P.O. Box 2794 Spartanburg, SC 29304 www.begreatupstate.org

Your Boys & Girls Club is dedicated to helping kids succeed in school,

friendship, and good health. We need your help to keep serving over 1000

students a day and to grow our reach to those who do not have a Club of their

own. Spartanburg’s children, especially those from low income homes, face

tremendous challenges to their future prosperity. Our own prosperity as a

community will be so much more if we help every kid do their best.

Today in Spartanburg County, 58% of our public school students are

considered poor by the Department of Education. On the most recent state test 1

in 3 poor students failed. Among higher income homes, only 1 in 10 failed the

tests. All of our schools are delivering a good educational opportunity to every

student, yet not every student is taking advantage of that education. We know

that our Clubs move the needle for students attending high poverty schools.

Our Boys & Girls Clubs are proven to cut the failure rate of at-risk youth in

half. Years of research show that Club members are twice as likely to be

proficient in math and one and a half times more likely to be proficient in

language arts than their same school peers. Our challenge is to get more Clubs

open in more schools. We need your help to sustain our work and reach more

kids.

Thank you,

Dr. Benjamin Snoddy Chairman of the Board

 

The  Need  

• 57%  of  Spartanburg  County  students  are  poor  (Dept.  of  Ed)  • 79%  of  Spartanburg  County  parents  have  no  college  degree  • 41%  of  Spartanburg  County  5th  graders  are  overweight  or  obese  • 30  elementary  schools  have  no  outcome-­‐driven  afterschool  

programs  for  their  students  from  3-­‐6  pm  Monday  -­‐  Friday.  

2013  Youth  Served  Statistics  

• 2400  Club  Members  • 51%  Boys  /  49%  Girls  • Ten  Clubs  in  five  school  districts  

 

 

 

Black  57%  

Asian  1%  

White  31%  

LaUno  11%  

Diversity  of  1000  Kids  a  Day  

 

External  Evaluation  of  Middle  School  Club  Member  State  Test  Scores  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audited  Financials  -­‐  $3.5  Million  FY2013  

 

 

Contribu<ons  14%  

Grants  53%  

United  Way  5%  

In-­‐Kind  28%  

Revenues  

Program    Ac<vi<es  

57%  

Program    In-­‐Kind  30%  

Management  &  Fundraising  

13%  

Expenses  

 

Board  of  Directors  

Benjamin  Snoddy  –  Chairman  

Ellen  Gramling  –  Secretary  

Rob  Hrubala  –  Treasurer  

Gwin  Allen  

Hope  Blackley  

Bill  Caldwell  

Tracie  Duncan  

Mac  Hogan  

Diane  Remeta  

David  Swofford  

Alonzo  Thompson  

Janis  Turrentine  

Jimmy  Wilson  

Mark  Zimmerli    

Campaign  Staff  

Mike  Swaim  –  Director  of  Development    

Greg  Tolbert,  President  

 

 

Boys & Girls Club Billboard Campaign

Our objective is to point kids to GREAT futures, recognize our partners, involve citizens, inspire the community, and fund our Boys & Girls Clubs.

• There are many great career paths for young people, GREAT FUTURES START HERE billboards will point youth to their future careers; positions that Spartanburg businesses need filled.

• Your sponsorship will help us educate the community, accomplish your mission, and fund our work with young people.

• You pick the people / positions, we will set up the photo shoot with our Club members.

Sponsorship $ 1,500 one board for one month $ 3,000 two boards for one month $ 5,000 four boards for one month $ 7,500 six boards for one month $ 15,000 twelve boards for one month