summer 2009 newsletter

Boys and Girls Country NewsVolume 38, Issue 3, Summer 2009

18806 Roberts Road Hockley, Texas 77447

(281) 351-4976 Fax: (281) 351-4978

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Inside...

Page 2Message from the Chair

of the Board: Meet Lou Palma, Our New Executive Director!

You're Invited to Share A Vision for Children

Page 3 Class of 2009 Takes

Center Stage

Page 4 The Spring Festival That

Almost Was!

Page 5Thanks for Being a Part

of Lemonade Day!Easter Around the World

Pages 6-7Memorials and

Honorariums

Page 8Heritage Award Dinner:

Mark Your Calendar! Going Shopping? Take

Us With You!Wishes You Can Help Us

Fulfi ll

How Do You Know When It's Summer?One swallow does not a summer make...but how about a whole nestful? We watched our barn swallows build a nest and raise their young, just outside the Education Lab...and there are plenty of other signs that the summer is here!

Clockwise from right: Stephanie, Serriah, Tiffany, and Frank dress as book characters for our summer book fair...Caleb, Ethan, Harley, Kaleigh, Kamry, Meadow, Michael, Michelle, and Luke play games in the shade of the pavilion...Apprentice Stephen helps to maintain the grounds......and Lyndon, Jean Paul, Jacob, Taylor, Sherry, and Meadow take a dip in the pool!

Message from the Chair of the Board

Mike GatewoodChair of the Board

You’re invited to take a tour of our Home and learn more about the children we serve – and how your support helps us to raise them. Bring only an open heart and a friend. We’d like to host at least ten people at each of our upcoming sessions:

A Vision for Children

Saturday, September 12Saturday, October 10Saturday, November 7

10:00-11:00 am.

Everyone is welcome!

You do not need to RSVP, but if you would like for us to know you’re coming, please visit our website at www.boysandgirlscountry.org and click on "Register Now". You can also fi nd future Vision for Children dates on the site under “Events”.

Boys and Girls Country is beginning a new chapter in its history. After over 13 years as Executive Director, Shirley Wright has departed. She leaves a legacy that is perhaps best summed up by the plaque presented to her by the Board of Directors that read: “The great ones defi ne their calling and set the standard for those who follow. You have done that for us and we will be forever grateful.”

So, while children will miss her, and staff will miss her, and the Board and all the friends of Boys and Girls Country will miss her – we are determined not to fail in meeting the standards she has set for us. So we must simply pause to wish Shirley God’s blessing and our encouragement as she goes off to make the world a better place in another place.

Elaine Petranek, our outstanding Director of Development for the last 11 years, agreed, at the request of the Board, to step in as Interim Director. Elaine was just the right person to fi ll this role. She is loved by our kids. She has the support and loyalty of an outstanding administrative staff. She has the respect of our amazing group of dedicated houseparents. And, she has played an important role in helping Shirley set those standards. Elaine has seen us seamlessly through the last two months of transition and we owe her a tremendous debt of gratitude.

We have great news in the announcement that Mr. Lou Palma has joined us as Executive Director of Boys and Girls Country. Lou – known to the kids as “Mr. Lou” – has over 30 years experience in residential care. He has visited our campus – twice – and he attended our Awards Banquet. He was blown away by our kids and our highly dedicated and professional staff. He knows we have an amazing program, and calls us a “gem.”

Lou began his career 35 years ago at Father Flanagan’s Boys Home and spent 24 years there, where he served in every role from direct service delivery to Program Director, Regional Director, and Director of Admissions. He comes to us most recently from Las Vegas, Nevada where he has worked as the Manager of Child Welfare Services for the Clark County Department of Family Services. Lou has a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work from the University of Nebraska and a master's degree in Human Development and Family Life from the University of Kansas.

We ask all of our great volunteers and supporters to join the Board and the staff in welcoming Lou to Boys and Girls Country, and to help and support Lou as he works, not just to maintain our standard, but to set the bar even higher.

I thank all of you, who do so much for our kids,

Mike GatewoodChair of the Board

Introducing Lou Palma, our new Executive Director!

All the world is a stage for the Class of 2009! We are proud of our graduating seniors...who can now take a bow for their achievements. We are grateful to you, our friends in the community who have been the supporting cast, the faithful patrons of this great stage, and the avid theatergoers who sat in the front row to watch the story unfold. In this curtain call, we honor these leading men before we send them on to the next stage in their lives. Break a leg, graduates!

