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Al Wilson to speak at 10^th Annual Boys & Girls Club Champions Dinner

The Boys & Girls Club of Greeneville and Greene County will hold their 10th Annual Champions Dinner on August 23, 2010 at First Baptist Church in Greeneville, Tennessee with former Tennessee Volunteer All American and team captain of the 1998 National Champions, Al Wilson as the keynote speaker. The event is a fundraiser for the organization that serves many children annually from throughout Greeneville & Greene County with a variety of after-school and summer programs, youth sports events and many community and school outreach programs. This year’s event is title sponsored by Forward Air & Laughlin Memorial Hospital. The event will start with a reception at 6:00 pm to meet Al Wilson, Dinner at 6:30 pm with the evening’s program to follow.

Al Wilson was a linebackerof the University of Tennessee Volunteers and the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. Wilson played his entire eight-year career with the Broncos and was a five-time Pro Bowlselection. Neck and back injuries cut short his tenure with the Broncos and he officially retired from football in 2008.

Wilson’s numbers speak for themselves, but it was his leadership that most Tennessee Volunteer fans remember. Wilson was the spiritual leader both on and off the field for the Volunteers during his career. The heart and soul of the 1998 team, senior Al Wilson was a team captain and defensive stalwart at linebacker for the Vols. During the run to the national title, Wilson posted 77 tackles, four sacks and an interception despite missing three games due to injury. His best game happened to come against the Florida Gators. He posted 12 tackles and forced a school-record three fumbles in the Vols 20-17 overtime win. His collegiate career totals are 272 total tackles, 11 sacks, 27 tackles for loss and two interceptions. He was named All-SEC in 1997 and All-SEC and All-America in 1998. In his three seasons as a starter, the Vols posted a 34-4 overall record and captured two SEC titles. He is second on Tennessee's career tackles for loss list. Wilson went on to play eight seasons in the NFL with the Denver Broncos after the organization drafted him with their first pick in the 1999 NFL Draft. He proved to be as great a player at the pro level as he was in college. He started 119 of 125 games during his career in Denver and was selected to the Pro Bowl five times. He notched 560 career tackles and 21.5 sacks in the NFL before a back injury all but derailed his career.

The Champions Dinner has become known for its dynamic speakers which have included past speakers such as University of Tennessee coaches Pat Summitt, Bruce Pearl, Phil Fulmer, Ray Mears, Johnny Majors, NFL Hall of Famer Mike Singletary and Atlanta Brave Great Dale Murphy. “This year promises to be no different, with Al Wilson as our guest speaker” stated Scott Bullington, Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club. “Al Wilson is an inspiring speaker who has had a number of sports and personal experiences that have made him the champion he is today”. He added. This year’s Boys & Girls Club Champions Dinners is title sponsored by Forward Air and Laughlin Memorial Hospital. The speaker is sponsored by C & C Millwright Maintenance and RPC/ProCote. The dinner for the event is sponsored by DTR Tennessee. To purchase a ticket or table for the event contact Scott Bullington or Bridget Jones at 787-9322 or stop by the Boys & Girls Club located at 740 West Church Street in Greeneville.

Boys & Girls Club’s annual Celebrity Auction to be held August 14^th at Trinity

   These members of the Boys & Girls Club Celebrity Auction Committee were on hand to look over some of the items that will be up for sale at this year’s Boys & Girls Club Celebrity Auction. The club has received over 400 items to date and they include many of the items seen on the table and held in this picture. L to r- Scott Bullington holds a baseball bat autographed by former Atlanta Braves slugger Dale Murphy, Randy Capps holds an autographed picture of San Francisco Giant Hall of Famer Willie Mays, Carolyn Brown Capps hold a picture of Nascar driver Carl Edwards, Laura Pendleton holds a TV Guide autographed by Peyton Manning, Carla Bewley holds a Grand Ole Opry concert poster autographed by Carrie Underwood, Ted Bryant hold a NFL magazine autographed By Peyton Manning, Steve Mears holds a basketball print & autograph of Chicago Bulls Great Michael Jordan, Josh Swatzell holds an Atlanta Falcons mini helmet signed by Coach Mike Smith and Lindy Riley holds an autographed Southern Mississippi Football jersey autographed by Coach Larry Fedora. Items range from sports toTV and movies to political items and local food, apparel and travel items. The auction will be held on Saturday, August 14^th at Trinity United Methodist Church.

