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Mayors Ball 2017
The Mayors Ball, hosted by Mayor Bill Ham and Mayor Gary Fuller, began in 2005, as an effort to raise additional funds to support the daily operations of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Lee County. The organization focuses on enabling all young people to reach their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens. Because the Mayors believe that the Boys & Girls Clubs help strengthen the community by providing a safe, positive, constructive place for young future leaders, they are inviting the community to join them in supporting the youth of our community by attending the 12th Annual Mayors Jeans & Jackets Ball. This elegant event is an opportunity for the members of our community to come together and enjoy cocktails, an excellent dinner, live entertainment, and a silent auction featuring vacation and resort packages, restaurant and dining, autographed sports memorabilia, Club members original artwork and other surprises. Donations for the Silent Auction are welcomed. The event will take place Thursday, March 30th, 2017 at 5:30 pm CST at The Bottling Plant Event Center in Downtown Opelika. This year, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Lee County launched
Read more about our non-profit spotlight, the Boys Girls Clubs of Greater Lee County, on page 14
their Annual Fund Campaign, Be a Champion: A Road to a Brighter Future in January at their Annual Champions for Kids Luncheon. The annual fundraising goal was set at $400,000.00. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Lee County is excited to include the fundraising efforts for the 12th Annual Mayors Ball under the Be a Champion: A Road to Brighter Future Annual Fund Campaign. Under this campaign, various partnerships and sponsorship packages are available including the 12th Annual Mayors Ball. All donations are tax deductible, including donated silent auction items. To make individual reservations, secure corporate sponsorships and to donate silent auction items, please contact Betty Burns at 334-502-1311. For more information about this event, or to make your reservations online, please go to www.bgcleeco.org/donate-now.
Thursday, March 30th at 5:30 p.m. The Bottling Plant Event Center Downtown Opelika
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Annual Support Dinner thursday, february 23rd BigHouse Foundation is hosting our 4th annual Support Dinner on Thursday, February 23rd. This event is the biggest fundraising night of the year for BigHouse and we want you there! Tables and seats are available now. This year’s keynote speaker is Airman and author Richard Oden, who’s life story of growing up in foster care, being adopted as a teen and becoming a foster and adoptive father himself is inspiring and encouraging. Join us for an uplifting evening to learn more about foster care, adoption and how you can support BigHouse and our efforts to improve the life of kids in foster care. Please contact Micah at micah@ ourbighouse.org for more information or to reserve your table or seat.
Thank You for Supporting Storybook Farm
The Hotel at Auburn University donated Gameday Parking Proceeds to Storybook Farm The Salvation Army Lee County love our volunteers of all ages. The Service Center wishes to honor our volunteers in helping complete 2016 Angel Tree Project alongside Red Kettle Campaign, an informal Brunch & Music Event is set for Saturday, February 11, from 11 am – 1 pm. If you have volunteered to help sponsor, organize or distribute Angel Tree gifts, your act of kindness may have given some children a bright Christmas with joy and hope. If you have volunteered to ring a bell by the Christmas Red Kettle, you gift of time have helped collect substantial donations which will fund our emergency assistance in 2017, to serve the least and the lost in our community. Please join us to celebrate the work that has been done through your love in action.
Come enjoy 2017 at the Hotel. 241 S. College Street, Auburn, AL 36830 (334)821-8200 | www.auhcc.com
During this month of love, the season of love, we would like to showcase some of donated quality jewelry, collectable items in our silent auction, following the music program, to celebrate the generosity of our donors. We hope this is a good opportunity to purchase a gift for your loved ones or yourselves, to share the blessings, and the love of God through our donors. Please look out your email invitation. Though no ticket is required, to help headcount, please email Annabelle.Tsui@uss.salvationarmy.org or call 826-0073 by February 8.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Finishes the Year with
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Moves the Bar Even Higher for 2017. Auburn-Opelika’s #1 Real Estate Company finished 2016 with the highest sales volume in company history. BHHS had a sales volume of $222,981,622 – over $100 million more than the next closest company with an average sales price that was over $73,000 higher than the next closest volume competitor. The bar has been set high for 2017 and agents and support staff are working harder than ever to serve customers and clients in the new year. To end the holiday season, The Legacy at Cary Creek held a very special Homeowner’s Dinner in the beautifully decorated clubhouse. Current residents and guests enjoyed a great meal, fellowship and discussions about Active Adult living in Auburn’s most prestigious 55+ community. The first week of EVERY new year, BHHS agents kick things off on the right foot with their annual company retreat.
