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Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce issued the following announcement on May 27

We are pleased to announce that the Boys & Girls Club of the Bemidji Area will begin to re-open the Club on a limited basis. Re-open will begin on June 8 with a full-day, fee-based summer program that complies with new COVID-19 guidelines and procedures. Registration is open to children going into 1st through 5th grade. Space will be limited.

Group sizes will be kept at a 1:9 staff-to-member ratio all in separate spaces to minimize contact between groups. Depending on demand, the Club anticipates re-opening with maximum of 54 children in the building at any time, about half of the usual attendance on a

summer day.

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For more information on how to register visit our website: https://www.bgcbemidji.org/join-the-club/

Summer 2020 program operations/summary of COVID-19 safety guidelines

Club Wish List

There are many ways to GIVE to the Club! We have created a wish list, and a few items are listed below. A letter will be provided for tax purposes upon receipt of item.

• Hand sanitizer
• Gloves - non-latex, powder-free
• White copy paper
• Stamps (regular postage) 
• Glue sticks
• Tape - all kinds
• To supply our Power Point Store, which is a part of our educational programming:
  • Card games
  • Gift cards to local restaurants to use as educational incentives for youth
  • Minecraft or Pokemon items
  • Mini lego sets
  • $5 gift items for girls and boys

 Original source can be found here.