Boys & Girls Club of Trenton & Mercer County, NJ

Volunteer Spotlight

Meet Jason Peterson, an Exceptional Volunteer

Last year, the Boys & Girls Club launched a summer chess program in our day camp and many young kids immediately embraced it. To build on this interest, we began offering weekly chess sessions on Saturday mornings throughout the school year.

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After-School Program Welcomes New Round of Career Explorers

With the new school year in full swing, the Boys & Girls Club welcomes a new round of Career Explorers in our after-school programs. After an outstanding response from Club supporters eager to make a difference, many new volunteers will be...

Standardized Tests Make Most Nervous! But Not Volunteer, Amy Lai

Amy Lai

Standardized tests make most people break a sweat, but not Amy Lai. A research chemist at Bristol -Myers Squibb, Amy lends her talents to teens in our SAT prep program. In fact, Amy launched this program in 2009 and has been coming here weekly...

No Grass Grows Under Volunteer, Mario Manago’s Feet!

From the first minute this military man stepped foot in our door, children began following him around like the Pied Piper of Hamelin.

Mario is a staff sergeant currently stationed at McGuire Air Force Base in Burlington County. He recently...

We All Have Bad Hair Days-Except Volunteer, Alicia George

Alicia George volunteers at the Boys & Girls Club teaching cosmetology skills to middle school children in our after school program. With 25 years of experience, she can tackle any beauty crisis with a sense of calm and a smile on her face.

Alicia George

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Bristol-Myers Squibb Visits Summer Camp Kids

Employees of Bristol-Myers Squibb visited the Boys & Girls Club summer camp at Columbus School on June 27 as part of their companys Day of Caring,- a volunteer day at the Boys & Girls Club assisting in our summer camps with educational,...

Nordson Volunteers Observe Earth Day with Club Kids

In celebration of Earth Day and Arbor Day, Nordson Corporation employees from the companys Robbinsville location got messy on April 13 with Club Kids at our Columbus School program site.

The Nordson corporation participates in the...

Meet Lynn Hutchinson, an Exceptional Volunteer

Its hard to stump Lynn Hutchinson with a math problem, though many have tried. Lynn, a former Hunterdon Central and Hunterdon South High School math teacher and SAT review instructor, is now an active volunteer at the Boys & Girls Club. 

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NRG Employees Show “Sweat Equity” During Global Giving Day

The Boys & Girls Club welcomed volunteers from NRG Energy to the Centre Street location on May 16 in conjunction with the companys Global Giving Day, a day set aside each year for NRG employees to volunteer in the community.

More than 20 NRG...

Club Teens Take a Walk through “Cinderella’s Closet”

Novo Nordisk welcomed 10 Boys & Girls Club teen girls this month to their sponsorship event with Cinderellas Closet. For our teens, the experience could be considered a fairy tale come true.

Cinderellas Closet was founded five years ago by two...