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WELCOME

The Santa Clarita Valley Boys' and Girls' Club welcomes SALARY $ 74,000
you to its Sixth Annual Benefit Auction. The Auction will SUPPLIES AND PROGRAMMING 20,000
be divided into two parts : The Live Auction, verbal bidding BUILDING EXPENSE 6,000
on thirty -five auction items and The Silent Auction, written ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 10,000
bidding for auction items posted on the walls of the Main $110,000
Gallery, California Institute of the Arts. We ask you to care-
fully read the Rules of Auction listed on Page 3 of this The sources of Revenues are :
Catalogue.
The Santa Clarita Valley Boys' Club is a charter member THE AUCTION OF '76 $ 35,000
of the Boys' Club of America. The Club serves the needs of UNITED WAY 25,000
boys and girls, ages 7-18, in the communities of Newhall, LOS ANGELES COUNTY REVENUE
Saugus, Valencia, Castaic, and Canyon Country. In excess of SHARING 40,000
1800 children participated in Boys' and Girls' Club pro- DONATIONS, SENTRY CLUB
gramming during the past year. On any one day you could (Please see inside back cover) 10,000
expect to see over 300 children in our programs. This pro- $110,000
gramming takes place primarily on the following school
playgrounds: Castaic, Emblem*, Hanby, Leona Cox, Mint The week after the Auction of '77 the Board of Direct-
Canyon, Wiley Canyon, Newhall, Peachland, Rosedell, ors of the Santa Clarita Valley Boys' and Girls' Club will be
Skyblue Mesa*, Valley View*. The Asterisks identify the determining the budget for the coming year. Some of the
location of our satellite buildings.
priorities being considered are : maintenance of existing pro-
The Boys' and G iris' Club hires experienced youth work- gramming not funded by revenue sharing, maintenance of
ers to work with the children five to six days each week. Our programming funded by revenue sharing (the grant expires
Program Directors develop programs in social recreation, arts without any chance or renewal in March, 1978) , new pro-
and crafts, special events, intramural sports, and field trips, gramming, and the building fund.
and do guidance and referral . The emphasis of our efforts is We hope you understand that although not all of the
" To Keep Good Kids Good." needs of the children of the Santa Clarita Valley can be met
In Fiscal Year 1977 (ending on June 30, 1977), the through our programming, the Santa Clarita Valley Boys'
Boys' and Girls' Club's budget was approximately $110,000. and Girls' Club does make a significant impact. Please help
Two thirds of this budget was spent on salaries for our staff. us maintain and expand our service to the children of this
We feel the most effective way to really reach the boys and community by generously bidding on the Auction items.
girls is with caring professional people. An approximate sum- The boys and girls of the Santa Clarita Valley hope you
mary of our budget is :
have an enjoyable evening while helping the Boys' and Girls'
Club.

FUTURE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY BOYS' AND GIRLS' CLUB

On April 18, 1977 the Board of Directors of the Santa Clarita Valley Boys' and Girls' Club passed the
following resolution unanimously, "Resolved that the Santa Clarita Valley Boys' and Girls' Club build a new major
(headquarters) facility to offer a broader program to meet the existing and expanding needs of the youth of the
Santa Clarita Valley , while continuing to maintain and develop our current satellite programs."
The capital campaign, specific building plans and site selection are now being prepared by the building
committee . For more information on the bui lding program, please call Barry Harberson (805) 255-2455.

If you wish to make a direct contribution to t he operational expenses or building fund please read the inside back cover
of this catalogue. For more information please call the Santa Clarita Valley Boys' and Girls' Club (805) 259-9449.