Hops & Grapes Supports Boys & Girls Club

Funds raised from Hops & Grapes will help the Boys & Girls Clubs tremendously, especially as we head into summer, which is our busiest time of the year. The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Cedar Valley operates 5 sites in Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Evansdale, and Dunkerton. We currently have over 800 registered Club members and serve over 250 youth per day. The youth that come to the Club at at-risk; they are primarily low-income youth being raised by a single parent. They come to the Club not only as a safe place to be during after-school and the summer months, but also to receive homework help, tutoring, character building lessons, and other opportunities such as sports, music lessons, dance classes, Lego club, arts and crafts, and much more.

Funds from Hops & Grapes will help us continue to provide programming to youth in the Cedar Valley, and will also assist us as we head into summer, where we will be open all day and will take youth on two field trips each day. As you can imagine costs add up very quickly, so we are thankful for the Waterloo Rotary Club and the Hops & Grapes event!

Laura Kann

Director of Development

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Cedar Valley