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Mission Statement To provide programs for youth from all backgrounds that will teach them the values of life and make them better citizens of our community.
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Message from Bill I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Sun for the support they have given our organization through this Connection section over the years. This program has given our club members an opportunity to express their artistic skills by creating ads for local business in the community. The Sun staff has been excellent while working with our members on the creation of this section. I would also like to thank all the business that have supported this special section on our organization. Great Futures do start at the Boys & Girls Club thanks to the support of the community. Businesses, individuals, corporations, and foundations continue to help our club provide positive programs for our members throughout the year. Over 15,000 youth from Santa Maria, Orcutt, and Guadalupe received services from our programs in 2011. Our Youth are our future and the Boys & Girls Club is here to help it be a great one!!!!!!
922-6657 830 E. Chapel Street Santa Maria, CA 93454 WWW.COUNTRYOAKSCARECENTER.COM
Bill Libbon Executive Director Boys & Girls Club of Santa Maria Valley
Greco Realty Inc.
Hwy 101 & East Stowell Rd Santa Maria WWW.DARENSBERRIES.COM 24 • Sun • September 20 - September 27, 2012 • www.santamariasun.com
922-0599 118 W. Fesler, Santa Maria Lic. #00892126
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Board of Directors OFFICERS Joel Byars IV, President Byars Thompson Buchanan Amy Lopez, Vice President County of Santa Barbara Ryan Fothergill, Treasurer Primus Labs Kathryn Bernard, Secretary Community Volunteer
MEMBERS-AT-LARGE Vera Biely Wells Fargo Mortgage Cameron Stephens SM Tire Linda Cordero Community Volunteer Donna Cross Next Day Signs Chris Daniel Community Volunteer Rhoda DeLeon Coast Family Home Care Dave Dubransky SM Bonita School District
Donna France Red Dog Management, Inc. Greg France Mar Vista Liz Garza Heritage Oaks Bank Mara Lillard Community Volunteer Jane Martinez Martinez & Associates Kathleen Morgan Apio, Inc. Mary Morton Coldwell Banker Premium R.E. Tim Murphy Murphy & Associates Laurie Pipan Greka Bob Ogden Ogden Wealth Management Services Julie Orr Marian Medical Center Megan Radford Sims Physical Therapy
Luis Sanchez Allan Hancock College Doug Sims Sims Physical Therapy Brian Simas Kirk & Simas David Wilhite Quintron Systems Brooks Wise Mission Community Bank Judy Hearn (Honorary) Historic Santa Maria Inn Danny Macagni (Honorary) Retired SMPD
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Jack’s All American Plumbing
805-925-0199 2011 Preisker Lane #A, Santa Maria www.jacksplumbing.net CA License #614678
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Arroyo Grande Community Hospital 345 S. Halcyon Road Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 (805)489-4261 arroyograndehospital.org
French Hospital Medical Center 1911 Johnson Avenue San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 (805)543-5353 frenchmedicalcenter.org
Marian Regional Medical Center 1400 E. Church Street Santa Maria, CA 93454 (805)739-3000 marianmedicalcenter.org
Park Avenue Smiles Carolyn R Baldiviez,DDS
925-8112 111 E. Park Avenue, Santa Maria
SANTA MARIA PUBLIC AIRPORT DISTRICT
922-1726 3217 Terminal Drive Santa Maria, CA 93455 SANTAMARIAAIRPORT.COM
3580 Orcutt Road · Santa Maria 8665 El Camino Real · Atascadero
WWW.DRBALDIVIEZ.COM
2650 Main Street · Morro Bay 1314 Madonna Road · San Luis Obispo
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Our Wonderful
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Bill Libbon, Executive Director At the Club past 38 years Hobbies and interests: Collecting sports cards, spending time with family and grandkids.
