317 Comingo Ave. | Joplin, MO 64801

Board of Directors

Kathy Sandridge President

Brad Beecher Vice President

Brian Christmas

Treasurer

Dr. Norm Ridder Jerry Lawrence J.D. Buckridge

Shelly Kraft Tami Menke

Matt McConnell Drew Bender Tammy Swab John Woods

William Lynch Gary Jackson

Tyler Overstreet Randy Evans Debbie May

Forrest Stodghill

November | 2016

POSITIVE

IMPACT

THANK YOU FOR

YOUR SUPPORT!

Thank you to our Donors!

July- October 2016

Abbey Title Company

Art Barnett Memorial, Kiwanis

Foundation Of Joplin

CJ & Krystal August

Bear State Foundation

Neina Bellm

Bradley & Penny Beecher

Carlson Chiropractic Center

Carpe Diem Management, Inc.

Holly Carter

Cat Johnson Auto Sales

Cathy Mieseler

Charles Burt Realtors

Brian Christmas

Kenneth & Ruth Christmas

Commercial Gasket & Packing

Commercial Glass and Metal

Community Support Services

Curt & Kristie Crossland

Cynthia H Schwab Trust

Dan Webb

Dennis Park

Dr. & Mrs. Lance Beshore

Edward Jones– Dan Stanley

Eric and Terry Wood

Fazwest Of Joplin, Inc.

Kelley Foust

Frank & Valerie Ikerd

Gayle M. Tuck

General Mills Foundation

Justin & Catrina Gilstrap

Tracy Godfrey

Jerry Gorham

Thomas Hasselbach

Sherry Hembree & Charles

Genisio

Hempen Associates

Mark & Jami Hendren

Hunter & Millard Architects, Inc.

Jacqueline Stokes

James Nichols

JCPenney- Change for the

Better Campaign

Jerry & Nancy Perry

Joe & Kathy Sandridge

John & Vickie Cox

Albert & Cara Johnson

Joplin Golf Foundation

Joplin Supply Company

Karl & Cathi Glassman

Kraft Insurance Agency

Lee & Kathy Murdy

Lozier

Madison Pet Clinic

Martin & Maxine Milgrim

Mid-America Christian

Conference

Joseph & Rebecca Newman

Newspaper Holdings, Inc.

Nexstar Broadcasting Group

Rob & Margaret O'Brian

Owens Corning

Ozark Gateway Association

Of Realtors

P.L.A.Y. Sertoma

PILR Tech

R & S Heating and Cooling

Norm & Nadine Ridder

Rouse Sheet Metal

Valerie Russow

Satterlee Mechanical

Contracting Corporation

Scott & Cherrie Schulte

Scott & Laurie Lowery

Scott Miller

Skaggs Chiropractic, LLC

SMC Electric

Nathan and Keeisha Souder

Steven St. Clair

John Starrett

Stephen & Mary Gaarder

Stephen J. Menke, DDS

Southwest Missouri Electric

Railway Association

Steve & Debra Koelkebeck

Steve Junkins

Forrest & Jessica Stodghill

Jeffrey & Bonnie Stutesman

The Allstate Foundation

Todd & Margaret Pefferman

The Benevity Community Impact

Fund

The Insurancenter

The Quinn Family Giving Fund

The Saxton Group

Todd & Margaret Pefferman

Todd & Shelly Hunter

Turbo Supply, Inc.

United Way Of Acadiana, Inc.