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year by the company for agents to get together in a casual atmosphere, set goals for the upcoming year and share educational ideas, as well as celebrate successes and milestones of the previous year. As with all BHHS events, everyone enjoyed some delicious food and super fellowship—two of our favorite things, especially when enjoyed together! “We really are a family at Berkshire Hathaway,” commented Owner and CEO, Stacy Williams Jordan. “We love spending time together away from work. Sharing ideas, hopes, dreams and plans. It’s an amazing group of individuals.” Berkshire Hathaway prides itself on the many opportunities it provides for in-house learning and training.
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Formal Dresses Needed
It’s almost Prom season which means BigHouse will be setting out on our Glitz, Glam and Gowns tour in March. Each year we have girls across Alabama come to our events to find their dream dress (for free!) Donations of gently used formal and semi-formal gowns (long or short) are needed, as well as accessories like shoes, clutches, jewelry, wraps, etc. Our greatest need is for formal gowns size 12-26w. If you or someone you know has gowns to donate, please do so by Thursday, March 2nd!
The fourth annual AuburnOpelika Empty Bowls event will take place Saturday, February 25 at the Jan Dempsey Community Art Center. Tickets will go on sale Monday, January 9th at the Dean Road Recreation Center located at 307 South Dean Road in Auburn and the Denson Drive Recreation Center located at 1102 Denson Drive in Opelika. Tickets for the Empty Bowls event can be purchased for a $20 donation. Empty Bowls is fundraiser designed to raise hunger awareness and to help those in need in our community. All proceeds will benefit the Food Bank of East Alabama. Attendees of the Empty Bowls event will have an opportunity to select a unique, hand-made bowl made by a local artist and enjoy a bowl soup from area restaurants. The hand-made bowl can then be kept as a reminder of those in our community who face hunger every day. The event will also feature live musical
entertainment, a raffle that will feature handmade items by local and regional artists, and a brief presentation by representatives of the Food Bank of East Alabama. For more information about the 4th annual Auburn-Opelika Empty Bowls event, please contact Cari Cleckler, Art Education Specialist, at 334.501.2944 or ccleckler@ auburnalabama.org.
Saturday, February 25 5-7 p.m. Jan Dempsey Community Art Center
Belly Dancers Offer Local Kids a Chance to Be Princesses for a Day If you know a child whose eyes light up at the thought of jingly bracelets, sparking jewels and swirling skirts, you’ll want to mark your calendar for Feb. 18 when the belly dancers of Village Plains Tribal Fusion will host their Desert Princess Tea Party in Opelika. “After every performance we have kids who come up and want to meet us, see our costumes up close, have their pictures taken with us,” said Arianna, director and founder of the dance troupe. “We loved the idea of having a party just for them so they can experience a little bit of what it’s like to be a belly dancer.” The event will be held at the Celtic Traditions School of Irish Dance in Opelika from 1 to 3 p.m. and will include a mini
dance lesson, craft projects such as jewelry and magic carpets, belly dance dressup, photos and plenty of fun snacks. Tickets are $25 for one adult plus one child. Additional siblings with the same adult are $15. Tickets may be purchased by visiting www.vptfdance.com and clicking the Calendar link. “Since we announced the event, we’ve even had several adults tell us they want to attend on their own,” Arianna said. “It’s going to be such a fun afternoon, and we welcome everyone who wants to come dance and play with us.” All proceeds from the Desert Princess Party will go toward funding VPTF’s next theatrical show Mythos, debuting April 1 at the Foy Hall Auditorium at Auburn University.
Join A.O.R.T.A., the Exceptional Outreach Organization and Auburn Parks and Recreation on Saturday, February 25 for the 27th Annual Love Your Heart Run benefitin individuals with special needs and supporting the Annual Therapeutic Summer Camp, Special Olympics of Lee County, Best Buddies of Auburn University and other therapeutic programs. Participants may choose from a one-mile funwalk course or the Love Your Heart 10K (6.2 mile) course. And back for the ninth year is the Crank Your Heart Ride, which will consist of a 3.5, 11, and 22 mile bike ride. All routes begin and end at Chewacla State Park. Individuals wishing to participate can register online by visiting LoveYourHeartRun.com. The early bird registration deadline is Monday, January 30 to guarantee a t-shirt. For more information about the Run or Ride, please visit the website mentioned.
