#GivingTuesday Kicks Off Holiday Giving to Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme

OXNARD, Calif. - Nov. 23, 2015 - PRLog -- For more than 60 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme (http://www.positiveplace4kids.org/) (BGCOP) has given the gift of Great Futures to thousands of kids and teens, especially those in need. This Dec. 1, BGCOP is encouraging the community to mobilize for #GivingTuesday and help launch the Gift of a Great Future campaign by donating one or more gifts of Club membership at $20 each to help at-risk kids achieve success.

BGCOP is a recognized leader in youth development and provides quality programs at 18 locations, year-round, five days per week, to more than 9,200 members, ages 6 to 18 years.  BGCOP is a membership organization with annual member dues of only $20, however, no one is turned away, regardless of ability to pay.  For every $1 donated to BGCOP there is a 400% return on investment to the community.

“With your help, we can continue to provide our local at-risk youth with the gift of a world-class Club experience that assures success is within reach of every young person who enters our doors, with all members on track to graduate from high school with a plan for the future, demonstrating good character and citizenship, and living a healthy lifestyle,” said BGCOP CEO Erin Antrim.

Now in its fourth year, #GivingTuesday harnesses the power of social media and the generosity of individuals, corporations and communities by providing an easy and secure way to give to a favorite organization. Donors can simply text the word BGCOPGiving to phone number 41444 or click the donate button on the BGCOP homepage (www.BGCOP.org) between Dec. 1 and the end of the year to give.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Huenemeprovides social, educational and recreational programs to all youth ages 6-18 years old, with an emphasis on those in underserved areas. Programming and special initiatives are delivered in five core areas: Career & Education, Character & Leadership, Health & Life Skills, the Arts, and Sports, Fitness and Education. Services are provided in freestanding clubhouses in Oxnard and Port Hueneme and include a dedicated Teen Center, 12 public school program sites, one satellite site in Nyeland Acres, one site at a Squires Public Housing, and the first Boys & Girls Club in a juvenile hall in the State of California. For more information, visit BGCOP at www.BGCOP.org, Facebook and Twitter.