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Cranbrook Lions attend Daycare
By Kevin Higgins
On a recent visit to the Boys and Girls Club of Cranbrook (BGC), the local Lions Club brought along the big cheque to symbolize their financial support for the non-profit and the families they serve.
BCG is a long-standing member of the Cranbrook community. Starting in 1970, they provide services to children from infant to age 18. In the Infant-Toddler Daycare program they accommodate up to 12 youngsters, up to three-years-old. This program is run with three professionally qualified staff.
The Building Blocks program for kids aged three to five can take up to 24 young folks, and works on a “learning through play” approach. Shifting between indoor and outdoor activities, the staff assist these children to develop social skills, learn new skills and to develop physically.
For children between five and 11, BCG runs the Kootenay Street Clubhouse, for children each day after school and during non-instructional days when school is not in session. Kids are divided into two groups, ages five to seven and ages seven to 11.
They take as many as 44 kids into the program and has them involved in sports and recreation, creative arts, literacy, health and nutrition and personal growth.
Students in grades 6 to 12 can partake in the BCG Youth Impact program. This drop-in center provides and alcohol-free and drug-free space to participate with others in a wide range of activities. Anything from mini-golf to rock climbing to cross-country skiing to hiking might be on the outdoor list. Whereas, lessons in cooking healthy meals, resume writing, and job training may also be available.
Cranbrook Lions Club can be seen in many ways participating in and supporting our community. Raising funds through the Golf Raffle and the large garage sale among others, the club invests those funds back into supporting other Cranbrook programs and individual citizens.
Anyone interested in joining in this great community service club should call the club president, Curtis Bell, at 250-489-3782
Donations to BCG can be made at www.bgccranbrook.ca
Lead image: Local Lions support the Boys and Girls Club of Cranbrook. The Lions are the ones standing at the back. Photo by Jim Ferguson
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