The Club will be closed for the holidays from December 24th to January 1st. The Club will reopen as regularly scheduled on January 2nd.
As the 2024 year comes to a close, it’s a wonderful time to pause and reflect on life, to enjoy time with family and friends, to remember the simple, yet magical feeling that is created when we reconnect with those we love.
Here at the Ludlow Community Center/Randall Boys & Girls Club, we work hard to make sure that we can be that warm, welcoming place for all, every day throughout the year - especially for those who may experience the holidays differently and may not have family and friends nearby. The Club’s programs, staff, and experiences remind us that ALL IT TAKES IS ONE. One friendly face, one opportunity, one moment of connection is sometimes all it takes to help someone - especially a child - feel seen, understood, and appreciated.
Your donation to the Club’s annual ONE Campaign supports the Club’s mission - to inspire and enable youth and adults to build better communities by providing life-enhancing experiences and programs through which they will realize their full potential as responsible and caring citizens.
This year we served 2,500 youth, over 250 adult members, and distributed over $25,000 in financial assistance to ensure that that those in need had access to Club opportunities. Our new public Sport Court opened, allowing our community greater opportunities to play pickleball, basketball, and more. Inside, many spaces were given a refresh to enhance safety features and to be more inviting - offering more games, activities, and opportunities for learning. Your donations are what make this kind of impact possible.
This time of year is also a great time to set goals and intentions for the new year. Here at the Club, we are preparing for our 75th Anniversary. Since 1950, the Club has been serving youth and more right here in Ludlow. We have two main goals for the 75th Anniversary: to raise $75,000 to continue to enhance Club offerings that serve our entire community, and to create additional opportunities for families to connect and celebrate with us. Stay tuned for more information about our free community events and new competitive sport tournaments.
Before the year ends, we hope you will join us in making a donation to the Club to support our ongoing efforts to build community, opportunity, and success for youth, adults, and families in Ludlow and the surrounding community. We cannot do it alone. Your support helps to build GREAT FUTURES for all. Thank you.
Each child that walks through our door has one unique future. One may come from a loving, single-parent family. One may speak little English. One may not have a home. At the Boys & Girls Club, it is our job to give each child a real sense of hope and opportunity. We work to bring out what’s inside a child and we carry out our mission with care. We take it one child at a time.
Professional staff members at the Ludlow Community Center/Randall Boys & Girls Club are experts at providing informal guidance to a young person that will help develop character. We have the potential to impact the life of each and every young person we serve. Your generosity allows the Club to have a profound impact on a child’s life by offering fun and appealing activities that show we care.
The Ludlow Community Center/Randall Boys & Girls Club provides:
A Safe Place….for those who may be left alone after school or on the streets with no guidance. The Club is a safe place to play and a place safe enough to be yourself.
Life-Enhancing Programs…that can open young minds. The Boys & Girls Club exposes youth to new ideas and skills that prepare them for life. We teach the importance of character in all of our programs.
A Relationship with Caring, Trained Adults…the better the programs; the more children we can attract; the more likely they will build a relationship with a caring adult; the more opportunity our Boys & Girls Club can positively influence the character of a child.
Hope and Opportunity…as young people experience our Club, we become a place for hope. Hope leads to increased confidence and a brighter future.
Our fees and dues are affordable so that all children can have access to our programs. Your financial investment helps us continue to welcome and inspire more and more children who need help each day. Your support helps us be their home away from home.
Every day professional staff at the Ludlow Community Center/Randall Boys & Girls Club are faced with a daunting challenge: take one day, one program, one hour, to help turn a life in the right direction. Keep a child engaged and eager to learn more. Create a relationship that will have influence for a lifetime.
Our staff is dedicated to teaching the importance of character in daily life. They are caring adults who strive to direct children to choose right from wrong. They instill a sense of belonging and promote feelings of competence. They give children a chance to make positive choices.
According to the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice, students in quality after-school programs have better academic performance, behavior, and school attendance and greater expectations for the future. Therefore, at the Ludlow Boys & Girls Club, we offer time-tested and nationally recognized programs and activities in five distinct areas:
Character and Leadership – Helping boys and girls become responsible citizens and experience the democratic process. Building character is our strongest strategy.
Education and Career – Encouraging youth to create aspirations for the future, providing them with opportunities for career exploration and educational enhancement.
Health and Life Skills – Facilitating the achievement and maintenance of a healthy, active lifestyle. Programs address issues such as resisting violence, drug abuse, and premature sexual activity.
The Arts – Enhancing self-expression, developing multicultural appreciation, and gaining creative skills.
Sports, Fitness and Recreation – Developing fitness, use of leisure time, reduction of stress, appreciation for the environment, and social skills.
Your financial support is essential to the programs and activities our Club offers the children of our community. Your investment enables the Club’s professional, caring adults to guide our young people.