Grand Openingin Brandon! -March 29, 2019- The newly renovated club opened its doors this spring. The newly renovated club is formally known as the Carey Family Brandon Club. At the grand opening member of the Carey Family were in attendance as well as some of theirclosest friends. Also, in attendance were members of the Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office. Along with remarks from the family during the grand opening, was a special performance by some of club kids. They sang and danced to the song “A Million Dreams” from the hit movie The Greatest Showman. Special thanks to the Carey Family for all they have done fortheir newly renovated club!

Awards for Everyone! – March 21, 2019- Our Annual Dinner and Awards was hosted at the Jeff and Penny Vinik Family Club. It was a special night to honor community partners and the work of our Board of Directors. Included inthe honorees was Jeremiah Nicols with the Youth of the Year award and Robert Half with the Corporate Partner of the Year award! Special thanks to all the board and community members who attended this special night.

It’s a Hit! -March 13, 2019- Our annual New York Yankees Luncheon was another huge success this year! With the New York Yankees down in Florida for another great round of Spring training at the beautiful George M. Steinbrenner Field it was time for our luncheon. Over 400 people joined the team at the Marriott Waterside to raise over $325,000 to support the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay. It was an enjoyable lunch with kids meeting some of the world’s best base ball players. Everyone had a blast getting to meet the players and receiving autographs. We can’t wait for next year! Special thanks to the New York Yankees, PWC Associates and MCA Associates.

WWE Be A Star Rally- March 7, 2019- Fresh off the heels of their Wrestlemania coming to Tampain 2020…kids at our Garcia Salesian Club gota special treat when WWE superstars Titus O’ Neiland Hulk Hogan showed up to talk to them about anti-bullying. Special thanks to WWE, Boys & Girls Clubs of Americaand the superstars that joined us!

Club youth at Garcia Salesian got the opportunity to hang out with Tampa Bay Buccaneers player OJ Howard. OJ Howard is number 80 on the field and is a tight end. Howard partnered with United Healthcare and Dreambuilders Foundation to deliver 200 new pair of shoes to the kids at our Garcia Salesian Club.Volunteers from United Healthcare also worked in the Florida heat to landscape the Garcia Salesian grounds. A big thank you to OJ Howard, United Healthcare, and the Dreambuilders Foundation for helping us build great futures.

With the back to school season in full swing the kids at our Boys & Girls Club were excited to go back to school and thanks to the Yankees they were now officially ready to do just that. The New York Yankees donated 2,000 backpacks to our organization. The West Coast Yankees joined in on the fun and help pass out Yankee backpacks to all the kids. The kids were super excited and had lots of fun. A big thank you to the New York Yankees and the West Coast Yankees for helping us build great futures!

Teens from the YES Academy had an amazing day when they got to have a day at the office alongside NA Roofing. The teens participated in the Great American Roof Race and they even got to have lunch with the CEO of NA Roofing, Kelly Wade. A big thankyou to NA Roofing for selecting Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay as their charity of the year! Thanks for helping us build great futures.

Girls who participated in our SMART Girls program at Wilbert Davis Boys & Girls Club got surprised with hygiene bags for the start of the new school year. They loved getting the cute backpacks and they are very grateful for everything that was donated! A big thank you to the donor who made this possible. Thank you for helping us build great futures.

On July 25th and July 27th the kids at our Town ‘n Country Club and our Garcia Salesian got to play dress up and be super heroes for the day when our Great Futures Professional Council helped organize a field day full of fun! The kids were able to break off into teams and play some outside games. Through these games they were able to learn about team work. Thank you again to the Great Futures Professional Council for putting on such a fun event!

The Tampa Rotary member’s children had the opportunity to experience what a typical day is like at our Steinbrenner West Tampa Boys & Girls Club. It was a very fun day filled with crafts and a dodge ball game. Some of the club kids were even able to share what the chub means to them and their experiences at the club. A big thank you to the Tampa Rotary for all they do in support of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay!

Our kids at Garcia Salesian and Wilbert Davis got the chance to learn so pretty important lessons from the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society, the Taylor Hooton Foundation and, Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Johnny Venters about the use of performance enhancing substances, body image and, the overall importance of taking care of your body. They got to have fun too playing games and doing some baseball drills. Thank you again to everyone who helped make this PLAY event possible!

Our kids have serious talent! They got the opportunity to show off their special talents at the 20th Annual Talent Showcase at the Wilbert Davis Boys & Girls Club. This year’s theme was “Power of Us One Generation to the Next” hosted by DJ Chuck Core from WMNF 88.5 FM. The show got off to a great start with our very own Janecia Jordan singing the National Anthem. We were able to get about halfway through our show when in typical Florida fashion a storm knocked out the power and unfortunately ended our show for the day. We would like to thank all of sponsors and participates for helping us put on another amazing show!

This past Wednesday our kids at the Joe & Anne Garcia Salesian Youth Center had the opportunity to hang out with some football players from the University of South Florida. While there, the players played an energetic game of dodgeball, talked to the kids about various topics and took a lot of pictures. The kids had a blast and so did the players! A big thank you to the USF Football team for coming out and helping us build great futures! Go Bulls!!

We had the perfect summer day when the Temple Terrace Police Department hosted an all-day BBQ and pool party for our Greco Middle School teens. They enjoyed good BBQ, a game of kickball and a great day at the pool with a DJ provided by NA Roofing. To thank the Temple Terrace Police Department a few of our teens decided to write cards to express their gratitude towards those who helped make the day possible. A huge thank you to the Temple Terrace Police department and all they are doing for the local youth.