Beaver Coach Sales & Service Donates $12,000 To Local Boys & Girls Club Chapter in Bend, Oregon.
Today the Beaver Ambassador Club (BAC) Beaver Coach Sales & Service (BCS), a Top-50 RV dealership located in Bend, Oregon, announced their donation of $12,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of Bend (BGCB). This is the latest of many donations to the after-school care organization in an effort to give back to the community and set the youth of Bend up for a future of support and success.
"Despite the ongoing challenges around us, the Boys & Girls Clubs feel an incredible sense of gratitude for our community partners at Beaver Coach Sales & Service who have stepped up to support our youth. As champions that support Bend's leaders of tomorrow, their generosity supports academic success, healthy lifestyles, and character and leadership development." - Bess Goggins
"The Boys & Girls Clubs of Bend (BGCB) exists to help empower all youth, families, and staff to reach their full collective potential. We believe in the right for individuals and communities to have equitable access and opportunity to participate and succeed in all organizations and workplaces, particularly our own." - BGCB
After over a year of not holding the event due to pandemic restrictions, Beaver Coach Sales & Service gathered with the Beaver Ambassador Club (BAC) for their annual International RV Rally in mid-September. As has been the tradition from years previous, one of the events held at the BAC International Rally is a live auction of items donated by the attendees. Every year, the total sum of auction proceeds go directly to the Boys & Girls Club of Bend.
BAC and BCS began donating to the Boys & Girls Club of Bend in 2017. To date, BCS (with the help of BAC) has contributed a cumulative total of $22,173 to the program. When asked about the relationship between the two organizations, BCS owner Ty Kelly, had this to say:
"All of our philanthropies pretty much revolve around kids. So we have the Boys & Girls Club, FFA 4-H, and Toys For Tots. We’ve been to the facility, have listened to the kids and parents tell their stories, and are moved by the rich experiences they provide for our local youth.
We have employees that have spent time growing up in the Boys & Girls Club, and they’re awesome people! We believe in the system and see the long-term benefits of their programs.
With literally hundreds of donation opportunities, we have to be very selective in who we choose to support. Year after year, the Boys & Girls Club has proven to be an invaluable service to the community, and we will happily continue to support the important work they do." - Ty Kelly
The Beaver Ambassador Club and Beaver Coach Sales & Service says that they take great pride in supporting local organizations that enrich and empower the city of Bend, improving life for the community and the future.