Boys & Girls Club of WRAP

11/09/2026

This Veterans Day, we pause to honor the brave men and women who answered the call. ❤️‍🩹
We are closed this Wednesday, November 11th, to show our gratitude and will reopen Thursday, November 12th 💙❤️

11/06/2026

ALL DAY MONDAY NEXT WEEK!!!
We will be open from 8am - 3:30 pm next Monday!
See you guys next week and have a great weekend!

11/05/2026

Leadership time! ⭐️
The kids partnered up and one wore a blindfold while the other guided them to step on the cup! Great communication is a skill every great leader needs and these kids are doing great!

11/05/2026

Pull up a chair. Book Nook is officially open at the Club! 📚

Book Nook is a live tutoring program for kids in kindergarten through 8th grade. Club kiddos get to work with a real person to work on academic enhancement. They log on and meet with a trained tutor in a small group, working through reading and math lessons built on research about how kids actually learn.

Not a video. Not an app that plays a game at them. A real person, live, who learns their name, hears them read out loud, and cheers when they get it.

WHY IT MATTERS FOR OUR KIDS

📖 SMALL GROUPS, BIG ATTENTION
In a full classroom a kid might read out loud once a day, if that. In a small group, everybody gets a turn, and nobody gets lost in the back row.

🍎 IT MEETS THEM WHERE THEY ARE
Lessons are matched to each kid's level. If your kid is ahead, they keep climbing. If they're behind, they get help filling the gap without feeling singled out.

✅ IT'S PROVEN
BookNook earned a Tier 1 rating under the Every Student Succeeds Act, the strongest level of evidence there is, backed by randomized controlled trials. It was also recognized by the National Student Support Accelerator at Stanford University.

🏠 IT HAPPENS WHERE THEY ALREADY FEEL AT HOME
Kids learn best somewhere they feel safe, with people who are glad they showed up. That's what the Club already is. In summer 2025, Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware ran BookNook at 13 locations, and 2,387 Club kids completed more than 6,800 sessions. Now it's our kids' turn.

WHAT YOU CAN DO AT HOME
Ask your kid tonight: "What did you read in Book Nook today?" A little interest from you tells them their effort matters.

11/05/2026

🎄🧸 Families, it’s time to sign up for Toys for Tots! 🧸🎄

If your family needs a little help putting gifts under the tree this Christmas, we’re here to help. ❤️ Serving families in Cherokee County, Adair County, and Wagoner city limits.

🎁 Sign up here: https://tahlequah-
ok.toysfortots.org
📅 Application deadline: December 5, 2026

Please share so families who need a helping hand don’t miss the opportunity. Every child deserves a little Christmas magic! ✨

Starting your own Toys for Tots Fundraising Page is a great way to get involved and support Marine Toys for Tots. Collect donations in honor or in memory of someone special, start a fundraising campaign with your business or organization, or just because you too want to provide Every Child a Little....

11/04/2026

NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE FACT OF THE WEEK 🧡

About 6 in 10 kids served by Boys & Girls Clubs across northeast Oklahoma are Native.

That number comes from Cherokee Nation, which partners with clubs across its reservation, including clubs in Adair, Cherokee, and Sequoyah counties. Some clubs in our area run even higher.

So when we talk about Native American Heritage Month, we aren't talking about a chapter in a textbook. We're talking about the kids who walk through our doors after school. Their grandparents, their languages, their stories, their games. It's living heritage, and it's right here.

All November long, every Wednesday, we'll share one fact about Native history and culture, with a focus on the tribes and the people of Oklahoma. Some will be about heroes. Some will be about language. Some will be about the food on your table.

WHY IT MATTERS FOR KIDS
Kids who see their culture honored grow up knowing they belong. Kids who learn about their neighbors' culture grow up with respect. Both of those make a club, and a community, stronger.

Ask your kid tonight: what do you know about your family's story?

Boys & Girls Club of WRAP Project | Serving Cherokee & Wagoner counties | www.wrapproject.org

Source: Cherokee Nation, partner Boys & Girls Clubs in northeast Oklahoma

11/03/2026

REMINDER!
The Clothing Drive began this week! 🎄🧤🧥

So if you're in the middle of a Fall/Winter Closet Cleanout, we'll take your new or gently used clothes!

It closes December 15th so don't wait!

11/01/2026

🎄✨ Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas in Broken Arrow! ✨🎄

This year's Christmas Kick-Off is going to be BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER! 🎅🎁

Join us Thursday, November 12, from 6:30–8:30 PM in the beautiful Rose District as we officially kick off the holiday season!

