Hereโs how Shamel Akins realized his dream of bettering his community
This week on โBlack Men Sundays,โ host Corie Murray interviews Shamel Akins, director for the West Orange Branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida.
News 6 photographerโs turkey drive gets results for hundreds of Central Florida families
So many Central Florida families will spend their Thanksgiving happy and full this year following a turkey drive launched by News 6 photographer and โBlack Men Sundaysโ podcast host Corie Murray.
โTakes a village:โ News 6 photographer, โBlack Men Sundaysโ host holds Thanksgiving turkey drive
News 6 investigative photographer and host of the "Black Men Sundays" podcast Corie Murray is partnering with the Boys & Girls Club of Central Florida to help families in need ahead of the holidays.
News 6 photographer, โBlack Men Sundaysโ host holds Thanksgiving turkey drive
News 6 investigative photographer and host of the "Black Men Sundays" podcast Corie Murray is partnering with the Boys & Girls Club of Central Florida to help families in need ahead of the holidays.
Boys & Girls Club of Central Florida CEO reflects on 55-year career, what it takes to be successful
Gary Cain has led the Boys & Girls Club of Central Florida for nearly three decades. Now after 28 years heโs about to retire.
Philanthropists set out to build world-class Boys & Girls Club in Orlandoโs West Lakes neighborhood
If you visit the Boys & Girls Club on in the West Lakes neighborhood in West Orlando, you can hear a cacophony of kids laughing, playing basketball, dancing or fine tuning their musical skills.
Orlando police help shop for Boys & Girls Club members
ORLANDO, Fla. โ Orlando Police Officers rolled into Academy Sports + Outdoors Friday on a mission to shop, not for themselves, but for 10 kids at the Boys and Girls Club of Central Florida. These children would not have anything to open on Christmas if it wasnโt for the community and this event,โ said Boys & Girls Club of Central Florida V.P. While the officers were inside, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer was outside dressed as Santa for the morning, raising money for the Boys & Girls Club on the radio. Orlando police officers and Shades, with the Orlando Solar Bears, went on a shopping trip for 10 children this Christmas. Academy Sports also donated some equipment to the Boys & Girls Club of Central Florida and presented them with $1,000, a gifts they hope will help support local kids through after school programming and mentorship.
10 laptops stolen from Boys & Girls Club of Marion County, again
MARION COUNTY, Fla. โ The Silver Springs Shores Branch of the Boys & Girls Club of Marion County was burglarized twice this year. Savarese said thieves broke in and stole 10 laptops, computers the kids use to do school work. The Silver Springs Shores branch of the Boys & Girls Club serves about 100 members in the community, many of the kids from low-income families. Savarese said despite the loss of resources, they will continue to be a safe haven for kids in Marion County. They are hoping through this season of giving, the community will come together to help replace the items that were stolen.