Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kingsport, Inc.

 

"BE GREAT" CAMPAIGN

 Check out local billboards for the Boys & Girls Club

"Be Great" Campaign.  Can you recognize these famous people, who were Boys & Girls Club members?

  The Boys and Girls Club would like to thank Buddy Scheerer & Lamar Advertising Tri-Cities

for their generous support.

 

    Lamar Advertising Tri-Cities Joins Boys & Girls Clubs of  Greater Kingsport to Help Kids Be Great

 

What do Denzel Washington, Shaquille O’Neal, Martin Sheen, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, and General Wesley Clark have in common?

 

All five are products of the Boys & Girls Clubs.  And their faces – from when they were young members of the Club -- will be appearing throughout Kingsport area in 2009 promoting the important work of our local Clubs.

 

Billboards proclaiming the Boys & Girls Clubs’ new BE GREAT advocacy campaign will be posted, free of charge, courtesy of Lamar Advertising Tri-Cities.  The messages are part of a nationwide initiative by Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) to highlight the key issues affecting today’s young people, and the key role community-based organizations like Boys & Girls Clubs play in helping kids graduate from high school, achieve a healthy lifestyle, and develop good character traits.

 

“BE GREAT is a call to action to kids, that says they can and must realize their full potential to become productive, responsible and caring citizens,” said Chuck Owens, Executive Director from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kingsport.  “However, it is also a call to action to adults, to raise awareness about the key issues, and to generate support for the mission of the Clubs.”

 

“This campaign will raise awareness and support for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kingsport and the more than 4,300 other Clubs around the country,” said Buddy Scheerer, Lamar Advertising Tri-Cities.  “A future Denzel Washington is at one of these Clubs right now.  We want to make sure that child – and every young person – has every chance to succeed and dream big. We are delighted to be able to donate the space to make these displays possible."

 

The BE GREAT campaign emphasizes a spirit of optimism and hope, reinforcing the positive benefits of Boys & Girls Clubs by focusing on the personal success stories of accomplished alumni, celebrities and non-celebrities alike.  At the campaign’s Web site (www.BeGreatAmerica.org), visitors can learn more about the featured alumni, find their local Clubs and make a donation. 

 

The BE GREAT ads are part of a nationwide partnership between BGCA and the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA) resulting in the posting of out-of-home messaging across the country in a variety of venues, including billboards, bus shelters, shopping malls, taxi tops and airports. BGCA was named an OAAA national public service partner in 2008.

 

“Boys & Girls Clubs of America is an organization dedicated to helping our nation’s young people and we can think of no better cause where we could lend our support,” said OAAA President and CEO Nancy Fletcher. “Our member companies are good community citizens and their willingness to post this campaign for free is just another example of their dedication to the community.”

 

 

 

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Founded in 1950, the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kingsport is a youth centered organization committed to meeting the needs of children in the Kingsport community. In addition to the main facility and teen center, the Club operates three satellite units located in Kingsport public housing communities.  A United Way agency, the Boys & Girls Club is making a difference in the lives of youth in Kingsport.  

 

 

Membership

 

Any youth, age 6 through 18, may join the Club for a membership fee of $10.00 per year. All memberships expire on August 31 of each year.

 

 

After-school Hours

 

Monday - Thursday 2:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Friday 2:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

 

Summer Hours

Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Extended Hours 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

 

We are closed on Saturday and Sunday.