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Pallone Tours Thurgood Marshall Elementary

Pallone: Free and reduced-price breakfast make a difference

By Michelle Gladden
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Breakfast is said to be the most important meal of the day and in the Asbury Park School District all 1,995 students begin the day with the morning meal. On Tuesday morning Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. [NJ-06] stopped into a few Thurgood Marshall Elementary School classrooms as students readied for the school day.  “I’m here […]

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Oct 10, 2017
Asbury Park

Boys & Girls Club Summer Camp Fee Becomes Free

$200,000 Plangere Foundation Grant Funds 8-week Program For 150 Kids

By Michelle Gladden
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An 8-week summer camp is now free for 150 kids at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County thanks to funding by the Jules L. Plangere, Jr. Family Foundation. “Through the generosity of the Plangere Foundation, the Club is able to provide high-quality summer learning experiences to children who otherwise wouldn’t have access to […]

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Jul 11, 2017
Asbury Park

Innovation Lab Launches at Boys & Girls Club of AP

First tech lab of its kind in the state will work in partnership with existing Computer Lab and Hip Hop Institute

By Michelle Gladden
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The Asbury Park Boys and Girls Club of Monmouth County debut its Innovation Lab Thursday. The first of its kind in the state, the creative technology space was funded by North Star New Jersey in partnership with the NJ Lottery. “As part of their community involvement, they provide these programs,” NJ Lottery Deputy Executive Director John […]

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May 18, 2017
Asbury Park

Monroe Ave Boys & Girls Club upgrade & donation recipient

Keller Williams of Shrewsbury employees give back to city's youth

By Michelle Gladden
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Thursday was a RED Day at the Asbury Park Boys and Girls Club on Monroe Avenue. RED Day is a label Texas-based Real Estate Company Keller Williams uses to for its annual one-day volunteer commitment to a community, according to Associate Peter Cunha of the East Monmouth Branch, located in Shrewsbury. “Each Keller Williams is individually owned […]

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May 13, 2016
Asbury Park

Boys & Girls Club Annual Fundraiser at Stone Pony

Asbury Park building refurbishment and expansion on project list

By Michelle Gladden
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The Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County 5th annual fundraiser will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the Stone Pony, located at 913 Ocean Avenue. Entitled “A Most Unusual Evening,” the event features live music coupled with an illusionist acts, dancing, auctions and raffles, as well as food and drinks.Attendees are […]

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Mar 04, 2016
Asbury Park

Asbury Park Boys & Girls Club continues to see improvements

'It’s a place that both staff and kids are going to be able to take pride in'

By Jill Bartlett
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Asbury Park Boys & Girls Club kids walked through a new set of doors into a fully renovated club space for the first time today. Through a partnership with Lowe’s home improvement store’s Local Heroes program, improvements to the first floor of the building were completed Sunday, according to Douglas Eagles, the club’s executive director. “It’s […]

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Oct 06, 2014
Letters to the Editor

Harris: More shoud be done to keep Boys & Girls pool open

Club's executive director responds

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Editor, the Asbury Park Sun, The recent closure of the Asbury Park  Boys & Girls Club pool is another slap in the face to residents of the West Side of the city and those who actually used the facility. In a recent Sun article about the closing, Executive Director Douglas Eagles stated, “Our current club […]

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Mar 12, 2014
Asbury Park

Boys & Girls Club hosts ‘Back to School’ expo Friday

Free uniforms, backpacks and school supplies will be given to registrants

By Jill Bartlett
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The Asbury Park unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County [BGCM] will provide free school supplies and uniforms Friday to club members who register at a discounted rate at the club’s “Back to School” event. The cost of registration is $10 for members ages 13 to 18 and $20 for members ages […]

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Sep 04, 2013
Asbury Park

Art project promotes community discussion

'Table Talk' will place handmade tables at locations in and around Asbury Park

By Jill Bartlett
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Children involved in the summer program at the Boys & Girls Club in Asbury Park helped kick off a community art initiative on Monday. The project, called “Table Talk,” is designed to create spaces for people to meet and engage in civic discourse around handmade tables placed in specific locations around the community. Table Talk […]

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Jul 26, 2013
Asbury Park

‘Brain Gain’ program combats learning loss over summer

Problem is proportional to family's socioeconomic status

By Jill Bartlett
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Don’t let the soft eyes and bright smile fool you — when it comes to issues of social justice and giving back, Lynette Barnes, 24, means business. Barnes [right] was recently hired as one of the teachers in the “Brain Gain” summer pilot program at the Asbury unit of the Boys & Girls Club of Monmouth County. […]

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Jun 14, 2013
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