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The Boys & Girls Club of Marshfield announces new summer camp experience. Registration now open for Summer Camp Warsofsky 2024

MARSHFIELD, MA … Registration is now open for Summer Camp Warsofsky, the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield’s newly named summer camp for fun-filled adventures and lifelong memories in a wellness driven environment. 
 
Offering a traditional camp environment that is welcoming and accessible to all, the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield’s goal is to give every camper an opportunity for a successful camp experience – making new friends, trying new activities, becoming more confident and having fun.
 
Led by a dedicated and caring staff team, Summer Camp Warsofsky is a 10-week program which will be held June 17 – August 23, 2024 and is geared towards youth ages five to 14. Camp hours are 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Families can take advantage of weekly or daily options as well as an extended hour option from 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
 
New Camp Options
Sports, arts, swimming, outdoor adventure, STEM, new games and more are on the traditional day camp schedule at Summer Camp Warsofsky. New camp options include:
 
– Lower Camp Half and Full Day options are for children ages 5-6. Lower Camp Half Day runs from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. and is a shorter version of the Club’s traditional day camp. Groups of five will be led by their counselors and participate in a variety of on-site activities.
 
– Middle Camp for ages 7-8 is a traditional day camp of on-site activities.
 
– Upper Camp for ages 9-11, is traditional day camp that provides older children the option of creating their own camp experience. Working with their counselors, campers “map out” their day/week to schedule activities, themes and special events.
 
– Volunteer Camp is a program specifically designed for ages 12-14 who want to develop their leadership skills in working with children and have the potential in the future to return as a staff person. Activities include assisting with camper group management and the set-up, clean-up and running of activities, on-site team building, off-site community volunteering, field trips and more. Interested “candidates” will be asked to submit an essay about why they are interested and then have an “interview” with Camp leadership and participate in basic training.
 
– Excursion Camps are for ages 7-14 and combine travel off-site for a special excursion for part of the day along with traditional on-site camp activities. A Golf excursion at Green Harbor Golf Course is offered for ages 7-11 the week of June 24-28, 2024. A River Adventure of kayaking, swimming and exploring for ages 12-14 is offered July 8-12, 2024 and July 29-August 2, 2024.
 
– R.A.M.S. Camp allows children with developmental or other challenges to participate in camp activities alongside their peers with varying levels of support. There is special focus on helping R.A.M.S. campers improve their social-emotional skills, community skills, life skills, recreation and leisure skills in a fun, safe and supportive environment with specially trained staff.
 
Club Campus Highlights
The Boys & Girls Club of Marshfield’s air-conditioned facility includes a gymnasium and activity rooms and is set on an expansive campus that includes an outdoor pool, splash pad, multi-purpose courts, Molly Pavilion, Ninja course, mini skateboard ramp, playing fields, playground and swings.
 
Summer Camp Warsofsky is open to families throughout the South Shore. To view all camp options in full and to register, visit bgcmarshfield.org and click on Summer Camp Warsofsky 2024.
 
The Club also offers financial assistance programs. For more information, email membership@bgcmarshfield.org.
 
About Camp Warsofsky
Long-standing supporters of the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield, the Warsofsky’s passion for providing unique out of school opportunities for the children of the South Shore prompted a summer family partnership unlike any other in Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield’s history. 
 
About the Boys & Girls Club of Marshfield
The Boys & Girls Club of Marshfield’s mission is to enable and inspire all young people to realize their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens as well as become tomorrow’s capable leaders. The Club provides programming opportunities in the Boys & Girls Club of America’s (BGCA) five core areas including leadership, education, health, arts, and fitness.  The Club serves families with children ranging in age from 5 to 18 years old, and provides critical services the community needs to support children and families over the short- and long-term. For more information, visit their website bgcmarshfield.org or call 781-834-2582.

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Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield Appoints New Education Director

Joseph Satterthwaite
Joseph Satterthwaite

The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield, a youth development organization providing programs and services to children and families throughout the greater South Shore community, has appointed Joseph Satterthwaite as Education Director.

In his new role, Satterthwaite will develop and oversee programming opportunities for children of all ages in the learning center and new STEM lab.

Satterthwaite holds a Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts as well as a Master’s degree in English from the University of Massachusetts Boston and has been an integral part of the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield team for many years. He has served as part of the Club’s learning center program staff and lead staff for Discovery Summer Camp. He also was a teen coordinator and co-director of Camp Clubhouse Summer Camp.

