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Boys & Girls Clubs Raise a Record $500K-Plus at Annual Dinner
The annual event also honored a local businessman who donated $1 million to local charities.
The Santa Monica Boys & Girls Clubs raised more than $500,000 at its annual fundraising diner Nov. 1, a record for the organization.
The club’s 38th Annual Auction & Dinner was held at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel to honor businessman Jack Jones, who donated $1 million to the Boys & Girls Clubs and the Community Corporation of Santa Monica.
“We are thrilled that this year’s event raised more than $500,000, the most in auction history, and will allow us to help even more disadvantaged youth in the Los Angeles area,” CEO Aaron Young stated in a press release.
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Founded in 1944, Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica currently serves approximately 8,000 youth through memberships and community outreach.
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