     Forward Air and Summers Taylor will present the 11th annual Boys & Girls Club Celebrity Auction on Saturday, August 14th at Trinity United Methodist Church. The annual event has many items for sale from sports & entertainment memorabilia to political items and items donated from area businesses. The event will have an item preview and buffet dinner starting at 6:00 pm with the live and silent auction of celebrity & local items starting at 6:45 pm. Tickets are on sale for $20 each and can be purchased at the Boys & Girls Club of Greeneville & Greene County located at 740 West Church Street. Tickets are also available at Carolyn’s Hallmark, Central Drug Store and the Oak Tree Gallery. Call Scott Bullington or Bridget Jones at 787-9322 for more details.

   The auction will be set up with some items going live and others as a silent auction, due to the volume of items that will be on sale. Items range from signed scripts and photos, footballs, movie posters, basketballs, helmets, books, shirts, golf hats and many other autographed items of interest. In addition to the celebrity items the sale will include sports tickets, golf packages, movie posters, framed prints, local food certificates, oil changes and many other items will also be on sale at the auction.

Title sponsors for this year’s event are Forward Air and Summers Taylor while C&C Millwright, RPC/ Pro Cote will be sponsoring the dinner. Greeneville Federal Bank, Randy & Carolyn Brown Capps and Takoma Regional Hospital will be sponsoring the auction bid tables.

   How did the Boys & Girls Club get all of the items you ask? Scott Bullington, Executive Director, of the local club stated that the club mails out request letters each year to celebrities, studios, agents, sports clubs and other notable people requesting items to benefit the club and it’s many activities. The club also receives items from local area vendors as well. “We have received over 400 items this year and we are still getting a few things each day” stated Bullington. The club has items from sports, politics, TV, publishing, movies and other celebrities. “It is really great for our club kids to see that these people from around the world care enough to take the time to send something for our auction to benefit the kids of our community. It really makes me appreciate them more,” stated Rebecca Tipton, a Boys & Girls Club Board member and Co-Chairman of this annual event.

   Events such as the auction help to fund the local Boys & Girls Club programs. School year membership at the Boys & Girls Club is just $5 per child/per year and $90 for the regular summer program. The Boys & Girls Club is open to all school age youth that reside in Greeneville and Greene County. The club has various programs for youth development including: Character and Leadership Development, the Arts, Sports, Fitness and Recreation, Education and Career Development and Health and Life Skills. The Boys & Girls Club has received several state and local awards for their community involvement and youth development programs for the youth of our community. In addition to the club’s onsite activities, the Boys & Girls Club serves many youth from our community each year through their school educational outreach projects and youth sports events.

Eddie Yokley, a Boys & Girls Club board member and event co-chairman, stated “We really have a lot of great items again this year, especially from local businesses’ that will help make for a great selection at this years auction.” The club has many items that have been donated for this year’s event. A complete list of items on sale at this year’s event will be listed on the the club’s website on August 4^th .

Greeneville Astros and Boys & Girls Club hit a grand slam with annual Baseball Skillz & Drillz Clinic

The Greeneville Astros and the Boys & Girls Club teamed up to present the 6^th annual Baseball Skillz & Drillz Clinic on Saturday, July 17th for local kids at Pioneer Park, home of the Greeneville Astros. The free clinic sponsored by the Greeneville Pediatric Clinic and Laughlin Memorial Hospital was a big success with over 130 kids participating this year. The clinic provided baseball skills training by the Greeneville Astros players and coaches to all in attendance. The baseball clinic was topped off with pizzas and drinks at the end of the training and then each participant was given free tickets to a Greeneville Astros game. The participants were also greeted with free t-shirts from the clinic sponsored by local businesses prior to the event.

Greeneville Astros players & coaches did basic drills in hitting, pitching, base running and fielding in all positions as young players were shifted every 15 minutes to be able to work on every position from infield and outfield to pitching and catching. “The Astros organization is great to work with many community organizations and we have been able to do several events with them” stated Scott Bullington, Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club. “David Lane, Hunter Reed and Crystal Hirschy and the entire staff of the Greeneville Astros have really worked hard to provide many activities for all the youth of our community” Bullington added.

Boys & Girls Clubs of America is the official charity of Major League Baseball and locally the Greeneville Astros have been a partner with the local Boys & Girls Club in several events. The Greeneville Astros have helped in hosting a community wide Pitch, Hit & Run Competition, a Boys & Girls Club Night at a Astros game and have several other activities with the Boys & Girls Club during the year. The Astros players and staff also visit with the kids at the Boys & Girls Club throughout the season.

