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Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana’s Marcus Steele, Jr. was named Indiana’s State Youth of the Year on Tuesday during a virtual ceremony with participants from Clubs across the state. Surrounded by his father and Boys & Girls...

It’s contest time!!!!  This month celebrates Earth Day and Arbor Day. Here’s a fun activity for your children to participate in and show their creative side while appreciating Earth and Arbor Day.  Contest #1: Choose an Earth or Arbor Day...

When the first Club in the Region opened in Gary in 1954, it was the start of an organization that would continue to grow its roots throughout Northwest Indiana. Now with nine Clubs from East Chicago to Cedar Lake to Chesterton, Boys & Girls...

Through the Spectacle Entertainment ALL-IN program, Majestic Star Casino presented Gary Boys & Girls Club with a check for $6,900 at a small event. The funding will go toward the Club’s general operations, interim Club Director Sheria Givens...

Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr., Hammond Parks & Recreation are excited to partner with Discover Books for an Earth Day Book Drive. Look for the blue bin at several locations throughout Hammond from Monday, April 19th through Saturday, April 24th....

Kendall Jackson, a senior at Lake Central High School, is officially the first black woman to be named an Eagle Scout. She, along with 20 other young women, are a part of the nation’s inaugural class of female Eagle Scouts – the first to claim...

 Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr., Hammond Parks & Recreation are excited to partner with Discover Books for an Earth Day Book Drive. Look for the blue bin at several locations throughout Hammond from Monday, April 19th through Saturday, April...

The Mayor's Office of Special Events is inviting Crown Point residents to participate in our Easter / Spring home decorating contest.  Similar to the Tour of Lights, we are asking residents to submit their homes and decorate the front yards for...

Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr., Hammond Parks & Recreation, the Hammond Parks Foundation, Inc. and the American Veterans Motorcycle Riders Association (AVMRA Ch. 1) invite Hammond residents to bring children ages 0-12 to the...

If you haven't done so already, take a few minutes to order your 219 Day gear while supplies last!  Every good Region Rat deserves a nice hoodie, t-shirt, face mask, or Region Strong bumper sticker. Check out our recently...