B o y s & G ir l s C lu b o f C ypre s s

Dear Friends,

This holiday season, we are especially grateful for the

support of friends like YOU, who care and generously

contribute to the Club and families we serve.

Forty-five families were supported this season through

our adopt-a-family program. These families have

holiday meals, gifts and joyful memories this season

because of the special generosity of this community.

I had the pleasure of helping a Club Mom carry some gifts from my office to hide in the trunk of the car

while her children were busy playing at the Club. She was so grateful and told me that “Without the Club,

her four kids wouldn’t have a Christmas.”

More than 300 people attended our annual holiday party for Club families on Friday, December 9th at

the Cypress Community Center. This event is hosted by the Rotary Club of Cypress with additional

volunteer support by the Cypress High School Interact Club. The guests enjoyed a delicious spaghetti

dinner, made holiday crafts, and watched a performance by the Club’s Dance Team. All children had their

picture taken with Santa and received a wonderful gift. This event created joyful holiday memories for

those who attended as well as those who volunteered to make the event a success.

All of our Club members received support because of the generosity of the Board of Directors, numerous

community members, SeaCoast Grace Church , Bethlehem Lutheran Church, On the Ball Fitness, Target-

Cerritos, Target-Cerritos West, Target-Cypress, Cypress Women’s Club, residents of Cypress Park Senior

Community and Cypress Pointe Community, BikeLand Cypress, Latin Gents Car Club, Dukes Car Club

Orange County, Vans, Soroptimist Cypress, Toys for Tots and Cypress Police Department.

Thank you for helping us to make a difference in

the lives of nearly 1000 children throughout the

year. May your holiday season and the new year be

filled with joy.

Happy holidays!

Anne Hertz

Executive Director

Hol idays w ith the C lub

Inside this issue:

Gala Highlights 2

Thank You to our KKOT Sponsors

2

TEEN updates 3

Words from our Teens

3

Holiday Giving 4

Members love visiting with Santa at the Christmas party

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Our spaghetti dinner made with love by Rotary Club

Page 2 Winter Newsletter December 12, 2016

This year’s event was held Friday, November 4, 2016. Keeping Kids on Track is the Club’s largest fundraiser of the year and this year’s event was our most successful yet, thanks to our generous supporters. The event is held annually and includes a delicious dinner,

exciting live and silent auctions, and a thrilling night of live-action horse racing! The auction is generously supported by our presenting sponsor, the Los Alamitos Race Course.

This year’s gala dinner and auction raised $145,000 to support enriching programs here at the Boys & Girls Club of Cypress. Funds raised will also support the vision of building a Teen Center for our growing teen population who attend the Club.

Thank You to all of Our K e e p i n g K i d s o n T r a c k Supporters!