Satterthwaite’s career began with the U.S. Navy, which he joined after high school and served as a Corpsman from 2007-2012. In 2008, Satterthwaite was deployed to Iraq with Third Battalion / Seventh Marines out of Twenty-Nine Palms, CA. In 2010, he was deployed to Afghanistan with First Battalion Twenty-Fifth Marines, “New England’s Marines”, out of Devens, MA. He served as Fleet Marine Force Warfare Device Qualifier and Petty Officer Third Class.

Afterschool and Enrichment Programming

Afterschool and enrichment programming is led by the Club’s team of program directors, a number of whom are professional educators. Afterschool programming encompasses many areas including: Career Development; Character & Leadership; Creativity Through the Arts; Education Enrichment Programming; Family Programming; Sports, Fitness & Recreation; Health & Life Skills; Learning Center; Programming for Children with Development Disabilities; and Technology. Tutors and instructors help children with their homework in the Club’s learning center, and there is a computer center for STEAM and STEM programming.

In addition to the afterschool program, the Club also offers a number of fun enrichment programs to youth and teens, which are open to members and non-members alike. The enrichment programs are fee-based and include Pee Wee Sports, Playgroup for Peanuts, Science Kids, Teen Cooking, Hoop Stars, Club Tech, Sing like a Star, Gymnastics, Fifa Mania and Field Hockey.

About Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield

The Boys & Girls Club of Marshfield (the Club) is a youth development organization providing programs and services to children and families throughout the greater South Shore community. The Club’s mission is to enable and inspire all young people to realize their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens as well as become tomorrow’s capable leaders. The Club provides programming opportunities in the Boys & Girls Club of America’s (BGCA) five core areas including leadership, education, health, arts, and fitness.

Currently, the Club serves hundreds of families with children ranging in age from 6 to 18 years old, providing afterschool, vacation week and summer programs, as well as youth athletics, teen, social recreational and leadership opportunities. For more information, visit their website www.marshfieldbgc.com or call 781-834-2582.

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Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield Receives $10,000 Targeted Grant

Grant from Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation will support after-school health, wellness, and life skills for adolescent girls in Plymouth County.

The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield, a youth development organization, has received a $10,000 Targeted Grant from Eastern Bank, America’s oldest and largest mutual bank.

The grant will support The Boys and Girls Club “SMART Girls” program for their entire female population. SMART Girls is one the Boys and Girls Clubs’ top programs, and is a targeted curriculum that ensures girls get the right information and the right support at the right age. Separate modules are tailored to three age groups. The interactive, engaging, small-group sessions engender trust and positive self-image, while teaching good decision making regarding personal health, wellness, choices, and relationships. This program is targeted to increase young women’s positive self-esteem by providing access to female mentoring relationships, building confidence, encouraging self-advocacy, and addressing mass and social media’s influence in self-esteem and body issues. SMART Girls gives girls the space, support and tools to navigate adolescence and to emerge strong, healthy young adults.

Each year, the Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation’s Targeted Grant program supports hundreds of community-based organizations working for progress on a specific issue in Eastern’s New England footprint. In 2018, in celebration of the Bank’s 200th anniversary and to honor its first depositor, Rebecca Sutton, Targeted Grants have been designated to support organizations addressing a range of issues that disproportionately impact women, such as sexual assault, domestic violence, human trafficking, health care, pay equity, and senior management and board representation. The Boys & Girls Club of Marshfield is among 170 nonprofits each receiving a $10,000 grant. In total, Eastern is granting $1.7 million in Targeted Grants this year to nonprofits in communities from New Hampshire to Cape Cod and throughout the South Shore, North Shore, Metro West, Merrimack Valley and Greater Boston.

“We are thrilled to partner with Eastern Bank on this important programming for adolescent girls in our community,” said Jim Bunnell, Executive Director of Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield. “It is innovative grants like these that impact how future generations will grow to be responsible and productive citizens.  Collectively Eastern Bank is helping to make great strides in empowering women in our society to reach their potential.”