1998

Congratulations, Class of 2009!

People often overestimate what they aren’t and underestimate what they are.

Andrew Karl

Crowe

20002009

There are people who make things happen, those who watch what happens, and those who wonder what happened.

Dean Dustin Guerra

2009 2009

Piero Antonio

Pretto III

2001

I consider all things lost compared to the priceless gain of knowing Christ. -Philippians 3:8

1998

2009 2004

George Albert

Fraser V

It is what it is.

Andrew is an inspiring example of determination, faith, and hard work. He set his life in motion along an upward track, and encourages others to do the same. His dedication earned him a place on the Honor Roll, along with scholarships from the Bill Edwards Scholarship Fund and the Orphan Foundation of America. He received the Gerry Lyon Memorial Award for his grateful heart and positive attitude. Skilled in mechanics, Andrew plans to earn his Associate's degree in Aeronautical Maintenance Technology from Texas State Technical College before earning his bachelor's degree.

Dean gives fully of himself, on stage and off stage. His theatre talent earned him the title of International Honor Thespian, as well as a place in HYPE (Houston Young Playwrights Exchange) through Alley Theatre, and Heifer International’s Theatre Project. An Honor Roll student, he served as an offi cer in the Waller High School Theater Group and the Texas Association of Future Educators. Dean is gracious, giving, and always faithful to his values and the people he loves. He earned a full scholarship to Wake Forest University, where he will major in Theatre, with a double focus in acting and directing.

Piero has taken a leading role in his own life and on our campus. His determination and efforts in school and his personal life paid off as his grades soared, and his path toward leadership and service unfolded. He served as chair of the Normative Leadership Council, and was elected Resident of the Year by his peers. Piero earned scholarships from the Bill Edwards Scholarship Fund, Cy-Fair Federal Credit Union, and the Orphan Foundation of America. He plans to attend Stephen F. Austin State University to major in Communications, with a minor in Religious Studies.

George is generous in sharing everything from his talents and personality to any good fortune that comes his way. He loves to make people laugh, and has a great sense of humor...and his acting abilities landed him a role in Waller High School's major musical production. George cares deeply for those around him, and loves to share everything he receives. Bold and confi dent, he can set his mind to something and pursue it with great determination. George has planned to attend Lone Star College to complete his basic requirements before transferring to Sam Houston State University to major in Criminal Justice.

Spring Festival '09: Rain and Shine

HTK Consultants, Inc.

Presenting Sponsors

Sustaining Sponsors

Supporting Sponsors Ryan & Keri DesAutels Rodney and NaDean Eads

Partners Trey & Jeannie Able

Bob & Helen Howard

Jack & Carolyn Little

Chuck & Kim Watson

Amegy Bank of Texas/Steve StephensBryan & Kelly BashamDavis-LynchA Friend of Boys and Girls CountryGrant Thornton Partners/ Michael Bennett, Justin Gannon, & Chris Bell

Bristow Group, Inc.Cy-Fair Rotary ClubJim & Mary Alice DanielRigo & Sally Flores Gainer Donnelly & Desroches

Margaret & Lee Matherne

The 2009 Spring Festival, originally scheduled for May 2nd, was canceled after a heavy rainstorm that fl ooded many areas of town and left our fi elds too soggy to carry out the festival. There was no way the water would dry up in the week we had, and we could not relocate any part of the festival or reschedule due to the logistics of this huge event...which had been in planning for a year.

We know that the foot of water we received would cause our guests' cars -- and shoes -- to sink into the mud. These particularly challenging circumstances forced us to break our commitment to hold the festival, rain or shine.

The festival would have raised a signifi cant portion of our budget, and the loss of potential revenues from the day of the event put even more of a damper on an already fi nancially diffi cult year...but there was a silver lining as friends stepped forward to make up for the revenues we lost by cancelling. There was rain, but there was shine...and we are grateful to all of you who made it possible. Right: After the rain

We are still a little short of our goal. If you would like to help, please consider making a gift by visiting us online at www.boysandgirlscountry.org and clicking on "Donate Now".

