“My Club has taught me to take responsibility for my actions and to give as much respect to others as I expect from others. The Club has taught me the importance of leadership skills and that in order to be a good leader, you must first be a good team player.” LaTara, age 14, East Club “It's really supportive here. It makes me feel comfortable and safe here. I love the Club.” Nikera, age 10, Northeast Club “I come to the Club because I like to learn and play everyday. I like to come because there are a lot of people here to play with and people to care for.” Tamaqua, age 10, Northeast Club “I like the Boys & Girls Club because for the last few months my grades have never been better. I would like to say thank you to Ms. Amanda for helping me with my homework and for making my grades better.” Brittany, age 9, Northeast Club “In computer room we play games on the computer. We learn how to use the mouse and the Internet. I had never really used computers before. I feel confident on the computer now.” April, age 10, South Club “I went to this thing called SMART Moves at the Boys & Girls Club. It taught me not to smoke because you could die from smoking. I also learned to respect other people’s stuff. This is good because if you mess with other people’s stuff, they will get mad. Also, it’s not nice to mess with other people’s stuff. I wouldn’t want that to happen to me.” Jennifer, age 10, South Club “The Club has done a lot for me because it has helped me get along with other people different from me. The staff have cared about me when I am hurt, and when I need help on my homework they help me.” Pykasi, age 8, South Club “When I went to the Boys & Girls Club, all of the sports and activities kept me from doing drugs. Now that I started coming, I learned that drugs are bad, and that are different ways to live my life besides resorting to drugs. Every day on the way to school, people ask me to do drugs, but yet, I turn them down.” Max, age 14, Northeast Club “Now that I started coming to the Club, I have something to do other than sitting around the house and wasting time – I have people to do activities with.” Joseph, age 11, South Club “They help me with my homework. They help me solve problems and help me get better at things. They help me make new friends. They teach me stuff. They teach us new games – in the gym we play games I have never heard of.” Kyora, age 9, South Club “I like to play on the computers so, so, so, so much and it helps you with math. We do art and draw. We read and I think that helps us.” Isabella, age 8, South Club [back to top]