City Manager Charlie Duggan will retire from the City of Auburn at the end of February after more than 10 highly-successful years as city manager. Charlie took over the reins as city manager in 2006 when his predecessor’s unsettled two-year period ended. Charlie had been named the assistant city manager the prior year after many years of service in the Information Technology Department and the Parks and Recreation Department. As the Mayor, I appreciate Charlie’s professional leadership of the City’s administration that resulted in significant progress during a highgrowth period in our history.
“Laissez les bon temps roulez” We’ll “let the good times roll” once again at our next Helping Hour/Happy Hour on Thursday, February 23rd! ‘Helping Hour’ is the Food Bank version of happy hour, with an altruistic spin of course. Half volunteer work, half networking and all good time. We are now featuring an hour long volunteer shift, where Helping Hour’s volunteers will work for an hour, and then have refreshments for ‘Happy Hour’. Registration is only $25 per person which will provide 3 months of food for a senior citizen in our Brown Bag program. Food Bank ‘Helping Hours’ are designed to help our organization raise funds, recruit community support, create awareness and connect people with other good-hearted people in our community. To findout more about the food bank or to sign up for the ‘Helping Hour/ Happy Hour’, visit our website: www.foodbankofeastalabama.com and click on the Helping Hour/ Happy Hour button. Registration opens on Monday, January 23rd. Please no children, this is an event for those 21 years and older. Reservations are required
Over the years, the City of Auburn has been a great place for Auburn students to gain work experience in a public setting. Many of the City’s employees are graduates of Auburn, for example, with many beginning work as interns while still students. Charlie is a sterling example of someone who started employment as a student for the City in the Parks and Recreation Department where he was outstanding. Because he holds both an undergraduate degree in Physics and a Master of Business Administration degree from Auburn, he was tapped not long after the Information Technology Department was formed to be its assistant director. To say that we will miss Charlie’s wise counsel and steady leadership is an understatement. We wish him well as he moves to the San
I’ve often been curious about the origin of my surname, Fuller. So, I called my very talented pal Rosanna McGinnis, Director of the Lewis Cooper Jr. Memorial Library here in Opelika, and she helped me do a little digging into the meaning. The name Fuller was formed by the Anglo-Saxon society of Great Britain. It is the occupational name for a dresser of cloth. The work of the fuller was to scour and thicken the raw cloth by beating and trampling it in water. Rosanna was able to find this through one of our library resources, Ancestry.com. We’ve
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Francisco area for the next phase of his career. The challenge for the City Council is to find an outstanding successor who can maintain the progress that the City has made during Charlie’s time as city manager. Fortunately, we have a highly-qualified person in Interim City Manager Jim Buston to lead the City’s administration until the next city manager is hired and takes office. Because of Charlie’s excellent example, we know the knowledge, skills, and abilities to look for in Auburn’s next city manager.
recently done some renovations to the library and invite you to come and learn about your history. In the Lewis Cooper Jr. Memorial Library, we have more than 5,000 books to help with your research. With a special emphasis on Alabama, we have books on almost every county in the state. Additionally, we have Opelika Newspapers on Microfilm dating back to 1872! It is a great resource for finding marriages, births and obituaries. Perhaps my favorite two resources are the online genealogy assets we offer: Ancestry.com Library Edition and Heritage Quest Online. Although Ancestry can only be accessed from the Library computers, it is a great place to start building a family tree and learning. Not only do you have access to census records, you’ll also be able to search immigration and military records and in most cases see digitized original records! Ancestry also offers tips on how to search, making it an excellent place to start if you are totally new to genealogy research. Heritage Quest Online is very similar to Ancestry and it is now powered by Ancestry, but it can be accessed from home. Just like Ancestry, you will have access to digitized census, immigration, and military records. With information going back to the 1700s, this is a great resource open to anyone with a library card! So, if you’ve longed to understand more about your name, heritage or family, please come visit us at the library. We’ve updated our space and our doors are always open to you and your family.
