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An Early Easter For Boys and Girls Club On Saturday, March 30, 2013, a Panda Cares event was held at the new Boys & Girls Club of Desert Hot Springs. Thirteen of our Panda employees volunteered to serve almost five hundred people in this underserved community. The Boys & Girls Club of Desert Hot Springs is now part of the 19.2 million dollars Wellness Center. At the site inauguration, Douglas Miller, President of the Board of Directors for Boys & Girls Club of Coachella Valley stated, Do the kids and the community need us? Every time we got to that question the answer was yes and a resounding yes. And thats why were here. This was one force, among many, that kept this project moving forward. The facility includes two medical exam rooms, a dental center, an aquatic center, a gym and fitness area, a restaurant-grade kitchen and a confidential teen center. Youth Outreach Counselor Carolina Vasquez said, The Desert Hot Springs Boys & Girls Club has gone from being a one room operation to one of the biggest clubs in the county. Vasquez has been with the Boys & Girls Clubs for nine years. She said one of the biggest improvements in the new clubhouse is the teen center. Teen attendance has gone up from 30 teens a day at the old site to 80-100 daily. The membership has dramatically increased from 150 members to 730 members! Overall, this new Boys & Girls Club is a gem in a city that is often flagged with a negative reputation. Many of the youth in DHS are not only fighting the stereotypes but also daily battles of poverty, abuse and crime. Our Boys & Girls club is one of the only safe haven for these youth. We take pride in that as we strive our hardest to provide a positive place for kids. Event Details

An Early Easter For Boys and Girls Club

On Saturday, March 30, 2013, a Panda Cares event was held at the new Boys & Girls Club of Desert Hot Springs. Thirteen of our Panda employees volunteered to serve almost five hundred people in this underserved community.

The Boys & Girls Club of Desert Hot Springs is now part of the 19.2 million dollars Wellness Center. At the site inauguration, Douglas Miller, President of the Board of Directors for Boys & Girls Club of Coachella Valley stated, Do the kids and the community need us? Every time we got to that question the answer was yes and a resounding yes. And thats why were here. This was one force, among many, that kept this project moving forward. The facility includes two medical exam rooms, a dental center, an aquatic center, a gym and fitness area, a restaurant-grade kitchen and a confidential teen center.

Youth Outreach Counselor Carolina Vasquez said, The Desert Hot Springs Boys & Girls Club has gone from being a one room operation to one of the biggest clubs in the county. Vasquez has been with the Boys & Girls Clubs for nine years. She said one of the biggest improvements in the new clubhouse is the teen center. Teen attendance has gone up from 30 teens a day at the old site to 80-100 daily. The membership has dramatically increased from 150 members to 730 members!

Overall, this new Boys & Girls Club is a gem in a city that is often flagged with a negative reputation. Many of the youth in DHS are not only fighting the stereotypes but also daily battles of poverty, abuse and crime. Our Boys & Girls club is one of the only safe haven for these youth. We take pride in that as we strive our hardest to provide a positive place for kids.

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