Boys & Girls Club of Wharton  

2120 Newton St., Wharton, TX 77488  
Phone: 979-282-9660  

Donald Allen, Director  
E-mail: bgcwharton@sbcglobal.net  

 

PROGRAM YEAR CALENDAR

Use BGCA’s Program Year Calendar as a tool in planning an overall Club program that effectively meets the interests and needs of the young people you serve and helps them achieve our Movement’s Youth Development Outcomes: a positive self-identity; educational, employment, social, emotional and cultural competencies; community and civic involvement; health and well-being; and a moral compass.

The Program Year Calendar lists critical deadlines for the national programs BGCA offers in all five Core Program Areas. The calendar also lists holidays, commemorative events and historically important dates to help you plan special events and activities to strengthen your Club’s program. You’ll find more information and resources at the end of this calendar.

Table of Contents

 

September 2006

  • Play Football Month www.usafootball.com

  • Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15-Oct. 15 http://www.historychannel.com/classroom/hhm/

  • Digital Art Festival (DAF) Photo Illustration: Members begin creating artwork and Clubs begin planning local festivals

  • DAF Music Making: Members begin creating music

  • DAF Movie Making, Video Production: Members begin writing screenplays and creating storyboards, then begin rehearsals

 

1

Rookie League and RBI (Reviving Baseball In Inner Cities) final report due

6-9

Midwest Youth Development Conference, Indianapolis, Ind.

7

2007 Triple Play Request for Proposal posted on www.bgca.net

11

Sanctioning opens for all Digital Arts Festivals
Movement to commemorate 9/11 via volunteerism www.onedayspay.org

16

Boys & Girls Clubs Day for Kids

17

Citizenship Day. Observed on the day the U.S. Constitution was signed in 1787. Discuss what being a citizen means today.

18

2007 Rookie League and RBI Request for Proposals posted on www.bgca.net

18-22

Pacific South Youth Development Conference, Anaheim, Calif.

26-29

Southwest Youth Development Conference, Colorado Springs, Colo.

30

National Public Lands Day: America’s largest volunteer effort to improve public land.

Worldwide Day of Play  http://www.nickjr.com/home/lets_just_play/events/lets_play_worldwide.jhtml

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October 2006

  • National Dental Hygiene Month http://www.adha.org/ndhm/index.html

  • Photo Illustration: Clubs finish planning local festivals

  • DAF Music Making: Members continue creating music; Clubs plan local festivals

  • DAF Movie Making, Video Production: Members begin filming

  • National Fine Arts materials posted online, U.S. and overseas sites
     

5

CLUBService Quarterly Reports due

6

Triple Play quarterly report due
Smile for Life Day
DAF Photo Illustration: Last day to sanction

6-8

2007 National Keystone Conference Planning Meeting, Minneapolis

10-13

DAF Photo Illustration: Clubs host local festivals

16-19

DAF Photo Illustration: Clubs upload local winning entries to Web site

19

Final day for Clubs to submit proposals for 2007 Triple Play grants

20

Torch Club Awards invitations shipped

27

DAF Music Making: Last day to sanction

28

Make a Difference Day: A celebration of neighbors helping neighbors 

30-11/2

DAF Photo Illustration: Regional festivals

31

Final day to apply or submit renewal for 2007 Torch Club charters

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November 2006

  • DAF Movie Making, Video Production: Members continue filming

  • DAF Movie Making, Screenplay Writing: Members begin writing screenplays

 

1

Final day to submit proposals for Rookie League and RBI programs

10/30-11/2

DAF Photo Illustration: Regional festivals

6-10

DAF Music Making: Clubs host local festivals

13-16

DAF Music Making: Clubs upload winning local entries to Web site

13-19

World Kindness Week: How to practice kindness and pass it on

14-16

DAF Photo Illustration: National festivals

17

National Fine Arts sanctioning forms due to BGCA, overseas sites only

18

National Keystone conference project reports due

19-25

National Family Week: Strengthening vulnerable families

27-30

DAF Music Making: Regional festivals

30

Final day to upgrade 2007 Keystone charters

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December 2006

  • DAF Movie Making, Video Production: Members wrap up filming and begin editing

  • DAF Movie Making, Screenplay Writing: Members continue writing screenplays

  • DAF Moving Making, both categories: Clubs begin planning local festivals

  • DAF Web Design: Members begin creating Web sites

  • ImageMakers National Photography Competition materials posted online, U.S. and overseas sites

 