“I am really proud that the entire team takes a day to spend with the youth of our community teaching basic baseball skills to our youngest fans” stated David Lane, general manager of the Greeneville Astros and a member of the Boys & Girls Club board of directors.

9th annual Boys & Girls Club Jr. Golf Classic Winners Crowned

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The Boys & Girls Club Jr. Golf Classic was held Monday July 19 at Link Hills Country Club. Many young golfers came out to participate in the event. The top two winners of each age division received awards and are pictured from left to right: Front Row: 1^st Place 9-11 year old boys division Casey Hartsell; 2^nd Place 9-11 Dlyan DeBusk; 1^st Place 6-8 year old boys division Dillion Moore; 2^nd Place 6-8 division Connor DeBusk.

Back Row: Nick Hatfield who placed 1^st Place 15-18 year old division ; 2^nd Place 15-18 year old boys division Blake Kinser; 1^st Place 12-14 year old boys division Lance Hatfield; 2^nd Place 12-14 year old boys division Ben Gridely. 1^st Place 15-18 year old girls division Summer Lawson. Not Pictured: Girls 4-5 Co-Champion Addison Boles, Girls 4-5 Co-Champion Madison Hoese, Girls 6-8 Champion Mary Beth Collette, Boys 4-5 Champion Dominic Tweed.

The Boys & Girls Club of Greeneville & Greene County held their ninth annual Boys & Girls Club Jr. Golf Classic at the Link Hills Country Club Golf Course Monday with competitors in several age divisions. The Greeneville Pediatric Clinic and the Laughlin Memorial Hospital Children’s Center sponsored this year’s event. The event was open to all Boys and Girls Ages 4– 18 years old. “This is a great youth golf event for the young golfers in our community” stated Noah Roark of Laughlin Memorial Hospital. “I am honored for Laughlin Memorial Hospital to be involved with the Boys & Girls Club for this and many other events that benefit children throughout the year” he added

The winners from the divisions of play included: In Boys 4-5 year old division the winner with a score of 36 was Dominic Tweed. The Boys 6-8 year old division, Dillon Moore shot a 29 to take the title and Connor DeBusk placed second with a 43. In the Boys 9-11 year old division, Casey Hartsell shot a 52 to take top honors while Dylan DeBusk placed second with a 58. In the Boys 12-14 year old division Lance Hatfield shot a 43 to pace the field and Ben Gridley placed second with a 46. In the Boys High School division, Nick Hatfield won in a scorecard playoff over Blake Kinser with both golfers shooting a 36. Elliot Taliferro, Dlyan Payne and Tyler Justis were all two shots back shooting a 38. In the Girls High School division, Summer Lawson took first place with a score of 44. All of the golfers in the High School division played nine holes.

Special thanks go out to Bobby Ward, BJ Gray and the entire staff at the Link Hills Country Club Golf Course for all of their help on this year’s event.” stated Doug Cobble of the Greeneville Pediatric Clinic, one of the event sponsors.

Boys & Girls Club Youth Football- He could go all the way!!

The Boys & Girls Club Football league is back again this fall Our teams took the regular season and playoff titles in our first year in the

Tri Cities league. Practices for our 4 teams will start on Monday, August 2nd and we will have our annual Kickoff Classic on Saturday,

August 21st at Greeneville High's Burley Stadium. For more information see football under the sports link to the left.

WHAT IS BE GREAT?

The Boys & Girls Club believes every child has the potential to BE GREAT. In support of this strong conviction, our club strives to build caring, responsible citizens. The Boys & Girls Club family – a community of staff, volunteers, parents, youth and supporters – works together to create a positive place, full of hope and opportunity, for every child.

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We hope this video inspires everyone to not only be their very best, but to help others BE GREAT, too.

C&C Millwright captures 7th Annual Bob Kesling Boys & Girls Club Golf Classic title

C&C Millwright blistered the field Friday by shooting a tournament record 50 to take top honors in capturing the 7th annual Bob Kesling Boys & Girls Club Celebrity Golf Classic team championship. The tournament had large field of golfers with many former and current college and pro athletes and coaches participating in this year’s event. C&C was lead by Luke Fullen, Kevin Broyles, Tyler Justis, Chuck Matthews and Tennessee Vols assistant basketball coach, Tony Jones. Four shots back three teams tied with a 54 and Greeneville Federal emerged as the runner up after a scorecard playoff with East Tennessee Restoration and Marsh Petroleum.

