A Message from Debbie Wagner, CEO |
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Dear Friends,
2020 has been a year unlike any other in our lifetimes and through challenges we discovered that nothing will keep us from our mission to serve those young people that need us most. The past months have moved quickly and I want to thank each and every one of you for your support as we have maneuvered through this crisis together.
This year we rallied to serve our community and were able to stay open in varying capacities, to serve our members, healthcare, essential and first responder families with a full-day, quality distance learning curriculum combined with Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson programming and activities.
Because you and so many of our donors, community organizations and new funders stood shoulder to shoulder with us during the pandemic, we have been able to meet this crisis head-on and serve a critical role for our youth. Because of your support, we plan to continue to serve young people and their families with full day programming and Summer sessions in the New Year, January-July 2021 and resume after-school programming in August. Schedules will be based on school opening schedules and community need.
As this year comes to an end, you have my deepest and most sincere gratitude for everything you’ve done, and continue to do, to bridge gaps, provide opportunities, and keep young people and the Tucson community going.
Best wishes for a happy and safe Holiday and a New Year filled with health, peace and most of all love.
With deep appreciation,
Debbie
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Through a generous gift from TEP, all six local Clubhouses were able to provide beautifully-crafted holiday meals from GAP Ministries Kitchen, as well a gift cards. |
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Each Clubhouse presented families with gifts this holiday season, in thanks to partnerships with local Walgreens stores, 4-H, Athleta, Junior League of Tucson, Old Navy, Rising Star Baptist Church, SNHU SW Operations, Supercuts, Target, TMC Foundation, and Tucson Police Department. |
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Club members were excited to receive their gifts! Thank you to all those who made this holiday season the brightest for our youth! |
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Membership and Distance Learning - January 2021 |
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The Clubs will continue to serve our community Monday through Friday with extended hours of 8:00am until 6:00pm. Every Club is staffed with amazing Youth Development Professionals who are ready to support youth with virtual learning linked to their schools. After our members complete their school day, the Clubs will engage them in recreation, art and other enrichment activities focused on their development. |
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Because You've Been Here for Us, We've Been Here for Them |
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Club member families enjoyed taking meals home this Thanksgiving. |
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Life is Complicated...
A pandemic, school and business closures, stay at home orders, families navigating the struggles of navigating remote learning and going to work. Life in 2020 is complicated and kids and families have lost so much – holiday gatherings, school shows and sports, a sense of normalcy.
Helping Kids is Simple...
The heart of our mission at Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson is to provide safe, affordable, out-of-school-time programs. We provide young people in our community, especially those who need us most, with a clear path to reach their full potential and pursue their dreams. As the most trusted provider of programming for Tucson's youth, our Clubs have stayed open since March to provide full-time care for the children of first responders, essential employees and working families who were faced with the choice of going to work or caring for their kids. With no computer/tablet or internet access at home for school, a lack of food when there is no school breakfast or lunch, and no adult at home to support or supervise, working parents turned to us in this crisis. And we are here for them.
In a world that is beyond complicated, it is so very simple to help a kid!
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Club members enjoyed selecting gifts at Clubhouse holiday parties. |
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With your support, we have been able to offer our Club members access to a safe place to go each and every day of the week for the last eight months, provide them the structure and support to successfully navigate remote learning, access to breakfast, lunch and dinner, and have access to holiday traditions, gifts, and memories. THANK YOU.
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Gratitude and Appreciation |
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We'd like to take this opportunity to thank those in the community that have stepped up and supported us in serving our mission with emergency COVID-19 relief funds, programmatic grants and special gifts over the last month. We can't do it without you! |
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GRANTS
- Brigdestone
- Community Foundation for
Southern Arizona
- Hellene Henrikson Fund of the Lutheran Church of the Foothills
- Community Foundation for
Southern Arizona
- Somos Uno/We Are One Fund
- GEICO
- J. William & Helen D. Stuart
Foundation
- Knisely Family Foundation
- Linda & Stuart Nelson
- Microsoft
- Simone Foundation
- Stephen Luethold
- Target Youth Soccer Grants
- Tucson Osteopathic Medical Foundation
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COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS
- Amy & Sean Miller
- Angela Weir
- Barre3
- Betsy & Steve Knox
- Bruce Family Foundation
- Corey Cravens
- Cynthia & Jorgen Hansen
- Danielle Moser
- Edna Martin Foundation
- Ginny Clements & Tom Rogers
- Heather Asbell
- Intuit
- Linda & Stuart Nelson
- Patsy & Ron Sable
- Raytheon Employee Appreciation
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- Nancy & James Rodolph
- SABRA
- Sheryl & Michael DeConcini
- Sue & John Tully
- TEP (Holiday Dinners and Gifts)
- Tucson Conquistadores (Car
Raffle)
- Tucson Police Officers Foundation
- Verizon
- Vicki & Jim Click
- Zuraya and Sam Rook
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Arizona Bowl
Thursday, December 31, 2020
12:00pm on CBS
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Friends, we are 7 days days from the kickoff of the 6th Annual Arizona Bowl.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson (BGCT) was selected as one of four in-game charity beneficiaries!
