by bgcmasonvalley | Apr 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
By teen services director Kristen Rodriguez Most teens and tweens have opinions. They’re striving for independence, they want to become decision makers, and their newfound freedom is bursting at the seems. How do we harness all of that energy and push it in the...
by bgcmasonvalley | Apr 4, 2025 | Expert Column
by preschool teachers Lindsey Crowder and Sonora Hall Reading and play are two of the most important ways you can encourage plenty of learning at home with your young ones. During play, a child’s development is being supported in more ways than one. Reading is a great...
by bgcmasonvalley | Mar 6, 2025 | Feature
When Edder S. came to his local Boys & Girls Club in Yerington for the first time, the then-seven-year-old immediately had his mind blown as he watched another member, Leo, hold onto the merry-go-round longer than any kid he’d ever seen before. The two immediately...
by bgcmasonvalley | Mar 5, 2025 | Feature
Five-year-old Reese W. is only a kindergartener at Yerington Elementary School. But, talking to him, you’d never guess that. “Kindergarteners are usually very wormy,” Kaydence Hernandez, the Club’s Yerington director, said. “But Reece isn’t. He’s very, very smart for...
by bgcmasonvalley | Feb 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
Meet Brooklyn S., a young leader from Dayton Five years old, the summer entering kindergarten. That’s when kids can start attending a clubhouse at Boys & Girls Clubs of Mason Valley. Brooklyn S., this year’s Member of the Year from Dayton, wasted no time starting...