A Season for Celebration Shortly after Spicer’s Music was honored with the Auburn Chamber’s inaugural Best of Small Business award this spring, the Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama and the Business Council of Alabama called for nominations for their first-ever statewide small business awards. It was meant to be! We nominated Spicer’s Music and were thrilled to be with Tim and Tom Spicer on December 2 at the BCA-CCAA partnership’s annual meeting in Birmingham when Spicer’s Music was honored as the state’s Emerging Small Business of the Year (in business fewer than five
years). The Auburn Chamber will be celebrating this award along with a long list of other successes at this year’s annual meeting, set for March 1. The annual meeting is always a special time of celebration, but we’re putting even more of a spotlight on successes this year. And for good reason. Every single day we leave our homes and families and go off into the world hoping to make even a small difference, but we’re so focused on our overwhelming task list and the million tiny emergencies that arise each day, that it’s difficult to even look up. Stopping to
celebrate seems out of the question. But that’s what we’re here for. The Auburn Chamber champions, recognizes and celebrates the work of the business community. If we can hit pause on the daily grind and gather the business community for an afternoon to be grateful for the wealth of talent we have right here at home, and be inspired by what’s possible, then we’ve fulfilled part of our mission. We hope you’ll join us. The Auburn Chamber’s annual meeting will be held on March 1 at the Auburn Arena at 11:30 a.m. For more information or tickets, call (334) 887-7011 or email Tangela Frazier at tangela@auburnchamber.com.
A New Kid on the Block The Opelika Chamber welcomes a new kid on the block! New Chamber President Pam Powers-Smith literally just had to move her office a couple of blocks from Railroad Avenue to Avenue A. While Pam is new to the Chamber world, she certainly isn’t new to Opelika nor to the business community. She previously served as the director for Opelika Main Street, which is recognized as one of the top Main Streets in the state. Pam is also the co-owner of FlipFlopFoto, a photography business, with her husband, Rob. Please drop by the Chamber and welcome Pam to the Chamber or meet her. She would love to meet you and talk about all the great happenings and plans for the Opelika Chamber.
Future: The State of the City. Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller will give an update on some matters from 2016 and then talk about what’s ahead for Opelika in 2017 at this Chamber luncheon on February 3. Visit OpelikaChamber.com to register.
And, speaking of happenings, even though February is short and sweet, there are lots of events packed into this wintery time.
Time to Listen. East Alabama Arts presents 42nd Street, the American Dream Story of a backstage musical comedy that includes some of the greatest show tunes ever written! Don’t miss this incredible performance on
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Time to Learn & Grow. Business Over Breakfast on February 16 featuring Michael Sentence, Alabama’s new state school superintendent. Funding and Marketing to Take Your Small Business to the Next Level Workshop at noon on February 16. Learn about lending practices and resources available to business owners and bankers. And finally, a Legislative Reception with state legislatures on February 27 at the John Emerald Distilling Company.
February 6. Contact East Alabama Arts, 334.749.8105. Another event not to miss is, “An Evening with Rawlins Gilliland: Return to Opelika.” Presented by the Henry J. Stern Family, this fun event will take place on February 9 & 10 at The Bottling Plant Event Center. Purchase your ticket or table by calling 334.749.8105. Time to Dance. “Dancing, Dancing, Dancing…She’s a Dancing Machine”--you may be young at heart if you remember this song! If so, then you might want to dance the night away at the Young at Heart Valentine Dance. The Opelika Parks and Rec. Dept. is hosting not one but three dances in February. The Young at Heart for 50+, the Dandy Dads Dinner Dance for fathers and daughters of all ages and the Friday Night Drop-In Sweetheart Dance for singles or couples. Call 334.705.5560 for reservations.
LOVE IN THE WILD February 14, 2017 7:00 p.m. $25/couple 2222 N College St.
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Grab your sweetheart for a three quarter of a mile hike by moonlight at the Kreher Preserve & Nature Center for Valentine’s Day! In today’s hyper connected world, it can be refreshing to unplug and enjoy a romantic evening under the stars.
Tickets are $25/couple. Required pre-registration at www.auburn. edu/preserve. Proceeds from this event go to support programs at KPNC. The event will be postponed if raining or below 35 degrees. Weather date is Friday, February 17th. In the unlikely event of rain on both nights, your fee will be considered a donation to KPNC.
