We're thankful for moments like this
November 22, 2022
Thank you for Building Great Futures at the Boys & Girls Club of San Marcos!
Thanks to the support of our incredible community, we welcomed more than 3,000 kids through our doors this year, creating meaningful moments and spaces for our youth to play, explore, grow, and gain new skills.
Here are just a few of the exciting moments during 2022 at the Boys & Girls Club of San Marcos:
- Opened our beautiful new Walter J. & Betty C. Zable Foundation Branch with an exciting maker space, gamesroom, tech center, culinary kitchen, and community room.
- Renovated our Jennifer Loscher Branch from the roof to the floors and never missed a single day serving our kids.
- Provided nearly 1,000 kids with new school supplies and backpacks to start their academic year.
- Brought hands-on STEM and robotics activities to the Club.
- Launched All-for-One Culture Club, giving our middle school and high school members new cultural experiences and excursions.
- Explored the great outdoors in Mammoth as our teens flexed their leadership skills.
- Celebrated our San Diego County Youth of Year, Ernie Montano, and even cheered him on as he threw out the opening pitch during the National League Championship Series.
Thank you to everyone who was a part of the big moments and the little ones, too!
From all of us at Boys & Girls Club of San Marcos, we wish you a joyful and happy Thanksgiving!
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There is something transformative about stepping foot in the Pacific Ocean for the first time. The shock of the cold, the instinct to jump out, and the quiet realization of how vast the world truly is as you gaze out to the horizon that never seems to end. For Club kids Lavendar, Onwabile, Yonganini and Mangaliso, this moment marked one of many meaningful “firsts” that came to life during a journey that was years in the making – one that began 10,300 miles away. This past December, four youth and two staff members, Sonto Ngubane and Boitumelo Ramasodi, from the Boys & Girls Club of South Africa spent 12 amazing days in Southern California, thanks to the support of the Pacific Youth Foundation, as part of an initiative to build international friendship among Club youth. BGCSM was honored to host the South Africa group for the first week of their trip.
We had the honor of celebrating 19 incredible youth who represent the very best of the Boys & Girls Club of San Marcos at the 2026 Youth of the Year celebration. These exemplary members were recognized for their outstanding leadership, strong character and dedication to making a positive impact in their schools, Clubs and communities. The evening highlighted their inspiring stories, resilience and aspirations, serving as a powerful reminder of the power of youth voices and the importance of providing opportunities for young people to thrive. We are so proud of all they have accomplished and excited to see the bright futures ahead of them.
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