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Steak & Burger 2019

Oct 2, 2019 | Events, News

For more than 20 years, the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tar River Region’s Steak & Burger event has brought leaders of the Twin Counties community together with out Club members to share a conversation, a meal, and inspiration from a guest speaker. During...

Derby Day at the Mills

Mar 20, 2019 | Events, News

Mark your calendars. Derby Dat at the Mills is scheduled for Saturday, May 4, 2019 from 4PM to 9PM. May your Hats be big and your Juleps be fine, your Sundresses be pretty and your Seersucker suits be one of a kind. Join us for The Boys & Girls Clubs of the...

Club Names Youth of the Year

Mar 8, 2019 | News

On Friday, March 8, 2018, the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tar River Region honored 16-year-old Nia Ewuell with the 2019 Youth of the Year Award. Supporters gathered at the Booker T. Theater, where Ewuell was awarded at $1,000 scholarship and a laptop computer....

Gov. Roy Cooper to Speak at Boys & Girls Clubs Event

Mar 5, 2019 | News

Ron Green announced that Governor Roy Cooper is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at a statewide gathering of Boys & Girls Clubs later this month in Rocky Mount. The gathering will take place at the Rocky Mount Event Center, where the Boys and Girls Clubs Youth...

Black History Month

Feb 15, 2019 | News, The FRAME Shop

The students at the FRAME Shop used technology and their recently aquired design skills to honor Black History Month. Below, the Black Power artwork was created with AxiDraw and honors the legacy of human rights activist Malcom X. Another student transformed an image...

Annual Fundraiser to Boost Boys & Girls Clubs

Oct 12, 2018 | News

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tar River Region holds an annual Steak and Burger fundraiser dinner each this. The next fundraiser is scheduled for October 18, 2018 at 7 p.m. at Rose Hill Conference Center in Nashville. The guest speaker for this event will be...

Changes Aim to Boost Williford School

Oct 3, 2018 | News

Williford Elementary School has been a consistently low-performing school over the past couple years. With partnerships that include OIC Family Medical Center, the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tar River Region, and the Down East Partnership for Children, the school...