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The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield has put out the call for Auction items for their annual Gala and Auction which will be held on March 7, 2009 at the Indian Pond Country Club in Kingston.
Approximately 350 people are expected to attend this year’s dazzling Gala and Auction which celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield and also serves as a major fundraiser. Donations are needed for the Silent and Live Auctions, which will be held during the evening of the Gala and an Online Auction, which will be held in advance of the Gala.
Donations of sports memorabilia or tickets to major sporting events; musical performances and stage shows are always popular with auction bidders. Exciting donations that create an auction “buzz” may include an all-inclusive vacation cruise; a kitchen makeover; a new car, boat or other watercraft and a plasma TV. Services, such as a year’s worth of weekly house cleaning or exterior and interior painting make great auction donations as does an annual membership to a fitness center/health club.
At last year’s Evening Under the Stars Gala and Auction, more than $40,000 was raised in support of programs for more than 4,000 youths in the area.
“We’re very excited about this event and we anticipate a good response to our call for auction items. We’re including an Online Auction to give folks who may not be able to attend the Gala, an opportunity to bid on and potentially come away with some really terrific prizes,” noted Greg Jackson, Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club.
Have an exciting item to donate to the Silent, Live or Online Auction? Contact Maura Buckley Troiano via email at maura_troiano@yahoo.com.
For more information about the Gala and Auction or to purchase tickets, visit the website www.marshfieldboysandgirlsclub.com or contact Shawn Costa, Director of Development at the club (781) 834-CLUB (2582).
About the Boys and Girls Club
The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield’s purpose is to establish a safe haven for recreation, which includes a variety of supervised activities for greater than 4,000 youth (between the ages of 6 to 18 years old) within the town. The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield has five Core Areas: Character and Leadership; Education and Career; Health, Sport Fitness Recreation and Life Skills; The Arts; and Technology. These Core Areas serve as the foundation for all programming.
As a privately-funded, non-profit organization, the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield relies tremendously on the generous philanthropic support of individuals. Financial gifts assist in providing the financial strength necessary to continue the club’s mission “to enable and inspire all young people to realize their full potential as productive and responsible citizens, as well as become tomorrow’s capable leaders.”
For more information about the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield, please contact (781) 834-CLUB (2582) or visit the website at MarshfieldBoysAndGirlsClub.com or write to the club at P.O. Box 311, Marshfield, MA 02050.
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