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In 1992, the Club officially admitted girls as regular members, and changed its name from The Holyoke Boys Club to the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Holyoke, Inc. Today, the Club serves approximately 4,000 young people. Read More
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The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Holyoke, founded in 1892, is an affiliate of Boys & Girls Clubs of America, one of the nation’s oldest and premiere youth organizations. Boys & Girls Clubs of America has its national headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. The first Boys Club was started in Hartford, Connecticut in 1860. The first affiliation of Boys Clubs took place in 1906, when fifty-three Boys Clubs, including Holyoke, gathered in Boston to form The Federated Boys Clubs of America. In 1931, The Federation became Boys Clubs of America. In 1956, Boys Clubs of America received a U.S. Congressional Charter. In 1990, the national organization changed its name to Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and Congress amended the Charter accordingly.

 

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Roadtrip to “the Fens”
Through the generosity of Rich Sobon of O’Connel Oil Associates, members and staff of the Club were able to take in the September 5th Red Sox Game at Fenway.  Two vans transported 16 teens supervised by staff members, Victor Rojas, Yolanda Rodriguez, Andrew Fabin and Harold Casey to the game versus our divisional rival, Toronto Blue Jays.  The score didn’t turn out as fans would have liked as we posted a 6-4 loss, but a good time was had none the less.  The teens loved being in Boston and took full advantage of the day arriving early enough for batting practice and autograph signing.  We would like to thank Mr. Sobon for his continued support of our Club and its programs!
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Artwork of The Month

The arts & crafts project was done by two Holyoke Public School teachers who are volunteering at the Club together every Tuesday night.  Even though they work with children all day in school, they volunteer at night because they want to have fun with the children.  The teachers are Jenny Johnson from the Lynch Middle School and Katie Ross from the Kelly School.

Power Hour High Points

  • ( Toepfert Unit )

  • ( Nick Cosmos Way )

  • ( Churchill Unit )

  • ( Lyman Unit )

  • ( Beaudoin Unit )