February 2013 Volume 2, Issue 6
Boys & Girls Clubs of N.W. Tennessee
HUMBOLDT CLUB
Inside this issue: 4-H Trip to Washington DC 2-3 Drug Awareness Session 4 Superbowl Party 5 Monthly Newsletter www.facebook.com/ humboldtboysgirlsclub Follow us on Instagram: @bgchumboldt
Feb. 14th: Valentine’s Day Sock Hop
Feb. 17th: President’s Day, No School, Club Closed
Feb. 20-21st: Staff Training in Knoxville, Club Closed
Enjoy Children? Come Volun-teer!
Gibson County Mentors from the Boys & Girls Club Mal-colmn Warren and Jasmen Galloway, Administrative As-sistant Erika Dean, and Tennessee 4-H members and adult leaders from Bedford, Crockett, Fentress, Henry, Marshall and Roan Counties attended the National Youth Summit on Healthy Living in Washington D.C. held Janu-ary 9-12th. Tennessee 4-H members joined other adults and teens from across the country to gain knowledge and skills in health, nutrition, and fitness. The summit focused on topics which included healthy eating, social-emotional issues, bullying, and distracted driving. Attendees were also given tools on how to successfully educate their communities and get people involved.
The Healthy Living Summit fea-tured workshops with various 4-H leaders, professionals in the healthy living field, authors who have written healthy living curriculum, and activists who are working to educate commu-nities about healthy living top-ics. The last day of the trip was set aside for state teams to work on action plans for how to use the information in their re-spective states. Tennessee’s plan (which they presented to the group, below) is to include healthy living information and activities at the 4-H Roundup this summer at UT Martin.
Of the 22 states represented at the Summit, Tennessee had the largest delegation with 20 members on the team (above). No trip to Washington D.C. would be complete without time to go sightseeing! The group went on a night tour to see the different monuments. The Tennes-see group also made a stop at Georgetown Cupcake, which is featured on TLC’s show, DC Cupcakes (right).
Above: Jasmen Galloway visits the Lincoln Memorial.
My Experience in Washington D.C.
On my Washington D.C. trip, I had one of
the best times of my life. A topic of the
week that we talked about was healthy
liv-ing. They gave us tips on how to eat
healthy and how to live a healthy life. The
H conference was held at the National
4-H Center. There were huge, amazing
build-ings that housed all sorts of different
peo-ple from different states and different
coun-tries. My week in D.C. was great, and
hope-fully I can attend next year.
Generation Rap
“The Boys and Girls Club has made my life better. We do a lot of activities, we take a lot of trips, and they care about our grades. My grades have improved since I started coming to the club. The staff is always there with extra help if I need it because they really care.”
- Destiny Williamson, 8th grade
This month’s Family Values Session featured guest speakers Jonathan Wilson of the Humboldt Police Department, Paul Turner, and former drug addict, Krisha White. Parents were encouraged to “be nosey” in order to prevent drug abuse in their children. White shared her per-sonal history with drugs and her testimony of quitting.
Club members had fun getting ready for the Super Bowl Friday afternoon by par-ticipating in football games and having a party. Members played two-hand touch in the gym (above), won candy in a Candy Walk (right), played Football Trivia
(bottom right), competed in an online Football Scavenger Hunt (bottom middle), and played Football Bingo (bottom left).
HUMBOLDT CLUB
“The POSITIVE Place For Kids”
1503 Osborne St. P.O. Box 851 Humboldt, TN 38343
Gladys Robinson, Club Director Phone: 731-562-0067 Fax: 731-562-0074 E-mail: grobinson@click1.net Facebook: www.facebook.com/ humboldtboysgirlsclub Instagram: @bgchumboldt
The Boys & Girls Club C O D E
I BELIEVE in God and the right to worship according to
my own faith and religion. I BELIEVE in America, the American way of life, the Constitution and the
Bill of Rights. I BELIEVE in fair play, honesty and sportsmanship.
I BELIEVE in my Boys & Girls Club, which
stands for these things.
Board Members Ralph Jones, President John Hale, Vice President
Raymond Simmons, Vice President Myra Barnett, Secretary
Gena Simmons, Treasurer
Gil Fletcher Patricia Taylor Bob Seals Camille Jones Rob Deloach Chuck Cloud Deborah Seward Frank Warmath Harry Davidson Kathleen Smith Ann Williams Terry Johnson James Howse Joe Johnson Brenda Lewis Allen Barker Greer Lashlee Marquitta Patterson Janice Baskerville Laurie Gamble Jerry Culpepper
We are a United Way agency.
Our Wish List AA & AAA Batteries
Paper Cutter
Camera (For Video & Stills) Ink Cartridges (HP 21, 920 and Canon 5)
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Alexis Wardlow (left) and Caitlyn Armstrong cut up strawberries for the cheesecake pops they learned to make during Chef Club.