Thank You to Our Spring Festival 2009 Underwriters

Friends

Buddies

Meadowlark Homes, Inc.Mobil Steel International, Inc./

Leonard A. BedellNeos MarketingOceaneering International, Inc.Panhandle Energy

Jim and Arlene Payne Family Foundation

J. R. & Susan SultJulie TodaroScott & Loraine WegmannWoodforest National Bank

Kolkhorst & Kolkhorst, C.P.A.'SMethodist Willowbrook HospitalMcDermott International, Inc. George O'Neal, IIIRDC/Cytex Plastics, Inc.

Shipley Do-NutsSouthwest Bolt, LLCTexas Contract Floors, Inc.TransCanada Corporation

When Life Gives You Lemons...

Easter Around the World

This past spring, we celebrated cultural diversity, and our children learned about “Easter Around the World” through staff members who have lived in other parts of the world...and shared in a few traditions.

Left: And they're off!

Right: Joshua participated in the South American tradition of creating

Easter artwork on the pavement

Below: Ms. Kristi leads the Bunny Hop on the way to the Easter egg hunt

As part of our effort to make up for revenues lost through the Spring Festival cancellation, our children set up a lemonade stand and sold the baked goods that were originally donated for the festival. Thanks to a partnership with Prepared 4 Life, a 501(c)(3) non-profi t organization that prepares youth for life through fun programs that teach life skills and entrepreneurship, our children participated in a city-wide Lemonade Day. They learned how to run a successful business, from planning and fi nances to marketing and sales. Their efforts raised over $1,000 on Lemonade Day! Thank you to all who joined us, and helped our children to make lemonade out of lemons.

In Memory Of Received February 1 - May 31, 2009

Tommy AdkinsHarold & Rose JacobsonRichard L. AlleyJames S. Alley, Jr.Raymond AndersonJimmy & Evva LoweryAlice ApplegateRoss & Shirley AndersonBeacon Class – Second

Baptist ChurchCecil & Shirley BishopMr. & Mrs. James IngramCal & Millie ReedOscar Noel BarronNoel & Betty JonesSamantha Jordan

BashamDoris O’ReillyMort BelvinWilliam & Linda HarknessTom & Jane LilesMarsha BeveridgeJean RobinsonCheri BoehmeMr. & Mrs. H. Wayne

HodgeForrest Borel, Sr.Gary & Kathy FriedelEunice BouletGene & Katie RoarkVirginia BrandDoris O’ReillyLarry W. BrautigamA.A., Elroy & Leonard

BrautigamDavid L. BrownJim & Barb LieblMichael BrunerJim & Barb LieblSarah Musgrove

BurnhamJim & Ruby BloodworthBarbara Brown & FamilyJo BurlingameTom & Patsy PattersonMrs. Lenore S. CaffarelloLloyd & Jo FreyRobert CampBessie CampBrian, Gail, Emily &

Johanna WeilandSandy ChambersRoss & Shirley AndersonMr. & Mrs. James IngramPat ChildsAlbert & Jeanette PittmanElizabeth ClarkDoris O’ReillyDr. Howard CorleyStan & Sharon Zbylot

Billye CowanAlbert & Jeanette PittmanGeorge DentMelody, Jaime, Martha

Anne and R.J.Jim DevineLarry & Deborah DevineTom DrakeDennis & Wilma ButlerRaymond DrouetReed & Janet WoodBetty DunlapHoward & Sharon WrightLes DunnRobert SealeRussell ElliottLillian, Mike & Lisa KoenPatsy Jo EmoryA.A. BrautigamAndrew J. Evans, Jr.

“Jack”Thomas BattleMr. & Mrs. Frederick

MarshJudy & Buck PowellMichael FiskChuck & Nancy PetersonBill FlanaganJulia & Charles FerrellBruce FlewellenRoss & Shirley AndersonCal & Millie ReedBernice FoehrTom & Patsy PattersonPhillip FournetAlbert & Jeanette PittmanRyan & Joanne PittmanSharon FrazierWayne & Audrey ArnettJo FreyArlys W. BingMay & David LitowskyGene GardnerAileen KirkhamJames GastonGrace Baptist ChurchBoys & Girls CountryDella GautreauxScott & Paige DunlapJames Watson GriceGay M. AllenMary Jane GuerraCecil & Naoma GarrisonCarl HallaDon & Belle DawsonMr. Douglas HanleyClydean & Kenneth NorrisJerry HansenRobert Hansen

Nelwyn HareMr. & Mrs. H. Wayne

HodgeJanette McDonald &

familyMr. & Mrs. George W.

