Winter 2013 - Club For Boys

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THE BUGLE
Winter 2013
How to Give to
Christmas for Nine Children
the Christmas
Picture a shabby, rundown house
Now picture this same house with
with a couple windows missing, no
a big Christmas tree in the living
Family Program hot water, no electricity. This house room with lights and decorations that
For Christmas 2013, the Club again
asks for the community’s help in
sponsoring 100 of our lowest income
families for Christmas. You will learn
a little about your sponsored family
and receive a thank-you in January.
There are two ways you can sponsor a
family:
Do It Yourself: The Club can give
you the “wish” list of gifts, food and
decorations for the family. Then your
family or office group may get the
tree, decorations, dinner and purchase
and wrap the gifts yourselves. If you
wish, you can also deliver all of it
directly to the family. Office groups
and donor families find this to be a
bonding experience and a lot of fun!
Please contact Sara Gentry at the Club
(605-343-3500) as soon as possible but
before December 18 if you wish to do
this.
Let Us Do It: You can donate $300
for a family of four and the Club staff
and volunteers will buy and wrap the
gifts, purchase Christmas dinner and
get a Christmas tree and decorations
for the family. If $300 is too steep but
you’d like to participate, you can give
any amount and we will combine it
with other donations to sponsor a
family. Please write “Christmas
family” on your check and send it
to: Club For Boys, Christmas Families,
Attn: Sara Gentry, P.O. Box 907, Rapid
City, SD 57709. Please try to get these
donations to us before December 18 so
we have time to shop for the families.
Whichever way suits you best, know
that the Christmas families deeply
appreciate it.
is a real house on a main street in
Rapid City and you’ve probably
passed it many times. Inside this
house, there’s no furniture at all in
the living room or kitchen except a
rickety table and two folding chairs.
There are no toys on the floor, no
clothes lying around, nothing. And
yet nine children from the ages of 10
months to 12 years live in this house.
All of the boys above age six are
members of the Club for Boys.
The parents suffer from past
substance abuse and a current
inability to provide
financially for the
family. These nine
children pay the
price.
sparkle. A heap of gaily-wrapped
presents are under the tree.
Christmas dinner is cooking on
the stove and fills the house with
a delicious aroma. Imagine what it’s
like for these children to have all this
in their home.
Your gift to the Christmas family
program means the world to these
children and children like them who
have been disappointed time and
time again. Your gift to the Christmas family program uplifts them and
makes their whole year brighter.
545 Santas
Last year about 545 people in Rapid City
gave to the Christmas family program,
either as part of an office or family
group. Their efforts helped 100 families
of Club for Boys’ members---families
earning $400 per person per month or
less (Interestingly, the number of family
members helped was also about 545).
Rock Stars
By Ida Walter, Nutrition Director
With the sounds of the Beach Boys, the
Beatles , Bill Haley and the Comets and
other rock and roll greats melodically
drifting through the gym, the Club for
Boys held its annual Volunteer Banquet
on September 30. The rock and roll
theme was the backdrop to honoring 101
volunteers who are truly “Rock Stars”
with thousands of service hours at the
Club during the past year. Volunteers
may help on a daily basis in program or
two afternoons a week at the Thrift Store
or at a special event during the year.
The Club could not provide its range of
services without the time, talents and
dedication of our volunteers.
The President’s Volunteer Service
Award issued on behalf of the President
of the United States, was given to 15
dedicated volunteers. Recognizing the
best in the American spirit, the award
encourages all Americans to improve
their communities through volunteer
service and civic participation.
One volunteer,
Marilyn Mulz, received
the President’s Lifetime
Achievement Award,
which represents over
4,000 hours of service.
Marilyn came to the
Club in October of 2002 Our Volunteers Rock!
because she had
grandsons who attended the Club.
Most of her time has been spent in the
Club’s cafeteria where her efforts help
assure an accurate meal count of all the
boys who eat here. She also is a Club
bus monitor, riding with the bus driver
and helping maintain peace and order—
which can be a real challenge—on the
bus. She is loved by the boys and is a
true grandmotherly influence in many
young lives.
The Club values all of its volunteers
and hopes to see you at the next
Volunteer Banquet!
Attention Alumni
If you can say, “I used to go to the Boys
Club,” then we want you!!! We want to have
as many former members as possible come
down to our 50th Anniversary Celebration on
November 23rd from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. There
will be a lot of “old school” activities and fun. So, save the date, mark it on the calendar, tell
your friends, and make sure to be there!
Oh, the Things They Say
by Clay Quinton, Program Director
A six-year-old boy was waiting for his ride
and so I was talking to him about school. In
the conversation he told me that his teacher
was mean. When I asked him why she was
mean he gave me a funny look and said, “I
don’t know why she’s mean. You would have
to ask her.”
Congratulations, Marilyn!
