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We work with a lot of schools um here in the state of Indiana and also public municipals, um you know, cities, towns, uh county governments. And every time I'm here, I just get a great feel. And I you have a lot to be proud of here. And I I said that 2 and 1/2 years ago and prior um standing here tonight, I want I just wanted to say it again. Uh you guys have done a great job up here and I just think it's all about the people. Um but when it comes to this, uh basically what Greg and I discussed is you know, we would we would like to be your designated broker again. Um if I could say one thing to all of you, I would talk about accountability. And I would talk about a a given marketing plan uh which uh I you know, I I believe pretty firmly that we have both.
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Mac turns around, takes a shot. This time goes upper 90 again with her right hand. Mac Whitmer putting on a display. That's Mac's fifth goal of the game to put the Spartans up five to three. >> Here Here's something nice from the Here's something nice from Melrose as one of the parents yells out, "They only have one kid." I don't know about you, Bo, but I think there's more than one kid out on the field. >> I think there's been some great defensive plays by the Spartans so far, whether that's from the keeper, Julia Gray, or >> Julia Gray's made a couple >> Mary DeVoy's made a couple good stick checks. Gianna Byron's held some people straight up, so I think I think it's been a full team effort by the Spartans so far, and I think that should continue. >> Yes, absolutely. >> Looks like someone different on the draw, maybe?
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It's been a it's been a long beginning to the board meeting. >> Thank you uh Cara. We felt right at home. I mean, seeing the recognition and the principles speak, it's just a lot of parallels to what we try to do at the Boys and Girls Club. So, I want to start by thanking uh you for uh thanking uh you all for having us here tonight. We're we're very excited to be here uh to share a little bit more about what we've been building in Danbury and really building together. Um we wouldn't be where we are in in in a short four or five months without the support of Danbury public schools. Uh the leadership uh has just been fantastic in partnering with us and and getting behind this. So um as Cara said, my name is Mike Flynn. I'm the president uh and CEO of the Boys and Girls Club.
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We do a lot of service projects in Greensburg. You'll find us out at Rebecca Park and we're just installing a big basket of football gold setup at the main park. So, be kind of fun. Thanks, morning. >> That's fine. Uh I have two. Uh the first one is the PEO Star Scholarship. The PEO Sisterhood is one of the largest community-based women's organizations in North America with almost 200,000 active members. Our organization provides loans, grants, and scholarships for women through its six philanthropies. The PEO Sisterhood is committed to helping women achieve their educational goals. The PEO Star Scholarship [clears throat] recognizes the accomplishments of graduating high school women planning to pursue postsecary education. In presenting this $2,500 scholarship, the members of chapter T in Greensburg are pleased to recognize our honore who demonstrates excellence in leadership, extracurricular activities, community service, academics, and potential for success. Our PEO SC star scholarship is presented to Brandon Jameson.
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Um and uh we've had some great results. One thing if I can to talk about, I know property. For all schools, property has been um it's been an issue, you know, and property deductibles. And it really started about 4 years ago and it hasn't gotten any better yet. What I do want the board to know is that we've worked with a um partner in the insurance world and we've come up with a really good buy down deductible that is very cost efficient. So in essence, all the insurance carriers, you know, they come in, they wanted to provide you all the schools and say, "Hey, we want a minimum deductible." It could be 1%, it could be 2%, or it could be, you know, $300,000. Uh we've got a really good option for that and it's worked out it's worked out really well with a lot of the surrounding schools.
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>> Yeah, it looks like Bina McKechnie on the draw. >> And I think a different Melrose. 24 was on the draw there. Daniels and other Daniels? >> Another Daniels. >> Different Daniels. >> [clears throat] >> So, left-handed Daniels versus McKechnie on the draw. McKechnie flicks it up to Whitworth. Ball's still loose. Still loose on the ground. The official wanting to get not calling anything for the Spartans as the Red Raiders now get the ball. Healey with the ball over the restraining line. Gets the ball to Matthews. >> Who's that? 46? That was >> Arnold with the ball. I thought they had a couple girls Normally, I can tell difference They have a couple girls that look alike, kind of team. It's tough. It's Downs with the ball. Downs turns around, gets the ball in. >> I think that might have been McNeely over there, but I don't know who's got it now.