Here’s how YOU can help us raise funds to support the Clubs at the Offerpad Arizona Bowl between the Mountain West Champion San Jose State and MAC Champion Ball State game on December 31st.
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We need supporters like YOU to help Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson secure a $5,000 match - and it is easy!
During the 4th Quarter, Arizona Bowl will promote supporting Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson, go to TheArizonaBowl.com and make a donation to the Clubs. 100% of donations made will be given to BGCT!
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Please support Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson. The more than 12,000 youth we support are counting on you! THANK YOU! |
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SAVE THE DATE
Cholla Golf Tournament
Saturday, February 20th
Forty Niner Golf Club
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Team Cholla will be hosting its Annual Golf Tournament
February 20th at Forty Niner Golf Club
4-Person Scramble - 12:30pm Shotgun
to benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson
Registration fee: $100/person or $400/team includes green fees, practice range, cart fees, hole contest, dinner, prizes & awards. Men’s and and Coed division, each division $500-$300-$100
10:30 AM Registration
12:10 report to carts
12:30 Shotgun starts
4:30 Social hour and cash bar
6:00 Dinner and awards
If you don’t have a team, no problem! You will be paired with Team Cholla members. Additional guests are welcome for dinner - tickets $30.
Registration closes February 10th, 2020. Register early to ensure a spot, as event is limited to 32 teams. Register will open soon online at BGCTucson.org.
Play will commence rain or shine. Sorry no rainchecks.
Question: Contact Tim Meyer at 605.360.1268 or timdmeyer34@gmail.com
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Round-UP at Taco Bell and Support the Clubs and Tucson’s Youth |
All funds collected through the Round-Up program at locally owned and operated Taco Bell supports our local Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson and provides Live Más Scholarships which are awarded to local teens. These dollars provide grants for the Clubs focused on education and career readiness, and funds the Live Más Scholarship which supports the educational needs of future young leaders here in Tucson. Together, we are creating great futures. Be sure to visit our locally owned Taco Bell and Round-UP your next purchase. (Through December 31, 2020)
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Other Ways to Support the Clubs |
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Did you know - Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson is a qualifying charity for the Arizona Charitable Tax Credit. Your contribution may qualify for a dollar-for-dollar tax credit of up to $800 per family (QCO Code 20282). You may also be able to take advantage of a CARES Act provision that increases your tax-donation benefits for 2020 (see below for more information about the CARES Act). Consult your tax professional for advice on maximizing your benefits.
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Help Tucson’s Youth and Accrue Tax Benefits |
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The CARES Act, designed to help the nation recover from the pandemic, has five important implications for charitable giving.
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New Charitable Deduction for Non-Itemizers: Taxpayers who take the standard deduction can claim a charitable deduction of up to $300 for cash donations in 2020.
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Higher Deduction Limits: Individuals will be able to deduct cash gifts in 2020 to the extent of their entire adjusted gross income (AGI) rather than a cap at 60%.
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Increased Deduction Limits for Corporations: The contribution limit for corporations has been raised to 25% for cash contributions this year.
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Required Minimum Distributions Waived: For the year 2020, there will be no mandatory distributions from retirement accounts, thus allowing those accounts to recover. Once they do recover, retirement funds are a tax-wise giving strategy.
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Waiver of Penalties When Retirement Funds Are Used for Coronavirus Purposes: If you are under the age of 59½ and withdraw money from your retirement plan to cover expenses incurred by you or a family member related to the treatment of the Coronavirus, the 10% tax penalty will not apply. In the future you may consider a retirement fund gift.
Please reach out to Jill Long, VP of Fund Development to discuss what type of gift may make sense for your situation. Jill can be reached via email at jlong@bgctucson.org or direct line 520.308.3332.
Information provided above does not substitute for the advice of your tax advisor or attorney. Please see your tax advisor or attorney for full advice on implications of the CARES Act.
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The Clubs' Blue Tiles Campaign is an opportunity to make an investment in our community’s youth and to leave a legacy for future generations.
The support and commitment of the entire community is needed for this project to succeed to support the transformational growth of the organization. This growth will include capital improvements at each club, scholarship funds for more youth, an increase in STEAM activities, Workforce Development Programs, and sports.
Blue tiles will hang on front of the Harold Ashton Resource Center at 3155 East Grant Road. Each tile will be engraved with your personal message or tribute. Please consider securing a lasting tribute by purchasing your own blue tile today. To learn more, click the link below or contact Jill Long at 520.730.3369 or jlong@bgctucson.org
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Thank You To Our Partners |
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