MitchellBill HawkinsJack & Carolyn BrewerJean Robinson

Felix HayslipDe Lois HartHomer HeadWillie & Orca WillhelmCully H. HedgeJim & Margery AmbroseDavid T. HedgesEthelyn RatherDavid HendricksDavid HendricksHenry HolleyTom & Patsy PattersonLyndall HornCharlotte McQueenAnton “Popsi” HubleBarbara Brown & familyMary G. HughesRobert & Janet FishRhedah IngramJoe & Pamela R. GarciaCaroline JametonGail ScruggsGloria JordanRuth & Jim DarlingKay HokansonJoyce JorgensonStanley & Sharon ZbylotOtto KammererJustin ArnoldBrian CloyesRay & Emmett Doherty

– Heights Crating Company, Inc., Houston

Ehrhardt GentschHammer & Steel, Inc.Hose Specialty & SupplyScott, Lori, & Brad

JinningsJinnings Equipment LLCBen JohnstonMCM Construction Inc.Thomas McMillianPile Dynamics, Inc.Theresa RappaportShannon RubioJoseph & Irene StadlerBenjamin & Thekla

StricklandRobert & Kathy WenzelJohnny & Liz WillisChristopher ZabyMonica Zimmermann/

Thornton Family

Jiggs KanaElizabeth KanaPastor John P. Kelley, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Noel JonesMrs. Dorothy KorenekScott & Paige DunlapDonna La GroneWayne & Geraldine AllenDonald & Betty LandisJoAnn SeidenstrickerMother of Donald LandisJoAnn SeidenstrickerKarlo “Kay” Mae LarsenHunter Larsen & Tammy

Riggle Rusty LinneyJack & Carolyn BrewerElizabeth LittleBetty & Bill BeardLarry LottKathy & Brent TolerMary Marie MartinMelanie & David GoochMargaret MaxwellJames ThreadgillAngela Rebecca

Langston McMillanRoss & Shirley AndersonDoris O’ReillyGilles MorinWinston & Shirley BusterWillie & Orca WillhelmHoward & Sharon WrightAnn MurphreyVirginia Crowson

Mrs. James NanceJean RobinsonJohn C. NealMary OwreyLinda NelsonEmil & Jo Ann HarrisCarlos PalauDr. & Mrs. Philip L.

LeggettPlato James PappasMr. & Mrs. Nick

CassimatisMr. & Mrs. Paul R. HouseWil & Martha StellyBob & Beth Stephan &

FamilyMr. & Mrs. George J.

ViahakosMother of Tom PressJean RobinsonDick RichardsLarisa & Larry Zane

BrookshireDiane GreenSean GreenwoodDiane KoonceSK FoundationLee & Gladys SparacinoDr. Nancy K. Zatopek

Richard Stowell Richardson

Claudie CrawfordBessie PorterJohn McLean RobinsonFern BasdenMartha BookmanJack & Carolyn BrewerLenore DunwoodyMary EckhartMargaret ForganDennis & Kay GoehringHarper & PearsonChristine ImberAlice LaughlinBill LaughlinNancy Laughlin BuffaloeAudrey Moody LeyRalph McBrideBob & Patti McLeanNick & Susan NicholsonSusan & Antone PetersonLouise PorterEugenia & Charles

ReynoldsMatt & Liz RotanElmer SamsonMartha SingletonTom TaylorMary Elizabeth &

Margaret ThomasT.A. Robinson, Jr.Jack & Carolyn BrewerJeremy RoebuckEmil & Jo Ann HarrisCamille SalmanTom & Patsy PattersonClaudette SchwabKaren AtchleySamuel ShinkleAlbert & Jeanette PittmanCatherine SizerMr. & Mrs. David DalePaul SnowWillie & Orca WillhelmEvelyn SpannBetty & Bill BeardJohn Francis Sullivan, Jr.Darryl & Christie

AndersonMr. & Mrs. Jim Banfi llPierre & Patricia BeynetJack & Annis BowenJack & Jayne BrandonLewis E. Brazelton IIIThe Scott Brown FamilyB.M. & Shirley BurgherRonald & Carolyn

CampbellTrish & Dunbar ChambersEmily & Holcombe

CrosswellSylvie & Gary CrumLinda & Mack Denison

In Honor Of Received February 1 - May 31, 2009

Includes gift(s) made to the Boys and Girls Country Endowment Fund

You can make your next tribute gift securely online at www.boysandgirlscountry.org. Click on "Donate Now"

