @statefarm for $25,000 to help fund our “Feeding More Than Their Minds” program, which provides free healthy meals to hungry members at our clubs each day and also provided free daily grab & go breakfast and lunch to hungry kids this summer (members and non-members) LINK IN BIO https://www.neighborhoodassist.com/entry/2033611

Today we welcome members back inside the Club For

Today we welcome members back inside the Club For the after school program later today, and the new full day remote school day program as seen in these photos. Members check in outside, get their temperatures taken, and sanitize their hands before entering the Club, where masks must be worn at all times! Check out our members completing their schoolwork and even participating in their live school zoom classrooms, all from the comfort and safety of our Clubs! We will do whatever it takes to make an even greater impact this school year! #greatfutures #boysandgirlsclub #whateverittakes

Our CEO Joe Licata, joined @repjoshg Congressman J

Our CEO Joe Licata, joined @repjoshg Congressman Josh Gottheimer and the North Jersey Anti-bullying Task Force for a live streamed discussion on bullying. Find the video on our Facebook page at Facebook.com/boysandgirlsclublodi

Due to an unfortunate delay in shipping, we’ve h

Due to an unfortunate delay in shipping, we’ve had to cancel the free produce box giveaway originally scheduled for tomorrow. We will be sure to update you on future dates and apologize in advance for any inconvenience.

Thomas Jefferson Middle School (Lodi, NJ) students

Thomas Jefferson Middle School (Lodi, NJ) students are invited to join our FREE LEAP after school program, which begins virtually 9/28 - 11/9 then switches to traditional in person programming 11/10 - 6/11 (tentative) ** CHROMEBOOKS provided on loan to students on a first come first serve basis, to be used during the program and regular school days.**Visit our website for more information www.bgcoflodi.org/leap

Visit your local Family Dollar through September 7

Visit your local Family Dollar through September 7th and support Boys & Girls Clubs by donating $1, $2, or $3 at check out. Thanks to our partners, Family Dollar, for hosting this anymore fundraising campaign to support Boys & Girls Clubs around the country! #boysandgirlsclub #greatfutures #whateverittakes

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Alex Marcano
2020 Youth of the Year

About Alex:
Keystone President
Former Teen of the Year & Jr. Youth of the Year
Black belt in Taekwondo & plays JV Basketball
Aspires to be a Lawyer