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RCCF Responds to Boys and Girls Club Disaster

River Counties Community Foundation Advisory Board has approved an emergency grant to The Boys and Girls Club of the Northern Neck to defray unforeseen operating expenses due to a devastating fire in mid- November.  

 

River Counties Community Foundation Advisory Board has approved an emergency grant to The Boys and Girls Club of the Northern Neck to defray unforeseen operating expenses due to a devastating fire in mid- November. 

The fire totally destroyed the Club’s learning center, technical rooms, art room, administrative offices, and the Teen Center.  Business and county leaders helped the Club find space to continue to provide programs for the 400 young people who depend on the Club for help to improve grades and develop life skills. The fire destroyed items such as computers, copiers, printers, and office supplies, in addition to half of the Club’s operating space.  While some of the activities are carried out in the gym, administrative and support programs were required to move to other locations. As a result, operating expenses have increased by more than $20,000. Insurance proceeds will eventually help the Club to rebuild, but in the meantime, funding for day-to-day operations is stretched.

“During this season of gifting, we encourage the community to give to the Boys and Girls Club.  They are in need now.  We are pleased to make an out-of-cycle grant of $10,000,” said RCCF Regional Director, Margaret Nost.  The RCCF grant is made from the unrestricted reserves that allow quick response to a disastrous situation.  “When we think of a disaster, we normally envision devastation from nature; however, this fire is a disaster for the Boys and Girls Club,” said Nost. 

RCCF’s annual fundraising campaign, Together.Stronger., is now underway.  This campaign allows RCCF to aggregate smaller gifts in a manner to achieve maximum impact, providing support for unmet needs and emergency situations. Contributions may be made electronically at www.RiverCountiesCF.org or by check, mailed to P.O. Box 222, Kilmarnock, Virginia 22482.



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