2011-05-11 / Features

Team Vallone Vs Variety Boys & Girls Club


Youngsters from Astoria’s Variety Boys & Girls Club challenged Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. and his staff on May 3 during several rounds of geography, math and history questions inspired by the hit TV show Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader. More than 100 young men and women packed the club’s gymnasium to watch their peers, Vallone and staff compete in a variety of other games as well. Vallone and staff, dubbed the “Killer V’s”, will return to the club on May 12 to compete in a basketball tournament against board members and staff. Vallone funds various resources at the club including computers, game rooms and lunch programs. Judge Charles J. Vallone, the councilmember’s grandfather, founded the Boys Club of Queens in 1953. In 1980, the club became the Variety Boys & Girls Club, welcoming all children, ages 6 through 17, becoming one of the largest facilities serving youngsters in Queens. Youngsters from Astoria’s Variety Boys & Girls Club challenged Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. and his staff on May 3 during several rounds of geography, math and history questions inspired by the hit TV show Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader. More than 100 young men and women packed the club’s gymnasium to watch their peers, Vallone and staff compete in a variety of other games as well. Vallone and staff, dubbed the “Killer V’s”, will return to the club on May 12 to compete in a basketball tournament against board members and staff. Vallone funds various resources at the club including computers, game rooms and lunch programs. Judge Charles J. Vallone, the councilmember’s grandfather, founded the Boys Club of Queens in 1953. In 1980, the club became the Variety Boys & Girls Club, welcoming all children, ages 6 through 17, becoming one of the largest facilities serving youngsters in Queens.

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