Boys & Girls Clubs of Syracuse

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We just got our invitation to the grand opening of the Hospitality Restaurant Group of Syracuse's new and first of its kind Manlius Cantina - and we hope you all eat there often and continue rounding up your transaction for charity! You see, our largest corporate gift this year came from the Taco Bell Foundation. Its $94,500 grant was made up of customer round-ups that averaged $.41 per checkout! Pretty amazing when you think about it. And between The Taco Bell Foundation and another $10,540 special event sponsorship from HRG of Syracuse, their combined support came to 8.8% of our annual budget! Incredible. Truly #grateful to HRG of Syracuse and Taco Bell for helping BGCS fund the programs we provide to approximately 1 out of 32 #Syracuse #Youth attending our three safe Clubhouses in low-income neighborhoods. If you would like to help us erase our $200,000 deficit by December 31, 2025, please text BGCS to 44321. We had quite a few unexpected plumbing bills, HVAC repairs, etc. this year and could really use your help. #thankyou

Our executive director Jenni Gratien just met with Coach Autry to go over some final details and it is game on for our 25th anniversary Hoops for Hope dinner at The Oncenter on October 21st with the SU Men's Basketball Team and Coaching Staff!! We still have about 10 tables or 100 tickets available - and this is not your typical dinner. There's the Enterprise Mobility Autograph Alley and live R&B music during our cocktail hour, the players and coaches sit with our sponsors and their families during dinner; silent and live auctions (still time to donate an item); and the Q+A Coach does with the kids in this family-friendly audience talking about the upcoming season is really entertaining and insightful! Be sure to visit BGCsyracuse.org/events to register, or contact [email protected] or call Jim at (315)263-5326 for mor information. Do not miss your chance to visit with the Orangemen while supporting 1,100 youth working hard to graduate on time, develop healthy/active lifestyles, and prepare to enter the workforce! #OrangeStandard #greatfutures #basketball

Having a Syracuse University Men's Basketball Star and/or Coach sit at your table with your kids is a pretty wonderful experience! Now that Hoops for Hope has moved to The Oncenter, instead of selling out two months ahead of time, we still have about 10 tables for those of you who were not able to join us last year. T-minus 19 days and counting! Register w/ James Hastie and come on out and support #Syracuse #youth who are working hard in our three safe and supportive downtown Clubhouses to graduate on time, develop healthy/active lifestyles and obtain the training or education required to succeed in their dream careers! Thanks to the following, this event will be funding the beginnings of a lot of #greatfutures and helping to improve the vitality and peace in the three low-income neighborhoods we serve. #grateful (more information is also available at BGCsyracuse.org/events) #thankyou Nicole Wafer Adams AmeriCU Credit Union Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC Brown & Brown and Troy Moore JPMorgan Chase Commercial Banking Central New York Business Journal Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast Community Bank, N.A. OneGroup Retirement Advisors C.R. Fletcher Associates, Inc. C.R. Fletcher Temps CUMULUS MEDIA Jeremiah Maher and Empire State NIL Jim Spencer (sponsoring a table for our youth members) Enterprise Mobility and Jody Giarrusso FustCharles IBEW Local 43 (sponsoring a table for our youth members) Jenkins, Victor Cindy and Joseph Verzino KeyBank - the first company to renew its sponsorship for 2026 already! Marion Ervin Mirabito Energy Products Morse Manufacturing Co., Inc. National Grid NYE Automotive Group, Inc. Parkside Commons Pat Driscoll The Salvation Army Syracuse Area Services Solvay Bank St. Joseph's Health Syracuse Housing Authority Syracuse Police Athletic/Activities League Syracuse University Hospitality Restaurant Group, dba Taco Bell Thompson & Johnson Equipment Co., Inc. Tompkins Financial Corporation Total Solutions Wegmans Food Markets ❤️ YOUR NAME HERE ❤️

Very special day today - and some great television! In case you missed it, NewsChannel 9 WSYR's Bridge Street highlighted our upcoming move to the The Oncenter on October 21, 2025 for the 25th annual Hoops for Hope dinner w/ Syracuse University Men's Basketball Team! The segment was recorded live and is linked below. We hope you have a few minutes to watch; moreover, we hope you will join us for this exciting anniversary event! Many thanks to the following for representing BGCS this morning: KeyBank Market Leader for CNY (and 20x plus sponsor of this event), Mr. Ronald Klein, Jr.; BGCS vice president and CFO of Thompson & Johnson Equipment Co., Inc., Mr. Mike Vaughan; and our very own BGCS Youth Development Specialist and 2021 BGC-NYC Youth of the Year, Miss Nicolette Narine - who reminded Bridge Street's young viewers to always chase their dreams and listen to their parents!! For ticket information, contact [email protected] or call Jim at (315)263-5326. Thank you for investing in Syracuse's youth! #syracuse #syracuseny #greatfutures #greatfuturesstarthere #CNY #centralNY #youth #youthprograms #community #specialevent #fundraiser #fundraisingdinner #oncenter #onondagacounty #onondagany https://lnkd.in/egVpu-Kv

Another fun visit for Club Teens tonight, this time with frequent volunteer Kara Abelgore of Thompson & Johnson Equipment Co., Inc. T&J Employees pay to dress more casually on Fridays and pool their money. Employees at all their sites pick their favorite charity of the month and their CEO matches what they raise. Another great day for our youth members! #GreatFutures #TeamTJ #TandJ #ThompsonAndJohnson #SkilledTrades #SyracuseNY