Building Futures Update – July 11, 2017

We are so excited about moving into our new Clubhouse soon! The final touches including painting, ceilings, landscaping and site work are now being completed. Lucky’s Pool is filled with water and is up and running pretty smoothly with its new filtration & sanitation systems. The bleachers in the gym are installed and the floor is ready to have the lines painted on it. We can’t wait to welcome our members back home to Charles Gardner Lane in September!

Lucky’s Pool is filled with water and the new mechanical systems are running smoothly.

All that’s left to do in the gymnasium is paint the lines & then we’re ready for Biddy League!

The gamesroom counter is being installed and is ready to store new ping pong paddles, pool sticks & more!

A combination of new & used kitchen equipment is being installed!

We continue to be grateful to our project partners who are committed to rebuilding our Clubhouse, which more than 2,000 kids & teens know as their second home.  Special thanks to Century Bank, The Maggiore Companies, Design & Development Solutions, Leslie Saul & Associates and One Two Tree.

If you haven’t yet contributed to the campaign, please get involved today:  www.buildingfuturescampaign.org

July 15, 2017 is the final deadline to make a pledge or a gift of $2,500 or more and be included on our donor wall in the Clubhouse lobby.

Stay tuned to our website and social media feeds for more information about our official opening schedule.

Building Futures Update – May 10, 2017

We are getting closer and closer to moving back to Charles Gardner Lane! Wallboard is in place, plumbing nearly complete, paint being applied and basketball hoops being installed; it is a very exciting time to be involved with the James L. McKeown Boys & Girls Club of Woburn. Exterior finishes are being applied and soon the landscaping and site work will begin as well. We anticipate opening for our kids and teens after Labor Day with increased program offerings and a more diverse array of activities.

100% of this project has been privately funded through the dedication and commitment of amazing donors and volunteers. If you have not yet given to our Building Futures Campaign, please consider getting involved today. No donation is too small to make a difference for our Club kids.

At the main entrance to the Clubhouse, storefront glass has been installed.

In the gymnasium, the mechanical equipment is being installed including the basketball hoops and divider curtain. Final paint, emergency lights and duct work are all complete.

In the office spaces, painting has begun!

In the locker rooms, ceramic tile on both the floors and the walls is being installed. The lockers themselves are on site anxiously await their installation.

Upstairs, wallboard is complete and windows are being hung. This view is from the back of the building looking down the hall way toward the art & science workshops (on the right) and library spaces (on the left).

New windows in the renovated swimming pool really brighten up the room. A first coat of paint has also been applied and the tile lane markers are installed along the bottom.

We are so thankful for our amazing partners on this important project: The Maggiore Companies, Design & Development Solutions, Century Bank, Leslie Saul & Associates, One 2 Tree and our countless donors and volunteers who are giving so much to ensure the project’s success. Please consider supporting the Building Futures Campaign today to help us see this project through completion.

The James L. McKeown Boys & Girls Club of Woburn has reached an important time in its history and we hope you will be a part of it. The Building Futures Campaign supports the major renovation and expansion of our Clubhouse facility. Construction has already begun and when it is complete will nearly double the size of the Main Clubhouse and allow us to serve more youth and increase our life enhancing programming.

We have raised well over half of our ambitious $8.5 million goal from generous individuals, corporations, foundations and other institutions. We are now turning to the greater community to help us reach this goal. Donors that contribute $2,500 or more will have their name or a name in honor or in memory of a loved one, immortalized on our donor wall in the Clubhouse lobby.

“We are really pushing for this donor wall to be a huge success” says Matthew Donaghey, who is a member of the Board of Directors. Donaghey went on to say; “While we’ve been successful in our fundraising efforts, we are still well short of our obligations. If enough people step up, this effort can put us over the top and allow us to complete this project debt free. The $2,500 can be paid over 5 years at $500 per year. In return for that generous gift, your name is listed on the donor wall of the club forever. We want to recognize everyone who made this new facility a reality, and this wall will be there for all to see for decades to come.”