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Join other couples for an interactive hike sharing sweet memories and making new ones. Ward off the chill of the evening with a campfire, special desserts and entertainment. It is sure to be an evening full of love and laughter. Bundle up, wear sturdy shoes and bring a flashlight and meet at the amphitheater for this unique romantic experience for you and your sweetheart. We will not promise any cupid sightings, but hopefully you will discover your own romance along the way.
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PANCAKE BREAKFAST A night of fun, food and music with friends is planned for Friday, February 17, at “Boots and Bowties” a western style gala to benefit The Learning Tree and the Little H.A.P.I.E. Tree Preschool. The event will be held at Lazenby Farms in Auburn, beginning at 6:30 p.m. with dinner from Troubadour Barbecue, complimentary beverages, music by Mr. Don Darby, a silent auction, gaming tables and door prizes. You do not want to miss out on this fun night with friends. Please remember your significant other this Valentine’s with a ticket to the Boots and Bowties gala.
Learning Tree programs have proven to be highly successful in managing the behavioral, physical and cognitive challenges that interfere with learning. Programs are located in Tallassee, Auburn, Jacksonville and Mobile.
The Learning Tree serves more than 600 children, ages 2 ½ through 21, from across Alabama, with developmental disabilities, including autism. The educational and residential programs provide educational instruction and training in a nurturing and supportive environment. The
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Tickets may be purchased for $60 per person, with limited seating available. For sponsor information or to reserve tickets please call Stephanie Weldon, Resource Development Coordinator at (334) 415-9372.
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Saturday, February 4th 7-11 am $5 ticket Help at risk kids get books. This event is benefiting Jean Dean RIF/Kiwanis. Delicious pancakes, sausage, milk, juice or coffee! First Presbyterian Church, 900 2nd Avenue in Opelika Carryouts welcomed! Get your tickets in advance at Jean Dean RIF (334) 7509974/ jeandeanrif@gmail. com or from A-O Emblem Club members. Tickets can be purchased at the event.
Establishing a Dental Home
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Dental Association (ADA), and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) all recommend establishing a "Dental Home" for your child by one year of age. Children who have a dental home are more likely to receive appropriate preventive and routine oral health care. The Dental Home is intended to provide a place other than the Emergency Room for parents. You can make the first visit to the dentist enjoyable and positive. If old enough, your child should be informed of the visit and told that the dentist and their staff will explain all procedures and answer any questions. The less to-do concerning the visit, the better. It is best if you refrain from using words around your child that might cause unnecessary fear, such as needle, pull, drill or hurt. Pediatric dental offices make a practice of using words that convey the same message, but are pleasant and non-frightening to the child. At Liles Pediatric Dentistry, we welcome you to visit our practice where kids leave with
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Upcoming Events February 9
Nature Walk – Topic: Warm for the Winter Free
This month we will learn all about state watersheds, river basins and our own Saugahatchee watershed!
February 11 Birding 101 Workshop Families, children 5+
$4/$5
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Join Rita Kempf of the Auburn Birding Group and the KPNC staff to learn all about counting birds for the Great Backyard Bird Count on February 17th -20th . We will teach you the common winter birds found in our part of the state, ways to attract birds to your yard, and bird watching tips. Become a citizen scientist and help researchers gain a clearer picture of bird populations with the data you gather in a fun activity the whole family can enjoy. We will enter some live entries to the Cornell site after a group 15 minute count. Proceeds from this program will be used to buy food for the preserve bird feeders. Cancelled if severe weather.
February 14 Discovery Hike – Topic: Warm for the Winter
Free
This month we will learn all about state watersheds, river basins and our own Saugahatchee watershed!
February 14 Love in the Wild
$25/couple
7 pm - 9 pm
Bring your sweetheart out for a unique romantic evening in the forest to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Join other couples under the crisp starry evening for a hike following the twinkling lights, sharing sweet memories and making new ones. Ward off the chill of the evening with a campfire, special dessert and entertainment. It is sure to be an evening full of love, laughter and time well spent. Canceled if raining.
