Boys & Girls Clubs of the Gila River Indian Community is singular. Do not precede with "the."

• Correct: Boys & Girls Clubs of the Gila River Indian Community is dedicated to empowering youth.

• Incorrect: The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Gila River Indian Community are dedicated to empowering youth.

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Always use the ampersand (&) in the name of our organization.

• Correct: Boys & Girls Clubs of the Gila River Indian Community

• Incorrect: Boys and Girls Clubs of the Gila River Indian Community

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Club / Clubs - Always capitalize Club(s), in both the phrase Boys & Girls Club(s) and when using it alone.

 

The Boys & Girls Club Movement - Refers to BGCA and Clubs collectively. Club is singular. Movement is capitalized.

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Club member - Young people who registered with the Club; “members” is not capitalized.

 

Our acronym is BGCGRIC. When referring to our organization in an article, please begin the article by calling us Boys & Girls Clubs of the Gila River Indian Community.  In following sentences, you can refer to us as BGCGRIC.

• Correct: BGCGRIC

• Incorrect: bgcgric

• Incorrect: B.G.C.G.R.I.C.

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