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By SARAN LANGBEIN S _1&
SarahLangbein@coloradoan.com j
The Boys & Girls Club
of Larimer County was
more than half way to its
goal after receiving a
$50,000 donation from
Anheuser-Busch Wednes-
day.
It is the largest donation
by a business the club has
received thus far.
"It makes me extra
proud of the leadership
we're seeing from the
business community," said
Ann Azari, president of
the Boys & Girls Club
board.
The donation brings the
club's capital campaign to
$1,263,409.80. The club
still needs about $700,000
to reach its $2 million goal
and complete the new
building located at 1608
Lancer Drive, adjacent to
Lincoln Junior High
School.
The Boys &Girls Clubs
of Latimer County serves
more than 800 youth who
are primarily from disad-
vantaged families, The club
provides guidance for 6- to
19 `year -olds.
What's special about
this is it's really helping
kids," said Fort Collins An-
"T er Glenn `Ol7ai sic ri ``
The check was present-
ed to the organization.at a
"*4 'flag ceremony Wednesday
1*1N`.afternoon at the site of the
., 4R`new facility. Gary Molock
"i'=the 'club's Youth of the
1 14 ..
w' Year, . raised an American
d `>;Y lag donated .by Sen.
`.Wayne 'Allard, R-Colo., ,
i, which had flown over the
U.S. Capitol to honor the
club.
"This soon will be a pos-
itive place for kids," said
Christine Houldsworth, de-
velopment director for the
Boys & Girls Clubs of
Larimer County.
.Construction on the
building is about 60 per-
cent complete, said general
contractor John Sinnett It
is expected to open in No-
vember.
Following the ceremony,
onlookers were given the
chance to tour the facility.
They were shown where a
learning center, vocational
room, gymnasium and oth-
er areas will eventually be
located.
"It's great," Azari said.
"We're able to realize some
really important dreams."