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Read Across Preserve
Free
Join the KPNC staff and Auburn Public Library on Thursday,March 2nd at 3:30 pm to celebrate Read Across America with our own special version. Enjoy stories being read every 20 minutes at our tree house in the Nature Playground, by the campfire at amphitheater, the dock at the pond or at Reptile Rest.. Enjoy our Story Walk for our younger readers, where you walk the trails to find the next page in the story! Bring a book to place in the Little Free Library.
March 4th Astronomy Night, $5/$4
7:00 p.m.
Join Kreher Preserve & Nature Center staff and the Auburn Astronomical Society on November 1st at Kiesel Park in Auburn for a star studded event featuring a short astronomy program, educational space movie, powerful telescopes, laser constellation program and some out-of-this-world snacks. Remember to bring a flashlight and dress warmly. Please be aware, this program is not recommended for children under 5. Admission is $4 for members and $5 for non-members. Program held at Kiesel Park located at 520 Chadwick Ln, Auburn, AL. For more information email preserve@ auburn.edu or call 334-707-6512. Canceled if mostly cloudy or raining.
Sigma Kappa Sorority will be holding its annual poker tournament, Sigma Hold’Em, to benefit the Sigma Kappa Foundation and the Alzheimer’s Association on February 20th and 21st at SkyBar Café in downtown Auburn. At the tournament, players will play traditional Texas Hold’Em. There will be a women’s-only tournament starting at 6:30 p.m. on February 20th and the general tournament will be from 7:00-11:00 p.m. Another round on Tuesday, February 21st will be held from 7:009:00 p.m. and the winner’s round will begin at 9:00 p.m. Winners can win prizes like a yeti cooler, an iPad, Wrapsody gift cards, gift baskets and more. The tournament is open to both Auburn students and members of the Auburn community, but participants must be 18 or older. We would love for anyone to come out and support us! Sigma Hold’Em is a great way to bring the Auburn community and the Auburn University student body together to raise money for the Sigma Kappa Foundation and the Alzheimer’s Association. We are so excited about this year’s event and we are working extremely hard to raise even more money than we did last year. For more information or to register for the event, please feel free to contact Bailey Klipsch at bak0015@ auburn.edu. Registration is $15 for the ladies tournament only, $20 for the general tournament, and $25 for the general tournament on both days. All registrations include a t-shirt!
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SPOTLIGHT Who Are We? Great Futures Start Here For more than 25 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Lee County has delivered on our promise to provide area youth, especially those who need us most, with the support needed to reach their full potential. In order to have the greatest impact on the lives of children, we operate two Clubs in Lee County purposefully located in areas of high need. Currently, we serve over 550 children and teens annually and nearly 200 each day, many of whom are minorities, economically disadvantaged and live in single-parent households. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Lee County is not just an afterschool daycare. We provide educational and athletic programs to kids and teens from ages 6 – 18, such as Money Matters, which teaches members basic and responsible financial skills. We also participate in Power Hour,
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a homework help and tutoring program and DIY STEM, which provides Science, Technology, Engineering and Math learning opportunities. We also team up with numerous national organizations to provide athletic programs such as the PGA Sports Academy. In this partnership, The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Lee County implements a five to six week curricula twice a year. We team up with PGA professionals who serve as instructors and teach basic skills and the Rules of Golf.
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Another great athletic partnership is a youth football league with Buffalo Wild Wings among many, many others. We also provide college tours for our teens to show them that they do have opportunities and options following high school and to encourage them to have a plan and work towards a goal. The Boys & Girls Clubs of greater Lee County has a 100% high school graduation rate for all active members.
To Our Youth
BGCLEECO has a proven and effective approach: provide youth with a positive, accessible place to go; surround them with trained and supportive staff; and offer results-oriented programs that are educational, recreational and ageappropriate.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Lee County is: ·A safe and fun environment for kids to learn and grow ·Staffed with caring, adult professionals who develop ongoing relationships with members ·Life-enhancing programs and character development experiences ·Hope and opportunity
Our Core Promise ·To provide a safe, positive place and have a significant impact on their lives.
To the Community ·To uphold high ethical standards in all areas, especially in overseeing our finances, reporting data on membership and community outreach, being good stewards of the donor dollar and representing ourselves to the public. For more information about us, our youth development programs, or how you can be a part of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Lee County, please go to www.bgcleeco.org.
