The new Club is scheduled to open in September of 2014, with programs being offered to all area youth, grades third through eighth, at the River Heights Elementary School. The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Greater Chippewa Valley oversee the Mary Markquart Center in Eau Claire, as well as the Jackson County Center in Black River Falls, and most recently the Chippewa Falls Center. The Menomonie Center will be the fourth organization under the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Greater Chippewa Valley’s umbrella. Currently, the organization is directly serving nearly 1,100 active Club members in the Chippewa Valley. It is the goal of the Boys & Girls Club to be open during the school year from 3pm – 7pm and during the summer from 7:30am – 6pm. The Club will also open on weekdays when school is closed, giving youth the opportunity to be in a safe, productive place instead of at an unsupervised location. Additionally, the Club will provide daily snack and dinner during the school year along with breakfast, lunch and snack during the summer months and on school breaks. Members will be able to participate in all of the programs, meals and special events for an annual membership fee of only $10 per person or $20 per family annually.
