Walton County Boys & Girls Clubs recently held its first BGC Walton Gala Ball,
The program was set up and ran by the Parents of the Club Members. Parents came together in weekly meeting discuss the logistics and etiquette necessary to hold such festive event for the Club members.
The ball consisted of approximately 25 Club members between ages of 6 and 12 years of age. The Torch Club of the Walton Club sponsored the activities, marketing, and setup for the dance. The Club Directors assisted in the facilitating of the event.
Parents and staff provided a wonderful display of food and games for them all to enjoy. The “Golden Steppers” of the Walton Club also made a performance of synchronized steps for the duration of the night. Club Members dressed up in semi-formal wear with boys dressed in suits and ties and girls dressed in their gowns and dresses.
“I had so much fun dancing with my friends,” Tiedrell Ansley, a Club member, shared. “ I got to dance, eat good food, and enjoy myself.”
Elizabeth Day, a WCBGC parent shared her gratitude toward the Club.
“I really would like to thank the Boys & Girls Club for not only giving our children something to do but allowing us to be a part of it as well,” she said. “I have never had this kind of opportunity to do something with my children, and I know that they all had a great time because we gave them the attention that they needed, and they really enjoyed themselves. You could really tell it!”
WCBGC board member Katie Downey shared how this event was a “wonderful way for our youth to enjoy themselves and have fun. I hope that it will be something that we could do every year.”
“Parent involvement and parental engagement was the motive for us to hold this Gala Ball,” Mr. Lynn E. Hill,Club Director, shared. “It gives the parents an opportunity to have to ownership in the process of helping our Club Members develop ‘Great Futures.”
To learn more about Walton County Boys & Girls Club, visit www.bgcncg.com/waltonclubor call 770-207-6279.