Eastern’s Targeted Grant program this year creates new opportunities and resources for women in areas where assistance is needed the most. The facts are staggering:- A woman is assaulted every nine seconds in the U.S. and one in three women has been a victim of physical brutality by an intimate partner, making intimate partner violence the single greatest cause of injury to women.
– In Massachusetts, women earn 83 cents for every dollar paid to men. In New Hampshire, they earn 76 cents. African-American women nationwide earn 64 cents for every dollar earned by white men, and Latinas—only 56 cents.
– In the sciences, women represent less than 25% of those employed in computer and mathematical occupations and only 15% in architecture and engineering. For women of color, this gap is even wider. Asian women, African-American women, and Latinas make up less than 10% of working scientists and engineers in the U.S.
– Women receive more graduate degrees and they hold more faculty positions in colleges and universities, and yet, men hold the highest number of tenured university positions.
– Only 32 women run Fortune 500 companies and only two are women of color. Less than 20% of all board seats in Fortune 1,000 companies are held by women.

“We believe in breaking down the barriers that stand between people and prosperity. That’s why Eastern is a strong advocate for the advancement of women,” said Bob Rivers, Chair and CEO of Eastern Bank. “With each Targeted Grant, we aim to enhance the lives of our neighbors and contribute to real progress around the advancement of women in our local communities. On behalf of everyone at Eastern, we congratulate this year’s Targeted Grant recipients and thank them for working to level the playing field.”

For a complete list of the 2018 Targeted Grant recipients, click here.

About Eastern Bank
Founded in 1818 and celebrating its 200th anniversary in 2018, Boston-based Eastern Bank is America’s oldest and largest mutual bank, with $11 billion in assets and over 120 locations serving communities in eastern Massachusetts, southern and coastal New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Eastern provides exceptional access to fairly priced banking, investment and insurance products and services for consumers and businesses of all sizes, and for the eighth consecutive year is the #1 U.S. Small Business Administration lender in New England. Eastern Bank, which includes Eastern Wealth Management and Eastern Insurance, is known for its outspoken advocacy and community support that has exceeded more than $110 million in charitable giving since 1999. The Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation is a leader in corporate philanthropy and serves as the charitable arm of Eastern Bank. An inclusive company, Eastern employs 1,900+ deeply committed professionals who value relationships with their customers, colleagues and communities. Join us for good at www.easternbank.com and follow Eastern on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.

About Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield

The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield (the Club) is a youth development organization providing programs and services to children and families throughout the greater South Shore community. The Club’s mission is to enable and inspire all young people to realize their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens as well as become tomorrow’s capable leaders. The Club provides programming opportunities in Boys & Girls Club of America’s (BGCA) five core areas including leadership, education, health, arts, and fitness.

Currently, the Club serves hundreds of families with children ranging in age from 6 to 18 years old, providing afterschool, vacation week and summer programs, as well as youth athletics, teen, social recreational and leadership opportunities. For more information, visit their website http://marshfieldbgc.com or call 781-834-2582.

 

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Blood Drive at Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield on September 21st

The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield will host a Blood Drive for the Kraft Family Blood Donor Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital on-site at 37 Proprietors Drive in Marshfield on Friday, September 21, 2018.

Blood donations may be made from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. aboard the Dana Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women’s Hospital Blood Mobile. Appointments are recommended, although walk-ins will be taken as time allows.  To register to donate, simply sign up online at tinyurl.com/marbgSept2018

Please note that a photo ID is required for new donors. It is also recommended that anyone donating should drink extra water and eat before donating.

As a special thank you, donors will receive a Kraft Family Blood Donor Center Lantern.

For questions about donation eligibility, email blooddonor@partners.org or call 617-632-3206.

About Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield

The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield (the Club) is a youth development organization providing programs and services to children and families throughout the greater South Shore community. The Club’s mission is to enable and inspire all young people to realize their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens as well as become tomorrow’s capable leaders. The Club provides programming opportunities in Boys & Girls Club of America’s (BGCA) five core areas including leadership, education, health, arts, and fitness.

Currently, the Club serves hundreds of families with children ranging in age from 6 to 18 years old, providing afterschool, vacation week and summer programs, as well as youth athletics, teen, social recreational and leadership opportunities. For more information, visit their website  http://marshfieldbgc.com or call 781-834-2582.

 

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Sponsors & Auction Items Needed for Golf Tournament Benefiting Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield

The fifth annual Golf Classic benefiting the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield will be held on Friday, June 25, 2010 at Crosswinds Golf Club, 424 Long Pond Road in Plymouth. Sponsors and live/silent auction items are needed.

The presenting sponsor for this year’s tournament is BuyTheCase.net of Pembroke, an online retailer that takes the hassle out of warehouse shopping, and owned by Marshfield residents Jack and Beth Griffin. Hole sponsorships are available for $150.

Raffle and silent auction donations are also needed.

