By Stephen Landry / slandry@thegardnernews.com Posted Jun 30, 2020      GARDNER — Local children will be having a blast over the next few weeks at Gardner Middle School, courtesy of the Boys & Girls Club annual summer events program. “Summer Blast,” which is open to kids between the ages of 8 and 12, offers learning […]

Boys & Girls Club keeps learning alive in Gardner By Stephen Landry / slandry@thegardnernews.com/ Read the article on Gardner News here   GARDNER — With classes across the school district in a bit of a disarray due to current events, at least a few students are stepping up to make sure such critical skills such […]

  Posted 11/08/2019 by Boys & Girls Clubs of America in Alumni This post is part of a “Where Are They Now” series highlighting Youth of the Year who have gone on to become leaders, innovators and problem-solvers who now shape our world. Club alumni like Laura Jenny are using foundational skills they learned at Boys & Girls […]

Gardner News By Tatiana / Summer Blast Participant  Aug 5, 2019     This week at the Boys & Girls Club Summer Blast Program, we are having a great time. We are doing many activities including science projects such as the volcano experiment, strategy board games, hands-on activities, and funny games like German Baseball. During this […]

    Carl and Pat Wilbur of East Templeton were some of the first patrons to enjoy the grand opening of the Ninety-Nine Restaurant in Gardner on Thursday, Aug. 22.

Gardner News Posted Nov 30, 2018    GARDNER – The Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster has received a $10,000 grant from Fidelity Bank. The grant is part of Fidelity Bank’s commitment to increasing its support of local nonprofits in the communities of Gardner and Winchendon in recognition of the completion of its […]

By Andrew Mansfield Reporter- Gardner News Posted Nov 15, 2018     GARDNER — The Boys & Girls Club of Gardner built upon its local support at a fundraiser held at the Colonial Hotel on Thursday evening, which included the announcement of plans for a permanent home. Many different individuals and organizations in the community sponsored the dinner event, […]

Gardner News Posted Oct 25, 2018 GARDNER — New England Peptide recently held the 2nd annual Cornhole Tournament to benefit the Boys & Girls Club’s Gardner clubhouse, leading to a donation of $9,578. “A great time was had by all. The weather was perfect,” said Donata Martin, executive director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fitchburg, […]

By Andrew Mansfield Reporter- Gardner News Posted Oct 25, 2018   GARDNER — Curiosity shined at the Boys & Girls Club of Gardner during a visit this week from the Aldrich Astronomical Society and the Mount Wachusett Community College Astronomy Club. A variety of topics were discussed as students from the Boys & Girls Club, who are in grades […]

By Andrew Mansfield Reporter-Gardner News Posted Aug 17, 2018 GARDNER — A group of current and former Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School students with computer savvy gave important lessons about cyber security to children attending the Boys & Girls Club of Gardner summer program. Two of the workshop leaders were Alex Commodore of Gardner and Nicholas Sullivan of […]

Campers enjoy Summer Blast activities By Ariana Rimbach Posted Jul 24, 2018 Editor’s note: This is the first of a series of articles written by kids about the Boys & Girls Club Summer Blast program. GARDNER — Since the start of the Summer Blast program on July 2, the campers have been having a great time participating […]

Summer Blast – at the Boys & Girls Club in Gardner By Andrew Mansfield Posted Jul 23, 2018 GARDNER — The Boys & Girls Club has expanded the ways children can stay engaged over vacation by bringing a Summer Blast to Gardner. The club is in the midst of running the seven-week program at the […]

SET FOR A SUMMER BLAST Boys & Girls Club starting a new youth program ‘It’s all quite fun. It’s just to keep their minds going over the summer.’ — Donata Martin, Boys & Girls Club Andrew Mansfield News Staff Writer GARDNER  The Boys & Girls Club of Gardner is expanding into new territory with its […]

