On Monday 13th January the Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe received a grant from Vail Resorts that was epic in name and nature. Annually the Epic Promise Grants give out $14.5 million in cash and in-kind to over 350 non-profits, including BGCLT and many of our community partners, such as The Tahoe Rim Trail Association, SOS Outreach, Live Violence Free and many others.
On Monday 13th January the Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe received a grant from Vail Resorts that was epic in name and nature. Annually the Epic Promise Grants give out $14.5 million in cash and in-kind to over 350 non-profits, including BGCLT and many of our community partners, such as The Tahoe Rim Trail Association, SOS Outreach, Live Violence Free and many others.
January 1st 2020 brought some major changes in California employment laws and regulations. Now all management employees earning less than $55,000 a year are to be paid overtime (time and a half) for every minute over 8 hours that they work in a day. Along with the increase in minimum wage, this is going to have a significant financial impact upon the Club. We try to maximise staff time for when members are at the Club, and therefore our staff finish work when the Club closes - 6pm at Bijou and 6.30pm at main site. When parents are late it greatly impacts the staff who have to stay to supervise the member and ensure that they are picked up safely. And from January 1st, we will also have to pay that staff overtime.
A few weeks ago we posted on Facebook about how tough the holidays can be for children. The change in schedule, the sugar, being overwhelmed by activities, the SUGAR! Lots of you liked and shared the post so we thought that you might appreciate a few more tips on how to have a 'happy' holidays. Managing expectations is key - your own as well as [...]