Message from the Executive Director
Lou’s Letter
“If you want to go faster, you go it alone….”
Walk of Hope
Tour
Curious about life on our campus
and in our cottages? Would you
like to see first-hand the warm,
family-oriented home your support
makes possible?
Last October, part of our management team and Robert, one of our “A” students, traveled to a retirement community in downtown Houston to visit Mrs.
Jean Robinson. Ms. Jean, along with her late husband Tommy, founded Boys
and Girls Country. We were there to celebrate her 100th birthday and Ms. Jean
was sharp, alert and remembered exactly why she and Tommy started a home
for boys.
Forty-five years ago Tommy and Jean and
several of their friends decided to expand
an after-school program they had developed. They wanted to make more of a difference than a few hours after school could
make in the life of a child. With a $25 donation and a donated plot of land (then rice
fields), they started Boys Country (named by
Ms. Jean), which eventually became Boys
and Girls Country.
“Your support will
enhance this place
called home, a place
for our kids to
become resilient.”
In November, we hosted an emotional groundbreaking ceremony to expand,
improve and upgrade the housing for our 100 plus family members. Some of
our current cottages were built in the 1970’s and have served us very well.
However, these new cottage homes will be more efficient, more private, and
will provide our families with much needed room and accommodations. Your
support will enhance this place called home, a place for our kids to become
resilient.
Come join us for a tour of our campus and
cottages. It’s an hour of wonderful stories,
great information and an inside look at where
our children live. This is not a fundraising
event. Bring only an open heart and a friend.
We appreciate you not succumbing to cynicism. As more of you join us in our
mission, our ability to create a Christian home environment where we can
prepare our children to be self-sustaining and contributing adults has been
enhanced. We know heroic things happen when people get involved. Thank
you for both joining and investing in the strength of the Boys and Girls Country
family.
Saturdays at 10 a.m.
“If you want to go faster, you go it alone; if you want to go further, you go with
others.”
Below are the dates for 2015. You can find
more information on our website.
•March 5
•September 3
•April 2
•October 1
•May 7–Spring Festival •November 5
(ticketed event)
Lou Palma
Executive Director
To learn about events and activities at Boys and Girls
Country, please visit our website at
www.boysandgirlscountry.org.
Make your contribution online! Give securely online at www.boysandgirlscountry.org/donate
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Boys and Girls Country News | Winter 2015-2016