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Whalen will continue on Emeritus board of Boys, Girls Club The November elections turned out well for the Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach. Boys & Girls Club past president and board of directors member Bob Whalen was elected to the Laguna Beach City Council. He will continue to serve the club as a founding member of the Emeritus Board. "It has been an amazing honor to work alongside and learn from Bob," said Pam Estes, executive director for the Boys & Girls Club in a release.

On Monday, January 19, 2009, volunteers across the nation honored the legacy of Civil Rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. During his lifetime, Dr. King encouraged people to work together in addressing community issues. The Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach’s Keystone Club have committed that last two years to transforming the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday as day “on”, as apposed to a day “off”, in order strengthen our community and honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The King Day of Service was initiated by Congress in 1994 as a nationwide effort to turn the federal holiday honoring Dr. King into a day of community service that helps solve social problems.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Laguna Beach Main Branch has kicked off summer with a wide variety of programs for kids, including art, sports, science experiments and Lego free time. More than 20 different regularly scheduled activities like Digital Arts/Photo Club, JazzMasters, Archery, Chess, and classic Gamesroom tournaments like ping pong, bumper pool and air hockey are available to choose from each week, and there are also field trips, theme days, and special events. On theme days, kids take a trip to another era or culture without ever leaving the Clubhouse.

Laguna Club for Kids Gala is on Sunday Laguna Club for Kids, also known as TLC, will host its second annual Open House Gala and Opportunity Drawing from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday. The day will be filled with activities for the entire family with a raffle opportunity to win a new 2003 Mini Cooper. Laguna Club for Kids has been serving Laguna for 31 years. Scholarship funds, staff development and program improvements will be benefited for this fundraising event.

Resources in Motion (RIM), a mobile family resource center, will now come to the Boys & Girls Club on the fourth Friday of each month, according to a news release from the club. RIM is operated by the Raise Foundation and offers programs and services that deal with family advocacy, domestic violence prevention, nutrition, diabetes education and treatment, and obesity, according to the release. RIM first arrived in Laguna on Feb. 27, when a representative from Kaiser Permanente helped families with questions about health insurance and enrollment.