1

Final deadline to submit applications for 2006 Keystone charters

5

Deadline for 2007 Keystone awards entries

8

National Fine Arts sanctioning form due to BGCA; United States sites only

11-13

DAF Music Making: National festivals

15

National Fine Arts local shows completed; overseas sites only

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January 2007

  • NFL Play Action: Youth Action

  • DAF Movie Making: Clubs finish planning local festivals

  • DAF Web Design: Clubs begin planning local festivals; continue creating Web sites

  • DAF Graphic Design: Members begin creating artwork

 

2

2007 Keystone charter recipients posted online

5

CLUBService quarterly reports due

12

DAF Movie Making: Final day to sanction

Deadline for National Fine Arts local shows, United States sites only

15

Deadline for National Fine Arts local shows, overseas sites only

16

ImageMakers National Photography Competition sanctioning form due; overseas sites only

17-19

Triple Play funded site training in Atlanta

22-26

DAF Movie Making: Clubs host local festivals

26

National Fine Arts Artwork must arrive at regional host, United States and overseas sites

29-2/1

DAF Movie Making: Clubs upload local winning entries to Web site

31

Torch Club awards entries due

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February 2007

  • National Children’s Dental Health Month

  • Violence Prevention Month

  • DAF Web Design: Clubs finish planning local festivals

  • DAF Graphic Design: Clubs plan local festivals; Members continue creating artwork

 

1/29-2/1

DAF Movie Making: Clubs upload local winning entries to Web site

2

On-camera release forms for individuals appearing in DAF movies must be received at BGCA.
Give Kids a Smile Day: Dental awareness and treatment day for children

7

National Girls & Women in Sports Day

 

9

DAF Web Design: final day to sanction

 

9-23

National Fine Arts regional shows held, overseas hosts only

 

9-3/23

National Fine Arts regional shows held, U.S. hosts only

 

12-15

DAF Movie Making: regional festivals

 

12-18

Random Acts of Kindness Week

 

15

Last day to enter 2006 Commitment to Quality impact assessment scores online

 

16

ImageMakers sanctioning form due, overseas sites only

19-23

DAF Web Design: Clubs host local festivals

26-3/1

DAF Web Design: Clubs upload local winning entries to Web site

28

Deadline for 2007 Keystone charter application submittal

28-3/2

DAF Movie Making: National festivals
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March 2007

  • Reviving Baseball In Inner Cities (RBI) Institute (Dates and Location TBD

2/28-3/2

DAF Movie Making: National festivals

9

DAF Graphic Design: Final day to sanction
ImageMakers sanctioning form due, U.S. sites only
ImageMakers national photography competition, local shows exhibition deadline, overseas only

12-15

DAF Web Design: Regional festivals

15-18

National Keystone Conference, Minneapolis

19-23

DAF Graphic Design: Clubs host local festivals

21-23

DAF Web Design: National festivals

2/9-3/23

National Fine Arts Regional shows completed, U.S.-based hosts only

25-31

National Boys & Girls Club Week

26-29

DAF Graphic Design: Clubs upload local winning entries to Web site

30

ImageMakers national photography competition, local shows must be completed, U.S. sites only
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April 2007
 

2

Torch Club Award winners announced

5

CLUBService quarterly reports due

6

Triple Play Quarterly Report Due

9-12

DAF Graphic Design: Regional festivals

16-22

Act! Speak! Build! Week: Educating young people to end poverty housing

18-20

DAF Graphic Design: National festivals

20-22

National and Global Youth Service Day www.gysd.net ; www.ysa.org/nysd  

22

Earth Day

23-29

National Volunteer Week

27

ImageMakers national photography competition entries due to regional host; U.S. and overseas sites
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 May 2007

5

Join Hands Day: A national day of volunteering for adults and children

11-6/1

ImageMakers National Photography Competition regional show, U.S. and overseas sites

15

Final day to submit ImageMakers teen scholarship applications

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June 2007

  • National Fine Arts winners announced, U.S. and overseas

5

Deadline for Sports Leadership Camp registration

8

ImageMakers scholarship applications due, U.S. and overseas sites

19

19-21 Sports Leadership Camps (Tentative Date)
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 July 2007

  • RBI Regional Tournaments

  • ImageMakers national photography competition winners announced, U.S. and overseas

5

CLUBService Quarterly reports due

6

Triple Play Quarterly Reports Due

10-12

Sports Leadership Camps (tentative date)

24-26

Sports Leadership Camps (tentative date)
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August 2007

  • ImageMakers National Trip, U.S. sites only

  • RBI World Series in Los Angeles