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I'm also here with my longtime colleague uh our executive vice president Kristen Gonalves who will be up uh to share a little bit here tonight. uh as well as Chris Leonard uh who has been on our board of directors um and helped has helped lead our organization for for close to 30 years and has been a key player in all of our growth and development over that time, but certainly a key player in in us moving into Danbury. So, um you know, a little bit deeper dive into the Danbury staff and and I'm I apologize if I can't figure out how to use this. >> Um Yeah, that that helps. >> There you go. >> Thank you. >> Uh but a little deeper dive. Obviously myself, I've been with the organization for 24 years. Uh Kristen, as I mentioned, 18 years of service uh as an executive level person in our organization and two key faces at the Danbury Clubhouse specific um is Jeff Pitlack.
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[applause] The second one is shorter. Uh, the Greensburg United Methodist Church presents the Roland Curtis and Will Marie Barnes Nursing Scholarship in the amount of $1,088 to Zack Logic. [applause] Good morning again. Are you getting tired? Well, if you are, I'm retired. Congratulations to all of you students. You completed another school year under the heading of Superintendent Tom Hunter. A special congratulations to the class of 2026. We are the Greens. We're here to present the scholarship in honor of [clears throat] Mrs. Joyce Green. This is son Brad, daughter Jamie. I'm Dave. We'd like to thank all of the applicants who applied for Mrs. Green scholarship. They were very worthy of consideration. There were high marks academically, extra extracurricular, and the essay that we acquired them to write. This year, our committee narrowed down to two recipients. Each will receive $1,000 in scholarship in honor of Mrs.
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>> Okay. So the the discussion needs to be around this. I'm not we're not bringing a a quote to you. That won't come until um our policy is up on the 17th of May. Is that what I should have said earlier? Um so that won't come to fruition until then, but we can stay with who we're with and they can be our broker and that's who we'll work with or we can move that line over to Walker Hughes to see if we can get a little more competitive. Last year I brought you I [clears throat] believe one bid and that that was from I'm a Griff at that time. So this gives us a little bit of and Brett promised me like all salesmen do that he's going to give me the best bid and give me the most bids. Now how how many how many vendors do you work with?
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Oh, great save by Julia Gray. >> There's a shot by the other Daniels turning around and they're really shooting the ball low on Julia Gray every time so far this game as Gray gets the ball over to Marino. And I could be wrong, but I don't think that's Mac Whitworth like that. Somebody from Melrose was saying that looks like somebody different on that team. They got the ball over. Kylie Marino with the ball. Marino behind the cage. Getting the ball over to Pellegrino, the freshman who scored the first goal the other day at for the Spartans to start off that Western Mass finals. >> Mhm. >> That's a different player, too. That's Mhm? That's going to be my thing having to say. >> You got another announcer, Steve Veno, chiming in. So >> it. Steve and I were doing girls basketball and girls soccer all these years.
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We we brought Jeff in 26 years in the Boys and Girls Club movement. Um, as things started to develop and and this became a reality, um, we started to talk to Jeff about an opportunity here in Danbury, uh, he was, uh, previously the chief operating officer of the Boys and Girls Club of Stanford for 15 years and was currently serving as the CEO and COO of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater New Haven. Um, but we talked to him about this opportunity. Uh, he's he was very excited to to take this on with us. So, he joined our team um in June of last year in preparation of of getting things moving to to the city here. Um and then Devon Lawrence, 11-year member of our staff, is has now moved into the Danbury role uh as our director of club operations. So, uh 11 years of experience with the organization.
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Joyce Green. Our first recipient is Miss Kaylee Hen. [applause] Our second recipient of the Joyce Green Memorial Scholarship is Miss Avery Helms. [applause] Again, a big congratulations to the class of 2026. And to you, I wish you the best of everything in your future. Have a good day. [applause] Good morning and congratulations to the class of 2026. My name is Abby Eldridge and I'm here to present the Christa Na'vi Eldridge Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship was created by the friends and family of Christa as a memorial to the many contributions she made to the Decatur County community while she was with us. This one-time $1,000 scholarship is awarded to two individuals who represent great work ethic and a dedication to giving back to Decar County as she did. I'm pleased to announce our 2026 recipients, Elizabeth Ballser and Zachary Blic. [applause] Hi, I'm Tammy Winning with the Decar County Community Foundation and I would like to um give Minsley Harris the Ted and Marian Stout Scholarship.
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>> Well, we we work with all of them. The only the only one that we don't work with and because it's it's pretty close is the the a trust program. Other than that we we work with all of them. And again some of them are some of them are really good at the you know the the A to the 4A schools. Some are more designed for the larger schools. So it just really comes down to I I'm confident we have the we have the market figured out until it changes you know. But you know we're we're pretty cognizant of everything that is going on and I think again I'm going to go back to the the term accountability. You know I'm not just I'm not going to just throw words at Craig or any of you. You know we will show our accountability. We will get this done in plenty of time so that you actually have time to make a decision.
