GBBGC
Builds New Playground!
More
than 200 volunteers turned out this
summer to build a brand new 2000 square
foot playground for the Club’s kids in just
one day!
Children at the Club now have a new place to
climb, slide and play, courtesy of ING DIRECT Kids
Foundation and KaBoom!, a national nonprofit
organization that envisions a great place to play
within walking distance of every child in America.

The project began with planning committees
made up of local residents who met weekly to
plan the activities for Build Day. The design of
the playground was based on drawings provided
by the Club’s children at a Design Day event
held
at the beginning of summer. The children were
encouraged to draw their “dream” playgrounds
and share their ideas for the new playspace; the
children’s drawings were used to create the
final
playground designs.
Several beautification projects were also
completed at the Club including painting the
dugouts, refurbishing the bleachers and
creating a colorful outdoor game space
for the children.
Club Member
Wins
Major League Baseball S.T.A.R. Award
John J. Jimenez, age 10, a
member of Grenville Baker
Boys & Girls Club, has won
the 2007 Major League
Baseball S.T.A.R. Award, presented
to Boys & Girls Club members throughout
the country who have demonstrated an allaround
positive attitude in after-school sports,
fitness and recreation programs. He was
presented with a certificate of recognition at
a
Club ceremony recently, and now is eligible to
advance to state competition.
“We are so proud of John, he truly epitomizes
what the S.T.A.R. award represents. He is a
player who is always the first one to help when
help is needed, the first one willing to chip
and the first one to offer kind and inspiring
words to his teammates,” said Brian Taylor,
Athletic Coordinator.
This award recognizes Club members who lead
by example, demonstrating sportsmanship,
team spirit, achievement and responsibility
the playing field, at home and in school.
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