Sometimes the staff at the Lawrence Boys & Girls Club have a hard time reconnecting with former members.

That’s why Erika Zimmerman, director of development for the club, and the rest of the Boys & Girls Club staff are encouraging former members to attend the annual Juneteenth Celebration from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. June 19 at Broken Arrow Park.

“We just have not really ever targeted our former members and we were just looking for a way to get them back and involved in the club, just to see how they’re doing and let them know how we’re doing,” Zimmerman said. “They form such a tight bond when they’re here at the club and we become family and then they leave and we never know what happens to them.”