Please consider supporting the Building Futures Campaign today. If you would like to make a one time donation click here or if you would like to make a pledge, please click here to download a pledge form. In order to be
listed on the donor wall your gift or signed pledge must be received by July 15, 2017; however pledges can be paid over up to five years. If you have any questions please contact Lytta Teta, Director of Development at 781.935.3777 or l.teta@bgcwoburn.org.

Building Futures Update – March 2, 2017

Progress continues at Charles Gardner Lane, with all of the structural steel and exterior walls now in place. We can now see just how large the facility will be for our kids, our teens and the whole community! The slab has been poured in the gymnasium and the gunite that shapes the swimming pool has been completed. Interior walls are now beginning to take shape as well as duct work and more on the second floor. We are so excited to see the building begin to take on its own character and shape and we can’t wait to see the faces on our kids & teens when they enter their new Clubhouse!

Construction of the swimming pool is underway, with the shape complete.

The concrete slab has been poured in the gymnasium and is now curing with the help of the new rooftop HVAC units that are now operational.

Interior walls are now being constructed, such as here in the Boys’ Locker Room.

Grading is taking place in the new two story addition in the rear of the building, preparing to pour the slab.

On the second story, duct work is taking place in locations such as here, which will be the Teen Center.

We are so thankful for our amazing partners on this important project:  The Maggiore Companies, Design & Development Solutions, Century Bank, Leslie Saul & Associates and our countless donors and volunteers who are giving so much to ensure the project’s success. Please consider supporting the Building Futures Campaign today to help us see this project through to completion.

Building Futures Update – December 30, 2016

Rapid & exciting progress continues at Charles Gardner Lane, where the construction and renovation of our Clubhouse began in September. Recently, the structural steel was erected for the addition in the front of the building that will house both a cafeteria as well as new offices and a bright, welcoming lobby. The roofing over the gymnasium and the swimming pool have been completed. Excavation to prepare for the new swimming pool is nearly complete and construction of the new pool will begin soon. Additionally, grading at the interior of the gym is nearing completion and the slap will be poured in January.

There is still time to support this project by making a pledge to the Building Futures Campaign. Payments on pledges may be spread out over up to five years. Those pledges of $2,500 or more will be permanently recognized on a donor wall in our new lobby. Please consider pledging your support today.

Excavation of the swimming pool is nearly complete. construction of the new pool will begin in a few weeks.

Steel decking is in place over the boys’ locker room. Above the locker room, on the second floor, will be the brand new Teen Center.

New masonry walls in the girls’ locker room have been completed, adjacent to the swimming pool.

Steel is being laid in place for the second floor hallway that will connect the Teen Center to the Learning Center. In the center of this photo is the location of the former kitchen.

The steel has been erected at the front of the building, where the cafeteria, lobby & administrative offices will be located.

We continue to be thankful for our project partners: The Maggiore Companies, Design & Development Solutions, Century Bank, Leslie Saul & Associates and all the subcontractors who are working hard on our behalf. We are especially grateful for the countless donors and volunteers who have made this project a reality for our youth & teens.

2016 has been a tremendous time for all hard-working volunteers who have dreamed of this project for many years and we can’t wait to see what 2017 has in store. Happy New Year!

Building Futures Update: December 7, 2016

It was very exciting to be on the site today and see steel being delivered! This, of course, means that soon new joists will be installed and we will start to see our second floor begin to take shape as well as the lobby & cafeteria in the front of the building. Work continues on the roof in the gymnasium, where the deck has been installed and the roofing material will begin to be placed on Friday. The work on the masonry & steel joists in the pool continues and will be finished before the end of the week, with the roofing material being installed next week.

There are just a few weeks remaining to join the Building Futures Campaign in time to have your name or the name of your business listed on the donor wall in our new lobby. Please consider getting involved today.

We continue to be thankful for our project partners: The Maggiore Companies, Design & Development Solutions, Century Bank, Leslie Saul & Associates and all the subcontractors who are working hard on our behalf. We are especially grateful for the countless donors and volunteers who have made this project a reality for our youth & teens.

A crane assists with the replacement of steel joists at the roof of the swimming pool.

A trench is dug to replace the main sanitary pipe underneath the gymnasium.

This hole, just outside the gamesroom and on the first floor of the addition in the back of the building, will house the new elevator.

Interior partition walls are now being built. Above you can see the gymnasium office taking shape.

