PITCH PERFECT takes over Scratch DJ Academy with teens from the Boys & Girls Club of East LA. Watch as they become DJ’s for the Day.

Our soccer coach, Carlos Martinez, was invited to New York, the home of CitySoccer in the Community by Manchester City Soccer team. Paul Jeffries, the director of the program, hosted Carlos for a week. They mixed business, and Mr. Martinez learned about their soccer program and curriculum. This was Mr. Martinez first visit to New York. The picture shows Mr. Paul Jeffries and Mr. Carlos Martinez, visiting Times Square. We are looking forward to welcoming Mr. Martinez back home, and hearing about all the things he learned.

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Anna Araujo, Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Clubs of East Los Angeles, shares an uplifting story of hope.  Many more inspirational stories will be posted on our website, Facebook, and brand new MyBGCELA YouTube Channel.

Meanwhile, please take a minute to vote for us by clicking on the link below. Your vote is important to our youth. Search for Eastside Boys and Girls Clubs of East Los Angeles.

Chase Community Giving: Eastside Boys and Girls Clubs of East Los Angeles

Call To Action!  Please visit Chase Community Giving on Facebook, and vote for us!  Click on the image or this link and vote for us (Eastside Boys and Girls Clubs).  Voting is open until September 19, 2012.  If you are a Chase customer, you get an extra two votes.

Thank you Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Staples and “Shake It Up’s” Bella Thorne for an incredible afternoon at our club. Bella visited with our Torch Club members as they gave her a tour of the club. Over 130 members eagerly greeted her and listened as she spoke to them about the importance of an education and giving back. She then signed our “Wall of Dreams” and passed out Staples for Students backpacks filled with school supplies.

Mr. Jose Resado, Manager of the Staples store in Monterey Park joined Bella to pass out the backpacks. Mr. Resado also happens to be alum from our club so he spoke about growing up in the club and that the kids should cherish their time here and remember to come back when they are successful adults. He also said they should look him up when they are old enough to work. He wants to hire young people from our community. It was a great way to start the Labor Day Weekend!

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On behalf of all of us at BGCELA; Board of Directors, Staff, Parents and especially our youth, we want to thank DJ Laz and Noelia’s incredible gesture of generosity and validation of the work we do everyday to serve our community.  You have all blessed our children with your “corazon” and we will steward this gift to assure our children have the resources they need to follow and attain their dreams!

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The numbers are in and thanks to you, the Boys & Girls Club of East Los Angeles not only reached its $25,000 fundraising goal, it’s exceeded it by over $9,000. This is all thanks to you and to the many individuals, families and businesses who helped us with the 2012 IT JUST TAKES ONE campaign.

We are especially grateful to our friends at Toyota Financial Services who generously matched the entire amount we received by June 30th – dollar for dollar – totaling $34,831.23. That gives BGCELA a total of $69,662.46 for this year’s campaign.

These funds will go right back into much needed upgrades and repairs to keep BGCELA‘s successful programs available for youth in East Los Angeles and surrounding areas.

If you pledged but haven’t sent in your check yet, you still can.

Please make check payable to: BGCELA – IJTO
Mail to:

Boys & Girls Clubs of East Los Angeles
ATTN: IJTO
324 N. McDonnell Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90022

On behalf of the youth we serve, thank you.

BGCELA

BGCELA club members competed for a private screening of the film, Step-Up: Revolution. The competition took place on Monday, July 23, 2012, and was broadcasted on KTLA.  They did an amazing job!

Executive Director, Anna Araujo, shared how BGCELA club members use dance not only as exercise, but also, how they express themselves.

Los Angeles County Bomberos (lacobomberos.org) invites you to dance to the tunes of the World Famous TIERRA and The Ace Band. Proceeds will benefit The Boys and Girls Clubs of East Los Angeles (bgcela.org) The night includes the concert, dinner, and many raffle prices. Event and ticket information is provided below.

Concert, Dinner, and raffles!
Date: August, 24, 2012
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Quiet Cannon – 901 Via San Clemente, Montebello, Ca. 90640 (map)
Donation Ticket Price: $40 ( Online Pre-Sale) / $50 at the door.

On behalf of the youth we serve, thanks to everyone who helped us reach our $25,000 goal for this year’s IT JUST TAKES ONE Campaign for individual giving.

A big THANK YOU to Toyota Financial Services as well for providing the TFS Challenge Grant this year.  It’s not too late to help East L.A. youth. You can still donate here:

Thank you,
BGCELA Board, Staff & Club Families

Please help us meet the $25,000 TFS Challenge Grant. We’re down to the last week of the It Just Takes One Campaign. Your contributions help provide much-needed programs and services for East L.A. Youth.  Support BGCELA’s mission today and have your contribution matched dollar-for-dollar.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of East Los Angeles thanks everyone who voted for us daily for the Maxwell House Campaign for Drops of Good. Although we did not win the grand prize, we did receive $5,000 and we congratulate the three very worthy organizations that won the renovation prizes.

