BGCO received $5,000 in funding from San Diego Gas and Electric (SDGE) to support the STREAMing Ahead program during the summer. This program is designed to develop a greater interest and appreciation for the world of science, technology, research, engineering, the arts, and math (STREAM) in the lives of BGCO campers. With the grant funds, [...]
Surf Instructor, Heather Pine generously volunteered her time to provide surf lessons to Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside’s (BGCO) summer campers. Pine visited the Club on June 27, 2016 to get campers excited about learning how to surf, and to give an overview on basic surf techniques and on June 30, 2016 BGCO campers [...]
Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside (BGCO) received $5,000 in funding from Soroptimist International to support the STREAMing Ahead program, which provides female members in Oceanside a path to understanding the multitude of career opportunities in the fields of science, technology, research, engineering, the arts, and math (STREAM). With the grant funds, BGCO will build [...]
For the third summer in a row, Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside (BGCO) hosted Genentech volunteers to implement Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) programming with more than 300 campers! On Tuesday, June 14th, twenty BGCO teens were selected to visit the Genentech Oceanside facility for a tour complete with science experiments alongside Genentech [...]
As June turns into July, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside (BGCO) serves hundreds of local youth a day during the 10 weeks of fun and exciting summer camp. Last summer the BGCO had a record number of campers, with more than 500 youth participating. 2016 Camps are held at the Townsite Clubhouse and Libby Lake [...]
Congratulations to Julie Hernandez, the 2016-2017 Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside Youth of the Year representative! Julie, who also won this honor last year, has been a Club member for six and a half years and recently graduated from El Camino High School with a 4.6 Grade Point Average. Julie plans to attend MiraCosta [...]
