Boys & Girls Club Blog

May 12

Meet Board Member Florence Makope

May 12, 2021 The Club is excited to welcome Florence Makope to our Board of Directors! Florence’s term will begin on May 20th. She replaces former Oshkosh Corporation CEO and recent retiree, Wilson Jones. Florence

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Apr 28

Implementing Academics in a Fun and Interesting Way

April 28, 2021 A big part of our programming here at the Boys & Girls Club is making sure that we are implementing academic activities for our members in a fun and interesting way. One

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Apr 23

Boys & Girls Club of Oshkosh and the School District of Omro Partner to Offer After-School Program

April 23, 2021 The Boys & Girls Club of Oshkosh is excited to partner with the School District of Omro to offer a state licensed after-school program this fall. Students from Omro Elementary School and

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Apr 16

Meet Director of Teen Services Sean Purtee

April 16, 2021 The Club is pleased to announce the addition of Sean Purtee as Director of Teen Services. Sean oversees the Teen Center and all programming for teens and tweens including Be Great Graduate,

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Apr 8

A Blossoming Be Great Graduate Program

April 8, 2021 In-person school is back in session and the Be Great Graduate Program is blossoming! The 2nd semester of the 2020-2021 school year is halfway through and students being back in person have

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Mar 11

Spring Update for After-School Programming

March 11, 2021 The spring season brings a lot of changes to the Boys & Girls Club of Oshkosh. Although we miss the Club members that have attended our daytime program, we are excited to

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Mar 5

Meet Marketing & Communications Director Jessica Carr

March 5, 2021 Jessica Carr became the Marketing & Communications Director in March 2021. She leads the effort to coordinate and support the Club’s strategies for marketing including communicating member programs and services and annual

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Mar 5

Club Members Use Gym Time to Stay Active and Learn Valuable Skills

March 5, 2021 During our Fall Program, members got a much-needed break from virtual meetings and homework by staying active in the gym. Members spent 30 minutes twice a day in the gym doing a

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Mar 2

Keystone Leadership Club Takes on National Project, “THERE IS NO PLANet B”.

March 2, 2021 This school year has been challenging to say the least! But given all of the struggles, our Keystone leadership club has adapted. Keystone is a national leadership club for teens that focuses

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Feb 9

Jeff Lindemann Receives J.R. Vette Friend of the Youth Award from the Boys & Girls Club of Oshkosh

The J.R. Vette Friend of Youth Award is named in memory of lifetime board member J.R. Vette and goes to a board member who has put forth outstanding efforts to further the mission of the

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