SRP donates $25,000 to Boy & Girls Club summer camp
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - SRP Federal Credit Union made a big donation toward a summer program of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Augusta.
The credit union presented a $25,000 check Monday at the Oasis VIP Great Futures Academy.
The money will go toward the Oasis Club Summer Camp.
The camp has about 50 participants every summer, and includes breakfast, lunch and healthy snacks, along with sports and other activities.
“We are incredibly thankful for SRP’s continued of our organization and for their relentless commitment to helping youth in our community,” said Kim Evans, President & CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Augusta.
We spoke with Catherine Center, the vice president of development at the Boys and Girls Club, about how this funding will help keep the summer camp up and running.
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“We are also very focused on mental, physical health and wellbeing, so we have lots of athletic programming, outdoor activities, arts and crafts, music programs and field trips, so the generous gift from SRP Federal Credit Union will ensure that the youth here at oasis camp have access to everything that they need.”
Center says they also have a program helping teens with workforce opportunities.
“Our teen programing is really geared towards ensuring that teens have a safe place where they can go and talk to a trusted adult but also ensuring that when they graduate they have a clear and defined plan for the future so we are always coming up with workforce opportunities where they can learn about all of these different industries that maybe they wouldn’t be exposed to before,” said Center.
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As school gets out, it can become harder to feed kids as food insecurity becomes more common in our area. Many organizations and government entities are offering ways for children to be fed while school is out.
The club says it is always looking for donations and volunteers.
“We know learning loss is something that happens when school is out for the summer, so we’ve made sure that that doesn’t happen when youth are in our clubs,” said Center.
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