To learn more about the Building Futures Campaign and how you or your business can get involved please contact Lytta Teta, Director of Development.

November 30, 2016

Construction continues at Charles Gardner Lane! Steel has been erected in the form of joists over the gym, where the walls have been completed. The building is starting to look much different on a week to week basis and we could not be more excited.  We are so thankful for our amazing partners on this important project:  The Maggiore Companies, Design & Development Solutions, Century Bank, Leslie Saul & Associates and our countless donors and volunteers who are giving so much to ensure the project’s success.

Time is running out to leave your mark by contributing to the project and having your name listed on the donor wall in the newly constructed, welcoming front lobby at the Clubhouse. Please consider pledging your support today.

As noted above, steel roof joists have been placed over the gym where the walls have been completed. The roof deck will be installed next.

With the gym addition masonry complete, work has now begun on the walls that will house the addition of program rooms next to the gym and behind the gamesroom.

Interior partitions have begun to take shape this week as well. This will be the new girls locker room, located in the same space as the former girls locker room.

Repair work continues at the swimming pool roof where the work in zone 1 is complete and zone 2 is underway.

In this view from the other side of the pool, you can see that the new addition at the front of the building, that will house bleacher seating, has been completed.

As always, your support is needed to see this important project through to completion. Please consider getting involved in the Building Futures Campaign today.

November 16, 2016 – Seeing Progress

Construction at our new 48,000 square foot facility at Charles Gardner Lane continues this week. We are so pleased with the progress and excited to share some new photos with our Club members, alumni, families and supporters! Masonry work continues at both the swimming pool and gymnasium, and steel is expected to arrive next week. At that time, the building project should start to look really different.

If you haven’t yet given to the Building Futures Campaign, there is still time. Donors have until December 31, 2016 to make a contribution of $2,500 or more to be included in our beautiful donor wall that will be located in our new lobby.

Our continued thanks to our project partners:  The Maggiore Companies, Century Bank, Design Development Solutions, Leslie Saul & Associates and all those who continue to push this project forward for our kids and our teens.

The walls at the front of the swimming pool have taken shape. This new 25 foot section will feature a seating area for parents & spectators.

Inside the swimming pool, the masonry work on the far wall has been complete and the windows that will allow viewing from the Teen Center on the second floor have been cut.

A view of that same wall from what will be the Boys Locker Room (1st floor) and Teen Center (2nd floor).

The masonry walls continue to grow taller around the gymnasium. We expect steel to be put in the gym to frame the roof next week.

Forms are being laid out to pour steps & a concrete landing for the emergency exit at the rear of the gymnasium.

Thank you to our donors for your continued support of this important project for our kids, our organization and our entire community. There is still time to get involved for those who have not yet given. Please consider giving to the Building Futures Campaign today.

November 9, 2016 – Pool Roof & Continued Masonry

This week has been a busy one at Charles Gardner Lane!  Masonry work has continued on the gymnasium addition and new seating section at the front of the swimming pool. The backfill at the gymnasium (both interior and exterior) is just 1 week away from being complete. This week also saw the beginning of a complex project to repair and replace the roof over the swimming pool. Zone 1 has been removed and next next week a bond beam will be installed, followed by new joists and new steel roof decking.

Donations are still needed to make this project a reality. To learn more about how you can become a Building Futures Campaign donor, please contact Lytta Teta, Director of Development. Those who wish to make a donation of $2,500 or more will be have their name (or that of a loved one) displayed on the beautiful donor wall in our new lobby.

A new wall is constructed that will separate the swimming pool from the Boys Locker Room (1st floor) and Teen Center (2nd floor).

This wall in the gymnasium (along the Place Lane side of the property) is nearly as tall as it will be when finished.

The roof over zone 1 in the swimming pool has been removed to make room for bond beams, new joists and a new steel roof deck.

Looking the other direction in the swimming pool, windows that will look down from the second floor Teen Center have been cut and repair work on that wall continues.

We continue to be so thankful for all of the project partners that have made this project so successful to date. Thank you to our donors,Century Bank, The Maggiore Companies, Design & Development Solutions, the City of Woburn, and a special thank you to our kind and understanding neighbors.