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
Come get involved with the Club for Boys! We guarantee your time spent with us will brighten your day!
• Family Thanksgiving Dinner – November 27,
2013. Volunteers are needed from 5:00 p.m. to
6:30 p.m. to help serve dinner to over 500 Club
members and their families.
• Chili Cook-Off – December 7, 2013. Volunteers
are needed to help with set up, clean up, to taste
and judge chili, to tally votes, to serve hot dogs
and drinks, and to sell raffle tickets. Shifts vary
from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Club Christmas Party - December 24, 2013.
Volunteers are needed from 9:30 a.m. to Noon
to help run contests for the boys at the Club
Christmas party.
• Homework Help – Volunteers are needed
every weekday after school to help boys with
homework.
• Coaches – Basketball is just around the corner and
coaches for the Club teams are welcomed.
• Hanging out – Boys love it when volunteers
just hang out with them, shooting pool, playing
marbles or carpetball or checkers.
Got time? Contact Carri Redmond at 605-343-3500.
The Thrift Store is on the
Move to Benefit the Club
Exciting changes are in the works. After 24 years, The Thrift Store
benefiting the Club for Boys has moved to a new, larger facility at 960
Cambell Street. It is a change that will greatly improve our ability to help
the Club for Boys.
As one of the area’s first non-profit thrift stores, The Thrift Store quickly
became an essential element in funding the Club and has set an example
for other non-profit organizations. Our generous donors have allowed us to
build a brighter future by providing funding that gives recreation, meals,
guidance, job training and education to Club for Boys members.
Since opening in 1989, The Thrift Store’s dedicated, talented, and
knowledgeable volunteers and staff have created a clean, organized, friendly
and truly unique shopping experience. Now, in our new location, we will
continue that tradition as a destination for quality apparel, furniture, house
wares, and home décor. We look forward to welcoming current and new
donors and customers to The Thrift Store.
Old Location:
The Thrift Store
319 N. 3rd St.
Thank You!
The Club for Boys Foundation is
grateful for all gifts received. From
April through September 2013, the
following donors made contributions. Those with a + gave $1,000
to $9,999 and those with an * gave
$10,000 or more.
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New Location:
The Thrift Store
benefiting the Club for Boys
960 Cambell St.
A few words from our customers:
• “This is the nicest Thrift Store I’ve ever
shopped in. Clean, organized and very
reasonably priced.”
• “Excellent display of merchandise. Clean
store-love shopping here.”
• “Wonderful staff on your receiving area.
So nice to see the boys involved.”
• “Love seeing the boys learning to
merchandise and they do so well with
customer service at the registers.”
• “I was very impressed with your store.
Clean, well organized, staff very friendly.
Truly you are doing an outstanding job.
You made it fun.” From a customer
traveling from Washington, D.C.”
• “Best wishes on continued success and
benefit to the Club for Boys.”
Store Hours
Monday-Thursday
9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday and Saturday
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Donation Hours
Monday-Thursday
9 a.m. to 5p.m.
Friday and Saturday
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Pickup service in
Rapid City limits by
appointment, call
605-341-8878.
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Robert Bloemendaal Memorial
Mary Lou Bohn Memorial
Joe & Jolene Dobbs*
Marilyn Hanson Memorial+
Derek Hauff Memorial
Sara Gentry+
Charles and Audrey Gerlach
Memorial
Mary Gortmaker Memorial
Everett & Roberta Hoyt+
Olive Jacobs
Stanley J. Johnsen Concrete
Contractor, Inc.
Ketel Thorstenson
Francis Koopman Memorial
Reva Kurtz
Cindy Lloyd
Ronald “Lute” Luther Memorial
Phillip & Joy Martin
Ruth Martin Memorial
Dan & Debi Minkel
Marlene & Paul Montoya
Julie O’Neil Memorial
Thomas & Nancy Oliver
Clay & Judy Quinton
Kevin & Kathy Randall*
Carri & Jay Redmond
Darren Rydstrom Memorial+
Raye Deane Rypkema+
Richard & Elaine Schleusener
Memorial
Mike & Tina Theis
Nancy Van Nice
Leonard Wormstadt Memorial+
For information about the Club
for Boys Foundation, contact Sara
Gentry at 343-3500.
In Appreciation
The Club for Boys would like to
thank everyone who donated gifts
of time, money or in-kind from
April through September 2013. The
following people gave cash gifts of
$250 or more. Those with an * gave
$500 or more.
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ABRA Auto Body & Glass*
Stanford Adelstein*
Amber Allen
Tomi Ammons*
Dale & Jeanette Anderson*
Assurant
Avis Budget*
Scott & Margaret Bader
Brad & Dawn Bargmann*
Dale & Mary Berkebile*
William & Shana Bernhard*
Big D Oil Co.