$10,000 Presenting Sponsor

Los Alamitos Race Course

The Club is grateful to the following people and businesses who sponsored

K e e p i n g K i d s o n T r a c k 2016

$5,000 - Change a Life Andrew Lachina

Barton Place

So Cal Office Technologies

$2,500 - Be a Mentor Jon & Bonnie Peat

David Skorupinski & Ginger Osman

$1,250 - Make a Difference AT&T

Doug & Shelly Bailey

Collectible Supplies -Jeff & Myrna Peterson

David & Deni Frias

Joe & Dr. Terrisa Ha

Anne Hertz

Randy & Juli Humphreys

In-N-Out Burger

La Palma Hospital

Morrison Tire - Paul & Lori Morrison

Sidepath - Jim & Suzanne Andronaco

Robert & Denise Simpson

United Health Care

US Bank

Charles & Karen Williams

Anonymous

$500 - Keep Kids on Track Tom & Stacy Berry

Chief Rod & Sheila Cox

Bill & Teri Criss

Jimmy Fuller

Peter Grant

Air Technology Labs – Val Mallari

Paulo Morales

Arthur & Miwa Smalley

Guy & Sheri Whitney

$250 - Open the Door Jim & Denise Basham

CareTech Home Health

CMB Labs

James & Becky Fuller

Tom & Mary Giedlin

Guzman & Gray, CPA’s

EIZO

Eric & Elyse Hertz

Maryanne Horton

Rob & Nancy Johnson

David & Linda Macdonald

Midge Jones

Dr. Michael Kim

Supervisor Knabe

Allen & Sue Osbon

Brian & Pooja Pelham

Jenny Schippers

Anne Silavs

Slater Builders

Smart & Final

WCCT Global

Yamada Health & Rehabilitation

Dr. Elisa Yoo

Centerpieces - Ivana Royse

Photography - Kyong Kim

Wine Sponsor - George & Cindy Briggeman

Teen Center Donors Los Alamitos Race Course

Tara Badie

Doug & Shelly Bailey

George & Cindy Briggeman

Keith Chace

Steve & Cathy Clingenpeel

MaryAnn Cullen

Nancy Dandridge

Richard & Sue Flood

David & Deni Frias

James & Rebecca Fuller

Jimmy Fuller

Jim & Deloris Gibson

Joe & Terrisa Ha

Linda Hanson

Jim & Maria Hensley

Joseph Herrick

Anne Hertz

Robert Hertz

Chris Hoffie

Maryanne Horton

Bonnie Jacobson

Mark & Holly Kerslake

Andy Lachina

Pam Lesher

Val Mallari

Tim McLellan

Paul & Lori Morrison

Kevin Morrison

Taylor Morrison

Miwa Nakagawa

Stacey Nicholas

Allen & Sue Osbon

Ginger Osman

Jon & Bonnie Peat

Brian & Pooja Pelham

John & Tina Poirier

Judith Purtle

Christy Putnam

Maria Rios

Frankie Rosario

Tammy Sasaki

Karla Schultz

Allen Sewell

Christy Shin

Bob & Denise Simpson

Bob & Delight Sittman

Sundance & Dawn Smith

Carrie Stearns

Ryan & Lauren Summers

Rick Tkach

Jeff Tran

Jimmy & Thuy Tran

Kathy Vela

Chase Whitney

Guy & Sheri Whitney

Jeff & Vickie Wulwick

Mariellen Yarc

Live Auction Donors Above All Catering Gary Rodgers

Jim & Suzanne Andronaco

Ashton Vineyards

Dave & Tawnie Bassett --Parkins

Disneyland Resort

Chapman Glucksman Dean Roeb & Barger

Cypress Police Department

The Golf Club at La Quinta

Grape Leaf Inn

Holland America

OC Fire Authority Station 17

National Championship Air Races

Jon & Bonnie Peat

Brian & Pooja Pelham

Southwest Airlines

Charles & Karen Williams

A special thank you to all of the volunteers, board members, and staff for all of your hard work and dedication to our event.

Page 3 Boys & Girls Club of Cypress

The total number of youth participating in the Boys & Girls Club of Cypress has more than quadrupled in the last eight years. Many of the members who joined during this dramatic period of growth began while they were in early elementary school and are now young teens. We keep teens attending our Club by providing highly-engaging programs and activities that meet the needs of the teens who have been with us for years and we are attracting additional teens who need a place to belong.

We know that today’s teens face tough challenges and our Boys & Girls Club is uniquely positioned to help

t eens thr ough t hos e challenges. Studies indicate, and our experience confirms, that teens are more likely to continue attending when they have dedicated space for their age group. To serve the growing number of teens, in 2016 we are seeking to establish 1,500 square feet of dedicated space to serve the unique needs of middle school and high school members. $120,000 in funding has been secured from Bandai Foundation and we are working with the City of Cypress to establish an appropriate location at Cedar Glen park. The Teen Center will offer STEM workshops as well as a Teen Leadership Academy program with a

focus on career development and applied service activities in partnership with local Junior High and High Schools.

At this years annual gala, our “Fund-A-Need” segment spot-lighted our vision of building a Teen Center for our growing number of teens. With the support of our guests, were able to raise a total of $30,000.

Together we can retain our members after the transition to junior high school and high school. It is because of your generosity that we are able to allocate additional staff, programs, and facility space specifically to teen members at the Club.

Dear Donors,

We al l appreciate al l t he kind donat ions t o t he pr ogram. Also you guys are ver y gener ous and nice f or donat ing t o us, and knowing you care t o he lp us is real l y mind-bl owing. I t hink t hat ever y single person in t he C lub t hat is a Teen real ly t hanks you guys t o be he lpful and car ing of us. Our mission is t o have our own Teen Space so you guys he lping us is real ly c oo l and awesome. I hope t o see my own space t o play soccer and do t he t hings I l ove. We ALL LO VE Y O U and t hank you fr om t he bott om of our hearts.

Sincere ly,

Al i , 7t h grade

TE EN updates

What our Teens want for Christmas All I Want For Christmas is…

The Club is currently

accepting donations for the

holiday season.

Items needed include:

pencils, dry erase markers,

sports equipment,

calculators, glue bottles,

board games & more!

1. Click “Sign In”

2. Click on “My Account” (In the top right hand corner)

3. Link your card to our organization by scrolling down to “Community Rewards”:

a. Click on “Enroll Now”

b. Add/Edit my community contribution and search for “90007”

c. Click on the circle to the left next to “Boys & Girls Club of Cypress”

d. Click on “Enroll Now” to finish

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