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Building Potential: Special Events & Highlights
2005 Youth of the Year Juan Pimentel, 18, was selected as the 2005 Southern California Boys
& Girls Club Youth of the Year. He was selected for his leadership abilities and the positive
example he sets for other young people. Juan praises BGCOP saying, “It made me the person
I am today.” Juan is a 10-year member of the Club and has been a staff member since he was
15, serving currently as the Learning Center director at the Port Hueneme Center. His goal is
to obtain a chemical engineering degree from UC Santa Barbara, “so I can help those in need
of a medicine that could save their lives.”
15th Annual Donald K. Facciano KidsAuction BGCOP celebrated “50 Remarkable Years” on
November 20, 2004, with the 15th Annual Donald K. Facciano KidsAuction. Nearly 300 guests
participated in silent and live auctions to help support the more than 6,700 members served
by the 14 Club sites in Oxnard and Port Hueneme. The event netted more than $188,000 in
support of BGCOP.
3rd Annual Campaign for Kids Breakfast The 3rd Annual Campaign for Kids Breakfast raised
$108,000 to support BGCOP and its programs. More than 245 attendees came to the Residence
Inn by Marriot on March 8, 2005, to hear Dr. Michele Borba, a world-renowned speaker and
author, whose keynote speech was about parenting and children’s issues. Also at the breakfast,
Loren Bloch received the Harriet H. Samuelsson Children’s Champion Award in recognition of
his work on behalf of children in Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme.
13th Annual “Fore the Kids” Golf Classic A field of golfers from across Southern California
joined together on the greens of Spanish Hills Country Club in Camarillo to raise more than
$45,000 for BGCOP programs. The 170 participants set a record for the highest golfer turn out
for the event.
Harley Davidson Raffle The 3rd Annual Harley Davidson Raffle netted $30,000 for BGCOP. Of
the 1,037 tickets sold, Maria Concetta Paez’s ticket was drawn for the motorcycle. John Laing
Homes won the 48-inch HDTV and donated it back to BGCOP. The winners were announced
at the 15th Annual Donald K. Facciano KidsAuction.
Tsunami Relief Fund The Movers & Shakers Keystone Club raised $2,500 for the Tsunami
Relief Fund. The group placed five-gallon water jugs at various Clubs from February 23 –
March 23, 2005, to collect loose change. The group achieved its goal by collecting 250 pounds
of change to help Tsunami victims.
National KidsDay The Dallas Cowboys joined more than 1,200 guests for BGCOP’s KidsDay
2004 festivities on August 1. Families played games at a variety of booths and took part in other
fun activities at two locations, the Martin V. Smith Youth Center and the Cowboys’ training
camp at the Residence Inn by Marriott in Oxnard. National KidsDay was created by Boys &
Girls Clubs of America and KidsPeace in 2001 to help build stronger relationships between
children and adults.
Digital Arts Festival Two BGCOP members won awards at the Pacific Region ImageMakers
2005 Photo Contest, held June 20-24, 2005, in San Francisco. Taylor Arthur, 8, and Danyelle
Stahl, 10, placed first and second, respectively, in the photo essay category of the contest.
BGCOP Wins Top Marketing Award BGCOP was awarded the bronze MAC Award in the
Web site category by the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, April 30, 2005, at the 99th Annual
National Conference held in San Diego. The award recognizes the Boys & Girls Club that has
created the most creative and compelling Web site.