Boys & Girls Club of Massena

Here’s a glimpse at some of the awesome vendors who joined us at the Extravaganza! on Saturday, May 5, at Massena High School. We didn’t see as many folks from the community as we had hoped we might, but it was still a great day that helped us raise the funds we need to serve the kids of our community… so thank you to all who came and all of the great vendors for their support!

Fourth Coast Jeeps
Timmy Crack Corn
GelMoment
Kim’s Cheesecake on a Stick
Curran Renewable Energy LLC
Phil and Jackie’s
YAP
Town & Country Vet Clinic
Rapidz Restaurant
An Italian Affair
Natural Nook
Horizons
Seaway Valley Prevention Council
Three Rivers Sugar Bush
Richard’s VT Made Sauces
Massena Elks Lodge
Assemblywoman Addie Jenne
Nicandri Nature Center
Lowe’s of Potsdam
31 Gifts
EM Bears
Leggings N Leather
Lemongrass Spa
North Country Savings Bank
Wrapped Rings and Things
Bags by Designs
Deebeads
Farmers Insurance
Fine-N-Dandy
Hardy’s Log Cabin Farm
Pampered Chef
Purses & Key Chains
Seaway Parkinson’s Coalition
Walgreens
GardenShare
Yelle Realty
Charlie’s Color Street Sparklies
Steve C Cobb, Quiet Racquette Studio Art
St. Lawrence County Chamber
BGC of Massena
Massena Police Dept.
Story Time at the Pond
Spare Time Creations
Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center
Home Depot

We knew how much everyone missed them but the outpouring of support was just amazing.

It’s hard to put into words just how deeply grateful we are. For certain, let’s start with Tim “TP” Prescott and Maria Taliano. Wow. They were so incredibly generous in offering their time and talents to bring back this family recipe to help raise money for the Boys & Girls Club of Massena. They and their crew worked non-stop for 12 hours — carefully handcrafting each of those 1,270 calzones.

They didn’t stop when we needed more ham. They had us buy more. They didn’t want to quit when we ran out of dough. They made another batch. When we ran out of cheese and dough again, another great Massena business — Italian Affair — delivered what we needed. And, Maria, TP and their kitchen crew kept crafting those amazing calzones.

We so wish we could have filled every order – though, we realize that probably would have taken us until July. But, there is a pretty good chance you’ll get another opportunity. Keep your fingers crossed and your taste buds prepped for an encore … maybe this summer. We did learn a lot during this first time and will do even better next time.

Before we start our thank yous to all the wonderful volunteers, we first want to thank everyone who bought calzones… or made donations when they couldn’t. Your support directly benefits the kids of our community — we thank you on their behalf. (Club kids decorated the take-out bags as a token of their appreciation.)

Thank you, so much, to all the amazing people who were such a HUGE help yesterday, including: Maria Taliano, Tim Prescott, Jimmy Laba, Darlene Durant, Kari Bonaparte, Nicole Bonaparte, Nicole Terminelli, Michael Terminelli, and anyone else who made that kitchen the greatest place in the world on a very special Sunday in April.

Also, to the amazing volunteer Board Members who are always ready to offer their time and talents, and the family members they brought with them, including: Tim Currier & Emily; Tim Lashomb; Tricia Wilson, Les & Christie; Virginia Mossow; Sherry Thompson & Gary; Shannon Boyce; Anne-Marie Lucid & Colin.

Special thanks to the Massena Elks Lodge for hosting, in particular, the cleanup / kitchen help from Chris Hooper; Roxanne Roberts for handling hundreds of phone calls and serving hot coffee to our waiting buyers; and, Joe Brown for being so gracious about making sure we had whatever we needed.

And, definitely a benefit of being in a small town, we can’t thank Aaron Jolly at Italian Affair enough for sending what we needed to finish our orders.

Thank you, Massena. We look forward to the next time!

How can we begin to tell someone how deeply we appreciate all that they have done for the kids of this community? To adequately convey how grateful we are for the hours, days, weeks, and years of effort to launch the Club and build our Clubhouse? The expertise you brought in helping us charter our organization and serving as our chief financial officer?

Thank you, Ken MacDonnell, from your fellow board members and on behalf of the thousands of kids whose lives you have impacted.

Enjoy your next chapter.

Join Trivia Master Mike Viskovich for an evening of fun and fundraising on Saturday, April 28th, at the Massena Elks Lodge. Get your team of four friends, family or coworkers together and put to good use that useless knowledge filling your brain.

You’ll laugh. You’ll learn. You’ll have a fantastic time at the 4th Annual Trivia Game Night to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Massena.

Teams of four are invited to compete for a fee of $80 per team ($100 if you register the night of the event). Prizes will be awarded to the first-, second- and third-place teams. In addition to Trivia, a 50/50 drawing will be held, snacks will be provided and a cash bar will be available.

To ensure your space at this popular annual event, visit our Trivia Game Night page to preregister. Any remaining spaces can be registered for starting at 6 PM the night of the event, with game time starting at 7 PM on Saturday, April 21st at the Elks Lodge, Bowers Street, Massena.

Nothing is more important to us than the safety of our Club kids.

When the weather is bad enough to close school, the BGCM Clubhouse will also be closed.

If inclement weather causes school to be cancelled, dismissed early or after school activities cancelled, the BGCM Clubhouse will be CLOSED.

The May 20, 2017 “Frenchie’s Great Northern New York Auto Show” raised $2,000 for the Club! Thank you, so much, to Frenchie and his amazing team!

Here, BGCM President Timmy Currier accepts the donation from Real “Frenchie” Coupal.

Drum roll, please…
The winners of the 2nd Annual STEM Science Fair, held on JUNE 6th:

3rd Place 5th grade – Cameron Krywanczyk  (Massena)
2nd Place 5th grade – Andrew Faveau   (Norwood/Norfolk)
1st Place 5th grade – Olivia Caldwell  (Massena)

3rd Place 4th grade – Owen Cyrus  (Massena)
2nd Place 3rd grade – Jacob Monroe  (Massena)
1st Place 4th grade – Madeline Hirschey  (St. Lawrence Central)

1st Place high school – Kaitlyn Montgomery  (St. Lawrence Central)

Congratulations to all the kids who participated, their supportive families, great teachers and our guest judges. We know how hard it was to choose from such great projects!

*This event is made possible through funding by the Alcoa Foundation.