Bank of America is a corporate partner of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America as Clubs work to provide impactful programs for youth. There are nearly 120 Boys & Girls Clubs sites in LA County managed by 27 separate Club organizations. The Clubs three primary focus points is to ensure Club members graduate from high school, live a healthy lifestyle and build a life of community engagement and service.

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On Tuesday May 4, The Boys & Girls Club of Venice attended a special presentation from The Walt Disney Company and received a $5,000 contribution.

 

The Walt Disney Company dedicates financial resources and various in-kind gifts to brighten the lives of children in need around the world. In 2008, Disney donated more than $209 million in cash and in-kind support to various charities around the world and continued to draw upon our unique magic to make wishes come true for children and families.

Continuing the company's longstanding tradition of community service, the company also provides financial and administrative support for Disney VoluntEARS, a program for employee volunteerism. Last year alone, Disney VoluntEARS dedicated their time and talents to improve their communities around the world with more than 495,000 hours of volunteer service. Since the program's inception 26 years ago, VoluntEARS in over 42 countries have donated more than 5,000,000 hours of service.

 

On behalf of the Board of Directors, thank you to the folks at The Walt Disney Company for this very exciting partnership!

Mr. Wise graduated from the John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science degree in finance. He currently oversees administration, legal tasks, property management and capitalization of both debt and equity for J.H. Snyder Company. His responsibilities also include reporting and accounting oversight of J.H. Snyder real estate holdings, as well as investor communication, correspondence and meetings.

Tradewinds Global Investors under the direction of company Co-President and Chief Investment Officer David Iben has been a major supporter of the Club. Tradewinds served as the presenting sponsor of the 3rd Annual Celebrity Golf Invitational and a Platinum Sponsor of the 4th Annual Fall Gala which honored the volunteer work of Nancy and David Iben who have been longtime supporters of the Club.

FIDM (Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising) was introduced to the Club by current Club board member, Dena Stitt, who serves as an executive director at FIDM. The FIDM interior design department was instrumental in the renovation of the Club’s art center, dedicated in January 2009, by providing pro bono interior design work and construction plans by professors and students.