William & Judith Labhart

William & Kimberle Satterlee

Todd & Alaina Yockey

Letter from the Executive Director I hope everyone is enjoying your fall season! It is the season to be thankful. That being said I would like to give a special thank you to our Resource Committee for putting on the greatest Club Comingo ever! With their help we funded a lot of futures for kids. It takes a great team to get things done and that is exactly what we had, a GREAT TEAM! It is an exciting time to be a part of our Boys & Girls Club and it showed that night. I shared some facts with the group that I would like to share with you. Each Day in America 16,244 students are suspended, 3,617 children are arrested, and 2,857 high school students drop out! I believe we have great kids that have great potential, but they don’t always have the opportunities to help them reach that potential. The Club provides those opportunities. The participants that attended our event are helping us provide those opportunities, the grants we receive are helping us provide those opportunities, and every donor we have is helping us provide those opportunities. We have data that proves members who attend the Club two or more times a week skip fewer days of school, feel more connected to school and have greater post-secondary aspirations. High school aged Club members report a reduction in high risk behaviors, such as smoking, drinking alcohol and having sex, than do their non- Club counterparts. The Boys & Girls Club of Southwest Missouri is making a difference with kids in our community and you are helping with this mission. THANK YOU! -Rhonda

Staff Spotlight

Mackenzie Sams Mackenzie is a Junior at

Missouri Southern State

University. He plans on majoring in

Kinesiology. Mackenzie is the Gym

Coordinator at the Joplin

Facility. The Gym is where

members learn about teamwork,

sportsmanship and healthy habits!

Q: What is your favorite thing about working at the club? A: Getting to interact with kids at the club! Q: What is your favorite game to play in the gym? A: Indoor soccer. The kids get plenty of exercise when we play! Q: What is your favorite food to eat at thanksgiving? A: My favorite is ham!

TEEN GARAGE SALE

The teens worked very hard to

plan their garage sale fundraiser.

Fifteen of our teens decided to

work on a day they could have

stayed home, raising money for

their end of year trip. They

learned a valuable lesson on

being organized and prepared for

anything when it came to putting

on the event. We asked teen

member Brayden K. what he

thought about the event. “It was

crazy, there were so many people

at the sale.” During the event

teens were in charge of pricing

and handling money, using their

math skills, and learning how to

negotiate. The teens initially set a

goal to raise $500. They actually

raised over $1,500! Nice work!

COMINGO UPDATE

Thank you to all of our sponsors and guests

who supported us at Club Comingo! It was a

great event and a lot of fun. In the end we

raised over $57,000 to support the futures of

our kids! We look forward to continuing our

mission of enabling all young people,

especially those who need us most, to reach

their full potential as productive, caring,

responsible citizens because of YOU!

Our Wish List Can you help us out? We asked our Coordinators what they needed for their rooms and this is what they came up with!

Homework Center

Kid scissors

Crayons

Markers

Colored Pencils

Puzzles

Glue

Calculators

Play-doh

Board games

Legos Art Room

Markers

Colored Pencils

Kid Scissors

Stick Glue

Drawing Books

White Paint

Oil Pastels

Charcoal Drawing Material

Watercolor Paints

Cardstock

Printer paper (white)

Gym Activities

Footballs

Hula Hoops

9 Square ball

Tennis Ball

Kick balls

Omnikin Ball

Soft Baseballs

Frisbees

Whiffle Balls

Bean Bags

Swimming Noodles Computer Lab

Mouse Pads

Educational Posters

Headphones

Book Shelf

Tennis balls for the bottom of chairs.

Learning Center

Colored Pencils

Journals

Makers

Youth of the Month!

Brayden Keith

Brayden is an 8th grader that attends the Club daily! He volunteers to help out around the Club and is a positive role model for our younger members. Q: What is your favorite thing about the club? A: Hanging out with friends and playing video games! Q: What would you do if you didn’t attend the Club? A: Go home and be bored all the time. I’d have nothing to do after school. Q: What is your favorite food to eat at Thanksgiving? A: Turkey is my favorite!

3 out of 4 of our

members are on free or

reduced lunch plans.

The Data

Speaks

Thank you to the Darr Family

Foundation for supporting the

Reading Buddy Program at our

Joplin & Webb City locations!

Contact us if you are interested in sponsoring a family for the holidays!

Learn more at www.bgcswmo.org

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