‘A breath of fresh air’: Illinois RDA makes renovation possible at area Boys and Girls Club
‘A breath of fresh air’: Illinois RDA makes renovation possible at area Boys and Girls Club
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| New IRDA Board Members L to R: David Keen (Rent One), Casey Pristou (Aaron’s), Ken Hollis (Rent-A-Center), Brent Tedrick (ColorTyme), Kevin Milliron (Aaron’s), Larry Carrico (Rent One), Henry Baird (Action Rentals and Sales), Jason Chenault (DSI), Steve Braning (National Rent-To-Own), James Richard (Fraenkel Company). |
It wasn’t the outreach project they’d planned to do; but it’s the one that needed doing.
The Illinois Rental Dealers Association Tuesday will formally present The Boys and Girls Club of Central Illinois (BGCCIL) with a check for $21,000 at a press conference at 10 a.m. in Springfield — a donation that will fund a slew of renovations at the Club’s central unit in east Springfield.
The BGCCIL, which provides sports and fitness, arts, leadership, health and career development programs for over 900 area children ages 6-18 annually, sort of pitched itself to Illinois Rental Dealers Association scouts, who at the time were looking to add playground equipment to an existing park for the city, according to association treasurer Larry Carrico.
"We’d decided back at our last board meeting we wanted to do something for the community and that’s where the park idea came from," Carrico said. "But we weren’t all that impressed with the park location. When we went around the block and saw the activity at the Boys and Girls Club we knew we had a winner. We knew this project would give the community more bang for the buck."