Fall 2015Rainy Day For Kids Still FunThank you Richmond Parks and Recreation for helping us make Day For Kids a success. Several community programs set up booths and activities for visitors. There were games including a cake-walk and youth enjoyed food from Joe’s Pizza. Although it was a rainy day, Boys & Girls Clubs of Wayne County staff still provided games and prizesto make it a fun day for everyone. Youth were engaged in fun activities that promoted theimportance of family.

Naamah Gray, from the Richard E. Jeffers Unit has been named a national winner for the 2015 National Fine Arts Exhibit for her entry “White Wolf ”. Naamah’s entry was also

selected as the Best in Show artwork. This is an exceptional accomplishment. Approximately 1,500 Club youth participate in the National Fine Arts program each year. Only 37 finalists were selected to represent Boys & Girls Clubs of America as national winners, and only one piece each year is awarded Best in Show. Naamah will receive a scholarship to further her art in the amount of $1,500.

Alumni & Friends ClubWe are looking for alumni of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Wayne County. No matter what club you attended, the Scott Boys Club, Central Unit, Jeffers Unit, Fairview Unit, Hagerstown Unit or even a former member of the Baxter Unit, we want to contact you. Please consider joining BGCA’s Alumni Club for FREE and make sure you tag your local club house as Boys & Girls Clubs of Wayne County. We have also launched a new Alumni Facebook page where you can interact with other Alumni. Visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/1611094282474054/ to join.

We are proud of the Fairview Keystone Club for completing the first phase of their project at Lions Park West. Youth as Resources provided a grant for the project. The youth sanded and painted playground equipment, had trashcans installed, and had concrete laid to install a new bench. Great job Fairview Club!

Keystone Club

National Fine Arts Winner

We had over 370 club members and community members attend our annual Halloween Party. The party was held at the Jeffers Unit and members had the chance to participate in the costume contest, games in the gym, a haunted house, and a spooky photo area. We want to thank board members and other organizations for the abundance of candy donated and for making this event possible.

Huge Halloween Party Success

Through Dec. 31purchase a cuddly plush bear for $10 each to support Boys & Girls Clubs of America. $2.75 of each bear purchase will be donated to Boys & Girls Clubs nationally and locally.

Elder-Beerman Holiday Bear

We would also like to thank Palladium Item for featuring our Clubs in several recent articles as a part of their "12 Months of Giving" fundraiser. Their articles brought attention to the needs our Clubs fulfill for the children in our community. As part of their fundraising drive they also featured detailed lists of items that could be donated to Boys & Girls Clubs of Wayne County. Thanks for the all the hard work Pal-Item.

Palladium Item 12 Months of Giving

Family Dinners Serve Nearly 400 Record Setting Smart Futures Success

Teen Nights are back at the Club! All of our Units feature a Teen Night with free food from Buffalo Wild Wings. Visit our website to see the schedule for each unit.

Christmas Shop All Club members have the opportunity to shop at our annual Christmas Shop for members of their family. This is our most popular special event of the year. Members greatly look forward to participating in the shop and shopping for their family at no cost.

Our Smart Futures Dinner was a great success! Ron McDaniel was awarded the Smart Futures Award for his success at Western Cullen-Hayes and his philanthropy throughout Wayne County. Boys & Girls Clubs of America President Jim Clark gave an inspirational speech that talked about Club’s becoming Big, Bold, and Aggressive for Kids. Thank you to our corporate sponsors West End Bank and Primex Plastics for making this a great event. Del Harris also unveiled plans for a Nancy Lieberman “Dream Court”. A very special thank you to Ron McDaniel for his donation of $50,000 in matching funds for all donations received during the event auction and to all those who participated.

BWW Teen Nights Are Back

Our Indiana Kids program is going strong. Members recently enjoyed a visit to the Joseph Moore Museum at Earlham College. The program focuses on educational opportunities and career exploration.

Indiana Kids

Sauce for Soldiers

Don’t forget our troops at Christmas. Visit Buffalo Wild Wings in December and purchase a bottle of sauce to send to our troops abroad. $1 from every sale will also be donated to Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

We were thankful to share a Thanksgiving dinner with our members and their families. Nearly 400 people attended our Jeffers and Hagerstown Unit dinners. Attendees also enjoyed raffle prizes, a skit, and creating Christmas cards for our troops. We want to thank our sponsors for helping us make this event possible. Thank you!