Roberto Rodriguez, Director of Operations At the Club past 12 years Hobbies and interests: Cycling, coaching basketball and doing tri-athalons Favorite Club experience: Lasting friendships made with former Club members
Allison Bailey, Director of Development At the Club since 2011 Hobbies and interests: Outdoors, kayaking, exploring new places with my family Favorite Club experience: attending Conference with all staff in San Diego
Rick Mason, Accounting and Personnel Manager At the Club for the past 10 years Hobbies and interests: golf, tennis and going to the movies
Brandi Garcia, Administrative Assistant At the Club past 12 years Hobbies and interests: Cooking, spending time with family and baseball games. My family is the most important thing in the whole world to me.
Ernesto Velasco, ASES Specialist: Santa Maria At the Club since 2007 Hobbies & Interests: Beach, soccer, basketball and gaming Favorite Club experience: trip with Club to Six Flags in 2011
Front row (l to r): Brandi Garcia, Allison Bailey, Sendi Mendoza, Anna Libbon, Jessica Byrne, Daisy Perez, Kayla Chavez
Eloy Perez, ASES Site Coordinator: Guadalupe At the Club past 5 years; former Club member Hobbies and interest: Reading, Running, Spending time with family. I want to run a full marathon by the time I’m 30 and I’m also the first in my family to graduate from College.
Middle row (l to r): Ernie Cuevas, Carmen Mendoza, Renee Darling Kamerling, Eloy Perez, Sarah Chamberlin, Yessica Sanchez, Mariela Vasquez Back row (l to r): Roberto Rodriguez, Ernesto Velasco, Bill Libbon, Bobby Ferrell, Gilbert Robles, Rick Mason, Eddie Galarza
Anna Libbon, Unit Director: Railroad At the Club for over 20 years Hobbies and interests: I love working with kids. My hobby is working on mosaics. I love to cook!!! Favorite Club experience/memory: We as a Club were collecting money for a family that lost a child. I had a jar in my office, a child who was very needy and low income sat in my office and put a baggy full of change in the jar. He had been saving for a while and just gave away his life savings for another child.
Ernie Cuevas, Sports Director At the Club past 5 years; former Club member Hobbies and interests: I enjoy watching crime reality T.V, cooking...especially breakfast. It’s been said I make the best chocolate chip pancakes! Favorite Club experience/memory: Playing in pool tournaments for burritos or sodas also playing on the Club Basketball team that was the first and only time I played on an organized team as a child.
Jessica Byrne, Education Coordinator: Railroad At the Club past year; former Club member Hobbies and interests: Any outdoor activities such as camping and bike riding. I also love to read in my free time, or think of fun things for the kids to do at the Club. Favorite Club experience/memory: One of my favorite days out of many, was when we took the Ultimate Journey Group to Morro Bay Natural History Museum and they also fed the seals. The kids had so much fun and so did I.
Sarah Chamberlin, Arts & Crafts Coordinator: Railroad At the Club for past 3 ½ years, former Club member Hobbies and interests: Dancing, music, painting and playing with my little girl. I love stuffed animals. Favorite Club experience/memory: Seeing the kids outside of the Club with their families and they come up and give me a hug.
Bobby Ferrell, Gym Director: Railroad
Eddie Galarza, Unit Director: Evans Park Worked at the Club for 15 years Hobbies and interests: Bar B Qing!!! Favorite Club experience/memory: Working with my Keystone Club and with my kids/ When Bill had to dress up as a Raiders fan.
Mariela Vazquez, Recreation Aide: Evans Park At the Club since February 2012; former Club member, Youth of the Year 2011-2012 Hobbies and interests: Likes walking dog, riding bikes with little brother, reading books and listening to music. Favorite Club experience/memory: when we went to the Dodgers Game and Matt Kemp (my secret husband) waved at me right before I left.
Yesica Sanchez, Recreation Aide: Evans Park At the Club since September 2011; former Club member, Keystone President and Youth of the Year in 2010- 2011 Hobbies and interest: Likes to run during free time, likes to play soccer and Volleyball with family.
