Boys & Girls Club’s 101 Dalmatians Cast Gives Back

As part of the Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley’s good character and citizenship initiative, the cast of almost 150 youth from January’s Boys & Girls Club production of 101 Dalmatians recently made donations of food and various pet necessities to the Bedford Animal Rescue League.

The project, dubbed “Donations from Dalmatians” was one of many service projects performed by the Riverbend Youth Company, the club’s youth theater program over the past year.

Youth from the communities of Amherst, Brookline, Hollis, Merrimack, Milford, Mont Vernon, Nashua, Wilton, and Pepperell, MA, collected bedding, towels, cardboard trays, and toys for the donation.,They also put together 101 fleece braided toys for cats and dogs at the Animal Rescue League.

“We want our cast members to understand the importance of values and giving back.  We are privileged to have such great support from the community and involving the kids in these projects strengthens that connection between our theater and our community,” said Robin LaCroix, the Club’s Director of Theater Arts.

Robin pointed out that each Boys & Girls Club theater arts production incorporates a service project emphasizing the club’s values. Individual cast members are also acknowledged in the production’s program booklet for exemplifying those values.

Susan Taylor, the Executive Director at the Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley commended the cleverly themed project.

“As a youth organization working to fulfill its mission through the theater arts, we rely on projects like these to demonstrate the importance of good character and citizenship,” said Taylor.  “It was a great way to reinforce the values of our organization, and the kids really enjoyed helping out the animals.”

Information from The Boys and Girls Club of Souhegan Valley Blog