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Boys & Girls Clubs of Garden Grove to Participate in National Photography Contest

Uniting Through Photography and Encouraging Youth to “Be an Imagemaker”

(Garden Grove, CA) – On Thursday, April 1st, Boys & Girls Clubs of Garden Grove (BGCGG) is extending an invitation to the community to join a nationwide search identifying talented young artists through Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s (BGCA) ImageMakers National Photography Contest. The first stage of the competition will take place from 6:00pm – 8:00pm at Family Campus, located at 10540 Chapman Ave., Garden Grove, CA 92840.

The contest is part of a comprehensive initiative encouraging artistic skills, cultural enrichment, and creativity in the medium of photography. “ImageMakers unites Club members through photography by providing a fun opportunity to freely express themselves in creative and unique ways,” said Amie Lynch, National Program Coordinator of Boys & Girls Clubs of Garden Grove.

BGCGG members submitted photography in four age divisions and five categories: color process, black-and-white process, alternative process, digital, and photo essay. Selected photos will compete at the regional level and regional winners will be judged nationally. Twenty national winners will be named and their photography displayed in the ImageMakers National Photography Contest traveling exhibition and at special BGCA events throughout the year. Winning photographers will receive an award and regional finalists will receive a certificate of participation.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Garden Grove has been running the ImageMakers program and hosting the photography contest for over a decade. As participation and number of entries increase, the quality of the photographs grows each year while Club members enjoy looking at life through a different lens.

For more information about attending this free event, becoming involved, or volunteering, please call Amie Lynch at (714) 532-7944 or e-mail her at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . To learn more about the ImageMakers National Photography Contest online, visit www.imagemakersbgca.org. For more information about Boys & Girls Clubs of Garden Grove, please visit www.bgcgg.org.

About ImageMakers National Photography Contest:

Since 1960, the National Photography Contest has enabled Boys & Girls Club members to develop interest and skills in photography. The ImageMakers National Photography Contest provides aspiring photographers with a chance to express their creativity by taking and developing their own pictures. Click here to read more about BGCA’s National Photography Contest.

About Boys & Girls Clubs of Garden Grove

For more than 50 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of Garden Grove (BGCGG) has helped kids “BE GREAT” by changing and saving young lives, playing an integral role in its community. Striving to help children succeed in life, the Boys & Girls Clubs provide hope and opportunity through after-school programs, family support and community outreach. Known as The Positive Place For Kids, our 57 program sites serve over 5,000 young people from “Diapers to Diplomas,” ages 18 months-18 years old, every day.

The Clubs are open daily with programs in character and leadership development, education and career enhancement, the arts, health and life skills, and sports, fitness and recreation. Our family outreach programs such as Family Campus Preschool, School Readiness, REACH For Literacy (Reading Education for Adults & CHildren), ARCHES (Access to Resources for Children's Health, Education and Support), FYOP (Family & Youth Outreach Program), and TRC (Truancy Reduction Center) expand our services to ensure that the needs of the whole child are met. Through our efforts we do our best to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Please visit www.begreatgardengrove.org for more information.

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