Those interested in sponsoring a hole or donation an auction item should contact Kathleen Newcomb at the Boys and Girls Club directly at (781) 834-2582 or by email Kathleenn@marshfieldboysandgirlsclub.com.

The 4-man best ball Golf Classic costs $600 for a foursome, $300 for half foursome. The cost includes 18 holes of championship golf, a golf cart, driving range, boxed lunch and an awards dinner. For more information or to register for the Golf Classic, visit www.marshfieldboysandgirlsclub.com.

The Boys and Girls Club

The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield provides a safe haven for recreation and fun, which includes a variety of supervised activities for the 1,300 current members and is available to youth (between the ages of 6 to 18 years old) within the town and surrounding communities. The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield has five Core Areas: Character and Leadership; Education and Career; Health, Sport Fitness Recreation and Life Skills; The Arts; and Technology. These Core Areas serve as the foundation for all programming.

As a privately-funded, non-profit organization, the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield relies tremendously on the generous philanthropic support of individuals. Financial gifts assist in providing the financial strength necessary to continue the club’s mission “to enable and inspire all young people to realize their full potential as productive and responsible citizens, as well as become tomorrow’s capable leaders.”

For more information about the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield, please contact (781) 834-CLUB (2582) or visit the club in Library Plaza or the website at MarshfieldBoysAndGirlsClub.com. The club’s mailing address is P.O. Box 311, Marshfield, MA 02050.

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Boys and Girls Club to Host Caricature Artists Mat Brown & Sue Petersen at Gala on March 6th

The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield will host caricature artists Mat Brown of Scituate and Sue Petersen of Rockland at their annual Gala on March 6th.

 

Brown, who is best known as the cartoonist who creates Building #19’s prize winning advertising, and Petersen, a professional graphic designer, commercial illustrator and Mass College of Art graduate who has been drawing since childhood, will star at the Boys and Girls Club’s gala drawing caricatures for attendees.


Last year, the duo turned out 40 caricatures over the course of the evening. Those who sat for the artists were excited to pose with their spouses, groups of friends or by themselves and take home a ready-to-frame piece of art that captured their unique physical attributes.


“Many people came up to me during last year’s gala to show me their caricature and said they were just thrilled with the humorous portrayal of themselves. My husband David and I were drawn and it’s now framed and hanging in our Marshfield office,” noted Pam Snell of American Computer Technologies who is a member of the Boys and Girls Club Board of Directors and gala co-chair.


According to Petersen, “I have done portrait work as well, but people really get more joy out of the caricatures and can laugh at what they perceive as their ‘flaws’ instead of obsessing over them.”


The Boys and Girls Club Gala will be held from 6 to 11 p.m., on Saturday, March 6th at the Indian Pond Country Club in Kingston. For tickets, contact Shawn Costa, Director of Development at the club (781) 834-1300 (ext. 277). Tickets are $100 each or $1,000 for a corporate table for 10. For more information visit marshfieldboysandgirlsclub.com.


The Annual Gala

The Boys and Girls Club Gala is a major fundraiser for the privately funded, non-profit club and this year more than 350 people are expected to attend. Marshfield Selectman and Town Moderator Jim Robinson and his wife Maureen will be honored for their support of and dedication to the Boys and Girls Club and families in the area and the “Youth of the Year” will be presented with a scholarship.


The Gala promises to be dazzling with lively entertainment, caricature artists, hors d’oeuvres and dinner.  Silent and live auctions will be held featuring items such as a weekend on Martha’s Vineyard with golf for four; a Dell Notebook and printer; an African Safari for two; a one-week stay at a condo in Treasure Island, FL; a wine pairing dinner for eight; architectural services for an addition or renovation; a four-hour pontoon boat trip for four; a BBQ for 30 and Red Sox tickets.


Major sponsors for the event include Rockland Federal Credit Union and Tiny and Sons Glass.


The Boys and Girls Club

The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield provides a safe haven for recreation and fun, which includes a variety of supervised activities for the 1,100 current members and is available to youth (between the ages of 6 to 18 years old) within the town and surrounding communities. The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield has five Core Areas: Character and Leadership; Education and Career; Health, Sport Fitness Recreation and Life Skills; The Arts; and Technology. These Core Areas serve as the foundation for all programming.


As a privately-funded, non-profit organization, the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield relies tremendously on the generous philanthropic support of individuals. Financial gifts assist in providing the financial strength necessary to continue the club’s mission “to enable and inspire all young people to realize their full potential as productive and responsible citizens, as well as become tomorrow’s capable leaders.”