We're spreading the Christmas magic even farther down Main Street this year, with festivities extending all the way to College Street! That means MORE activities, MORE entertainment, and MORE holiday fun!

Here's what you can look forward to:

🎄 Tree Lighting & Main Street Lights – Watch downtown sparkle as we flip the switch at 6:30 PM! Arrive early!

🎷 Grady Nichols & His Band – Live holiday music on our main stage!

🎅 Santa Claus – Meet Santa in his iconic Broken Arrow sleigh!

🦌 Live Reindeer – Meet some special visitors from the North Pole!

👑 Holiday Characters – Say hello to princesses, the Grinch, and more!

🎪 Inspyral Circus – Dazzling performances and entertainment!

🎶 Victorian Carolers – Enjoy the sounds of Christmas along Main Street!

🐴 FREE Carriage Rides – A magical ride through downtown! First come, first served.

🎨 Holiday Vendors – Shop handmade gifts, crafts, and festive goodies!

🎡 Carnival Games & Family Activities – Fun for all ages!

🎭 NEW Second Stage – Holiday performances by Theatre Arts, Broken Arrow Dance Academy, and Tulsa Dance Co.!

🎁 Rose District Christmas Bingo – Pick up a card at participating businesses beginning November 12 and play through December 27 for a chance to win prizes!

🛍️ SHOP LOCAL & DINE LOCAL! Grab dinner, explore our shops, and support the businesses that make the Rose District special!

📅 Thursday, November 12, 2026
⏰ 6:30–8:30 PM
📍 Rose District | Downtown Broken Arrow
🎟️ FREE admission!

Bring your family and friends for our BIGGEST Christmas Kick-Off yet! ❤️

🎄 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas in Broken Arrow!

10/31/2026

🎃👻 Happy Halloween from the Boys & Girls Club of WRAP Project! 👻🎃

We hope all our kiddos and families have a fun, safe, and SPOOKTACULAR Halloween! 🧡🖤

As everyone heads out for trick-or-treating, here are a few friendly safety reminders for parents and caregivers!

🍬 Check the Candy: Always look through your child’s candy before they eat it. Throw away anything that is opened, damaged, or looks suspicious. Watch for choking hazards and food allergies!

🔦 Be Seen: Carry flashlights, use glow sticks, or add reflective tape to costumes and candy bags so drivers can easily see your little ones.

🚸 Stay Together: Younger children should always trick-or-treat with a trusted adult. Remind older kids to stay in groups and never enter a stranger’s home or vehicle.

🚗 Watch for Traffic: Use sidewalks and crosswalks whenever possible. Remind kids to look both ways and never run between parked cars.

🏠 Stick to Safe Areas: Visit familiar, well-lit neighborhoods and homes with porch lights on.

📱 Have a Plan: Make sure everyone knows where to meet if separated and remind kids who to contact if they need help.

🧡 Most importantly, have FUN, make memories, and look out for one another!

At the Boys & Girls Club of WRAP Project, keeping our kids safe, happy, and healthy is always a priority!

🎃 Stay safe, stay spooky, and enjoy all those sweet treats! 🍭👻

10/31/2026

RED RIBBON WEEK · FACT OF THE DAY 7 🎃

Last day of Red Ribbon Week, and it lands on one of the biggest nights of the year for kids to be out of the house.

We’ve spent this week on numbers. Most kids aren’t using. Drinking is near a record low. Va**ng is falling. Ma*****na is near a thirty year low. And then the two that keep you up: two milligrams can kill, and 425,000 kids found what they used in a medicine cabinet.

Here’s what ties all of it together. Every one of those numbers moved because adults kept showing up and kept talking.

So end the week the way the whole thing actually works. With a conversation.

BEFORE THEY HEAD OUT TONIGHT
Ask who’s hosting and whether a parent will be there.
Get the address and an adult’s phone number.
Agree on a pick up time before they leave, not after.
Pick a code word they can text you if they want out of a situation.
Make sure the phone is charged.
Know who’s driving.

WHEN THEY GET HOME
Stay up. Say goodnight and look them in the eye. That’s the whole check, and it does more than any of the rest of it.

Happy Halloween, and thank you for a good week.

There is help and there is hope with the WRAP Project. WRAP helps with substance use disorder, opioid use disorder and stimulant use disorder, and provides free recovery classes for members of the community who need help. They also offer free prevention items: Narcan, Narcan training, deterra disposal packs, and medication lockboxes at no charge. WRAP Project serves Cherokee, Wagoner, Adair and Sequoyah counties. Contact the WRAP Office: Wagoner 918-201-4333 or Tahlequah 918-931-3700 or visit www.wrapproject.org