News - BGC Kawarthas

Apr 03

Join our Foundation Board of Directors!

Our BGC Kawarthas Foundation is seeking dynamic and visionary leaders to join its Board of Directors. As a member of the Board, you will play a pivotal role in guiding the strategic direction of our organization, driving innovation, and making a lasting impact on the communities we serve. Key Responsibilities: Provide leadership and strategic...

Mar 25

Musicians pool talents to create our First Friday Jam for youth

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A special music program led by Warren Frank and Graeme Morrison and geared to 12 to 18-year-olds, is going to kick off at our youth centre at the start of April. We're excited for it to start! As youths, Warren Frank and Graeme Morrison took advantage of opportunities to scratch their individual musical itch —...

Jan 29

King Charles III Medal Awarded To Our Children & Youth Champion Catherine Miller

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Local resident Catherine Miller has been awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal, after being nominated by BGC Kawarthas, formerly Boys & Girls Clubs of Kawartha Lakes. In May 2023, King Charles III celebrated his Coronation, and in addition to issuing hundreds of thousands of medals for UK citizens, Canada was issued 30,000 special ones....

Dec 20

Check out our new Testimonial Video

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We recently put some of our children and youth in front of the camera to ask about their favourite parts of the Club. It was lovely talking to them and putting this video together. Hope you enjoy!

Dec 12

City Operating Grant Allows BGC Kawarthas to Expand Youth Services to Fenelon Falls

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BGC Kawarthas (formerly Boys & Girls Clubs of Kawartha Lakes) is opening a youth drop-in program in Fenelon Falls which will begin early in the new year. The program has been made possible by the approval of operating funds from the City of Kawartha Lakes. The recently approved 2025 Operating Budget confirmed approval of a...

Jun 19

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Our Youth Awards ceremony took place June 13th at the Fairview Baptist Church, where we announced the winners and celebrated all finalists. Here are the names. Also, we will be discussing the stories of the winners on our social media for the coming weeks. You can find them on our Facebook or our Instagram pages....

Apr 03

Message to our families about the solar eclipse

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On April 8, 2024, Kawartha Lakes & Peterborough will experience a solar eclipse. The eclipse will take place from approximately 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm that day. In preparation for that afternoon, we want to inform families we will be keeping children inside and our curtains and blinds will be closed. For everyone’s...

Feb 06

Community groups share ingredients for Lindsay youth hub recipe

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[caption id="attachment_7615" align="aligncenter" width="686"] Photo by Catherine Whitnall[/caption] This is an article published on The Peterborough Examiner and written by Catherine Whitnall. You can go to the original article here. A recent community forum has further demonstrated not only the need for a youth wellness hub in Lindsay, but a commitment to make it a...

Jan 19

Nominations for Youth Awards Now Open

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Kawartha Lakes: Calling all Kawartha Lakes youth between the ages of 12-24, and their parents, coaches, teachers and friends! BGC Kawarthas (formerly known as Boys and Girls Clubs of Kawartha Lakes) is hosting its fifth Youth Awards and nominations are now open. The Youth Awards were created to shine a spotlight on the young leaders of...

Dec 22

Read About Our New Grants in The Lindsay Advocate

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The Lindsay Advocate magazine's new January 2024 edition has an op-ed written by our Executive Director Amy Terrill, discussing an operating grant we recently received from the City of Kawartha Lakes. This grant will help fill gaps and grow our youth services. We are truly grateful for the support of the City, our Mayor Doug...