2018 Annual Report
Boys & Girls Clubs of Skagit County
Boys & Girls Clubs of Skagit County
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GREAT FUTURES GALA<br />
BUILDS ON SUCCESS<br />
If it was said that we came out swinging with our first Great<br />
Futures Gala in 2017, featuring Evander Holyfield, then<br />
our second, which welcomed Steve Largent to our event,<br />
was certainly a touchdown! All puns aside, our recently<br />
re-imagined annual fall fundraiser, launched as the Great<br />
Futures Gala, has continued building upon original successes,<br />
and as a result, the<br />
Boys & Girls Clubs of Skagit<br />
County has been blessed<br />
with additional resources to<br />
serve more kids and teens,<br />
with stronger programs<br />
and activities that deliver<br />
life-changing outcomes.<br />
The staff and Board of Directors<br />
for the organization<br />
takes pride in being innovative whenever possible, especially<br />
as it relates to guest experience and mission-centered<br />
activities while balancing our increasing need for funds<br />
and desire to maintain a low ratio of costs for production. In<br />
<strong>2018</strong>, a big change relating to event location was tackled,<br />
when we were honored to have Tim Lewis and his team at<br />
In <strong>2018</strong>, a big change relating to event location<br />
was tackled, when we were honored to have<br />
Tim Lewis and his team at Corporate Air Center,<br />
agree to our audacious request to host the Great<br />
Futures Gala at his wonderful venue.<br />
Corporate Air Center, agree to our audacious request to host<br />
the Great Futures Gala at his wonderful venue. This eliminated<br />
any potential for space rental costs, which can quickly<br />
add up to several thousand dollars, and had the added benefit<br />
of giving staff extra time for set-up and striking the event<br />
afterward. Gala week is already taxing on the staff and volunteers<br />
of any organization,<br />
so spreading out logistical<br />
components relieve a lot of<br />
pressure and stress.<br />
Guests were greeted by Club<br />
staff and volunteers, and<br />
the registration area had<br />
an electric buzz within that<br />
carried the momentum into<br />
the Social Hour and beyond.<br />
Many guests had taken<br />
advantage of ‘vaulting’ their credit cards in advance through<br />
a new process Club Admin Staff Tammy Findlay and Sarah<br />
Arquitt had set out to accomplish better guest experience for<br />
participants. With a full rollout planned for 2019, everyone<br />
will have an opportunity for just a brief stop on their way to<br />
the fun and games.<br />
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