It’s our Birthday month! We’re 47 years young and feeling better than ever! We’ve come a long way from first opening our doors in 1966. Here’s a timeline of where we started and where we are now.

Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito Timeline

• 1966 First club opens in Encinitas in a donated temporary building
• 1969 Lomas Santa Fe Drive Branch opens in Solana Beach
• 1971 Griset Branch opens in Encinitas
• 1973 Gym at Griset Branch opens
• 1978 Gym at Lomas Branch opens
• 1985 Del Mar Branch opens
• 1987 New pool at Lomas Branch opens
• 1990 Allred Branch in Carmel Valley opens
• 2001 Polster Branch in Carmel Valley opens
• 2003 BIG EI8HT Middle School Sports starts
• 2004 Coast Volleyball Club becomes part of the BGCSDTO
• 2005 Carmel Valley Montessori School opens
• 2006 La Colonia Branch in Eden Gardens opens
• 2007 Lomas Branch is remodeled and the new Harper Branch and Pardee Aquatics Center opens
• 2007 Youth Arts Academy opens at the Polster Branch in Carmel Valley
• 2008 Positive Place Montessori School opens at Griset Branch in Encinitas
• 2009 Center for a Healthy Lifestyle opens at the Harper Branch in Solana Beach
• 2011 La Colonia Branch includes a Teen Mentoring Program year-around
• 2012 A new clubhouse is added at the La Colonia Branch to expand the program for youth and teens

For more BGCSDTO history, visit: http://bgcsandieguito.com/home-2/history/