Story:
In July, actor David Arquette (center) stopped by the Club to serve lunches as a part of the LA Regional Food Bank free lunch program at the Club

Story:
Michelle Shegda is education director of the Boys & Girls Club, which provides homework help and after-school tutoring

The Boys & Girls Club of Venice appointed Venice resident Michelle Shegda as its education director earlier this year.

Under the direction of Shegda, a Pennsylvania native, the Boys & Girls Club of Venice provides after-school homework help and tutoring for club members, as well as a variety of character and leadership development programs.

More of this story

Story:
Trainer offering beach workouts with all donations benefiting Boys & Girls Club

To help combat childhood obesity and benefit fitness, nutrition and environmental health programs at the Boys & Girls Club of Venice, local personal trainer Crystal Quintana has created The Boys and Girls Movement: Fundraiser to End Childhood Obesity.

Quintana will hold a six-week core fusion (core-functional, yoga, Pilates) beach workout series, with all profits going to the Boys & Girls Club.

More of this story

Story:
Venice Boys & Girls Club gets $41,000 support grant from LA84 Foundation

It was announced Wednesday, June 6th, that the Boys & Girls Club of Venice would receive a grant for $41,000 from the LA84 Foundation, formerly known as the Amateur Athletic Foundation. The grant will serve to support the sports, fitness and recreation program at the club.

Current competitive programs under the Play Now initiative include basketball, soccer, flag football and sailing. Intramural recreation programs include volleyball, basketball, baseball, soccer and sailing.

More of this story

Story:
How the arts in Venice supplement "the thee R's"
By Betsy Goldman

The three R's - Reading, (W)riting and (A)rithmatic -are the staples of education. The aptitude of a child is based on how well he or she does in these subjects.

Greatly overlooked, especially now, are the arts - for it's in this field of education where students who may not necessarily excel in the core courses can find expression, blossom and be directed to the future

But it has become harder for schools to offer art classes to all students and schools have to search out art programs on their own.

Here are some local arts programs in and out of schools in the local area:

CLICK HERE to view .pdf doc (BGCV featured - out of school)

Story:
Panera Bread gives $5000 to Kids Cafe food program at Venice Boys and Girls Club
CLICK HERE to view .pdf doc

Story:
Many help Boys & Girls Club bring hope to those in desparate straits
CLICK HERE to view .pdf doc