Kid-Friendly Fun: Boys & Girls Club of Stoneham

If you are looking for a kid-friendly spot for your children to enjoy a whole lot of fun, stop by the Boys & Girls Club of Stoneham.

The staff and children make the Boys & Girls Club a childhood memory. One can enjoy playing whiffleball, basketball, bumper pool, football, floor hockey and dodge ball. Also, if your child likes board games, many children engage in Connect-4, Monopoly, Bingo, Boggle and cribbage.

For future artists, children can enjoy finger painting and other arts and crafts throughout the day.

Stop in today at the Boys & Girls Club and grab a membership card. The fee is only $25. It is open to children from all communities who are between the ages of seven and 18.

Donna Divirgilio, director of program development, also stressed that the Boys & Girls Club is a place where an individual can receive after school help with assignments and homework.

“The Power Hour program after school is a homework help program to help members build healthy homework habits to help them succeed in school,” Divirgilio said.

Throughout the year, there are basketball leagues, performing arts and leadership programs for youths ages 11-18.

Divirgilio loves seeing their members grow up and mature over the years.

“I can say the best thing about the Club is seeing our members be responsible, productive citizens in our society,” Divirgilio said. “We have alumni’s that are policemen, firefighters, teachers, accountants and now their children attend the Club.”

The Boys and Girls Club is going on its 40^th year and for senior citizens that still like to have fun, the Stoneham Boys and Girls Club have Adult Bingo on Saturday and Sunday nights beginning at 6:30 p.m. On Saturdays, they have two $3,000 progressive games, and on Sunday two $1,199 tax-free games and $200 in door prizes on both nights as well.