Vanis Salon and Day Spa of Crown Point to host Cut-a-Thon

CROWN POINT | Vanis Salon and Day Spa in Crown Point is holding a Cut-a-Thon May 5 from noon to 4 p.m. All proceeds from this event will go to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana’s Cedar Lake Club to help enrich their academic programs.

Businesses generous with gifts to Boys & Girls Clubs of NWI

Several businesses have recently stepped up with generous gifts to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana.

Horizon Bank donates $20,000 to help Boys and Girls Clubs of NWI program

HAMMOND | An educational program run by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana received a financial boost Friday with a $20,000 donation from Horizon Bank.

Free wellness exams and immunizations offered to club members

Community HealthNet is offering free wellness exams and immunizations along with Medicaid screening to members of Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana through 2014.

New member induction ceremony set for Saturday

EAST CHICAGO | Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana and the Ten Steps Rites of Passage Male Mentor Program will host a New Member Induction Ceremony from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Greater Destiny Bible Church, 1920 E. Columbus Drive.

School chief earns youth club award

MERRILLVILLE | Tony Lux, superintendent of schools for the Merrillville Community School Corporation, has received the National Award of Merit from the Boys and Girls Club of America. At a recent Merrillville School Board meeting, Lincoln Ellis, CEO and president of the Boys and Girls Club o…

Teens can ‘Do Something’ for Boys & Girls Clubs

DoSomething.org and Staples have teamed up with teen actress and recording artist Bella Thorne for the fifth annual Staples for Students national school supply drive, to help kids in need.

Mentor a young man and change a life

HAMMOND | Boys and Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana and the Ten Steps Rites of Passage Male Mentor Program will host an informational program and mentor training Saturday on the Purdue University Calumet campus.

Boys & Girls Club event features former NFL player Jared Tomich

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana kicked off a series of fundraisers Thursday with a networking event featuring former NFL player Jared Tomich.

Town approves rezone request for Boys & Girls Clubs of NWI

MERRILLVILLE | The Plan Commission approved a rezoning request Tuesday that would allow installation of a billboard on 61st Avenue and the construction of an environmental education center for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana.

Boys & Girls Clubs of NWI seeks rezoning for M'ville project

MERRILLVILLE | The town's Plan Commission on Tuesday listened to a rezoning request that would allow an advertising firm to install a billboard on 61st Avenue and permit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana to build an environmental education center.

Boys & Girls Club kicks off Tolleston capital campaign

GARY | The Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana officially kicked off its $8 million capital campaign Monday to transform the shuttered Tolleston Middle School into the new home of Gary's John Will Anderson Club.

Volunteers begin transforming Tolleston

Hundreds gathered Saturday morning to clean the former school building at Nineteenth Avenue and Marshall Street. The second day of cleanup marked the first phase in creating the new John Will Anderson Boys & Girls Club.

Volunteers begin transforming 'diamond in the rough'

GARY | Generations of young lives were shaped by lessons learned in the classrooms of Tolleston school, and volunteers are hopeful many more soon will share those experiences.

Bank presents holiday gift to youth clubs

For 18 years, Peoples Bank has provided a holiday season to remember for hundreds of Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana members. Each year, bank employees raise money through social events to benefit boys and girls who might not, otherwise, receive presents for Christmas.

Toy drive to benefit Boys & Girls Clubs

Members of The Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana can look forward to a brighter holiday season this year thanks to a toy drive sponsored by area Walgreens stores. On Monday, 16 stores will begin collecting toys for club members 6 through 13.

Become a mentor and support local youth

EAST CHICAGO | Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana's East Chicago Katherine House Club at 2009 E. 138th St., in conjunction with the John Will Anderson and Hammond clubs, will host a mentor recruitment, retention and honoring event Saturday.

Cans for clubs donation made

Michael Steffan, left, and Robert Gritzman, right, both of Pepsi Beverages Company, present Gregory Reinholt, center, development manager of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana, with a $432 check. As a Lake County Fair Board member, Steffan directed a recycling program at the fai…

Majestic Star Casino and partners treat kids to White Sox game

Management from Majestic Star Casino and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana greet the children of the club heading to the White Sox game in Chicago.