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Boys and Girls Club of Wisconsin Rapids outlines spring programs and fundraisers serving 750+ youth
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Katie Johnson, marketing and special events director at the Boys and Girls Club of the Wisconsin Rapids area, described spring programming serving more than 750 youth, a field trip sponsored by Team Rapids, an April tasting fundraiser and a golf outing May 15 to raise money for club services.
Katie Johnson, marketing and special events director at the Boys and Girls Club of the Wisconsin Rapids area, told radio hosts the club currently serves more than 750 youth in its after-school and morning “jump start” programs and is rolling out spring programming and multiple fundraisers.
The club will celebrate members who have attended at least 105 days this school year with a “Club 105” recognition and a skate night, and will run a themed spring-break week of activities focused on games and interactive learning. Johnson said the club is organizing a field trip to the Tommy Bartlett Exploratory in the Wisconsin Dells, an outing she said is being sponsored by Team Rapids to support youth access to STEM experiences.
Johnson also described the organization’s two major spring fundraisers. The tasting event “Taste of Great Futures” is being held in April and will shift to Midstate to highlight culinary students and small-plate tastings; the club is offering all-inclusive beverages and partnering with Midstate culinary programs on signature dishes. A golf outing, presented by NextHome Partners and Richard Slicker, is scheduled for May 15 at Ridges; Johnson said sponsorship and ticket information will be available through the Boys and Girls Club, and that Richard’s Liquor will also sell tickets.
To raise additional funds the club introduced a “golden ticket” vacation-raffle package sponsored by Strongbridge Wealth Advisors; Johnson said the prize package includes a customizable $2,500 vacation voucher arranged with local provider Elizabeth St. Myers of Bridal on a Dream, with the winner responsible for any costs above the voucher. Johnson named Legacy Accounting and Aspirus Health as Golden Spoon sponsors and thanked other corporate supporters for underwriting club activities.
Johnson said the club’s spring calendar and volunteer opportunities will be posted on the club website and that ticketing and sponsorship inquiries can be handled directly through the organization. “So right now, we’re serving over 750 youth in just the Wisconsin Rapids area for our jump start and after school programming,” Johnson said on the Neighbor to Neighbor broadcast.
The club also said it is planning new outreach including a podcast and ongoing community collaboration to highlight programming and volunteer needs. Johnson added that some events (for example the youth-of-the-year celebration) are closed to members and families due to background-check requirements and child-safety policies. For more information the hosts directed listeners to the Boys and Girls Club of the Wisconsin Rapids area website at bgcwra.org.
