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 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