Bemidji Early Childhood Collaborative will host weekly Movement and Play events from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. each Friday through March 31 at the Boys and Girls Club, 1600 Minnesota Ave. NW.
The Boys and Girls Club of the Bemidji Area has received a Maytag fridge to help fight food insecurities and help give club kids and families dependable access to healthy food.
The Boy and Girls Club of the Bemidji Area held its 18th annual Golf Fore Club Kids two-person golf championship on Monday, Aug. 22, raising over $42,000 to support the club.
Made possible by Minnesota voters through a $6,000 grant from the Region 2 Arts Council and legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, youth participated in the Avian Arts Adventure program that will culminate with a new “House of Birds” mural and potential for future programming.
The Bemidji Pioneer, Paul Bunyan Broadcasting, Ken K. Thompson and the United Way are recognizing “Someone Special Volunteers” who have made significant contributions to the community.
The grants are intended to encourage urban youth agricultural education and community development by assisting organizations and communities in obtaining the materials and services necessary for successful promotion of urban agriculture.
Pastor Genelle Netland from Calvary Lutheran Church recently celebrated 20 years in ministry by donating $2,500 each to the Boys and Girls Club of Bemidji Area and to the United Way of Bemidji Area.
The Otto Bremer Trust recently invested $60,000 in youth at the Boys and Girls Club of the Bemidji Area through a project called "Building Emotion and Cultural Assets."
The Boys & Girls Club of the Bemidji Area held its 17th annual golf championship on Monday, Aug. 23, at the Bemidji Town and Country Club, and it raised over $47,000 with a record total of 122 golfers.
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Chairman Faron Jackson Sr. and Voyageurs Expeditionary School teacher Joe Gould were recently named to the statewide board of directors for Minnesota Boys and Girls Clubs.
