Welcome to BGCWCW Baraboo
Location
124 2nd Street (Located in the Civic Center)
2nd Floor Auditorium
Baraboo, WI 53913
Hours
Monday: 3:00pm-7:00pm
Tuesday: 3:00pm-7:00pm
Wednesday: 1:00pm-6:00pm
Thursday: 3:00pm-7:00pm
Friday: 3:00pm-7:00pm
Phone:608-355-2582
Club Ins & Outs
Check in: Check in is located in the main entrance. Members can sign in anytime after 7:30 am in the summer and anytime after 3 pm during the school year.
**Once students are checked into Club, they are checked in until either picked up or leaving for the day with parent permission (members cannot leave and come back, unless there is an appt. or circumstance discussed with the director ahead of time).
Pickup: Parents/authorized pickup people (18+ years old) can enter through the Front door and sign their youth out of Club. Teens are able to sign themselves out unless other arrangements are communicated ahead of time. Please note that Club closes at 5:30 pm in the summer and non-school days; and 7 pm during the school year.
Fee Structure:
- 7-18 age youth: $25 per youth, per school year. Max $72 per family
- There is no fee for 6 year old youth to attend this Club location (Limited space available).
- There is no fee for members in the Be Great Graduate Program
Baraboo Club's History
As a volunteer with a program that helped Sauk County children from troubled homes, Arline Beagan quickly realized that there was something missing from the lives of many of the youths she worked with on a daily basis. "I noticed a definite need for kids to have a place to go after school," Beagan said. With the help of others, Beagan started a Baraboo-based Boys & Girls Club to serve Sauk County children. The Boys & Girls Club of Baraboo/Sauk County was founded in September 2001. Due to gracious city support the Civic Center facility, where the Club is housed, was initially leased to the Club at no cost.
In late 2007, the Boys & Girls Club of Baraboo/Sauk County closed its doors due to a cash shortage. But after a massive three-month push to raise community support, the club reopened in February 2008 and has continued to thrive. Jeff Maurer, who helped lead that drive as president of the Club's Board of Directors at the time, said the episode taught valuable lessons. "I think one thing we learned was not to get complacent when it comes to fundraising," said Maurer, who also helped raise the funds to open the club a decade ago with his former employer, Pierce's Marketplace.
The Boys & Girls Club of Baraboo/Sauk County entered into a management agreement with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tomah on February 1, 2008. The two organizations worked together for 14 months and decided to merge to form the Boys & Girls Club of West-Central Wisconsin on June 22, 2009.
Baraboo Local Advisory Council
Kevin Calkins, Chair
Retired Assistant District Attorney
Arline Beagan
Community Member
Joan Kenney
Member, Wisconsin BGC Hall of Fame
Retired Commander’s Representative
Tina Neuman, Board of Directors President
DL Gasser Construction
Tennille O'Leary
Director of Operations, Pulse Fitness & Training
Trina McVicker
Director, Human Resources & Community Development, Holtz Builders
Michael R. Soule
Attorney at Law, Soule Law Office