By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER The outside walls of the new Boys and Girls Club on West Street stood in place as a construction crew continued its work on the new state-of-the-art facility. Covered by high ceilings, and surrounded by wide open space and countless windows to let the light shine through, the new Boys and Girls Club will provide even more services to individuals of all ages, continuing its mission to “inspire and enable” people to “realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.” In just less than one year, the new center will be ready to serve the community, especially the West End. Serving the local community for over 100 years, the Boys and Girls Club has raised its $10 million mark for the project, and still has another $475,000 to go for its campaign. The new facility, which will be named The Don Tinty Boys and Girls Club and Family Center, is scheduled to be up and running by September. The center is named in honor of Don Tinty, a local philanthropist and owner of Tinty’s Furniture who died in 2009. The Tinty Foundation donated $1.1 million to the project’s campaign. “It’s phenomenal,” said Michael [...]
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER The outside walls of the new Boys and Girls Club on West Street stood in place as a construction crew continued its work on the new state-of-the-art facility. Covered by high ceilings, and surrounded by wide open space and countless windows to let the light shine through, the new Boys and Girls Club will provide even more services to individuals of all ages, continuing its mission to “inspire and enable” people to “realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.” In just less than one year, the new center will be ready to serve the community, especially the West End. Serving the local community for over 100 years, the Boys and Girls Club has raised its $10 million mark for the project, and still has another $475,000 to go for its campaign. The new facility, which will be named The Don Tinty Boys and Girls Club and Family Center, is scheduled to be up and running by September. The center is named in honor of Don Tinty, a local philanthropist and owner of Tinty’s Furniture who died in 2009. The Tinty Foundation donated $1.1 million to the project’s campaign. “It’s phenomenal,” said Michael [...]