Photo Gallery: Groundbreaking for Costa Mesa Boys & Girls Club renovation

Robert Santana, chief executive of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast, speaks to guests, donors and local officials Tuesday during a groundbreaking ceremony for a renovation of the Costa Mesa Boys & Girls Club.

Youngsters from the Costa Mesa Boys & Girls Club celebrate an upcoming remodel of the site in front of a row of shovels during a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday.

Area philanthropist Julia Argyros dons a construction hat as she is thanked by a guest for a $1.5-million donation during Tuesday’s groundbreaking for the Costa Mesa Boys & Girls Club’s $3-million renovation project.

David Pyle of the Pyle Family Foundation speaks during Tuesday’s groundbreaking ceremony for the renovation of the Costa Mesa Boys & Girls Club about his experiences going to Boys & Girls clubs as a child.

The Costa Mesa Boys & Girls Club gym, pictured Tuesday, will be renovated as part of a project expected to begin next week.

Robert Santana, chief executive of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast, and philanthropist Julia Argyros join a group of youngsters during a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday for a $3-million renovation of the Costa Mesa Boys & Girls Club.

Julia Argyros, who announced a $1.5-million gift to support the Costa Mesa Boys & Girls Club renovation project, stands with a row of ceremonial shovels during a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday.