News from Boys & Girls Clubs of San Antonio

Thank you to our many supporters who helped us reach our Be Great SA $100,000 Challenge goal!

 

Thank You!
SA YES Foundation
Thank you to the many friends and supporters who contributed to Boys & Girls Clubs of San Antonio during the Be Great SA Challenge Campaign. You helped us raise over $100,000, that is being matched by the SA YES Foundation, for educational program services to benefit the thousands of youth served by BGCSA. Special thanks to the members of the board of the SA YES Foundation for making the Be Great SA Challenge possible and for opening many doors of opportunity for San Antonio's youth. 
Jeremiah Milbank SocietyWelcome,    
Jeremiah Milbank Society Members! 
 
During the Be Great SA Challenge Campaign, longtime Jeremiah Milbank Society members, Richard & Lana Breakie, were joined by three new JMS members in their support of the mission of BGCSA.
Thank you and welcome to our newest JMS members,
Jim & Cathy Bodenstedt and Dr. Francisco Gallegos. 
 
Jeremiah Milbank (1887 - 1972) was a man of remarkable accomplishments as a businessman, financier, and philanthropist. A lifelong believer in volunteerism, Jeremiah Milbank helped President Herbert Hoover develop the Boys & Girls Club national organization that provides support services for Clubs serving disadvantaged youth. Throughout his lifetime, Milbank gave a fortune to help those in need His extraordinary and life-long concern for youth and those less fortunate has changed the lives of millions and is the inspiration for The Jeremiah Milbank Society- an elite national recognition society for individuals who make an unrestricted gift of $10,000 or more to local Clubs.  
 
 
For more information on the Jeremiah Milbank Society, please contact Stephanie Sinclair at ssinclair@begreatsa.org
BGCSA Hosts Club-wide Challenge BBQ
During the Be Great SA Challenge, the staff at all Club Branches banded together to host a BBQ plate sale for Club families and supporters across the city. 
The event's success is attributed to several key sponsors including Two Brothers BBQ Market, HEB, Kiolbassa, Cinco de Guyos, Creative Link, Labatt Foods, Sysco, and Mix 96.1. Special thanks also to these organizations for their support: Endura Advisory Group, Avance, Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas, and YWCA. Our board members, friends, sponsors and Club staff truly made this first time event a success.   

Cute Kids at Calderon

 

Learn more about Boys & Girls Clubs of San Antonio at www.BeGreatSA.org