Kudos: Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe thanks Vail Resorts Epic Promise
Submitted by paula on Thu, 03/16/2023 - 1:31pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe (BGCLT) is excited to announce a grant has been received from the Vail Resorts Epic Promise program. A yearly supporter of the Club, Epic Promise has awarded the BGCLT a grant for the past seven years consecutively. This year, we received an $18,000 cash grant, as well as a multitude of in-kind donations including two Vail Resort trips we allotted to our 29th annual Golf Classic silent auction in October at Edgewood, a Tahoe Local season pass for our Holiday Sausage Party at Sidellis in December, and summer access to the Epic Discovery Camp for more than 70 Club kids.
“Epic Promise has provided more than $100,000 to our Club over the past seven years,” said Executive Director Jude Wood. “For many of our kids, the highlight of their summer is the excursion to the Epic Discovery Camp where not only do they learn about the animals, plants, and trees that live in our high elevation environment, but they also get to climb the rock wall and ride the amazing Gravity Coaster.”
The Epic Promise grant is used for programming, supplies, snacks, and other Club needs. We are so thankful for the continued support of our community youth.
- Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe
Since 1991, the Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe (BGCLT) has provided South Tahoe youth a safe place to learn and grow. With passion and determination, Club staff and volunteers serve more than 650 children annually with a mission to empower all young people to reach their full potential. Youth participants receive academic support and engage in a variety of enriching and educational opportunities in the arts, STEM, sports and recreation, character and leadership development, and other areas that promote social, emotional, and physical wellbeing. BGCLT is the only after school program on Tahoe’s south shore that welcomes young people at every grade level from ages 4 to 18. Programs and activities operate in three locations, the newly constructed Angel of Tahoe Clubhouse as well as two offsite locations, Bijou Community School and Lake Tahoe Environmental Science Magnet School. For more information about the impacts of the Club or how to help support the youth of South Tahoe, visit bgclt.org.