We’re down to the last week of our IT JUST TAKES ONE Campaign. It’s not too late for you to make a difference. BE THE ONE that helps us make it to our goal. Remember, the TFS Challenge Grant will match dollar-for-dollar up to $25,000 so spread the word today.

Our soccer teams continue to improve. Our newest addition, our cadets, youth ages 4 to 8, won their first tournament on April 19th in the “Partido por la Amistad” against the Club America Academy.

On Saturday, May 26th, our Team 14 and under, won their tournament in the 2nd Annual Club America L.A. Soccer Academy Tournament. They competed against teams from Orange and Riverside Counties. They were so proud when they received their medals and team trophy. Both trophies are proudly displayed at the club front desk.

The gift of a new soccer pitch by the Manchester City Football Club continues to attract area youth to join our club and train with our teams.

Our summer program will include week long soccer clinics with pro players and a new summer league will be launched. For more information, please attend a Summer program orientation any Tuesday or Thursday. 6:30pm in English and at 7:15pm in Spanish.

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Also, please don’t forget to cast your daily vote to help us win a $50,000 makeover!   Vote at maxwellhousecoffee.com

The LA Lakers hosted a viewing party at our club for Game 5 against the OKC. Though the outcome of the game was not what we had hoped, the event was festive and brought our club families together.

We set up all of our big screen TVs and projected an even bigger image on the gym wall for as close to a jumbotron feel we could provide.

The LA Lakers staff, Jason and Allison, planned the event and went all out. They provided dinner, brought the championship trophy for picture taking, raffled off autographed items from the Lakers starting Lineup and if that wasn’t enough, eight of the Lakers Girls came by to sign autographs and even helped serve dinner for over 250 people in attendance.

The evening was hosted by the new Time Warner Sports Anchors, Adrian Garcia Marquez and Francisco Pinto who will now be broadcasting the Lakers games in Spanish. Dinner was provided by Mexicanos 30-30 Restaurant, owned by one of our club parents.

Thank you to the LA Lakers, Lakers Girls and the Time Warner team for a memorable event thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated by our club families.

Also a big thank you to our club team, Carlos, Jorge, Danny, Alex, Isaac, Walter, Maria and Sonia for all their help to set up and supervise the event.

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Also, please don’t forget to cast your daily vote to help us win a $50,000 makeover!   Vote at maxwellhousecoffee.com

Please join us today, Monday, 5/21 at 6pm in our BGCELA club gym.   Hosted by Lakers Girls,  and BGELA staff, as we cheer the Lakers to another victory.  Dinner and raffles courtesy of the L.A. Lakers organization.

BGCELA would like to congratulate the Manchester City Football Club for winning the Premiere League Cup. We are proud our their victory.  Please visit www.mcfc.co.uk to show your support!

We are also thankful for the beautiful soccer field they donated to us.

From April 24 to June 8, 2012, vote for BGCELA to receive the makeover of a lifetime.  Please visit MaxwellHouse.com and vote for the Boys and Girls Clubs of East Los Angeles.

Vote daily and help BGCELA win a $50,000 makeover for our beloved Clubhouse.  Only 3 days left!

• One vote per email / day. Vote from multiple emails.
• Post on Facebook to share with friends.
• Send a daily tweet on Twitter.
• Call 323.263.4955 ext. 109 if you want to volunteer to be on our social media team and help get the word out.
• Show your East LA and So Cal pride; we are 1 of only 10 non-profits nominated!

Through a BGCA grant, our club was able to enlist Americorps associates to work at our club. We hired club alumni who are currently enrolled in college.

Pictured, Jessica Garcia, a sophomore attending Cal State Northridge, with her Americorps scholarship for completing 900 hours of service at our club. Jessica joined the club at age 10, and was one of our Youth of the Year in 2010.

Other Americorps staff include, Brenda and Brian Aguirre, graduates from Garfield HS. They were club members since age 5. Walter Castillo has completed his Americorps hours and we have now hired him to continue his work in our computer and music programs. Walter is studying architecture at ELACC.

Easter Joy for girls and boys thanks to Ross Associates.

Associates from Ross Stores from around Los Angeles County donated over 300 Easter Baskets to our club kids.

Playing the role of Easter Bunny, Mr. Noel Jimenez, organized the efforts of 17 stores. Ross staff donated all the basket fixins and created an amazing variety of baskets for every age, girls and boys.

A parade of Store Managers and District office representatives surprised our kids as they filed in with baskets after baskets. They couldn’t wait for the party to start.

Kids were treated to a pizza party, dance contest, with DJ, Daniel Rodela, a club teen, and the distribution of baskets.

Thank You Ross!

Boys and Girls Clubs of East Los Angeles 
Congratulates
Jamie Lopez
For being our outstanding representative of Boys & Girls Clubs in Los Angeles County!