Film Club is every Wednesday from 4:15-5:00 led by our fantastic volunteer, Gene. Film Club is going on its second year of primarily being offered to only Middle School kids. This year however, Gene opened it up to the younger kids as we saw a tremendous interest from the 4th and 5th grade level. There are currently 15 kids attending Film Club.

Our chess club is run every Friday from 3:00-4:30 led by our wonderful volunteer Bret. There are currently 18 active members. Bret believes that chess brings kids together from different socio-economic backgrounds for the sole purpose of learning a strategic game that also helps kids with social skills, problem solving, math and staying focused.

December 3rd BGCSCA participated in this fun holiday event put on by the San Clemente Downtown Business Association. It is a fun and festive evening where families stroll down Del Mar for some holiday shopping. The street is filled with vendors and non-profit groups.

Our High Schoolers have been busy! Our Mark Schmitt College Bound & Workforce Readiness Program recently visited Corelogic where they had a presentation, worked on mock interviews, enjoyed the facility, and had an employee Q&A. Then on On Friday, March 10, we took 9 of our high school members to Sonance in San Clemente for a tour. The kids got to hear some speaker demos, learn about the company and even experience the theater room. Sonance is a huge Club supporter and we loved being able to show some of our kids the cool work they do.

BGCSCA hosted our Annual Awards Show with over 200 in attendance. Outstanding members received awards for their efforts in all of our Key Programs such as ART, Reading, Homework Help, Tennis, and we also recognized outstanding Summer Camp members, highlighted top Drama Matters kids, and an Outstanding Member of the Year.
We honored several outstanding Volunteers, Ellie Hammargren, Matt Thompson, Josh Papas, and Dana Lush. Ellie volunteers 1-2 times per week to help teach our members how to play tennis. She is a tennis professional, high school coach and avid Boys & Girls Club volunteer. Matt Thompson joined us in October and is a Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton. Matt volunteers 2 days per week at the Club and helps us as an official in our sports leagues & with after school programming. Josh is a Mark Schmitt College Bound & Workforce Readiness Volunteer. He has been a volunteer at the Club for about 2 years. Josh is a science and math volunteer and is helping grow the program by helping us set up business tours. The high school members always tell us that Josh gives the best advice. Dana has recently joined us this school year and has been instrumental to us growing our Workforce Readiness side of our program. Dana helps line up guest speakers and makes sure our members have a nice treat on the days those speakers come in. We also honored Noah & Gavin as Youth Volunteers of the Year, always available to volunteer at our Halloween and Holiday carnivals and helps around the club whenever needed. Yen Pham was named our 2023 Youth of the Year and will compete with other Boys & Girls Clubs from around Orange County for additional awards. Christian Gutierrez named Jr. Youth of the Year 2023.

Our Club’s 2023 Officers were installed at a lovely outdoor brunch on February 4th. Terry Hughes the Club’s CEO recapped our record year, the outgoing President Leanne Rodgers thanked the Board of Directors, Staff and Volunteers in attendance for their renewed commitment during her two years as President. In-coming President Rob Roland delivered a message urging the Clubs stakeholders to become engaged in a process to look at our future 5-10 years down the road.

Our 2023 Indoor Soccer season kicked-off on February 28th. The league has just under 200 participants in grades K-8. We are excited to have complete leagues for all boy’s and girl's divisions. Games run Monday through Thursday from 4:00 – 6:45.

Our Adult Pickelball Program has offered our adult members the opportunity to escape the rain ad the cold this winter. We have a variety of memberships available, monthly, seasonal, annual and private lessons through Pickleball Ambassador Bill Miller.

Before the Winter Break, Santa stopped by for a visit with the members just before Christmas. On 12/21 we hosted a fun Holiday Open House for our families. Thank you to the many partners who helped make this time of year special to all of our members. San Clemente Jr. Women’s Club, St. Clements by the Sea Church, The Outlets, SHACC, Assistance League & Stallion Care Club.