Monthly Archives: July 2014

One of the Boys and Girls Clubs National programs is Diplomas to Degrees, a college preparation program. Therefore the Boys and Girls Clubs of Columbus travels to different colleges to expose our teen members to different campuses! This past Friday … Continue reading →

“I feel like we’ve created a culture of helplessness.” This remark came from a person who works at a non-profit organization largely supported by volunteers from low-income communities.  The person meant this as both a joke and a reflection of … Continue reading →

The craziest thing about working at a camp is that it is essentially the same every day and every week.  It starts with morning sign-in and name tag drama (“I can’t find mine!” “Mine won’t stick!”), then a flurry of … Continue reading →

The shed broke. All of that time spent putting up a shed last week to have a weekend of rain and the structure is toast! Granted we didn’t have the roof on because it required more expertise and time but … Continue reading →

This was the first week I drove the van, and boy did I drive it a lot! The Boys and Girls Clubs of Columbus (BGCC) has a summer site at Pheasant Run in Pickerington, OH. It is about a 25 … Continue reading →

On Saturday FLOW partnered with HERO USA to do a kayak/canoe paddle on a 3.5 mile stretch of the Olentangy River. HERO USA is a fellow non-profit that was “formed to provide access to sports training and educational resources for children … Continue reading →

Finally backpack stuffings have arrived!  I have spent the past weeks, maybe even month, sorting, analyzing, and imagining every possible aspect of backpack stuffing events.  As I mentioned before Backpack Distributions are a big part of the services we provide … Continue reading →

My first and least favorite job was a position as a sales associate in a golf clothing store. I was a great employee; I was awarded employee of the month four times in the one year I worked there. But … Continue reading →