The Boys & Girls Clubs of Green Country returned from the Boys & Girls Club of America Oklahoma Area Council Meeting with two Program Honor Awards and the Oklahoma State Volunteer of the Year Award presented to Boys & Girls Clubs of Green Country Board member Nash Lamb.
In the area of education and career development, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Green Country brought home an award for their program, Immersion Presents. Immersion Presents was developed in 2002 by Dr. Robert Ballard. This program brings ocean adventures and discoveries from Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration. Immersion Presents helps club members understand the positive roles that science and technology play in their everyday lives. The program exposes students to ongoing scientific expeditions in an effort to ignite their interest in real discovery and learning. Every year two members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Green Country are rewarded for their participation in the program by joining other kids from across the nation at Camp Hercules in Mystic, Conn. During this camp they have the opportunity to meet and work with Dr. Ballard.
In the area of health and life skills, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Green Country brought home an award for their program Together Raising Awareness for Indian Life (TRAIL). TRAIL is a diabetes prevention program. The program teaches the importance of daily exercise and eating healthy. The curriculum contains lessons from how to read nutrition labels to safely preparing your own healthy snacks. There is even an option for a scavenger hunt in a grocery store to pick out healthy items. The program invites the entire family to participate in order to create a generational impact.
These two program areas are just a small part of all the Boys & Girls Clubs of Green Country has to offer. Program areas not include education, career development, health and life skills, character and leadership development, arts, sports, fitness and recreation.
Nash Lamb was presented with the Oklahoma State Volunteer of the Year Award. Lamb has been a valued member of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Green Country for eight years. He has served as Green’s Country’s board President, served on the Oklahoma Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs Board of Directors, served on National committees and chaired the Southwest Region Leadership conference.
“Serving on the Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Green Country has been a highlight of my life”, Lamb said when he was told of the name change and dedication of the Salina Unit to Nash Lamb Unit.
Lamb has not only served the community through the Boys and Girls Clubs, but is a trustee for the O.D. Mayor Foundation. He is a member of the Pryor Lion’s Club, a board member for Century National Bank and has served as a board member for the Thunderbird Youth Academy. In November 2008, Lamb was invited to the White House where he was recognized by President Bush for a lifetime of service to his community and country. He received the esteemed President’s Volunteer Service Award; priority areas include youth achievement, healthy communities and emergency response which included his service as a Captain for the Helicopter Air Ambulance-Aviators-498th in Vietnam.
With six sites in Mayes County and four sites in Adair County, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Green Country is an affordable, educational, fun and positive place for kids with the awards to prove it.
