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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 30, 2010

 Central Perch Reading Café Provides Perks for Teens

Garden Grove, CA (November 30, 2010) – On September 22^nd, Boys & Girls Clubs of Garden Grove (BGCGG) at McGarvin Intermediate officially opened its “Central Perch Reading Café”, a welcoming and modern atmosphere that promotes leisure reading among teens.  The $10,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation allows the café to be a high yield center with over 130 teens enrolled.

Central Perch offers perks such as new furniture, books, Macbooks, and magazines, ongoing “Reading Race” competitions, field trip opportunities to local libraries, and convenient hours during lunch and after school.

Currently, students are also utilizing the café to create movie parodies based on books such as Twilight, by combining reading, scriptwriting, and performing arts. The project will be submitted in an organization-wide BGCGG film festival to be held onDecember 7, 2010 at Main Branch. 

“The Walmart Foundation grant has enabled BGCGG to provide a quality program for our students with everything they need for supplemental learning in a great setting!,” stated Henry Metcalf, Site Coordinator at McGarvin Intermediate.

A great part of the program’s overall success is due to the support of Dr. Lila Jenkins, McGarvin’s principal, as well as the entire school administration. For more information about Central Perch Reading Café program, please contact (714) 530-5399x14.

ABOUT PHILANTROPY AT WALMART

Walmart and the Walmart Foundation are proud to support the charitable causes that are important to customers and associates in their own neighborhoods. The Walmart Foundation funds initiatives focused on education, workforce development, economic opportunity, environmental sustainability, and health and wellness. From Feb. 1, 2009 through Jan. 31, 2010, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation gave more than $512 million in cash and in-kind gifts globally, $467 million of which was donated in the U.S. To learn more, visit www.walmartfoundation.org.

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, Boys & Girls Clubs provide hope and opportunity through afterschool, family support, and community outreach programs. Our 57 program sites serve over 8,500 families annually and 5,000 young people daily, from “Diapers to Diplomas,” ages 18 months-18 years old.

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. Great Futures Start Here.

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