Cub Foods and Twins Commercial

Members had the opportunity to be part of creating a commercial for the Twins with Cub Foods and Tory Hunter.  Members arrived to the club and then were transported to the Twins Stadium.  While there, some members auditioned for actual speaking parts in the commercial while the rest had the chance to be extras.  Stay tuned and look for their debut on television!

Manicures in the STARS Room

Members of the STARS room were able to get manicures in the STARS room.  Members were able to choose their color of nail polish and with the help of our University of Saint Thomas volunteers, we were able to make this happen.  Thank you to the Saint Thomas volunteers who have been with us this year!  We appreciate your time and dedication to our members!

Community Day with Buffalo Wild Wings

Recently ten of our members had the chance to visit the Buffalo Wild Wings location in Eagan in celebration of Community Day.  Members were able to meet the patrons of the restaurant and speak about the Boys and Girls Club.  Ten percent of all sales on this day were given to the Twin Cities Boys and Girls Clubs!  Thank you, Buffalo Wild Wings and those who supported us on this day!

STARS Making Popsicles

STARS members had the opportunity to make their own Popsicles from scratch.  Members, with the help of our Torch Club members, were able to choose their own flavors using jello packets.  They mixed the ingredients and then let these set in the freezer.  While waiting for these creations to be ready to eat, members received a popsicle coupon that they could redeem after snack.  This was an engaging and fun activity for our members to participate in.

Making Paper for Earth Day

For Earth Day, under the direct supervision of Samantha Hausker and Teria Masterjohn,  members had the chance to make their own paper.  First, members chose the color of paper that they wanted, and then they blended these pieces of paper in the blender with some other molding ingredients.   Next, members shaped the paper into any shape they wanted.  Fun activity for all who participated!

Better Futures Start at the West Side Boys & Girls Club

STARS Fitness Challenge with Ms. Teria

Here are our Winners of the STARS Fitness Challenge with Miss Teria! Congratulations to these winners for holding records in the most jumping jacks, push ups and sit ups.  Keep up the great work towards your fitness challenge goals.

Career Day At Coca-Cola

Today members had the opportunity to take part in Career Day at Coca-Cola.  Members arrived at Coca-Cola in Eagan, Minnesota at 11:00 am and learned about different careers within the Coca-Cola Company.  Once they completed this, members watched videos created by certain Coca-Cola employees explaining their role within the company.  Next, members had the opportunity to participate in mock interviews with staff.  Overall, it was a great day.  Thank you, Coca-Cola for taking the time to make a difference today!

Volunteers spend time reading with STARS Members

We have been fortunate to have a couple of woman from Augustana Church express interest in helping our STARS achieve reading success.  These two women come in each week to read to members and work on reading comprehension and fluency skills.  Thank you for dedicating your time to making our members successful.  We appreciate it!

National Boys & Girls Club Week!

We have been very busy here at the Boys and Girls Club during National Boys and Girls club Week!

On Monday, we started things off with blueberry waffles in the morning and followed that up with battleship and basketball tournaments.  Members had mummy making competitions where members were put into teams and had to wrap one member in toilet paper making them look like a mummy.  We followed this up with our Things That Can Fly Series where members were able to learn about and fly kites.

On Tuesday, members had the chance to participate in a three point contest where Xavier Storay and Noel Taylor won and received medals. Members played Mario Bros tournaments in the games room and played an assortment of high yield activities in the gym.  As part of our Things That Can Fly Series, members created and flew gliders.

On Wednesday, members and staff wore their clothes backwards for Backwards Day in honor of April Fool's Day.  We then went outside for fun in the sun and played football and jumped jump rope.  As the day progressed, members participated in the Staff vs. members Relay race where staff took first place.  The second place winners were BJ, Syrron, Michael, Gio and Zackery.  Great job to all who participated in this activity.  We then had members participate in the Mentos and Diet Coke Experiment and followed that up with Superhero Trivia.

On Thursday, members had the opportunity to participate in the Pokemon tournament for a grand prize as well as create gac (slime) and make their own Popsicles. Members also participated in several track and field competitions.  Our teens had the chance to participate in Career Day with Coca-Cola where they learned about careers and practiced their interview skills.

On Friday, members had the chance to decorate Easter eggs, play Easter themed games and participate in an Easter Egg Hunt!  Our teens had the opportunity to take part in Career Day at Better State Trust Bank where they learned about specific careers in finance.  We ended our week with our Things That Can Fly Series where members were able to watch rockets being launched. Overall, it was a fun and exciting week!