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McKechnie goes in and >> So, is that turnover of some sort? >> If I'm coach Cal, I know who I'm blocking next year. >> Cuz what what do we know what that was or some kind of check or I >> Anything. She makes them up as we go. [cheering] >> Got you. >> Mac Whitworth gets the ball, knocks the ball away. Melrose comes up with it. Melrose is a good Melrose very, very efficient when they get the ball. >> Mhm. >> They're always a good passing team. They don't force a lot of shots. Sure sticks on everybody and that is Arnold gets the ball over the restraining line. Arnold turn around seeing a little bit of space looking to go by McKechnie. She does. McKechnie bounces it. See, once again, Arnold with that nice shot in front. This time they they finish it. Arnold turns around and passes the ball to Matthews.
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Um so, those are really the two faces that lead the Danbury club day-to-day. Obviously, myself, Kristen, our board of directors are are there as well behind behind this effort. But um you know a lot of decades of youth development expertise that uh we're bringing to Danbury every day. And so I wanted to share that with the board of ed um just to you know kind of get to know our team a little bit. Um as far as uh where do we you know everything really starts with the mission and our mission is simple. Um it's been the mission of Boys and Girls Clubs for 160 years. Um and that is to uh inspire and enable all young people especially those who need us most to reach their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens. Uh and we do that through a variety of ways which we'll talk about here in a minute.
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[applause] >> [clears throat] >> guys have quite a trot to get up here. >> Congratulations. Good morning and congratulations to the class of 2026. We're honored to be here today to present the Colleen Bray Memorial Scholarship in memory of our daughter. Um Colleen was a 2019 graduate of Greensburg Community High School. She passed away in a car accident on her way home from work about four years ago. uh several of her friends started this scholarship for her immediately after her passing and we're really pleased that one of them have joined us here today. We want to share a little bit about Colleen's story because there are likely many students uh in this audience today who haven't quite figured out what they want to be when they grow up. And we hope the calling story inspires you a little. From a young age, Colleen loved all animals.
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And and I think that's one of the keys. And on the timeline you know it's a we just call it a client timeline that we've developed but it's there's a page in that in that little booklet and I think it just recounts what the process looks like. What our responsibilities are that we gauge and then there's some additional services in there too that we can we can get to that at a later date. Um assuming um you know that that we might be a viable candidate to manage your insurance program. >> Does anyone have questions for him as far as what that looks like? >> [clears throat] >> But again, when the bid goes out, it's publicized. It's first in. >> So So, here's the thing. >> Yeah. >> If I switch our insurance, so I would switch our insurance to Walker Hughes. So, they would be our agent.
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The cut the Spartans lead down five to four. That's Matthews. I Could be Matthews. >> Yes, that's that's who >> That's Mat- No, yeah, I didn't didn't know if there was more than one Matthews on the team. >> Oh. Cuz it was a great first save by uh Julia Gray. Just >> Yeah. >> Then they were on the rebound right there. So. >> Good job by Arnold to stay with that play and hit Matthews and Matthews gets one past the the goalie. Not much not much we can do when they're passing ball around that quickly, that good. So. It's what you want in a state playoff game, a close close game and Matthews and McKechnie up on the draw again. >> [cheering] >> You got that beam right in front of you. Yeah, I know. I'm tr- >> It's all right. Are we in the works for a new one?
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Um but but that is a collective effort um throughout the organization and and really club to club. Um, as some of you know, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, um, one of the most recognized and trusted youth development organizations in the country. Um, really across across the world. Now, we have, uh, Boys and Girls Clubs on, uh, native lands. We have Boys and Girls Clubs on military bases. Uh, in total, 5,500 locations across the country, um, that serve 4.2 million young people a year. Um, so it is a federated model. Uh, we are a chartered Boys and Girls Club. Our Danbury clubhouse is chartered under the Boys and Girls Club of America. So, a lot of resources come with that. Um, and a lot of experience. So, um, you know, as I said, 160 years, the the mission, uh, and the model has been refined, but, you know, it still continues to this day.
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And from the age of of three, she told us she was going to be a vet. We all believed it. We were convinced that she was going to be a vet. She would have been a great vet. However, in high school, she really struggled academically, and those dreams of being a vet began to decline. As parents, we were concerned what her future would look like without a traditional college education. for us. We prayed a lot. She did graduate from high school and she started working at a local dog kennel. It was during this time that something started to change. She started to see her worth and her path. She not only got excited about her future for the first time, she began to flourish. And within two years of graduating high school, she earned a certificate in dog grooming from a trade school. She started and operated her own business.
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