John Francis Sullivan, Jr. (cont'd)

Richard & Jeanne Domercq

John EadsMichael EarthmanElizabeth EikenburgTom & Pris FosterPat & Leila GilbertStephen & Klair GraceBob & Joan GreerConnie Griffi n & Bobby

DowlenDewuse & Martha GuytonMr. & Mrs. Tom L. HailLisa & Paul HillWyatt HoganCathy & Art HollandAllan & Alice HornDebbie & Frank JonesNeil & Carol KelleyJim & Brenda KuehneSherman LeeAbbe Ledbetter, Jr.Marc LongoJoan Barbara & Max

LupuloffBob & Odette MaceMr. & Mrs. Dan McClureSusan McDonald – Mohle

AdamsPatti & Ken McGawPat & Coe McGinley


Rich & Amy MillerMr. & Mrs. Bill MorganTricia & Bill O’DonnellDudley & Judy OldhamWilliam & Margaret OwenWilliam & Jeanette

PakalkaGrace & Carroll PhillipsPaul PigueBrenda & Mike PittmanMr. & Mrs. Robert W.

PullenStephen & Galen RecklingTed & Nancy ReynoldsDick & Kathleen RogersEllin RoydsLoren SchwartzNaomi Scott & John

BonnoJack & Valera SheetsHannah SibiskiBabs & Ed SmithRand & Annette StephensAnnette & George StrakeDorothy & Charles StraussHans & Inge StuehrkTexas Children’s Hospital

StaffBetty & Walter WilliamsWelcome Wilson, Jr.


Wilson ScalingWalter ZivleyRoman SykowskiAlbert & Hazel

TomchessonBob TackaberryTom & Jane LilesMother of Gayetta TallasJean RobinsonClifton TannahillMatthew AdamsMary Alice Bauer &

FamilyCharles & Linda BurgeBetty Farmer DanielMr. & Mrs. Romeo

EscobedoLorraine & Glenn EwanBradley GovreauBobbie Harbuck & familyBill & Sandra HesserMike & Debi HugeleMary Lynne Bigby JonesRuth & Charles PulidoBeverly SykoraEd & Pat WelbournAnita WoodsJane WoodwardFrances WynneJimmy L. TeetsCarl L. Day & Juanita

Carol ThomasTom & Carol BrownRuby ThorntonHarriette HigginbothamHenry TolleyTom & Patsy PattersonTwilaHugh & Aniela PittsVince ValloneGeorge Polk, Jr.Christian Van DijkMr. & Mrs. David DaleLeroy E. Ward, Jr.Barbara BrownGayle WareCris & Margie CriswellJack WatsonDoris O’ReillyRobert WeeksJack & Carolyn BrewerCharlie & Marlene GillGordon WiebeRoss & Shirley AndersonThomas L. WilliamsonCharles & Pat BeckSandy GipeMr. & Mrs. Robert HarrellMr. & Mrs. Ben

KuenemannMr. & Mrs. Clint

KuenemannGwen O’BanionOld Mill Lake Women’s

Bunko Groups

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Austin

Judge Gordon Marcum IIChris AlexanderBrad AlexanderDennis Alexander Chris QuillenTanya Fulcher & Andrew

Allen – WeddingWayne & Audrey ArnettBetty Beard – Mother’s

DayEmily BeardJames Bloodworth, Sr.Susan BloodworthNancy Brennan -

BirthdayTommy BrennanReg Brockwell – Father’s

DayJennifer Brockwell

Dennison Brown – 75th Birthday

Betty BrownWayne & Michele BrownRobert BrownDenisha BullockScotty SandersCharlotte – 1st BirthdayNancy & Tommy BrennanKen Coleman – BirthdayEdgar & Carolyn ReevesSylvia Corolla – Mother’s

DayGwen CorollaKate Davis – 8th BirthdayBryn CardenRyan & Keri DesAutels

& SageErin Bohall

Jackie EckersleySt. Mary’s Episcopal

ChurchJoyce Ellington –

BirthdayAlice Ann and Thomas

MillerRenate FleishDebbie PetersMilton & Jennie

Graves – 50th Wedding Anniversary

Edgar & Carolyn ReevesJames Robert

HammelmanJim & Dianne HammelmanRobert HarrisRich & Sandy KramerBill HawkinsJack & Carolyn Brewer

