Recap: BGCA WEEK 2025 | Cliff Hagan Boys & Girls Club

Recap: BGCA WEEK 2025

July 1, 2025

Recap of National Boys & Girls Club Week

June 23-27, 2025

Celebrated since 1941, National Boys & Girls Club Week recognizes the invaluable service Clubs bring to communities, paving the road for great futures that are within reach of every young person who enters our doors. BGC Week is our annual rally cry- a powerful opportunity to unite Clubs and partners across the nation in a shared mission: to inspire communities to Open the Blue Door and experience the life changing work happening inside Boys & Girls Clubs. We joined in on the fun by observing and participating in daily themed activities. This year’s theme, Fit for the Future, is all about preparing the next generation for success- physically, emotionally, and professionally.

A Look Inside

Check out our photo gallery below to see a glimpse of all the exciting activities and adventures our Club members participated in during BGCA Week. We all had a blast and can’t wait to celebrate again in 2026!

Activities for the Week

We had SO many activities going on this week! Check out our daily themes and what our Club members achieved each day. A special thanks to our friends from ATMOS ENERGY! They sponsored our Fun Day Friday where we were able to provide a big blue party and enjoyed inflatables! Thank you ATMOS for helping sponsor our Club members to help them grow and succeed.

Mindful Monday…. Monday June 23

Opened the Door to a Healthy Living across the CHBGC organization! Here’s a list of activities our members participated in: In Owensboro, we participated in the BGC program, Healthy Habits, with our friends from Danheiser Fund For Kids and participated in several fun gym activities. Our members in Butler County practiced mindful breathing techniques, made a mindful breathing apparatus, and ended the day coloring mindful art projects to wind down before heading home.

Top Chef Tuesday. Tuesday, June 24

Opened the Door to the Future! We opened the door to the world of culinary arts; our Club members made delicious edible cookie dough. Throughout the organization we highlighted various career opportunities and spoke with our members on how to achieve their goals. In Owensboro our teens were busy with college visits and carpentry camp. Our younger members were entered into a drawing for their very own cookbook to explore the world of cooking and the culinary arts.

Wellness Wednesday. Wednesday, June 25

Open the Door to a Club! Wednesday was all about the impact our Club has made on the community throughout the years including our Alumni. In Owensboro some of our summer programming staff were once Club members themselves. They have now returned as CHBGC Alumni to give back and work with tomorrow’s leaders. Mr. Will, Ms. Kindra, and Ms. Lizy loved the Club growing up and couldn’t wait to give back to our youth! Across the organization, our Club members took on a new wellness challenge through playing Just Dance and participating in Would Your Rather workouts! Who says working out can’t be fun?!

Tournament Thursday. Thursday, June 26

Open the Door to Team Spirit! Today was all about celebrating teamwork through competitive gaming and traditional sports. This helped emphasize leadership, strategy, and collabortion building skills. Our members were competitive in foosball tournaments, kickball and ESPORTS.

Fun Friday. Friday, June 27

Open the Door to Taking the Lead! We ended the week with an all-out BLUE day to celebrate the leadership in our Clubs. In Owensboro, our members enjoyed inflatables, and a special treat made possible by our friends at ATMOS Energy.