The Gardner News 10/18/17 Andrew Mansfield, Reporter   GARDNER- The Gardner Boys & Girls Club and the company New England Peptide have formed a strong bond together through a common passion for science. After the company gave the club a $5,000 donation earlier this June, employees followed-up that effort with a fundraiser in September that […]

N.E. Peptide helps out Boys & Girls Club by Andrew Mansfield The Gardner News GARDNER It looks like the Gardner Boys & Girls Club has formed a new relationship with a philanthropic partner that can also enhance science learning. On Wednesday, the club received a $5,000 donation from the Gardner business New England Peptide and […]

Beginning this month, the Boys and Girls Club of Gardner will be participating in a 6 week long engineering project called Design Squad Global. The program was created by PBS/WGBH and connects kids from around the world through engineering and creativity challenge.

Leominster Boys & Girls Club winner shows what a club could do for Gardner By Andrew Mansfield The Gardner News July 2, 2016 LEOMINSTER – The motto for the Boys and Girls Club is “great futures start here.” In Gardner’s case, a pilot program that ran this past school year has been looking to its […]

First year of after-school program touted; need for a building discussed By Andrew Mansfield The Gardner News June 24, 2016 GARDNER – Victoria Fils-Aime said she was taught as a child that she couldn’t make it. She was shy and felt “broken, ugly and weak,” as a teenager; but that all changed when she discovered […]

By Andrew Mansfield The Gardner News June 16, 2016   GARDNER – One day we all have to grow up, move out of our parents’ house and dip our toes into the waters of life. That’s a lesson a group of young brook trout learned when Gardner middle-school students let them out into the wild […]

Leominster Champion April 7, 2016 Jack Keenan is shown with “Mr. Mike” (Michael Scherer, Gardner unit director for the Boys & Girls Club) drilling a hole so a tap can be installed. Courtesy photosMembers of the Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster tapped sugar maple trees on the Boys & Girls Club property […]

Gardner News Andrew Mansfield February 2, 2016 GARDNER  Children from the Boys & Girls Club are getting a lesson in the local ecosystem, even though it’s a little hard to see right now. Instructor Mike Scherer, formerly of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, is helping them raise brook trout in a fish tank. The fish eggs […]

Club runs after-school program for middle-school students at Gardner High By Andrew Mansfield The Gardner News November 11, 2015 GARDNER – The Boys & Girls Club has made its way to Gardner, giving a new generation of kids another option for after-school activities. “It’s really fun. There’s robotics, computers and art. You can do your […]

Pilot program at school could be precursor to a new club September 25, 2015 Katie Landeck News Staff Writer GARDNER A pilot program of the Boys and Girls Club is set to open at Gardner Middle School this November, giving students a place to go after school. “We wanted to start some sort of an […]

By Stephen Landry / slandry@thegardnernews.com Posted Jun 30, 2020      GARDNER — Local children will be having a blast over the next few weeks at Gardner Middle School, courtesy of the Boys & Girls Club annual summer events program. “Summer Blast,” which is open to kids between the ages of 8 and 12, offers learning […]

Boys & Girls Club keeps learning alive in Gardner By Stephen Landry / slandry@thegardnernews.com/ Read the article on Gardner News here   GARDNER — With classes across the school district in a bit of a disarray due to current events, at least a few students are stepping up to make sure such critical skills such […]

  Posted 11/08/2019 by Boys & Girls Clubs of America in Alumni This post is part of a “Where Are They Now” series highlighting Youth of the Year who have gone on to become leaders, innovators and problem-solvers who now shape our world. Club alumni like Laura Jenny are using foundational skills they learned at Boys & Girls […]

Gardner News By Tatiana / Summer Blast Participant  Aug 5, 2019     This week at the Boys & Girls Club Summer Blast Program, we are having a great time. We are doing many activities including science projects such as the volcano experiment, strategy board games, hands-on activities, and funny games like German Baseball. During this […]

    Carl and Pat Wilbur of East Templeton were some of the first patrons to enjoy the grand opening of the Ninety-Nine Restaurant in Gardner on Thursday, Aug. 22.