Maribell Henderson – Birthday

Edgar & Carolyn ReevesRay Kym – 50th BirthdayTom & Donna GatesJane Liles – Mother’s

DayKaren & Ryan LilesRod Mace - BirthdayEdgar & Carolyn ReevesElnor Lee Morau – 100th

BirthdayTom & Patsy PattersonBob & Carole RotenJim & Dianne HammelmanRichard & Amanda

StoreyMain Street Lending Co.John Sullivan IIIRicardo Rivas

Frank TodaroDaniel ScheweMarinell & Lamar

Williams – 50th Wedding Anniversary

James Lamar WilliamsAmy Wisniewski -

BirthdayMarsha AckermanBettie WrightKaren AtchleyShirley WrightBrad AlexanderChris AlexanderGene & Esther Best

Ken & Nancy DavenportChris Quillen

In Memory Of Received February 1 - May 31, 2009

Thomas L. Williamson (cont'd)

Jeri PearsonJames & Sharon WestClaude WilliamsonJosephine WilliamsonBruce WithersTom & Jane Liles

Correction to Spring 2009 Newsletter:

The following friends made gifts in memory of Andrew Jackson "Jack" Evans, Jr.:

Mr. & Mrs. William Hammock

Theresa HerbergerJudy & Mickey HerrmannGrant & Marlene HollandRon & Becky HowardMiriam KnoebelW.J. & Lynne LesmeisterAlton & Kathryn McClungKent & Thyra MizeMr. & Mrs. Gordon MorrisMary & Dick SchneiderThe Seekers Class – First

Baptist ChurchLois SlatonVirginia Wallace

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WISH LISTSummer

Our Education Department Needs:Digital CameraGraphing CalculatorsReward StickersReward Certifi cates

Our Clothing Closet Needs: In all sizes, except where indicated:Girls’ and Boys’ No-Show SocksBoys’ and Men’s Boxers and Boxer BriefsBoys’ and Men’s UndershirtsGirls’ and Women’s Bras & Training BrasGirls’ and Women’s Hipsters Panties Girls’ and Boys’ Tennis ShoesCasual Shoes (not dress shoes)

Our Commissary Needs:Toilet PaperPaper TowelsLaundry DetergentHand SoapDishwasher SoapBand-aidsTea

Our Cottages Need:Coffee Makers (12-cup, auto shut-off)Beach Towels Wall ClocksVacuum Cleaners (Dirt Devil Breeze)Bath Towel Sets (bath, hand, wash cloth)Bath MatsAlarm Clock/RadioSkillets, all sizes

Our Activities Department Needs:Riding Helmets with non-detachable visorsSwim GogglesVolleyballsPing Pong BallsMagnetic Dart Board

Our Maintenance Department Needs:Conventional stoves (electric, 2 large and 2 small burners, preferably white)New under-counter ice machines (white)Dishwashers (preferably white)

Full list at www.boysandgirlscountry.org Click on "Donate" and "Fill a Wish List"

Penny and Paul Loyd have served the children of our Home with love and devotion, through Penny’s years of service on the Board of Directors since 1992, and through their deep personal commitment to the care and well-being of our children

Five-time Emmy Award-winning comedian and actor

DENNIS MILLER

at this year's

Heritage Award DinnerAll proceeds will benefi t our children

Date: November 11, 2009Location: Hilton Americas - Houston

Honoring Penny and Paul Loyd

For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Elaine Petranek at 281-351-4976 extension 219 or by email at [email protected].

Going Shopping? Take Us Along!

Last year, Kroger replaced ShareCards with the new Kroger Neighbor to Neighbor Donation Program. To help us when you go shopping, please ask your cashier to scan the barcode to the right to link your Kroger Plus Card to Boys and Girls Country. If you linked your card to us last year, please note that you must re-link your card this year! Every time you use your Kroger Plus Card, a percentage of your purchase will be donated to Boys and Girls Country. If you would like a wallet-size card with our barcode, please call us at 281-351-4976. Thank you for taking us along when you shop...and for all that you do! (Please note that the new program will allow each household to link a Kroger Plus Card to only one organization.)

Shopping at Randalls? Please ask your cashier to link your Randalls Remarkable Card to Organization Number 755 and we will receive 1% of every purchase you make, at no cost to you!

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