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MEDIA RELEASE Since car crashes are the number one cause of death for teens, AAA Hawaii is launching “Dare to Prepare” free educational workshops to be held at Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii on Monday, Sept. 9 and Wednesday, Sept. 11. The workshops are designed to help parents and teens prepare for their most […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Four finalists for the Youth of the Year award from the State of Hawaii Boys & Girls Clubs representing the four major islands were honored on the floor of the State House of Representatives earlier this week. At the awards luncheon following the presentation Maui’s Aaren Soriano was selected as the 2013 Youth […]

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Zavi Brees-Saunders has been named Chief Professional Officer of the Boys and Girls Club of the Big Island. The CPO serves as the executive in charge of the six-unit BGCBI program. Brees-Saunders has nearly 10 years’ experience in non-profit management. She was raised in rural Hana, Maui, holds a masters’ degree in public health, worked […]

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Boys & Girls Club of the Big Island (BGCBI) proudly announces Meghan McGrath as its 2010 Youth of the Year. Meghan will compete against other Boys & Girls Club members for the Hawaii State Youth of the Year title and a $1,000 scholarship from the Readers Digest Foundation.

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HPA’s Rokas Cesnulevicius draws a hard foul from Kamehameha’s Jayce Carvalho as East met West in the All-Star Basketball Classic held in Hilo. The West beat the East 77-59.

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The Boys & Girls Club Big Island All-Star Basketball Classic couldn’t have started any better. In the Girls Senior Division, the East All-Stars defeated the West All-Stars by a score of 57-55.

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The boys version of the Boys & Girls Club Big Island Basketball Classic is set for Saturday, March 13th 5p Rising Stars game and 6:30p Senior game at the Hilo Civic Auditorium. The Classic, a collaboration with the County of Hawaii Parks & Recreation, will include a creative set of underage drinking teen programming which […]

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Due to the tsunami warning this past Saturday which led to the cancellation of the Classic’s girls all-star games in Kona, the girls all-star games have been rescheduled for Friday, March 12th at 6p for the Rising Stars game and 7:30p for the Senior game and have been relocated to Hilo at the Hilo Civic […]

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The Classic is a collaboration with the County of Hawaii Parks & Recreation. Both games will be this Saturday, February 27th at Kekuaokalani gym in Kona. The Rising Stars game is at 6p and the Senior game at 8p. Admission to the games will be $3 for adults and $1 for students and seniors.

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With the BIIF basketball seasons wrapping up, organizers have set the dates for the inaugural Boys & Girls Club Big Island All-Star Basketball Classic. The Classic is a collaboration with the County of Hawaii Parks & Recreation and will be a set of two all-star games for both boys & girls on the Big island.

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Kathleen Christopher is the new resource development director. Christopher has worked with The Boys and Girls Club of the Big Island (BGCBI) for two and a half years. Jay Ihara is interim director of operations. Ihara will oversee Club operations and programs and will sit on the program development and property management committee.

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All six clubs in Hilo, Kea’au, Pahoa, Pahala, Oceanview, and Hamakua continue to take registrations. Everyone will be accepted on a first come first serve basis so organizers urge parents in need to register their children as soon as possible. The Boys & Girls Club would like to help each and every registrant but due […]

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The Boys & Girls Club of the Big Island will hold a Grand Opening of its newly renovated $1.8 million Hilo Clubhouse 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm, Thursday, October 22, 2009. Built around the theme, “Uniting the Past with the Present,” the grand opening also serves as the Boys & Girls Club Hilo Reunion and […]

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