Greeneville Federal was lead by Brandon Hull, Bobby Wells, Johnny Honeycutt, WT Daniels and UT Vols football player, Luke Stocker. Marsh Petroleum consisted of Chris Marsh, Daniel Johnson Doug DeBusk, Eddie Harmon and Tusculum Pioneers football head coach, Frank DeBusk. East Tennessee Restoration had Mike Bunch, Parker Smith, Doe Jarvis, Brian Dickerson and Jeff Jacoby of the Sports Animal Radio show.

Forward Air took the First Flight title with a 58 behind Jeff Woods, Rodney bell, Mike Hollowell, Chris Woods and UT football player Nick Reveiz . Four teams were tied at 59 and after a scorecard playoff Humana took second in the flight, Landair Distribution third and the team of Dr. Andy Armbrister edged DTR Tennessee # 2 for fourth place in the flight. Humana was led by Chris Poynter, Tony Stubbs, Terry Justis, Stuart Everly and former Carson Newman head basketball coach, Dale Clayton. Landair Distribution was lead by Mike Chesser, Kevin Collins, Bobby Grigg, Brandon Rohr and former UT football player, Kelsey Finch. The Armbrister team consisted of Dr. Andy Armbrister, Joe Meade, Joe Hall, Dale Larkin and former UT football player, Cody Sullins.

Hodge Associates took the second flight championship WITH A 64 IN A SCORECARD PLAYOFF OVER First Tennessee brokerage. Hodge was led by Jim Hodge, Adam Bednarzyk, Chris Hodge, Joe Previtera and Former UT star QB, Condredge Holloway. The First Tennessee brokerage team consisted of Darin Patterson, John Paul Broyles, Matt Renner, Pat Johnson and former UT football player, Cory Sullins. MECO placed third in the flight with a 66 in a scorecard playoff over Andrew Johnson Bank paced by Jim Fife, Bob Leifert, Mark Carter, Shirley Ricker and former UT Vol and Atlanta Falcon, Rom McCartney. Andrew Johnson bank placed fourth in the flight behind Shane Hite, Brian Click, Steve Holt, Ben Thomas and ETSU assistant basketball coach, Mike Boyd.

Earlier in the day, WT Daniels got the tournament started by winning the putting contest and winners of other contests during play included: Closest to the hole: at # 3 was Scott Crawford, at # 6 was Stuart Everly, at # 14 was Michael Wininger and at # 16 was Luke Fullen. The Long Drive contest winner at hole # 4 was Condredge Holloway. The Tournament also had other contests including a “Pot of Orange” where participants won golf merchandise certificates..

This annual event benefits the local Boys & Girls Club and was title sponsored by DTR Tennessee and Takoma Regional Hospital. Celebrities from around the region competed with local teams of four in this captain’s team format. In addition to the athletes and college coaches listed above the guest list included: Spencer Riley, LaMarcus Thompson, Cory Eichlotz, Eddie brown, Dale Jones, Daniel Lincoln, Bobby Scott, Jordan Howell, Mike Turner, Dewey Warren, Lisa McGill Regan, AW Davis, Mike Edwards, Al Brown, Paul Patterson, Terry Brown, Mickey Dearstone and the tournament host, Bob Kesling. As in the past, all the celebrities were very gracious about signing autographs, talking to their fans and playing a fun round of golf.

The event started with a lunch sponsored by Cook’s mechanical Services and RPC/ProCote and followed by a round of golf and the evening was capped off with a buffet dinner sponsored by Forward Air and Landair, awards reception sponsored by First Tennessee and a sports memorabilia auction. Other major sponsors of this year’s event included: Grand rental Station,

“With Bob Kesling’s efforts, we had a wonderful turnout from the celebrity golfers for our tournament again this year” stated Scott Bullington, Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club. “We are very fortunate to have people willing to take time out of their busy schedules to help support the youth of Greeneville & Greene County by participating in our special event”.

Kesling stated “that it is a great honor to be involved with Boys & Girls Clubs. The impact the Boys & Girls Club makes on a communities youth is priceless. I hope that our tournament will help provide some additional funding for this great organization and the youth of Greeneville & Greene County.” Jerry Fortner, chairman for the Bob Kesling Boys & Girls Club Golf Classic stated “that we look forward to bringing it back again next year as Bob has committed to do it again in 2011.” He added.

Boys & Girls Club Renovation and addition to start in 2010!

