City Boys & Girls club hires new leader

VERGENNES — When members of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Vergennes return on Sept. 9 to their Armory Road clubhouse for the first time since March they will be greeted by the club’s new leader, Shelburne resident Kathryn “Kat” Nelson.  The club’s board of directors recently hired Nelson, 33, as its chief executive officer. Nelson is coming off a 13-year career with Camp Kiniya in Colchester and Camp Dudley in Westport, N.Y., most recently as Camp Kiniya’s Leadership Development Director.  Nelson takes o … (read more)

VERGENNES — After a summer of online programming, the Boys and Girls of Greater Vergennes is preparing to welcome its members back into its Armory Lane clubhouse. With COVID-19 safety precautions and guidelines in place, of course, according to outgoing i … (read more)

VERGENNES — The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Vergennes has announced that the club will reopen on Wednesday, Sept. 9, and will be open Monday-Friday from 2:30 to 6 p.m. daily. An open house with music, games and social distancing and safety protocols in p … (read more)

VERGENNES — Boys & Girls Club of Greater Vergennes Youth of the Year Michael Davis has been selected as Vermont Boys & Girls’ Clubs’ Youth of the Year. According to Vergennes Club Interim Director Cookie Steponaitis, Davis prevailed over “a very competiti … (read more)

VERGENNES — Cartooning. Firefighting. Painting. Helicopter tours. Writing. Birds of prey. Scuba diving. Those presentations and more are beaming onto youths’ computer screens around Vergennes and beyond this summer, courtesy of the Boys & Girls Club of Gr … (read more)

VERGENNES — The lights have gone on in the United Methodist Church of Vergennes kitchen at 6:30 a.m. every weekday since March 18.  Four hours later more than 200 meals have been packed in Styrofoam containers, put in five volunteers’ vehicles and sent of … (read more)

VERGENNES — The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Vergennes is reaching out to its host communities with a new effort — the club hopes to work with its members and local volunteers to produce 10,000 facemasks this summer and fall to donate to area residents. “ … (read more)

VERGENNES — The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Vergennes is proud to announce that Michael Davis is the club’s 2020 Youth of the Year. Davis will compete with other Vermont clubs’ Youths of the Year on July 15 for scholarships. A senior at Vergennes Union H … (read more)

VERGENNES — Boys & Girls Club of Greater Vergennes Executive Director Jill Strube on May 8 parted ways with the organization after a tenure that began in late 2016. Strube and club board chairman Jeff Fritz both pointed to a disagreement between Strube an … (read more)

VERGENNES — The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Vergennes, already moving full speed to provide up to 280 meals a day to local residents, has announced two new initiatives. One is also food-related and the other is intended to nurture the intellects of its m … (read more)