Black Hills Community Bank*
Black Hills Dermatology P.C.*
Black Hills Power*
Black Hills Surgical Hospital*
Blue Lantern Lounge
David & Mary Boyer
Hugh & Nancy Boyle*
Lonnie Braun*
Altha Brink
Jay & Betty Brink
Kent & Peggy Brugger*
Raymond & Mary Burnett*
Joseph Christen*
Nancy Christensen*
City of Rapid City*
Sam & Susan Clem*
James Clement
Jim & Chris Coleman
Steve & Sue Colgan
Collision Center*
Pat Coupens*
Dave & Kathy Crabb*
Ronald & Melody Dahlinger*
Dakota Mill & Grain, Inc.*
Dave Schmidt Insurance
Agency, Inc. *
Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity*
Delta Dental of South Dakota*
Dennis & Jane DeSmet*
Joe & Jolene Dobbs*
Jim & Jane Doyle*
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George & Nancy Dunham*
Egon & Rita Dzintars*
Patricia Eisenbraun
David & Deanna Emery*
Brad Estes*
Norman & Diane Ferrier
First Interstate BancSystem
Foundation, Inc.*
Freed’s Fine Furnishings*
Sara Gentry*
Jamie Gortmaker*
Granite Automotive*
Tom & Carol Graslie
Great Western Tire, Inc.*
Brian Hagg*
Heavy Constructors, Inc.*
Rob & Marsha Hengen*
Gene & Mary Hensley*
David & Carla Hillard*
Joseph & Bonnie Hilt*
Hobart Sales & Services
J Scull Construction Services, Inc.*
Dave Johnson & Kathy Oulman
Johnson*
David & Wendi Johnson
Dean & Delia Johnson*
Justin & Ardis Speer Estate*
Steve & Marty Kalkman*
Merle & Gena Karen*
KEM Enterprises, Inc.*
James & Robin Kienitz*
Kiwanis Club of Rapid City West
Mark & Lori Kline*
Kohl’s Cares for Kids*
Steve Kovarik & Virginia Frei*
Dean & Mary Jane Kurtz*
Constance Nelson Lane*
Larson Foundation*
Ami & Nathan Larson*
Loren Doyle Concrete*
Bernita Loucks*
Larry Lytle*
Leon Martin*
Robert & Deborah Martin
Greg & Susan McCormick*
Mark & Kristol McKie*
McKie Ford Lincoln*
Midwest Marketing LLC*
Midwest Medical Insurance Co.*
Eleanore Moe
Luke & Cari Mortimer*
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Leslie Muir*
Neugebauer’s Fine Jewelry*
Robert & Diana Nicholson*
Bonnie Nielson
Dwight & Janize Nissen
NWE Management*
Lem & Marilyn Oyler*
Aletha Parke*
Jeffrey & Katrina Partridge
Pennington Title Company*
Bruce Peterson
Donald & Pat Piearson*
Pottery 2 Paint, Inc.
Kevin & Kathy Randall*
Rapid City Cosmopolitan Club*
Rapid City Lions Club*
Rapid City Morning Optimists*
Rapid City Noon Optimists
RCS Construction, Inc.*
Robert Redin
RLB MD PC Health Concepts*
Patrick Roseland*
Rushmore News, Inc.
Don & Linda Rydstrom*
Raye Deane Rypkema
Gordon Scofield*
James & Mary Scull, Jr.*
Matthew & Lynn Simmons*
Jack & Constance Simpson
Karen Soderquist
South Dakota Community
Foundation*
South Dakota Department of
Education
South Dakota Stockgrowers
Association*
Stanley J. Johnsen Concrete
Contractor, Inc.*
Summit Signs and Supply, Inc.
Mike & Bonnie Tennyson*
Larry Teuber*
Paul & Mary Thorstenson*
Pat & Mary Tlustos*
Russ & Susan Tlustos*
William Wells
Westjet Air Center, Inc.*
Roger & Diane Wilson*
Call 343-3500 to get your tickets today!
Fall Program Hours
Mondays
Tuesdays
Wednesdays
Thursdays
Fridays
1:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
1:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
8:30 p.m. to midnight
(12 and older only)
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Our Schedule
November
November 18
November 23
November 25
November 27
November 28-29 December
December 23
December 24
Club Closed
Club for Boys 50th Anniversary
Celebration 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Christmas Tree Lot Opens
Club Open 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Family Thanksgiving Dinner
Club Closed
Club Open 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Club Open 7:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Member Christmas Party at 10:00 a.m.
December 25
December 26-27
December 30
December 31
January
January 1
January 17
January 20
February
February 14
February 17
Club Closed for Christmas
Club Open 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Club Open 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Club Open 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. New Year’s Blast
Club Closed for New Year’s
Club Open 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
All Boys Birthday Party
Club Open 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Valentine’s Day Party
Club Open 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.