Boys and Girls Club of Ada

Brief history of the Boys and Girls Club Ada (the Club):
First established 1962. The club met in the old Rapier School east of the Ada Cougar baseball field.
It rocked along for quite a few years just existing.
In 1992, Marjorie Hutchinson began supporting the Club with a donation to begin the building of "Hutchinson Park". Ms. Hutchinson's gift was used to buy the current building in a Sheriff's sale.  The Club has seen an expansion of space over the past couple of years.  With community volunteer partnerships, the Club is bright and shiny with new paint and a few new pieces of equipment.
Currently, the Club hosts approximately 1,700 children a year. The Club offers programming ranging from after-school, summer and athletic. Currently, an adult soccer league is offered to the community.

Their mission statement is:






To provide a positive place for youth to realize their full potential and become good citizens.
The target population served is any youth interested in the program.  This past year 65% of the youth served are considered low income.  It would be difficult for the Club to continue providing services to this "low income" high percentage of youth with out the funds from ARUW via community contributions.

There are 17 volunteer board members involved with this organization.  
The agency does have several volunteer opportunities; day, evening and weekend time frames.   If you are interested in learning more, please let me know.