Former members of and workers at the Bristol Girls Club provided a unique look back the club in a panel discussion, entitled “Memories of the Girls Club,” last evening at the Bristol Historical Society.
The program drew a crowd of 30 people, who listened to the panelists, among whom were Patti Kalat, who ran the young mothers program; Susan Sadecki, president and CEO of the Main Street Community Foundation; and Jay Maia, fifth from left, president of the Bristol Boys and Girls Club.
Panelists discussed classes they ran, from learning to cook and sew to synchonized swimming, and from the perspective of those who ran them or as participants.
Members of the audience added to the discussion with memories of their own.
The program is part of the BHS’s Third Thursday program, on the third Thursday of each month.
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