For more information about the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield, please contact (781) 834-CLUB (2582) or visit the club in Library Plaza or the website at MarshfieldBoysAndGirlsClub.com. The club’s mailing address is P.O. Box 311, Marshfield, MA 02050.


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Marshfield Polar Express Needs Sponsors

The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield will hold their second annual Marshfield Polar Express train ride event on December 12th and they are looking for additional sponsors.

The one-day event will be held on the Kingston commuter rail and four magical train rides are scheduled during the course of the day. The Boys and Girls Club has already sold 1,000 tickets and Train Ride 3 is sold out.

Tickets are selling fast and it is guaranteed to be another great community event. Sponsors include Tiny & Sons Glass, Rockland Trust, Rockland Federal Credit Union and Vertex.

Sponsors start as low as $500 and there are plenty of other opportunities to get involved and to support this family event.

To sponsor this event please contact Shawn Costa, (781) 834-2582 or email shawnc@marshfieldboysandgirlsclub.com

To purchase tickets visit www.marshfieldpolarexpress.com.

About the Boys and Girls Club

The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield’s purpose is to establish a safe haven for recreation, which includes a variety of supervised activities for greater than 4,000 youth (between the ages of 6 to 18 years old) within the town. The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield has five Core Areas: Character and Leadership; Education and Career; Health, Sport Fitness Recreation and Life Skills; The Arts; and Technology. These Core Areas serve as the foundation for all programming.

As a privately-funded, non-profit organization, the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield relies tremendously on the generous philanthropic support of individuals.  Financial gifts assist in providing the financial strength necessary to continue the club’s mission “to enable and inspire all young people to realize their full potential as productive and responsible citizens, as well as become tomorrow’s capable leaders.”

For more information about the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield, please contact (781) 834-CLUB (2582) or visit the website at MarshfieldBoysAndGirlsClub.com or write to the club at P.O. Box 311, Marshfield, MA 02050.

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Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield Needs Volunteers for Marshfield Polar Express Magical Train Ride

MARSHFIELD, MA… At least 150 volunteers will be needed for the Boys and Girls Club’s Marshfield Polar Express magical train ride event which will come to life on the Kingston commuter rail on December 12th. It is a one-day event with four train trips scheduled during the course of the day.

The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield needs volunteers at the event to act as characters such as elves and chefs. They also need all-around volunteers to commit to meetings and help with set up and clean up of the event. Volunteer elves must be 15+ years old and all other volunteers must be 18+ years old and submit to a CORI background check. Community service hours will be awarded to volunteers. Marshfield High School Girls Varsity Basketball and the Key Club are already on board to help out with the event.

The Boys and Girls Club has already sold 1,000 tickets and Train Ride 3 is close to being sold out. This event is sponsored by Tiny & Sons Glass, Rockland Trust and Vertex. All proceeds from the Polar Express event benefit the privately funded, non-profit the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield.

“This should be a spectacular event, but we really need volunteers to successfully pull it off,” said the club’s Executive Director Greg Jackson. “We’re excited to have MHS Girl’s Basketball and the Key Club involved and certainly welcome other groups as well.”

Those who would like to volunteer should contact Kathleen Newcomb at the Boys and Girls Club (781) 834-CLUB (2582) or stop by the club, which is located in library plaza.

Tickets for the “Polar Express” event are $20 each and on sale now at the Boys and Girls Club. Tickets may also be purchased online at marshfieldpolarexpress.com.

About the Boys and Girls Club

The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield’s purpose is to establish a safe haven for recreation, which includes a variety of supervised activities for greater than 4,000 youth (between the ages of 6 to 18 years old) within the town. The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield has five Core Areas: Character and Leadership; Education and Career; Health, Sport Fitness Recreation and Life Skills; The Arts; and Technology. These Core Areas serve as the foundation for all programming.

As a privately-funded, non-profit organization, the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield relies tremendously on the generous philanthropic support of individuals.  Financial gifts assist in providing the financial strength necessary to continue the club’s mission “to enable and inspire all young people to realize their full potential as productive and responsible citizens, as well as become tomorrow’s capable leaders.”

For more information about the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield, please contact (781) 834-CLUB (2582) or visit the website at MarshfieldBoysAndGirlsClub.com or write to the club at P.O. Box 311, Marshfield, MA 02050.

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