The week of March 21 through March 25 marked the 2011 National Boys & Girls Club Week. Nearly 4,000 Boys & Girls Clubs and more than 3 million young people across the country celebrated National Boys & Girls Club Week this year.

Locally, Boys & Girls Clubs Week was sponsored by Toyota Financial Services and co-sponsored by Taco Bell. Both of these businesses support Boys & Girls Clubs nationally, as well.

To kick off the week, Baltimore City Councilman William "Pete" Welch (District 9)invited the Boys & Girls Clubs of MetropolitanBaltimore to Baltimore City Hall’s City Council Chamber, and the Baltimore City Council officially recognized Boys and Girls Club week.