The Boys & Girls Club of Westminster, Inc. recently received a grant from First Financial Federal Credit Union for $50,000. The grant supports the Boys & Girls Club’s Power Hour: Making Minutes Count Program, which will drive academic success for the Club’s youth. Specifically, First Financial’s contribution supports a homework assistance program that will help Club members acquire new skills and become more confidentlearners.
The Power Hour: Making Minutes Count Program will be hosted in a homework area – a feature of the Boys & Girls Club’s new facility located at 71 E. Main Street – and adds to the lineup of after-school and summer programs delivered to over 300 Westminster-area children each year. In addition to the homework area, the new club facility also includes a teen center, internet lounge, technology suites, art studio, gymnasium and radio station.
“The generous support from First Financial leads us one step closer to our goal of closing the achievement gap for our students” said Erin Bishop, Marketing Director at the Boys & Girls Club of Westminster. “We are very fortunate to have strong partners such asFirst Financial that are dedicated to our mission of creating a great future for the children in our community.”
Comments from First Financial Federal Credit Union
“First Financial is honored to partner with the Boys & Girls Club of Westminster to support the meaningfulwork they do to benefit childrenin this community” stated Eric Church, First Financial President/CEO. “We have proudly served Carroll County families for more than 25 years, and we remaincommitted to helping the young people of this communityrealize their greatest potential to lead happy, fulfilling lives.“
For additional information about the Boys & Girls Club of Westminster, visit bgcwestminster.org or call 410-386-0135.
First Financial President/CEO Eric Church and First Financial Chairman EmeritusRolland Kiracofe, pictured with
Boys & Girls Club of Westminster’s Executive Director Bonnae Meshalum, Marketing Director Erin Bishop and Club members.