Special Thanks to Disney & Bank of America

Challengers would like to extend a special thank you to DISNEY for their donation of $5,000 and 500 tickets to our Club. We greatly appreciate Disney’s continued support of our organization!

Thank you to Bank of America for sponsoring the 2012 BGCA Youth of the Year Awards Event!Last year was Challengers’ first year in attendance, and our Youth of the Year (Aaron Willis), Parents, Staff and Board Members were all very excited to represent our Club at such an important and memorable event. We are looking forward to the upcoming Youth of the Year event!

Challengers 43rd Annual Pancake Breakfast & Community Health Fair - Saturday, July 16th 7am - Noon

Challengers Alumni "All-Star" Basketball Game - Saturday, July 2nd 2011

Challengers Boys & Girls Club to participate in Guinness World Record Attempt on Tuesday, March 22nd at 3pm

Challengers Boys & Girls Club (along with Boys & Girls Clubs across America) will be participating in a Guinness World Record Attempt (for “Most People Simultaneously doing ‘Star Jumps‘” also known as Jumping Jacks) on Tuesday, March 22^nd at 3pm (actual attempt will be at 3:30 pm and will last two minutes). Olympic Gold Medalist, Dominique Dawes will be present at the event to lead the effort.

EVERYONE is invited to participate (Club members, Staff, Parents, Neighbors & the entire community)!!

Helen Washington Award Reception - Sunday, Nov. 21st

Helen Washington Award Reception

Sunday, November 21st @ 2:00 pm

Challengers Boys and Girls Club
5029 S. Vermont Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90037

Deadline to purchase tickets: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at 5:00pm

* Each family is required to purchase 1 book (4) tickets at $20.00 (All children 3 and over are required to have a ticket). Additional tickets are $5.00 each

History of Helen Washington Award Reception

In the early 1990’s an Angel was sent to Challengers as a parent volunteer. This angel was known to us as Helen Elizabeth Washington. Ms. Washington won three consecutive Parent of the Year awards for her exceptional service and extraordinary leadership.

On December 8, 1995, after retiring from a 26 year career with LAUSD and at the urging of “Big Brother” Lou Dantzler, Ms. Washington began her career here at Challengers as the Volunteer Coordinator and as an Executive Board member of Challengers’ Board of Directors. As Volunteer Coordinator, Ms. Washington was responsible for selecting a parent to become Challengers Parent of the Year.

On August 29, 2001, our angel was relieved of her duties here on earth. In her honor the Parent of the Year Award was renamed “The Helen Washington Parent of the Year Award” and the reception has since been renamed “The Helen Washington Award Reception”.

4th Annual Champions of Education Golf Invitational - September 10, 2010

To register, please visit http://cbgcla.org/#/events/
and select “to register CLICK Here”.

It’s Summertime!!!

As we prepare for our busiest time of the year at Challengers, we would like to acknowledge some of the noteworthy events and activities at the Club during the spring:

Please click here to view our Spring 2010 Newsletter for more information about these events.

Challengers 2010 Black College Tour
Hoops 4 Haiti Fundraiser
Jan Perry Day
“Give Kids A Smile Day”
Challengers Easter Egg Hunt

This summer, we are looking forward to our exciting annual events, such as the Pancake Breakfast & Community Health Fair, Expo Walk and Sports Day, along with a host of other activities for our Club members to enjoy.

Have a great summer!

Peace & Blessings,

Corey L. Dantzler
President / C.E.O.

Happy New Year!

We hope that you enjoyed the holiday season with friends and loved ones and are looking forward to a wonderful year ahead!

Over the Winter break, Challengers celebrated a few exciting events including our Annual Holiday Toy Giveaway and a special visit from Shaq-A-Claus (basketball great/ Cleveland Cavaliers Center – Shaquille O’Neal)!

Please click the links below to view photos from these events:

Annual Holiday Toy Giveaway 12.19.09

Shaq-A-Claus Event 12.24.09

We would like to extend our sincere thanks to all of the staff, volunteers, sponsors and donors who helped to make the holidays truly special for our members.

Be sure to visit our blog regularly for the latest updates on Challengers Boys & Girls Club events and news!

Peace & Blessings,

Corey L. Dantzler

President/ CEO

Summer Events Recap & Upcoming CBGC Events...

Hello Everyone,

There are a lot of great things happening at Challengers!

An eventful summer included a special visit from U.S Attorney General Eric Holder and exciting annual events (Pancake Breakfast, Expo Walk and Sports Day). Also, two amazing fundraising events were held in September, raising over $83,000 combined: the 3rd Annual Champions of Education Golf Tournament and the 3rd Annual J Rock Benefit Concert (to view pictures from these events, please click the links below).

3rd Annual Champions of Education Golf Invitational
3rd Annual J Rock Benefit Concert

As we approach the holiday season, we are preparing for the Helen Washington Awards Reception (Sunday, November 22nd) and our Annual Holiday Toy Giveaway (Saturday, December 19th). Please click the links below for additional details:

Helen Washington Awards Reception
Annual Holiday Toy Giveaway

We would also like to extend a very special thank you to Bank of America for awarding Challengers the “2009 Neighborhood Builder Award” and for their generous donation of $200,000.

(L to R): Angela Winston (Director of Development), Corey Dantzler (President/ CEO), Garrett Chen (Bank of America), Gina Adams (Bank of America), Fred Abdelnour (CBGC Board President), Kathleen Felesina (Board Member) and Keith Drake (Board Member/ Bank of America)

Peace & Blessings,

Corey Dantzler
President/ CEO

Welcome to our new website

Welcome to our dynamic new website.

We hope you find it to be more user friendly and easy to navigate for general information, news, activities and events at Challengers Boys & Girls Club. You can browse videos and photo galleries to bring you into “Club life” and experience what we do everyday in providing health and physical recreation, personal and educational development, leadership and cultural enrichment, parent involvement, life skills training and social recreation for the youth in our community. We’ve made it easier to join Challengers as a member, become a volunteer, register for an event or donate to our programs on- line.

Remember, Challengers is your neighbor, part of the village that it takes to raise and nurture our children. Please don’t hesitate to visit us and tell your friends and family. We encourage you to get involved. Be a part of the process to motivate, educate and elevate our kids to become responsible, caring and productive adults. We look forward to hearing from you soon.


Corey Dantzler
President/CEO