BGC Supports Community Events
Throughout the month of June, our Boys & Girls Club supported a few different events by showing up, actively participating, and cheering on our partners and friends in the local community.
Ebony Vision‘s Juneteenth celebration was held at Buttermilk Creek Park on June 15. We hosted a partner booth to share our mission and vision for youth with attendees and had so much fun showing our support for the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. The celebration was a family filled day of entertainment, poetry, song, dance, children activities, speakers and food that was shared with the community for FREE. Juneteenth is also a time to recognize the importance of having a voice in the community, and this celebration helps to educate all people about African American culture and display the rich dimensions of diversity in Fond du Lac.
The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders and our Boys & Girls Club have built a strong partnership over the past couple years. This year, we were selected alongside the Fond du Lac Family YMCA to benefit from a portion of ticket sales for the I-41 Showdown game against the Green Bay Rockers at the Neuroscience Field at Fox Cities Stadium on June 18. Several BGC staff, YMCA staff, friends and family members attended the game and had a blast cheering on the Dock Spiders. To top off a great evening, the Dock Spiders took home the “W”!
The 6th annual Pride Picnic Fond du Lac was held June 23 and we were so happy to be part of such an incredible day. As a family friendly event bringing LGBTQ+ people and allies together in one place, we thought it would be fun to give community members who visited our table an opportunity to create the flag they identify with by using different colored strips of bandanas. Everyone loved this activity and they were all so proud to show off their flags! We hope that our presence at the Pride Picnic each year helps others feel a true sense of belonging, just like we strive for at the Boys & Girls Club every day.
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