Press Releases

By Dominic Bordenaro, Data & Marketing Coordinator The annual Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie’s Just Desserts fundraiser, presented by Heidi J Hale, is scheduled for September 25, 2021 at 4 p.m. This event will be held in person at the Clubs’ Madison Street location. Just Desserts is exactly what it says - it is all about desserts. Sponsors will be able to purchase tables and they, and their guests, will bid for desserts created by local bakers. This year, the goal is to raise $25,000 to support the Clubs’ SMART Girls program, which goes with the theme Smart Girls - [...]

Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie receives investment in academic and education programming for Clubs in the Muncie community through a historic partnership with Panda Cares(R) Foundation. June 17, 2021, Muncie -- Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie has received a donation of $10,000 from the Panda Cares(R) Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Panda Express(R), which will support the nonprofit’s mission of enabling and enriching the lives of young people. Through this partnership, Panda Cares and Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie will empower hundreds of youth at Boys & Girls Clubs in Muncie to excel in school, character and leadership. [...]

By Dominic Bordenaro, Data & Marketing Coordinator, Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie The Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie is honored to have received a grant from the Ball Brothers Foundation totaling $300,000 over two years. This grant will help offset operating costs and allow the Clubs to pursue two goals set for the next two years: continue to provide great out of school time programs through our Youth Development Professionals and strategically place the Clubs in a position of growth. The grant will be used to equip staff with tools, resources, and professional development training needed to foster skill [...]

By Dominic Bordenaro, Data & Marketing Coordinator, Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie The Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie’s summer camp program will take place beginning June 14 and run through July 30, Monday through Friday from 7:45 am – 5:15 pm. The camp will provide a safe space for our community's kids and teens to experience field trips, outdoor and indoor activities, art projects, STEM projects, video games, college trips, educational enrichment, and so much more. Kids and teens will also receive breakfast, lunch, and a snack every day. The summer camp program will have three locations this year. [...]

Authored by Qiana Clemens, Marketing Committee, Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie The Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie would like to thank the generous donors and sponsors of this year’s Great Futures Start With Us event, presented by Magna Powertrain. The virtual event, held on Thursday, April 22, raised more than $37,000. In true Boys & Girls Clubs innovative fashion, the fundraising event shifted to a solely virtual event enabling the Clubs to increase the net amount raised for Summer Camp by 64%. Guests were treated to a breakfast for dinner meal prepared by Once Upon a Plate and delivered [...]