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Our annual campaign is in full swing, and we hope to raise $425,000 this year in order to continue serving the children and families in our community who need us most. In just 10 years our Clubs have grown from 45 members in one small club to more than 2,000 kids in four locations today.
Your gift is truly an investment in our community’s most precious resource – our children. Thank you for being the one!
Kids By The Numbers -- Here and Across the Nation
900 = The number of hours the average American child spends in school annually.
1,500 = The average number of hours per year a kid will spend watching TV.
2,003 = The number of members of The Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County in 2010.
48 = The percentage of teens nationally who have friends who drink alcohol regularly.
6,000,000 = The number of kids who are home alone on a regular basis without adult supervision after school when they are at greatest risk of getting into trouble. (Children in need of after-school programs equal the entire population of Washington State).
650 = The number of kids who walk through our doors everyday.
1,055 = The number of Thurston County 8th - 12th grade students that feel as though they don't have an adult in their life who really cares about them.
36 = The percentage of teens nationally who have friends who smoke cigarettes.
4,320 = The number of Thurston County 8th - 12th grade students who believe they have no adult in their neighborhood they could talk to about something important.
28 = The percentage of 12-year-olds whose friends are sexually active.
1 = The number of people it takes to change a child's life...........
