Tailgate in Tremont: OSU Buckeyes

How can you spend an afternoon outdoors watching college football without going to the actual game?  With the Boys and Girls Clubs of Cleveland Bridge Board, a group of young professionals who provide support to the Cleveland youth, at the their third annual Tailgate in Tremont on September 17^th from 2pm to 7pm at The Southside!

Come support the Boys and Girls Clubs of Cleveland while watching The Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Miami Hurricanes (and other big football match-ups) on four big screen TVs.  The event features typical tailgate fare including burgers, brats, hot dogs, hummus, beer, and wine, provided by The Southside.  Meet new friends, cheer on the team and have fun playing tailgate games!

Individual tickets cost $30 in advance and $40 at the door.

You can purchase yours here:

https://clevekids.ejoinme.org/?tabid=307656

Fun Photo Friday: "Shop with the Pros"

“The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s going to stop me.”

                                                                                                ~ Ayn Rand

           On Thursday, about 30 club members from across all of our clubs got a chance to go school shopping with a few of the Cleveland Indians’ players.

The Cleveland Indians partnered with Macy’s and Levi’s hosted their annual “Shop with the Pros” back-to-school shopping trip.  After eating lunch at Great Northern Mall, our club members were split into groups to be paired up with an Indians’ player and his family. A few of the players that were present were Matt LaPorta, Joe Smith, Tony Sipp, Justin Masterson, and of course the infamous Slider, the Indians’ mascot. After taking numerous pictures, off the groups went to go school shopping at Macy’s! Each member was given $100 to buy school clothes and had a blast as they joked, laughed, and shopped with their newfound Cleveland Indians’ friends. When they were done shopping, everyone came back together to take even more pictures and to say final good byes.

            Many of the Indians’ players gave more than just their time to our club members. They went one step further and gave them gifts, prizes, autographs, and lots of good advice for their future. For our club members, this shopping trip meant more than just getting new school clothes. This trip gave them an extra boost of confidence as the school year begins because they have a positive view of themselves. This trip helped them to form bonds with Indians’ players and gave them positive memories that they will never forget. This trip planted little seeds of hope that will help our members mature and reach their full potential.

 Thank you to Macy’s, Levi’s, and especially the Cleveland Indians for making this event special for our members! Here are a few photos of the event.

 

Stop the Hate:Can't We All Just Get Along?

In a city-wide campaign to "Stop the Hate" in Cleveland neighborhoods, our club members came up with creative ways to combat the violence and crime that they see all around them. Each club presented their ideas at our annual board meeting last Wednesday to show that they are serious about "stopping the hate" in their lives. Here are some photos and a few of the poems that the students read.

"Stop The Violence"
Lives Lead On The Wrong Path

With Twist And Turns That A Create Horrible Aftermath

Families Broken Apart All Because You Wanted A Name

But In The End You Just Thrusting Yourself Into The Flames 

Lives Taken Away By Drugs And Violence

And Put Into An Eternal Silence 

Guns Fired Over Alleged Words

Just Stop The Violence And Let Your Voice Be Heard

-Brenda A. Brown

Broadway Club Member

“If the World was Blind”

      By Anna McBride

Why is the color on the outside of me so important to you?

Who would you like me to be? What would you like me to do?

Do you want everyone to act and look exactly the same?

All the hate and the fighting people like you are to blame.

Sometimes I wish that the whole world was blind

so you could only see people for what’s on the inside.

We would all look at the world through non-judgmental eyes

This hate is getting us no where can’t you just realize?

If only the world was blind…
-read by Karessa W. and Shylah S.
Broadway Club Members

“For the Boy”

By Erin

I cried for the boy who never knew me.

I cried for the boy because he was different.

I cried for the boy when they teased him.

I cried for the boy when they hurt him.

I cried for the boy when they took it too far.

I cried for the boy when he took his life into his own hands and left this world.

I cried for the boy because I saw this all happen.

I cried because I never said anything to stop it.

I cried because I laughed at their jokes.

I cried because he never hurt anyone.

I cried because he was alone.

I cried for his family.

I cried for not talking to him when I knew I could have been a friend.

I cried for the life he will never experience.

I cried for the boy I should have known.

                                                            -read by Kashjaona W. and DeSeana M.

                                                            Broadway Club members