Gardner News Posted Nov 30, 2018    GARDNER – The Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster has received a $10,000 grant from Fidelity Bank. The grant is part of Fidelity Bank’s commitment to increasing its support of local nonprofits in the communities of Gardner and Winchendon in recognition of the completion of its […]

By Andrew Mansfield Reporter- Gardner News Posted Nov 15, 2018     GARDNER — The Boys & Girls Club of Gardner built upon its local support at a fundraiser held at the Colonial Hotel on Thursday evening, which included the announcement of plans for a permanent home. Many different individuals and organizations in the community sponsored the dinner event, […]

Gardner News Posted Oct 25, 2018 GARDNER — New England Peptide recently held the 2nd annual Cornhole Tournament to benefit the Boys & Girls Club’s Gardner clubhouse, leading to a donation of $9,578. “A great time was had by all. The weather was perfect,” said Donata Martin, executive director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fitchburg, […]

By Andrew Mansfield Reporter- Gardner News Posted Oct 25, 2018   GARDNER — Curiosity shined at the Boys & Girls Club of Gardner during a visit this week from the Aldrich Astronomical Society and the Mount Wachusett Community College Astronomy Club. A variety of topics were discussed as students from the Boys & Girls Club, who are in grades […]

By Andrew Mansfield Reporter-Gardner News Posted Aug 17, 2018 GARDNER — A group of current and former Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School students with computer savvy gave important lessons about cyber security to children attending the Boys & Girls Club of Gardner summer program. Two of the workshop leaders were Alex Commodore of Gardner and Nicholas Sullivan of […]

Campers enjoy Summer Blast activities By Ariana Rimbach Posted Jul 24, 2018 Editor’s note: This is the first of a series of articles written by kids about the Boys & Girls Club Summer Blast program. GARDNER — Since the start of the Summer Blast program on July 2, the campers have been having a great time participating […]

Summer Blast – at the Boys & Girls Club in Gardner By Andrew Mansfield Posted Jul 23, 2018 GARDNER — The Boys & Girls Club has expanded the ways children can stay engaged over vacation by bringing a Summer Blast to Gardner. The club is in the midst of running the seven-week program at the […]

SET FOR A SUMMER BLAST Boys & Girls Club starting a new youth program ‘It’s all quite fun. It’s just to keep their minds going over the summer.’ — Donata Martin, Boys & Girls Club Andrew Mansfield News Staff Writer GARDNER  The Boys & Girls Club of Gardner is expanding into new territory with its […]

The Gardner News 10/18/17 Andrew Mansfield, Reporter   GARDNER- The Gardner Boys & Girls Club and the company New England Peptide have formed a strong bond together through a common passion for science. After the company gave the club a $5,000 donation earlier this June, employees followed-up that effort with a fundraiser in September that […]

N.E. Peptide helps out Boys & Girls Club by Andrew Mansfield The Gardner News GARDNER It looks like the Gardner Boys & Girls Club has formed a new relationship with a philanthropic partner that can also enhance science learning. On Wednesday, the club received a $5,000 donation from the Gardner business New England Peptide and […]

Beginning this month, the Boys and Girls Club of Gardner will be participating in a 6 week long engineering project called Design Squad Global. The program was created by PBS/WGBH and connects kids from around the world through engineering and creativity challenge.

Leominster Boys & Girls Club winner shows what a club could do for Gardner By Andrew Mansfield The Gardner News July 2, 2016 LEOMINSTER – The motto for the Boys and Girls Club is “great futures start here.” In Gardner’s case, a pilot program that ran this past school year has been looking to its […]

First year of after-school program touted; need for a building discussed By Andrew Mansfield The Gardner News June 24, 2016 GARDNER – Victoria Fils-Aime said she was taught as a child that she couldn’t make it. She was shy and felt “broken, ugly and weak,” as a teenager; but that all changed when she discovered […]

