A picture paints a thousand words……

From the wiki:  Boys & Girls Clubs of America (or BGCA) is a national organization whose mission is to “enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.” The organization, which holds a congressional charter under Title 36 of the United States Code, had its headquarters in Atlanta, with regional offices in Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta, New York City and Los Angeles.

The first Boys’ Club was founded in 1860 in Hartford, Connecticut. In 1906, 53 independent Boys’ Clubs came together in Boston to form a national organization, the Federated Boys’ Clubs. In 1931, the organization renamed itself Boys’ Clubs of America, and in 1990, to Boys & Girls Clubs of America. There are currently (2009) over 4,000 autonomous local Clubs, which are affiliates of the national organization. In total, Boys & Girls Clubs of America employ about 49,000 staff members. 

Presient Obama reads “The Polar Express.”  For those who have not read the book or seen the movie, the President couldn’t have selected a more fitting book to read to our children.  It is all about ‘BELIEVING.”

(AFP OUT) U.S. President Barack Obama passed out cookies to the children at the Boys and Girls Club of Washington on December 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama also read the “Polar Express” to the children. ( December 20, 2009 – Photo by Pool/Getty Images North America)

President Obama delivers.  Service in ACTION!

See prominent Boys & Girls Clubs Alumni here.