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2010 Barn Bash Attracts Record Crowd

On April 9, the second annual Barn Bash was held at the Loveless Barn. The event honored and celebrated the Middle Tennessee Youth of the Year Denzel Caldwell and the Sydney F. Keeble Distinguished Service Award winner Scott Portis. WSMV’s Jonathan Martin served as Master of Ceremonies of this year’s event. We are very grateful to our event sponsors, attendees, auction donors, and the many volunteers that made this event a huge success. Thank you to the Phoenix Club of Nashville for hosting the After Party, featuring the Chris Weaver band. To view photos of the Barn Bash After Party, click HERE.


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Did You Know?
We provide a safe and positive place for kids.
    - Over 3,500 kids came to a Boys & Girls Club of Middle Tennessee last year.
    - Average Daily Attendance: Summer ’08 = 833; School Year ’07 = 472

We are a comprehensive youth development organization.
    - Core Program Areas: Education & Career Development; Character & Leadership Development; Health & Life Skills; The Arts; Sports, Fitness & Recreation.

We help kids succeed in school.
    - Since 2004, 100% of seniors attending our Clubs have graduated from high school.  Of these seniors, 64% enrolled in post-secondary education.
    - In 2006 & 2007, 100% of high school seniors participating in our Keystone College Tour graduated and enrolled in post-secondary education that same year.

We help single parents by providing safe and positive after-school programs.
    - 65% of our kids are from single parent homes and 83% are economically disadvantaged.

We are a cultural melting pot.
    - Our kids are 76% African-American, 16% Caucasian, 4% Hispanic and 4% multi-racial.

We feed kids nutritious meals when they may otherwise go without.
    - We provided our kids with over 52,000 meals and 81,500 snacks last year.

We are experienced in enabling young people to succeed.
    - We’ve been serving area youth for over 105 years.




The Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee offer young people a comprehensive range of programs to help them realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.  Our five Club sites are a proud part of a national organization of 4,000 Clubs touching the lives of over 4.5 million youth.  Learn more about Boys & Girls Clubs of America.


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