Friday, May 09, 2008
Our Mission:
"To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens"
 
 
 
Youth of the Year Award Dinner
was held on Monday, April 28, 2008

This event honored Albert Menefee III and featured Tennessee Titans All-Pro Defensive End Kyle Vanden Bosch as the guest speaker.
Rasha' Harvey from the Andrew Jackson Club won the title of
Youth of the Year!
 
Tennessee Titans from left to right David Thornton, Jason Murphy, Casey Cramer, Josh Stamer, Youth of the Year Award Winner - Rasha' Harvey, Kyle Vanden Bosch, Leonard Stephens, Ken Amato, Cortland Finnegan, Rob Bironas. 
 
Congratulations Rasha'!


 
Upcoming Events!!
 
 
The Golf Club of Tennessee
Ingram Cup Golf Tournament
September 29, 2008
Golf Club of Tennessee
 
 
 
      
The Great Nashville Duck Race
October 25, 2008
Sponsorships are available
 
More details to follow....
 

 

presents $25,000.00 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee on February 1, 2008.
 
         
 

 
Amerigroup
presents the Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee with a check for $35,000.00 on January 18, 2008.
 

 
Robert Patton from The Realty Association will give the Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee $250.00 each time he sells a house.
His website is linked below.

 
 

 
The College Tour is Coming!!!!!
 
         
 
From March 17 - 21 forty-five youth from our Clubs will go on the College Tour. 
This year they will go to Indianapolis, Chicago and St. Louis.
 
If you would like to make a contribution to directly support the college tour please contact Jim Williamson at (615) 425-7016.
 

Click here to get more information on the College Tour and to see some photos of past tours.


 
               
Miss USA returns to spruce up Vine Hill Boys & Girls Club

By SUZANNE NORMAND BLACKWOOD • Staff Writer • January 18, 2008

VINE HILL — A former Clarksville resident, Rachel Smith, described this year as Miss USA as "incredible."

She said she has been "dressed by some amazing designers" and had opportunities to establish relationships "with a myriad of people."

 But one of the highlights was getting to return home to Tennessee to serve a place that is very dear to her, she said.

Smith recently spent a day helping to renovate and spruce up the Vine Hill Boys & Girls Club. The project took place through a partnership of The Home Depot and the Miss Universe Organization, which oversees the Miss USA pageant.

An Ingram scholar, Smith attended Belmont University. While she was a student, she was required to do community service to keep her scholarship. Smith chose to give her time and service to the Vine Hill Boys & Girls Club.

"It has been a community, a home," said Smith about the club. In addition to being a great place for kids, many of whom she watched grow up, it was also "a wonderful place for me to hang out during my collegiate career," she said.

'We're just breaking the ice'

Smith said she couldn't think of a better place in which to "leave my legacy."

As part of the project, Smith, some of the club's teenagers and other volunteers painted three rooms, put in hardwood floors in three rooms and installed storage units. They also created "cubby" spaces, where kids can put their backpacks and coats.

Smith said the everyday wear and tear caused by the kids was starting to show, and she wanted to do something to make the club look a little nicer.

"They're going to have so much pride in the renovations, because this is 'their place,' " she said.

"The Vine Hill community is truly blessed to have someone like Rachel Smith supporting this project," Jeff Darnell, the club's director, said in a news release.

Smith said she hopes this is the first of many projects taking place at the club.

"Hopefully, we're just breaking the ice," she said.

Space is a major concern at the club, said Smith. Other than a computer lab, the only space the club has for activities is a gym. Smith said every activity, from sports to arts and crafts to snack time, takes place in the gym.

Smith said the kids and the Vine Hill Boys & Girls Club "have so much potential."

"But there are so many needs that need to be met," she said. "We're thinking bigger and better for this club. I want the best for these kids."

She's committed to club for life.

Smith, who currently lives in New York, said she lives by the Biblical phrase, "to whom much is given, much is expected."

Whether she's living in Middle Tennessee, New York or somewhere else, she plans to have a lifelong commitment to the club.

"I am forever committed to this program," she said.


 

Please help us make a difference in our community!
Please consider giving an online tax-deductible donation today
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Click here for more information about planned giving and the
many benefits available to you.

Volunteer and make a difference in the life of a child!

Spend time sharing your skills, knowledge, time and talents with the children who attend the Boys & Girls Clubs.
It will be time you will never regret!

 
 
 
Thank you to Macy's South for their Titan Touchdown donation!!
 

 
Thank you to United Way of Metropolitan Nashville for funding our Comprehensive Youth Development program as a part of their Strengthening Youth and Family Investment Area.




Changing Lives...Changing Nashville...Changing America!

Contact the Club nearest to you to find out how your child can participate.
You can also e-mail us at info@bgcmt.org formore information.
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Administration Offices - 624 Grassmere Park, Suite 8 Nashville TN 37211
(615) 833-2368 / (615) 833-4381 (f)

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