On Wednesday, May 21, 2008 the Board of Directors and Staff visited local businesses and friends for their annual Friends Day Drive. What was a great surprise is the Rob Case the President of the Robert & Helga Pralle Family Foundation and Board Member of the Club, had a special surprise to present to the Committee Chair, JoAn Case at the May Board Meeting. He a gave a donation from the foundation in the amount of $11,000 to kick off the annual drive.

The goal of the Friends Day 2008 is to raise 26,000. The Board and Staff are working hard toward a record raising year and hope to surpass their goal. This year everyone who is a Friend ($100 donation), Supporter ($250 donation) or Benefactor ($500 donation) will receive a gift of a piece of art work done by one of the members at the Club.

A list of the Friends, Supporters and Benefactors will go here;

On Sunday, December 2, 2007, the Club held their Annual Harvest Celebration Dinner & Auction. We even had a Special Guest attend our event, “A.C. Green” a former Lakers Basketball Star. We raised over $57,000 that night and over $11,000 for our “Stand Up For Kids” fund. Everyone love the festive Christmas atmosphere of the event. The Club Youth Choir performed singing some of their old and several holiday songs. John Borack from Time Warner Cable presented the Club Video which was the Words of Children. The members were asked several questions, such as why you like to the Club. This video was an eye opener to a child’s life at the Club and made several of us cry. Mark your calendar for next years Harvest Celebration at the Crowne Plaza Resort on December 7, 2008 We would like to Thank ALL Table Sponsors:
City of Stanton
C R & R, Inc.
Elementis Pigment
Kevin & Leslie McCarthy
Lynn & Heidi Muth
Pick Your Part
ORCO Block Company
Rob & Susan Case
Rondell Homes
Sal Sapien
Southern California Edison
Stanton Lions Club

On October 18, 2007 at the Club Board Meeting, guest Ms.Tami Bui of Southern California Edison Company presented President Donna McGee with a donation in the amount of $5,000. Ms. Bui said this donation was due to a grant for the Club’s Learning Center to help support their education programs. President McGee thanked Ms. Bui and said that this donation will make a difference in the lives of the children we served.

On July 1, 2007 the Club received a donation in the amount of $5,000 from Union Pacific Foundation for our Outreach Transportation Program. This program provides elementary and junior high students with safe transportation to the Club daily. We have been providing this service to the community for more than 20 years. These funds will be used for youth transportation scholarships and help us to cover the rising cost of fuel.

Union Pacific has a long-standing commitment to improve the quality of life in the communities they serve and where their employees live and work. Their vision is that Union Pacific employees will take pride in their community’s civic leadership and that their customers and shareholders will appreciate and recognize Union Pacific as an excellent corporate citizen.

We thank you Robert Turner, President of Union Pacific Foundation and employees of Union Pacific Railroad for caring about the children in and around the Stanton community. Your donation will help us to serve more children in a safe and positive way.

The Boys & Girls Club of Stanton Annual Harvest Celebration Dinner & Live/Silent Auction will take place this year on Sunday, December 2, 2007. It will be held at the Crowne Plaza Resort in Garden Grove. This is one of the Clubs major fund raisers with many live and silent auction items available to bid on. Each year John Borack of Time Warner Cable and also Vice President of the Club Board of Directors, puts together a fantastic video presentation for the Stand Up For Kids portion of the evening. He brings to life what the Club does for the children in the Stanton community and surrounding areas. The Stand Up For Kids is a separate part of the evenings event. 100% of all proceeds raised from Stand Up For Kids goes directly toward providing items children need most such as; clothes for school, socks and shoes, backpacks, school items, and even sending them on field trips.

Our Youth Choir of 10 years will also be performing. This is a treat for everyone, since several of them have been with the Club Choir for many years. The Youth Choir’s instructors name is Diane Coddington who also is a Club Board Member. She has been donating her time to the Youth Choir for more than ten years.

Auction items are needed to make the event be successful. If you have an item or items you would like to donate to the Live or Silent Auction you may either call for pick up or bring it (them) down to the Club. We are grateful for all donations to this event.

Mark your calendar for Sunday, December 2, 2007 for the Harvest Celebration 2007.

On March 27, 2007 the Boys & Girls Clubs in Orange County and Los Angeles County were invited to Disneyland Resorts for a special presentation. It was a great day for all of us with each Club receiving 50 Disneyland Hopper Tickets and $5,000. Two Clubs received a special gift and that was a new Club van for transportation of members. One for each area, Orange County Club was Boys & Girls Club of Anaheim and Los Angeles was Variety Club.

What a fun and exciting day for all of us and after the presentation we could stay at Disneyland and be a kid again. As they say, Disney is the Happiest Place on Earth.