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Legacy Foundation Supports The Boys' & Girls' Club - January 10, 2008
PITTSFIELD – The Legacy Banks Foundation has contributed $10,000 to the Boys’ and Girls’ Club of Pittsfield to support general operating expenses for the 2007-08 fiscal year.
The board of directors approved the grant at its third quarter meeting.
“We are pleased to be able to continue our strong support of the Boys’ and Girls’ Club of Pittsfield," said foundation President Richard Sullivan. "The organization serves as a vital resource to the youth of our community by offering affordable activities to over 5,000 members annually as well as many others who utilize their facility on a daily basis. We look forward to the club continuing their valuable programming for many years to come."
The club offers programming such as recreational, sporting and vocational activities as well as summer camp, a children's center and after-school program.
"It is because of the generosity of a very caring community, such as the Legacy Banks Foundation, that the club is not only able to provide quality programming, but programs that are accessible to all," said Peter Bell, executive director of the Boys' and Girls' Club. "No child is turned away from participating in any program based on their ability to pay. Membership remains at $10 per year, and financial assistance is available for any program that may have additional costs associated. For the past 107 years the Boys' Club [and then the] Boys' and Girls' Club has been able to serve the needs of our area youth and their families, thanks to the kindness of gifts such as this one.”
Established in 2005, the Legacy Banks Foundation continues the philanthropic tradition of Legacy Banks and its associates who have contributed their time, talent and treasure for the betterment of the communities in which they have worked and lived for well over a century. The foundation focuses its support in six major areas - affordable housing, economic development, education, health and human services, civic and community, and arts and culture. |
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