Carmen Mendoza, Unit Director: Guadalupe At the Club for past 10 years; former Club member Hobbies and interests: My favorite hobby is reading good books, relaxing at home, spending lots of time with my children and family, and going to Disneyland. Favorite Club experience/memory: Being a Club member and going to different places with the Keystone Club.
Daisy Perez, Program Director: Guadalupe At the Club since 2003; former Club member, Keystone President Hobbies and interests: soccer and movies Favorite Club experience: as teen member having teen night socials with our Club Keystone Clubs in the area.
Kayla Chavez, Arts & Crafts Coordinator: Guadalupe
At the Club for the past six years; former Club member Hobbies and interests: sports Favorite Club experience: attended a sports camp as a Club member
At the Club past 10 months Hobbies and interests: Going to the gym, seeing family, baking/ cooking and horseback riding Favorite Club experience/memory: Watching the youth grow and achieve new things.
Renee Darling Kamerling, Recreation Aide/Bingo Coordinator: Railroad At the Club since February 2009 Hobbies and interests: Jewelry making, likes frogs and spending time with husband and family. Favorite Club experience/memory: Sharing with kids and helping kids to learn new things.
Gilbert Robles, Gym Director: Guadalupe At the Club past 4 years; former Club member Hobbies and interests: Playing sports and coaching. I like movies and like going to the beach Favorite Club experience/memory: Going to the Dodgers game.
Great Futures Start Here!
Thanks to the Support of our many Partners and Sponsors!
Program Partners of the Club Betteravia Farms/Bonita Packing Breakfast Rotary Club of Santa Maria Byars Thompson Buchanan Insurance C & D Bonding & Insurance Services, Inc. Chevron Dignity Health Edward Silva & Sons, Inc. Innovative Produce Kiwinis Club of Orcutt Martin Testa/Del Taco Mr. Chris Daniel Mr. Nick Tompkins Mr. Tim Murphy
Next Day Signs Noontime Rotary Club of SM Precision Application Inc. San Ysidro Farms Santa Maria Kiwanis for Kids Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce Sims Physical Therapy SM Tire State Farm/Nancy Boster Teixeira Farms Toyota of Santa Maria Vince Lopez Jr.& Sons Event Partners American Perspective Bank Apio, Inc
Beachside Produce Crop Production Services, Inc. Dignity Health Dole El Dorado Broadcasters Georgia Pacific Mission Community Bank Pacific Petroleum Plains Exploration & Production Co Santa Maria Sun Legacy Donors Glenn Burdette Craig Bernard Mike & Yvonne Biely Dan & Peggy Blough Rob & Sandy Buchanan
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Cal Portland Construction Chris Daniel Ernie & Joan DeGasparis Diani Companies Greg & Donna France Jack & Yvon Gresser Dale Hampton Ibsen Family Trust/Noreen Freitas Larry & Cindy Ioimo Don & Lucia Lahr Margaret Larrabee Marian Medical Center Tom & Jane Martinez Melfred Borzall, Inc. David Merlo Milt Guggia Enterprises
Mike & Susan Moats Tim & Katy Murphy Erik Okerblom Foundation Ted & Beth Ortega Jim & Arlene Peterson Tony & Ellen Pitrowski Fred & Scheryn Pratt Rancho Harvest/Jesse Manriquez Tom & Kairan Rust Alex & Kathy Simas Craig Stephens Stewart, Nancy Laurie Tamura Brooks & Katey Wise Randy & Mary Wise
Funders Altrusa ASES – Guadalupe & Santa Maria Chevron Darden Foundation Driscoll Growers Charitable Fund Exxon / Mobil Foundation Human Services - Santa Barbara County JC Penny Macy's Foundation Santa Barbara Foundation SM Fish & Game Commission Union Bank Foundation Walmart Foundaton Weingart Foundation Wood-Claeyssens Foundation Woods Family Foundation
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Gabriella Cuevas
2012 Youth of the Year Gabriella Cuevas is a Righetti HS graduate. She will be a nursing student this fall at Cal State Los Angeles Gabby has been a Club member for the past 10 years and an active Basketball participant. She enjoys helping out with the younger members and assisting her father who serves as the Athletic Coordinator at the Club. “Gabby” is proud to be the first in her family to go away to college.
