Club Notes
February, 2013
Board of Directors R.J. Lindstrom President
Darren Pannier Vice President
Todd Gerlt Treasurer
Sharon Lowman Secretary
Dr. Dana Gillig Board Member
Dale Malone Board Member
Chuck Marshall Board Member
Greg Nehring Board Member
Tye Jones
Board Member
Duane Martin
HR Committee Chair
Dr. Michael Perusich Past President
Matt Melville Board Member
Boys & Girls Club Prepares for 23rd Annual “Evening of Heart & Hope” presented by Central Bank of Missouri Time is quickly winding down to the Boys & Girls Clubs of West Central Missouri’s 23rd annual “An Evening of Heart & Hope” presented by Central Bank of Missouri on February 16th. With the help of a generous community and 45 sponsors, more than $150,000 was raised
a er
the
final
tallies
were
made
last year. The Club has set a goal of $125,000
this
year;
an
ambi ous
goal
it
feels can be met with hard work and a generous community. The
auc on
has
grown
immensely
in
its 23 years. In its early years, board members provided the majority of the support in the purchasing of items. From those seeds that were planted, the auc on
has
grown
so
that
in
each
of
the
last
three
years,
the
auc on
has
exceeded the $100,000 mark, and has set new records the last two years running. With one-of-a-kind works of art, travel, and sports experiences, “An Evening of Heart & Hope” has become the single largest charity event in west central Missouri. “We’ve worked hard in the last few years
to
make
the
auc on
into
something that people don’t just like to
a end,
they
can’t
wait
to
a end,”
said
Club
Execu ve
Director
Bre
Barth
Fagan. “Each year takes a tremendous
amount
of
me
and
energy
to
plan
and
execute, but we build on what we did and learned from the previous year to make
the
next
one
even
be er.
We’re
ecsta c
about
what
we
have
planned
for this year.” Many
of
the
games
a endees
have
grown fond of over the years will return. Those include the heads/tails game
to
kick
off
the
live
auc on
and
the
beef
raffle.
The
balloon
pop
game
will also return from last year, with other
new
and
exci ng
games
planned. A
huge
part
of
the
auc on
is
the
Pink
Flamingo
Award.
This
year,
five
nominees
are
compe ng
to
have
Flora
grace them with a hug. Terri Paul, Ron Ditzfeld,
Tony
Gallagher,
Cheri
Heeren,
and
Deidre
Esquivel
are
this
year’s
nominees. You can vote for them via Facebook,
Twi er,
or
by
dona ng
to
the
Club in their name where $1 equals one vote.
For
more
informa on,
visit
the
Club’s website at www.bgckids.com.