Buffalo Wild Wings… Blazin Challenge Everyone’s invited to participate! MAY 9, 2012 Oxnard, Calif.—Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme, and its Young Professionals Association, YPN, challenge you to a wing eaten’ competition, on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 from 5:00PM-8:00PM, at Buffalo Wild Wings, located at 1600 E Gonzales Ave, in Oxnard, CA 93036. Teams of five adults compete by eating the hottest wings [...] Click here to view full article Share on Facebook |
“Dancing With the Stars’ winner kicks off Oxnard fundraiser” Celebrity guests took the stage at a breakfast fundraiser Tuesday, but local youths were the focus of the event. The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme celebrated the 10th annual “It Takes Just One” campaign breakfast to rally support for the youth organization’s after-school and enrichment programs. The event kicked off [...] Click here to view full article Share on Facebook |
“Oxnard teens named Youth of the Year” Two Oxnard teenagers were recognized in February’s Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme Youth of the Year competition. Taylor Penny and Genesis Mena received 2012 Youth of the Year honors for contributions to the organization and the community. Penny, a senior at Oxnard High School, joined the Boys & Girls Clubs [...] Click here to view full article Share on Facebook |
2012 Spring and Summer Schedules are now available Click on the links below to view. English Version Spanish Version Click here to view full article Share on Facebook |
Two Oxnard teens honored as BGCOP’s Youths of the Year Oxnard,Calif.–Singled out among several outstanding local youth, Taylor Penny and Genesis Mena, both from Oxnard, were recently named 2012 Youth of the Year by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme. The Youth of the Year competition recognizes outstanding contributions to a member’s family, school, community and Boys & Girls Club [...] Click here to view full article Share on Facebook |
Boys & Girls Clubs Cancels Raffle, Refunds Ticket Cost OXNARD,Calif.—The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme announced today that it is canceling its million-dollar raffle due to slow ticket sales, and is giving refunds to ticket-buyers. Early Bird drawing winners will keep their winnings. “Our board made a difficult, prudent decision to cancel the raffle and issue refunds. This is [...] Click here to view full article Share on Facebook |
“So Cal Gas Co. Grants $20,000 to Boys & Girls Club” The Southern California Gas Company presented a $20,000 grant to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme recently as part of a 2011 Education Initiative. BGCOP will use the grant to support College Bound, an educational enhancement program intended to guide students through the process of reaching high school graduation and [...] Click here to view full article Share on Facebook |
“Funding found to revamp Ventura County juvenile offender program” The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme for three years provided a second chance to local juveniles serving in area detention facilities. Read more: http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/feb/08/funding-found-to-revamp-ventura-county-juvenile/#ixzz1mUdGasPF – vcstar.com Click here to view full article Share on Facebook |
Boys & Girls Clubs receives $600k+ to help juvenile offenders The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme aims to reduce repeat crimes among juvenile offenders in Ventura County by merging two pilot projects into a new program. The nonprofit received $609,232 from the Department of Justice to create RAMP, a Reentry Aftercare Mentoring Program, which will provide mentoring to incarcerated teens [...] Click here to view full article Share on Facebook |
Raffle drawing surprises Oak View woman, three sisters When an Oak View woman and three of her sisters pitched in to buy two $150 raffle tickets in the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme’s Million Dollar Raffle, they didn’t expect much. Then came the phone call. Maria Hernandez, a youth social worker, was in between sessions when she listened [...] Click here to view full article Share on Facebook |