The Marsh Golf Outing was a success withover twenty teams participating in the event that celebrated a 20 year relationship. Marsh vendors from around

the state were able to spend the day golfing and received 20th Anniversary “swag” including golf balls, towels, and shirts. Thanks to our gift sponsors, First Bank Richmond and Tiedemann-Bevs Industries and our food sponsors Smithfield Foods and Ideal Meats.

BGC Sharp ShootersWe recently had a BGC SHARP SHOOTERS clinic at our Hagerstown unit on September 2-4th. The clinic was offered as a free bonus for all of our new and existing members. Members had a great time as they learned the importance of the fundamentals of basketball. Each member left knowing the basics of offense, defense, rebounding and shooting form. They also taught each member to demonstrate a positive attitude even through adversity. They were taught the importance of sportsmanship and being a good teammate. Thank you to Jacob Hampton for putting this program together and organizing it, and to Kelly Bauchert for assisting with the event.

20th Anniversary Marsh Golf Outing

Prudential Board Leadership Award

Reid Health Grant

Ivy Tech Creates Scholarship

Angela Cline from Reid Health Community Benefit presented the Boys & Girls Clubs of Wayne County with a check for a Prevention Funding Grant in the amount of $33,750. Reid Health has also partnered with us to create programs such as ClubFit to educate our members about fitness and healthy eating habits. We appreciate the support Reid Health provides to our members. Thank you Reid Health.

Woolpy Wins Professional of the Year

We are excited to be a part of the Collect & Connect Program! Donations can be made to our local Richmond Goodwill Store. Tell the Goodwill staff that you are donating for Boys & Girls Clubs of Wayne County, and we will receive a voucher for each bag donated!

David Woolpy was selected as Boys & Girls Clubs of America Professional Association’s Midwest Professional of the Year. He is a 12 year veteran of his local Club and is seen by his fellow staff members as a mentor, helping them achieve their life and educational goals. He has served in multiple roles including Youth Development Professional, Assistant Unit Director, Unit Director, Director of Operations and currently Associate Executive Director. In 2014 he assumed leadership of the Indiana Chapter of TPA and managed the highly successful Chapter All Staff conference with over 100 in attendance.

Goodwill Gives Back

Richard “Jeff ” Jeffers has created an endowed scholarship which will assist Boys & Girls Clubs of Wayne County members who are pursuing a degree at Ivy Tech in Richmond. An endowed scholarship changes lives forever. When an endowed scholarship is created, the Ivy Tech Community College Foundation donor will invest a mini-mum of $10,000, and proceeds from the interest are awarded annually in scholarship funds. Contact board member Valerie Ray if you would like to learn more. This endowed scholarship, provided by Jeff Jeffers and held and adminis-tered through Ivy Tech, will provide members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Wayne County another opportunity to grow into adulthood and become productive members of our community.

The Board of Directors of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Wayne County received an honorable mention/finalist certificate from the

Prudential Leadership Awards for Exceptional Nonprofit Boards. The award was in recognition of distinguished leadership in the areas of board leadership, taking risks and thinking big and was given by Prudential and Board Source. Executive Director Bruce Daggy and Board President Tim Love went to New Orleans to accept the award and the $3,000 prize. Congratulations to the Board of Directors on such a great achievement.

Thanks to our sponsors!We have wonderful facilities, caring and talented staff and plenty of programs to engage Club kids. We are grateful for the sponsors who see the value of helping Club kids and have partnered with us to impact their lives for the better.

Club Locations:Richard E. Jeffers Unit1717 South L StreetRichmond, IN 47374765-962-6922

Central Unit1425 East Main StreetRichmond, IN 47374765-939-2228

Fairview Unit60 NW L StreetRichmond, IN 47374765-914-4714

Hagerstown Unit299 North Sycamore StreetHagerstown, IN 47346765-238-1668

Camp Guy1454 W. Boys Club RoadConnersville, IN 47331

2015 Leadership Sponsors

Partner Sponsors

Program SponsorsPrimex Plastics Dick’s Sporting GoodsRichmond Furniture Gallery SaverSystemsHill’s Pet Nutrition TLC Pet HospitalDot Foods

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We did it! With your help and generosity we reached our goal of $70,000 and surpassed it raising a total of $209,864. This year for the Wayne County Foundation Challenge Match, we partnered with the Wayne County Foundation, First Bank Richmond, J.M. Hutton Co., Recycling Center Inc., The Stamm Koechlein Family Foundation, Richmond Baking Co. and the Ronald L. McDaniel Foundation to make donations and do more for the community. Thank you!

Challenge Match Successful