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928-5756 807 S. Blosser Road, Santa Maria www.nishimorilandscape.com CL #610659
(805)-266-7588 550 E. Betteravia Suite A Santa Maria CA, 93454 www.wamboutique.com
937-3332 • 4620 Song Lane, Orcutt WWW.MAGNOLIACARE.NET
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Legacy Wall In 2010, the Foundation Board embarked on a Legacy Campaign to raise funds for the future financial stability of the Club. Each Legacy Donor will be adding to our Leaving a Legacy donor wall at our Railroad Unit. If you are interested in leaving your legacy at the Club, please contact Bill Libbon, Executive Director at 805-922-7163. We will be unveiling our wall in January 2013 so there’s still time.
Our Foundation
Established in 1990, the Foundation serves as a permanent endowment fund, which ensures long-term financial stability for the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Maria Valley. The Foundation is non-profit, and governed by a separate Board of Directors composed of local professional people and several past Club Board Presidents. 2012 Foundation Board of Directors Alex Simas (President) Kirk & Simas
Tom Martinez Martinez & Associates
Tom Rust (Vice President) Bell & Rust
Bob Engel Engel & Gray
Randy Wise (Secretary) Straw Hat Pizza
Chuck Cova (Honorary) Marian Medical Center
Craig Bernard (Treasurer) Craig Bernard CPA
Mike Gibson (Honorary) Andre, Morris & Buttery
Rob Buchanan Byars, Thompson, Buchanan
Tim Murphy Club Liaision Murphy & Associates
Craig Stephens SM Tire
928-1000 525 East Plaza #200 Santa Maria WWW.MOATSLASER.COM
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Greka Energy 805-937-2955 • 6801 Palmer Road Santa Maria, CA 93454 WWW.GREKA.COM
NG & NG
DENTAL & EYECARE CENTER 928-5059 1935 S. Broadway Santa Maria, CA 93455 nextday@impulse.net
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928-0363 (DENTAL) 928-2020 (EYECARE) 610 E Chapel St Santa Maria
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Find A Club... Railroad Ave Club
Our Railroad Ave club is located at 901 N Railroad Ave and is also the home of our administrative offices. Please call us at (805) 922-7763 for more information.
Guadalupe Club
Our Guadalupe Club is located at 4689 11th Street, Guadalupe. Please call us at (805) 343-7813 for more information.
Evans Park Club
Our Evans Park Club is located at 200 W. Williams, Santa Maria. Please call us at (805) 925-3193 for more information.
Santa Maria Basketball League Youth Basketball League Sign-Ups For Boys and Girls in 1st - 6th grade 805-922-7763
Guadalupe Cultural Arts & Education Center 343-2939 1065 Guadalupe Street, Guadalupe WWW.GUADALUPECULTURAL-ARTS.COM
Orcutt Basketball League Orcutt Basketball League Sign-Ups For Boys and Girls in 1st - 6th grade 805-922-7763
ASES Afterschool Sites in Santa Maria & Guadalupe Call Roberto at 805-922-7163 Web site:
www.bgcsmv.org Boys & GIrls Club of Santa Maria Valley
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Producing Oil Santa Maria Energy
2811 Airpark Drive, Santa Maria, CA 93455 P: 805.938.3320 F: 805.938.3340 WWW.SANTAMARIAENERGY.COM
TONY CRAVELLO INSURANCE SERVICES SPECIALIZING IN ALL HEALTH INSURANCE
925-2652 301 E. Cook Street, Ste. F Santa Maria, CA 93454 WWW.TOWNCENTERDENTALSANTAMARIA.COM
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