By Andrew Mansfield The Gardner News June 16, 2016   GARDNER – One day we all have to grow up, move out of our parents’ house and dip our toes into the waters of life. That’s a lesson a group of young brook trout learned when Gardner middle-school students let them out into the wild […]

Leominster Champion April 7, 2016 Jack Keenan is shown with “Mr. Mike” (Michael Scherer, Gardner unit director for the Boys & Girls Club) drilling a hole so a tap can be installed. Courtesy photosMembers of the Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster tapped sugar maple trees on the Boys & Girls Club property […]

Gardner News Andrew Mansfield February 2, 2016 GARDNER  Children from the Boys & Girls Club are getting a lesson in the local ecosystem, even though it’s a little hard to see right now. Instructor Mike Scherer, formerly of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, is helping them raise brook trout in a fish tank. The fish eggs […]

Club runs after-school program for middle-school students at Gardner High By Andrew Mansfield The Gardner News November 11, 2015 GARDNER – The Boys & Girls Club has made its way to Gardner, giving a new generation of kids another option for after-school activities. “It’s really fun. There’s robotics, computers and art. You can do your […]

Pilot program at school could be precursor to a new club September 25, 2015 Katie Landeck News Staff Writer GARDNER A pilot program of the Boys and Girls Club is set to open at Gardner Middle School this November, giving students a place to go after school. “We wanted to start some sort of an […]

By Stephen Landry / slandry@thegardnernews.com Posted Jun 30, 2020      GARDNER — Local children will be having a blast over the next few weeks at Gardner Middle School, courtesy of the Boys & Girls Club annual summer events program. “Summer Blast,” which is open to kids between the ages of 8 and 12, offers learning […]

Boys & Girls Club keeps learning alive in Gardner By Stephen Landry / slandry@thegardnernews.com/ Read the article on Gardner News here   GARDNER — With classes across the school district in a bit of a disarray due to current events, at least a few students are stepping up to make sure such critical skills such […]

  Posted 11/08/2019 by Boys & Girls Clubs of America in Alumni This post is part of a “Where Are They Now” series highlighting Youth of the Year who have gone on to become leaders, innovators and problem-solvers who now shape our world. Club alumni like Laura Jenny are using foundational skills they learned at Boys & Girls […]

Gardner News By Tatiana / Summer Blast Participant  Aug 5, 2019     This week at the Boys & Girls Club Summer Blast Program, we are having a great time. We are doing many activities including science projects such as the volcano experiment, strategy board games, hands-on activities, and funny games like German Baseball. During this […]

    Carl and Pat Wilbur of East Templeton were some of the first patrons to enjoy the grand opening of the Ninety-Nine Restaurant in Gardner on Thursday, Aug. 22.

Gardner News Posted Nov 30, 2018    GARDNER – The Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster has received a $10,000 grant from Fidelity Bank. The grant is part of Fidelity Bank’s commitment to increasing its support of local nonprofits in the communities of Gardner and Winchendon in recognition of the completion of its […]

By Andrew Mansfield Reporter- Gardner News Posted Nov 15, 2018     GARDNER — The Boys & Girls Club of Gardner built upon its local support at a fundraiser held at the Colonial Hotel on Thursday evening, which included the announcement of plans for a permanent home. Many different individuals and organizations in the community sponsored the dinner event, […]

Gardner News Posted Oct 25, 2018 GARDNER — New England Peptide recently held the 2nd annual Cornhole Tournament to benefit the Boys & Girls Club’s Gardner clubhouse, leading to a donation of $9,578. “A great time was had by all. The weather was perfect,” said Donata Martin, executive director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fitchburg, […]

By Andrew Mansfield Reporter- Gardner News Posted Oct 25, 2018   GARDNER — Curiosity shined at the Boys & Girls Club of Gardner during a visit this week from the Aldrich Astronomical Society and the Mount Wachusett Community College Astronomy Club. A variety of topics were discussed as students from the Boys & Girls Club, who are in grades […]

