{"id":86793,"date":"2026-02-09T16:41:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T16:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/?page_id=86793"},"modified":"2026-02-09T16:46:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T16:46:07","slug":"meet-brandon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/bgc-clubs\/the-club-experience-story\/meet-brandon\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Brandon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column]\n\t\t\t\t<a href='#start-oliver' class='wpb_content_element cta cta__card lg  align-left ' target='' rel=''>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__wrapper '>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta__img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lifelong_Learners_Dark_Background.webp\" alt=\"An adult guiding a child during a hands-on learning activity at a table.\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__content'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__top'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='cta__head'>Oliver is a 10-year-old boy facing challenging circumstances.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__bot'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__desc'><p>He lives with his single father and his two siblings in a small town. His mother is incarcerated\u2014he hasn\u2019t seen her since he was 3. His family faces poverty and mental health issues.<\/p>\n<p>This is his day\u2014because of a Club.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__link'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;start-oliver&#8221;][vc_column]\n\t\t\t\t<div tabindex='0' class='wpb_content_element cta cta__card lg bg_pale_blue-1 align-right '>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta__img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lifelong_Learners_Dark_Background.webp\" alt=\"An adult guiding a child during a hands-on learning activity at a table.\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__content'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__top'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='cta__eyebrow'>Waking up<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='cta__head'>9:00 am<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__bot'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__desc'><p>Oliver puts on clean clothes. He obtained his new clothes from the Club\u2019s clothing store where kids in need can shop for free.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"title\">BGC Resource:<\/span><span class=\"tag pale-blue\">BGC Clothing Bank<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div tabindex='0' class='wpb_content_element cta cta__card lg bg_pale-green align-left '>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta__img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lifelong_Learners_Dark_Background.webp\" alt=\"An adult guiding a child during a hands-on learning activity at a table.\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__content'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__top'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='cta__eyebrow'>Waking up<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='cta__head'>10:00 am<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__bot'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__desc'><p>Oliver puts on clean clothes. He obtained his new clothes from the Club\u2019s clothing store where kids in need can shop for free.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"title\">BGC Resource:<\/span><span class=\"tag green\">BGC Clothing Bank<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div tabindex='0' class='wpb_content_element cta cta__card lg bg_pale_blue-1 align-right '>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta__img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lifelong_Learners_Dark_Background.webp\" alt=\"An adult guiding a child during a hands-on learning activity at a table.\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__content'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__top'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='cta__eyebrow'>Waking up<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='cta__head'>11:00 am<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__bot'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__desc'><p>Oliver puts on clean clothes. He obtained his new clothes from the Club\u2019s clothing store where kids in need can shop for free.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"title\">BGC Resource:<\/span><span class=\"tag pale-blue\">BGC Clothing Bank<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div tabindex='0' class='wpb_content_element cta cta__card lg bg_pale-green align-left '>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta__img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lifelong_Learners_Dark_Background.webp\" alt=\"An adult guiding a child during a hands-on learning activity at a table.\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__content'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__top'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='cta__eyebrow'>Waking up<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='cta__head'>12:00 pm<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__bot'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__desc'><p>Oliver puts on clean clothes. He obtained his new clothes from the Club\u2019s clothing store where kids in need can shop for free.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"title\">BGC Resource:<\/span><span class=\"tag green\">BGC Clothing Bank<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;club-modal-section&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-md-6&#8243;]<div class='innermost-section-heading eyebrow align-left txt-green '><p>The outcome<\/p><\/div><div class='content-block section-content wpb_text_column wpb_content_element align-left     font_weight_default   ' ><div class='wpb_wrapper'><p><strong>Oliver is one of our amazing kids.<\/strong> He is doing well in school \u2013 he\u2019s part of our leadership program and is learning to serve his community \u2013 and has plans to go to post-secondary in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-5&#8243;]\n\t\t\t<div tabindex='0' class='wpb_content_element cta-icon size-mini align-left '>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='cta-icon__wrapper '>\n                    <div class='cta__img'><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-dollar-to-slot'><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__content'>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='cta__title'>Academic Success<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div tabindex='0' class='wpb_content_element cta-icon size-mini align-left '>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='cta-icon__wrapper '>\n                    <div class='cta__img'><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-dollar-to-slot'><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__content'>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='cta__title'>Academic Success<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div tabindex='0' class='wpb_content_element cta-icon size-mini align-left '>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='cta-icon__wrapper '>\n                    <div class='cta__img'><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-dollar-to-slot'><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__content'>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='cta__title'>Academic Success<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;club-modal-cta&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10&#8243;]\n\t\t\t\t<div tabindex='0' class='wpb_content_element cta cta__card md-buttons  align-default '>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__content'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__top'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='cta__eyebrow'>partner with us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='cta__head'>Without more support, kids like Oliver won\u2019t have the opportunity to thrive.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__bot'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__link'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='\/partner-with-us\/' class='btn vc_general vc_btn3-style-solid' target='' rel=''>Partner With Us<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='\/partner-with-us\/' class='btn vc_general vc_btn3-style-outline' target='' rel=''>Why partner with us?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__desc'><p>Help support us and our Clubs so that even more kids can thrive across Canada.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\n\t\t\t\t<div tabindex='0' class='wpb_content_element cta cta__card xl  align-default ' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lifelong_Learners_Dark_Background.webp);'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__content'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__top'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='cta__eyebrow'>BGC Clubs<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='cta__head'>Share your club experience<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__bot'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='cta__desc'><p>Short description of this page goes here. 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