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Oak Orchard Kids got a New Home
The Oak Orchard/Riverdale Boys & Girls Club is pleased to open the doors of its new location at the intersection of Route 24 and Route 5, behind the Nanticoke Indian Museum. The Club's new address is 31550 Oak Orchard Road in Millsboro, Delaware 19966. The former Club, which was housed in the Oak Orchard Community Church, limited the number of youth that the Club could serve. Presently, more than 100 kids participate in the Club programs. With the move to the new facility, the Club space has more than double, allowing the Club to serve more than 300 children annually and provide additional programs. The new 4,800 square feet one-story facility contains a large activity area, a multipurpose room for a learning center complete with computers, a shared snack and arts and crafts area, an administration area with a small conference room and office, a residential-style kitchen, bathrooms, and a fenced outdoor recreational area on the side of the building. This site is a state licensed child care site. In sync with all other 37 Boys & Girls Clubs sites, this Club too offers vital youth development programs including Power Hour (homework help), arts and crafts, education and fitness and health sessions. Over 50% of the new facility construction costs were met through commitments from the state. The remaining fundraising effort was a part of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware’s (BGCD) statewide capital campaign to raise $20 million to serve more than 30,000 kids by the close of 2005. Each donation was matched 3-1 through gifts from the state and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware. For additional information, please call Millie Charnick, Unit Director of the Oak Orchard / Riverdale Club, at (302) 945-2244.
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