By Kevin Coghill

At the Boys & Girls Club we believe in healthy and positive experiences in sports.  One of our goals is to get as many kids from our community involved in sports as much as possible.  We allow all kids to sign up and play regardless of their ability or their financial situation.  Unfortunately we just don’t have enough gym space or field space to give adequate practice time to our teams and other community groups.

As an employee of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County for 20 years I have witnessed tremendous growth at the Arlington club.  We have outgrown our existing facilities with the many programs that we offer.  The Boys & Girls Club of Arlington needs to expand their facilities in order to successfully serve the children of our community.

In the last school year, we served 75 basketball teams, 56 volleyball teams, 45 flag football teams, 20 baseball teams and 15 soccer teams in our athletic programs.  Almost each and every year the number of teams has grown in each sport.  Scheduling is always a challenge each season in finding practice and game times for each team with the facilities that we have.  On game days we thrive and enjoy that the place is packed, but so many people in such a limited space can cause problems.

I have enjoyed my time working for the Arlington Boys and Girls Club.  I have worked with a lot of great kids and coaches, and look forward to continuing to do so.  With your support, we can expand our facilities and make our programs available to every child who wants to participate.

Thanks, Kevin Coghill

Athletic Director, Arlington Boys & Girls Club