BGC Cochrane and Area
111 5th Ave W T4C 1B5 Cochrane, AB, Canada

As our #1 nutrition partner, President's Choice Children's Charity ensures that every single child who attends a Boys & Girls Club is eating well and thriving. ...And when the pandemic hit, they donated an additional $1 million dollars & freed up program funding so our Clubs could provide food relief for families. Loblaws President's Choice

For those 11 Wine Survivor teams left in the race, Abby Fedeyko & Megan Fisher have created a dance number just for you! Thank you ladies for being true SURVIVORS! Tune in TONIGHT at 7pm on Urban Casual Cochrane for our finally!

Interested in a career that makes an impact? Our team at the Boys & Girls Club of Cochrane & Area are looking to bring on some new amazing team members! What are you waiting for? Visit our website https://www.bgccochrane.ca/be-involved/careers and apply today!

TODAY IS THE DAY.....Wine Survivor FINALLY!!! There are 11 teams left! Join us tonight for the LIVE draw that will crown our top 3 winners! LIVE on Urban Casual Cochrane at 7pm. Can't wait to find out who will win!

GREAT NEWS.....With the approval from our public health inspector, we are excited to announce we are still able to go ahead with our Drive Thru Breakfast with Santa as planned. Don’t forget to bring your camera to take your photo/selfie with Santa! (And please bring your masks ) See you all on December 6th!!!

Wine Survivor Elimination Draw #1: Nov 20th List of Names Drawn https://www.bgccochrane.ca/newsWine Survivor Elimination Draw #1: Nov 20th List of Names Drawn https://www.bgccochrane.ca/news

Curtesy of Branched Out Nursery, we still have a few fresh cut Xmas trees available for FREE at our 5th Ave location. Come on down today and pick one up while they last!

Ready to support us and have some fun? You only have until tonight to register a team for our Wine Survivor Fundraiser! 50% of all money raised goes towards our wine bottle prize pot! So the more teams we have = more winnings for your team!! Go to our website www.bgccochrane.ca for details and registration forms

Breakfast with Santa Event Announcement - please visit the event page for details.

Wine Survivor Elimination Draw #3 - Dec 4th list of names drawn https://www.bgccochrane.ca/newsWine Survivor Elimination Draw #3 - Dec 4th list of names drawn https://www.bgccochrane.ca/news

Calling all Wine Survivor teams....here is your chance for bragging rights and win an additional prize! We would love to see your best gingerbread masterpiece! Anyone from your team can enter and we encourage enlisting the help of any creative kids (young or old) to put us in the Christmas spirit. Please send a picture of your house to [email protected] by Friday Nov. 27th. We will post all the submissions on our site and have the public vote for the winner which will be announced at our finally on Dec. 11! We look forward to seeing them all.....

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CONGRATULATIONS to all 23 teams for making it thru to the second elimination draw! Tune in to Urban Casual Friday November 27th @ 7 PM for the next live draw! Good luck to you all and thank you for your support! *A list of names pulled from yesterday’s draw will be posted shortly. **You can also find the live feed from last night’s draw, as well as the lists on Urban Casual’s FB page.

Today is #WorldChildrensDay and #NationalChildDay! At Boys and Girls Clubs, we remove barriers and create opportunities so that all children and youth can discover and achieve their dreams. https://www.bgccan.com/en/ #OpportunityChangesEverything

Due to rising cases of Covid-19 we want to take every precaution we can. For this reason we are going all virtual with our teen/youth programs and are no longer offering in-person drop in for the time being. We will be offering the program virtually so we can still stay connected!! Check out our schedule

On September 30, Orange Shirt Day commemorates the thousands of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children who were removed from their homes at the end of summer and forced to attend residential schools. Let's all show our support tomorrow and wear an orange shirt on Wednesday, and tag us in your posts to show solidarity. Phyllis Webstad’s story: The original orange shirt https://www.orangeshirtday.org/phyllis-story.html

Thank you @lenovocanada @lenovo for supporting @bgccochrane and helping us deliver a successful virtual summer camp with @jayscare over the summer!!! #bluejayscommunity

Remember to tune in TONIGHT at 7pm LIVE for our first Wine Survivor Elimination on Urban Casual Cochrane!Remember to tune in TONIGHT at 7pm LIVE for our first Wine Survivor Elimination on Urban Casual Cochrane!

City University in Canada's Master of Counselling Program, based out of Edmonton, has developed a Virtual Counselling Clinic that will offer free professional counselling to Alberta residents starting in October 2020.

COMING SOON!! Keep watching right here for more information! Please note: This round of programming will be open to those who have NOT yet had a chance to participate!!

Thank you Kim Grattidge Rowe for your support!

Come on down to MR MIKES for a burger and say hi!

Looking for a fun event? Saturday, is Mr. Mikes 60th Birthday Celebration. All proceeds donated to Big Hill Haven, Cochrane Women’s Shelter and Cochrane Boy’s a...nd Girls Club. Come out and enjoy the festivities!!!! #BigHillHaven #cochranewomensshelter #enddomesticviolence #fundraising

Did you know MR. Mikes franchise goes back 60 years? Help our local MR MIKES celebrate by grabbing a burger for a donation to Boys & Girls Club of Cochrane & Area and/or CochraneShelter. See you in the MR. Mikes parking lot on Saturday September 12th, from 1-4pm! HAPPY 60TH, MR. MIKES!

Still looking for quality child care for your school aged children? We have spaces at both of our program locations for Kindergarten and Grade 1 through to age 12 including transportation options. We have an incredible team of Child Development Mentors! Check out our Glenbow Program Space for Glenbow students in grades 1-3. Check out our 5th avenue program spaces for Cochrane Students in K thru age 12 . https://drive.google.com//1KQnRgPqFQdlIqdvgeYdyq8oFd/view

Want to make a difference for local Cochrane youth? Here is your chance...We are seeking individuals to join our Board of Directors. For more information - [email protected]

Join for our AGM via ZOOM! Please email [email protected] for the zoom code. See you there!

Attention teens age 13-17!

A great resource for our community!

Hard to believe last Friday was the last day of our Ramshackle Summer Camps! With all that is going on around us it was incredible to have so many wonderful children and staff working together to make this a special summer full of giggles, exploring, creating, building connections, and playing! Thank you brave leaders who survived our pie in the face finale!!! We know this summer success will carry us into an exciting new school year!

Do you have a Blue Jays fan in the house? Join our BGCCA crew & the Blue Jays Foundation Team for a free Virtual Blue Jays Rally this Tuesday, August 18th at 1:30pm! To register email: [email protected] #bluejaysrallycan #bgccan #bgcca

Do you have a Blue Jays Fan in the house? Join our BGCCA crew and the Blue Jays Foundation Team for a free Virtual Blue Jays Rally this Tuesday the 18th at 1:30 PM ! To register email: [email protected]

Our Youth Team doing some prep for some exciting events during Cochrane's first ever pride week August 17-23!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YykmoWSwTDs The Boys & Girls Club of Cochrane & Area are making every day of summer count between our FREE Virtual Summer Camp Programs through our partnership with @jayscare and our Ramshackle Summer Camps in collaboration with AMPED2PLAY!! Drop us a line if you would like your child to make the most of their days of summer!!! [email protected] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YykmoWSwTDs

Week 5 - Our final week in the series of fun active summer challenges - Thanks for following along we hope you've had a blast with us along the way.