Boys & Girls Club of Greeneville & Greene County Building Project

The renovation and addition project for the Boys & Girls Club of Greeneville & Greene County was approved for final reading on June 9, 2009 at the planning commission. The organization is waiting on the final approval from the state fire marshal and if all goes as planned, we are set to start construction sometime in the fall of 2010. Construction is expected to take 8-10 months for completion. Complete renovation of the existing facility that will include adding central heat and air, a sprinkler system, new windows and doors along with new plumbing and electrical wiring throughout the entire building. Some walls will be taken down to make existing rooms bigger and some rooms will be converted into new uses. One example is the current gym becoming a game room on one side and a cafeteria on the other side. The addition will include 10 new program area rooms, new office and storage space along with additional new bathroom areas throughout the building. The organization will also build a new full size gymnasium with 6 drop down goals and bleachers for spectators. This renovation will allow the Boys & Girls Club to more than double the amount of children that they can serve each day and allow the club to serve them more efficiently. This past year the club had 424 registered club members and served 1,903 children throughout the community with their school outreach programs, jr. sports events and community wide programs. The project will take the existing facility that is approximately 10,000 sq ft and increase it to approximately 24,000 sq ft.

The Boys & Girls Club has announced that they will have an open house soon for tours of the current facility and to have plans available showing the changes that will take place to the facility for review for the general public. More information on the club’s building project will be forthcoming in a release from the club in the spring of 2010.

Boys & Girls Clubs programs and services promote and enhance the development of boys and girls

by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging, and influence.

The Boys & Girl Clubs offer a safe place to learn and grow,

all while having fun. They are truly The Positive Place For Kids.

The Boys & Girls Club is a Unique Youth Service Organization Serving

Children and Young Adults Throughout Greeneville & Greene County, Tennessee

Our goal is to provide every child with the essential tools needed for a successful and bright future. Each day, the Boys & Girls Club

of Greeneville and Greene County strive to improve each child's life by implementing self-esteem, courage, and positive values through various

educational programs. Our youth receive daily tutoring, computer training, sports education, homework assistance, and mentoring. Our Club is a place

where youth can gain confidence by developing a sense of usefulness and belonging.

If you are looking for an exciting place for children to learn and grow or would like to be a volunteer,

the Boys & Girls Club of Greeneville and Greene County has something for you.

Our Mission:

To inspire and enable all young people,

especially those who need us most,

to realize their full potential as productive,

responsible, and caring citizens.

The Boys & Girls Club of Greeneville and Greene County is located at 740 West Church Street and is open from 8:00 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday during the school year and 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. during the summer. In 2009, the Boys & Girls Club had a membership of 430 kids and we served 1,966 young people in our community through our many programs and activities. Some of these off site activities included: SMART Moves, Read Across America, CBAE and The Ultimate Journey in our Greene County Schools. Our many community events include Jr. Golf, basketball, baseball, golf & football clinics, a new tackle football league, Day For Kids, community clean up projects, and many more programs and activities. The Boys & Girls Club is very involved in our community to make it a positive place for our youth. For more information on the Boys & Girls Club contact Scott Bullington at 423-787-9322 and for information on the Boys & Girls Club’s after school & summer programs call Cathy Osborne or Sangela Blue at 423-787-9334 or email Cathy at: cathygbgc@comcast.net and Sangela at smbgbgc@comcast.net.

The Boys & Girls Club and Grand Rental Station present the

2010 Greeneville & Greene County

Day for Kids

September 26, 2010 2-5 pm at the Greene County Fairgrounds

To see pictures and find more info on the 2009 Day for Kids event, check out the program link and visit the 2009 Day for kids sublink

Dental Awareness Program

Jan Rader Holds dental programs during the month of February as part of our ongoing

Cavity-Free Zone program at our Boys & Girls Club. Parents can sign their children up

for free dental check ups and for the dental sealant program at our front desk all year long.

The Positive Place for Kids!

Four key characteristics define the essence of a Boys & Girls Club.

All are critical in exerting positive impact on the life of a child:

1. Dedicated Youth Facility The Club is a place designed solely for youth programs and activities.

2. Open Daily The Club is open every day, after school and in the summer, when kids have free time and need positive, productive outlets.

3. Professional Staff Every Club has trained youth development professionals, providing positive role models and mentors. Volunteers provide key supplementary support.

4. Available & Affordable to All Youth Clubs reach out to kids who cannot afford, or may lack access to, other community programs. Dues are low, averaging $5 per school year.

We are a member of Boys & Girls Clubs of America and A Participating United Way Agency