(La Porte County, IN) - Boys & Girls Clubs of La Porte County (BGCLPC) will have served about 400 children through its free, full-day summer camps in Michigan City and La Porte.
BGCLPC officials said offering such a program at no cost to families isn’t easy but help was recently provided by 1st Source Foundation, an entity created by 1st Source Bank to give back to the community. The foundation awarded the BGCLPC a $25,000 grant to help cover the cost of the summer camp in Michigan City.
Summer camps are for children in grades K-8 and offer programs that support academic success, character and citizenship along with healthy lifestyles.
This year’s highlights have included:
- Cooking classes, canvas painting, Zumba and a thrilling dance performance by the Lakeshore School of Performing Arts Dance Team;
- Life-sized Connect 4, a Jenga tournament and a variety of water games;
- Club members working together to design and build a giant three-dimensional city while learning about geometry concepts;
- An all-Club field trip to the La Porte County fair; and
- Tie-dyeing hundreds of Club shirts – an annual tradition!
BGCLPC’s summer camp program ran through July 24th in Michigan City and continues through July 31st in La Porte.
Registration for 2024/2025 after school programming in Michigan City, La Porte, Westville and Kingsford Heights will begin on July 29th. Interested families can learn more and begin the registration process by clicking here.