By Andrew Mansfield Reporter-Gardner News Posted Aug 17, 2018 GARDNER — A group of current and former Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School students with computer savvy gave important lessons about cyber security to children attending the Boys & Girls Club of Gardner summer program. Two of the workshop leaders were Alex Commodore of Gardner and Nicholas Sullivan of […]

Campers enjoy Summer Blast activities By Ariana Rimbach Posted Jul 24, 2018 Editor’s note: This is the first of a series of articles written by kids about the Boys & Girls Club Summer Blast program. GARDNER — Since the start of the Summer Blast program on July 2, the campers have been having a great time participating […]

Summer Blast – at the Boys & Girls Club in Gardner By Andrew Mansfield Posted Jul 23, 2018 GARDNER — The Boys & Girls Club has expanded the ways children can stay engaged over vacation by bringing a Summer Blast to Gardner. The club is in the midst of running the seven-week program at the […]

SET FOR A SUMMER BLAST Boys & Girls Club starting a new youth program ‘It’s all quite fun. It’s just to keep their minds going over the summer.’ — Donata Martin, Boys & Girls Club Andrew Mansfield News Staff Writer GARDNER  The Boys & Girls Club of Gardner is expanding into new territory with its […]

The Gardner News 10/18/17 Andrew Mansfield, Reporter   GARDNER- The Gardner Boys & Girls Club and the company New England Peptide have formed a strong bond together through a common passion for science. After the company gave the club a $5,000 donation earlier this June, employees followed-up that effort with a fundraiser in September that […]

N.E. Peptide helps out Boys & Girls Club by Andrew Mansfield The Gardner News GARDNER It looks like the Gardner Boys & Girls Club has formed a new relationship with a philanthropic partner that can also enhance science learning. On Wednesday, the club received a $5,000 donation from the Gardner business New England Peptide and […]

Beginning this month, the Boys and Girls Club of Gardner will be participating in a 6 week long engineering project called Design Squad Global. The program was created by PBS/WGBH and connects kids from around the world through engineering and creativity challenge.

Leominster Boys & Girls Club winner shows what a club could do for Gardner By Andrew Mansfield The Gardner News July 2, 2016 LEOMINSTER – The motto for the Boys and Girls Club is “great futures start here.” In Gardner’s case, a pilot program that ran this past school year has been looking to its […]

First year of after-school program touted; need for a building discussed By Andrew Mansfield The Gardner News June 24, 2016 GARDNER – Victoria Fils-Aime said she was taught as a child that she couldn’t make it. She was shy and felt “broken, ugly and weak,” as a teenager; but that all changed when she discovered […]

By Andrew Mansfield The Gardner News June 16, 2016   GARDNER – One day we all have to grow up, move out of our parents’ house and dip our toes into the waters of life. That’s a lesson a group of young brook trout learned when Gardner middle-school students let them out into the wild […]

Leominster Champion April 7, 2016 Jack Keenan is shown with “Mr. Mike” (Michael Scherer, Gardner unit director for the Boys & Girls Club) drilling a hole so a tap can be installed. Courtesy photosMembers of the Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster tapped sugar maple trees on the Boys & Girls Club property […]

Gardner News Andrew Mansfield February 2, 2016 GARDNER  Children from the Boys & Girls Club are getting a lesson in the local ecosystem, even though it’s a little hard to see right now. Instructor Mike Scherer, formerly of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, is helping them raise brook trout in a fish tank. The fish eggs […]

Club runs after-school program for middle-school students at Gardner High By Andrew Mansfield The Gardner News November 11, 2015 GARDNER – The Boys & Girls Club has made its way to Gardner, giving a new generation of kids another option for after-school activities. “It’s really fun. There’s robotics, computers and art. You can do your […]

Pilot program at school could be precursor to a new club September 25, 2015 Katie Landeck News Staff Writer GARDNER A pilot program of the Boys and Girls Club is set to open at Gardner Middle School this November, giving students a place to go after school. “We wanted to start some sort of an […]