The public is invited to a grand opening celebration and community open house at the new multi-million dollar Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii’s NFL Youth Education Town Hawaii (NFL YET Hawaii) in Nanakuli on May 30, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.The new center is located next to Nanaikapono Elementary School at 89-159 Mano Avenue, Nanakuli, Hawaii 96792. The event is free and attendees will have an opportunity to try out many of the educational, multimedia and health, sports and fitness activities offered by the NFL YET Hawaii.
The grand opening will begin with a traditional Hawaiian Blessing ceremony after which the public will be invited in to explore and experience the many different activity stations on their own. New memberships for the NFL YET Hawaii will be available to youth ages 7 to 12 for just a $1 a year.
Built on 1.61 acres of Hawaiian Home Lands located next to Nanaikapono Elementary School in Nanakuli, the NFL YET Hawaii is the first NFL YET built outside of a Super Bowl host city. The NFL YETs are designed to help youngsters succeed by providing educational assistance, job training, technical instruction, life-skills development, and fitness and recreational outlets. The 10,000-square foot facility, which will be managed by the Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii, includes an outdoor amphitheater, native Hawaiian garden, large multi-purpose community room, library, arts and crafts room, learning center, computer and technology center and a multimedia studio supported by the Forever Young Foundation.
Parents or legal guardians must be present to register their children for a new membership. There will also be special prizes, giveaways and food available for a nominal cost. Special NFL Youth Education Town Hawaii commemorative t-shirts will also be on sale with proceeds to benefit the NFL YET Hawaii.
Preteens and teenagers 13 to 17 years can also purchase a 1-year membership to the new Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Teen Center. Built on the campus of Nanakuli High School, the 3,350 square foot teen center offers programs and activities geared specifically for the developing young adult.
The NFL has donated over $20 million toward the YET initiative since the Youth Education Town program began in 1993 as a legacy of Super Bowl XXVII. The primary mission of the YET initiative is to positively enhance educational opportunities for at-risk children. The NFL accomplishes this goal by providing funding to create state of the art after-school facilities for underserved children, which offer tutoring, mentoring, career training, computer education, and access to recreational activities. The YETs are designed to help youngsters succeed by providing educational assistance, job training, technical instruction, life-skills development, and recreational outlets.
There are presently 14 YET centers operating in eleven Super Bowl host cities—Los Angeles, Phoenix, New Orleans, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Detroit and Atlanta, and two YET centers each in San Diego, Tampa and Houston. The Hawaii YET Center, built as a legacy of the NFL Pro Bowl, which has been played in Hawaii since 1980, is the only YET facility built outside a Super Bowl host city.
For more information, call (808) 949-4203 or visit http://www.bgch.com/.
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