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FIFTH ANNUAL BALL PLAYERS PLAY AGAINST CANCER March 3-10, 2017 In its fifth year, the Ball Players Play Against Cancer event raises money for the local Cancer Center at EAMC while teaching players/students to think beyond the field, beyond themselves and the fun of the game. The 8th and 9th grades, Junior Varsity and Varsity Baseball Teams, as well as the AHS Softball teams will be playing in honor or in memory of someone they love with cancer. The “first pitch” of each of these games will be thrown by an honorary cancer survivor. Opelika teams will be participating in fundraising along with the Auburn teams and will play their games against Auburn during the BPPAC event. Although these teams battle each other for a win on the field, they will join forces off the field in raising money for EAMC Foundation Cancer Center. The baseball and softball teams are raising money through Sponsorships (Grand Slam, Home Run, Triple & Double levels), Fun-Run registrations, t-shirt sales, giveaways and Honorary & Memoriam cancer balls. A new addition for this year’s fundraiser will be “Chair Sponsorships.” The Cancer Center is in need of new chairs at the Cancer Center. The teams will be raising money for these chairs. A $2,100 sponsorship (the cost of a chair) will buy a chair for the Cancer Center for patients to sit in during Chemotherapy treatment. With a chair sponsorship, the donor will have the opportunity to designate the chair to be in honor/memoriam for a person of their choosing.
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BPPAC FUN RUN Auburn High School Sunday, March 5 2:00 p.m. BPPAC events are open to the community. To sponsor, register and for a complete schedule of games and activities visit:
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THOMAS CSORBA LIVE AT SIDE TRACK COFFEE TIME TO UNDERSTAND THE PAST AND SEE THE FUTURE: THE STATE OF THE CITY, OPELIKA PANCAKE BREAKFAST BENEFITTING JEAN DEAN RIF HUDSON FAMILY FOUNDATION SUPER BOWL BENEFIT WEEKEND AT THE MARRIOT GRAND NATIONAL SUPERBOWL SUNDAY EAST ALABAMA ARTS PRESENTS 42ND STREET NATURE WALK AT KREHER PRESERVE AND NATURE CENTER HARPETH RISING IN CONCERT AT SUNDILLA AN EVENING WITH RAWLINS GILLILAND: RETURN TO OPELIKA AT THE BOTTLING PLANT EVENT CENTER VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION BRUNCH AND MUSIC WITH THE SALVATION ARMY BIRDING WORKSHOP AT KREHER PRESERVE AND NATURE CENTER VALENTINES DAY DISCOVERY HIKE AT KREHER PRESERVE AND NATURE CENTER LOVE IN THE WILD AT KREHER PRESERVE AND NATURE CENTER WORLD READ ALOUD DAY TIME TO LEARN AND GROW. BUSINESS OVER BREAKFAST 3RD ANNUAL BOOTS AND BOWTIES AT LAZENBY FARMS DESERT PRINCESS TEA PARTY IN OPELIKA
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PRESIDENT’S DAY, AUBURN AND OPELIKA SCHOOLS HOLIDAY SIGMA HOLD’EM AT SKYBAR CAFE TIGER GIVING DAY 4TH ANNUAL BIGHOUSE FOUNDATION SUPPORT DINNER DANA LOUISE AND THE GLORIOUS BIRDS IN CONCERT AT SUNDILLA EMPTY BOWLS AT JAN DEMPSEY COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER 27TH ANNUAL LOVE YOUR HEART RUN AND 9TH ANNUAL CRANK YOUR HEART RIDE AT CHEWACLA STATE PARK MARDI GRAS PARADE DOWNTOWN AUBURN LEGISLATIVE RECEPTION WITH STATE LEGISLATURES AT THE JOHN EMERLD DISTILLING COMPANY AUBURN CHAMBER ANNUAL MEETING AT THE AUBURN ARENA READ ACROSS PRESERVE AT KREHER PRESERVE AND NATURE CENTER ASTRONOMY NIGHT AT KREHER PRESERVE AND NATURE CENTER
krewe de Tigris Mardi Gras Parade Downtown Auburn Saturday, February 25 5 p.m. krewedetigris.com FOR EVENT DETAILS VISIT www.communityandcause.com