How You Can Help

5/25/2013

Wish List

21st Century Community Learning Centers

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois can always use your help! You can...

Volunteer to work with the wonderful children or at a special event

Fulfill a need off of our current need list

Plan a gift for the future in your will or trust

How can you make a difference?

Volunteer... It's a great way to give back to your community!

Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois welcomes individuals who may want to contribute their time to working with our youth. Many opportunities are available in the areas of recreation and sports, arts and crafts, drama, dance, music, leadership development, fund raising, special events, chaperoning, computer literacy training, and more!

Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois always needs a few good volunteers. Please help us help our children.

Volunteer Areas

BGCCIL needs YOU!

Our volunteers help us in serving over 5,000 youth each year. Volunteers lend their expertise in programming, administrative and general support. We believe that the most important aspect of volunteer placement is that an individual's skills, talents and time commitments match and meet the needs of the organization. Give back to your community while changing a child's life!

Long-term and short-term volunteer opportunities are available in the following areas:

• Tutorial (all subjects, all grades)
• Recreation and Sports

• Special Events
• Coaches
• Officials
• Scorekeepers
• Leadership Development
• Photography
• Culinary Arts
• Martial Arts
• Arts and Crafts
• Music
• Drama
• Dance
• Partnerships
• Executive Partners
• Corporate Partners
• Fundraising
• Clerical Support
• Maintenance
• Landscaping

How can you become a volunteer?
If you or your organization would like to volunteer please call the club for more information or download the volunteer application and mail it to the Club

Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois is a drug and smoke-free workplace.

Help us help our children!

LOOKING TO INVEST IN FUTURES?
We've got thousands of them, right here!

For 50 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield have offered young people a safe, fun place to develop skills, self-confidence and other qualities needed to become responsible citizens and leaders. We can ensure that this will continue for future generations by planning today.

By remembering Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield in your will or trust, you are securing the future for thousands of young people!

INVEST IN A BETTER FUTURE FOR ALL OF US!
Leave A Legacy To Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield

Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield have been serving thousands of area youth for 50 years. While the organization has changed and grown over the years, the goal is still to provide
THE Positive Place For Kids. Alumni of Boys & Girls Clubs have warm, wonderful memories of their experiences and lasting results of the impact their memberships had on their lives. What about future generations? What legacy will we leave for them?

It's up to us to make a difference in the future of our community and in the lives of boys and girls throughout the Greater Washington area by making sure that there is always a Boys & Girls Club around the corner for every child who needs a welcoming, caring, safe place to go.

The following are ways you can "Leave a Legacy" through Planned Giving:

Prepare a will.
Surprisingly, less than 50% of people have a will. Without one, you lose control over what happens to your assets at your passing.
Leave a gift in your will for Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield Foundation.
Give various assets in place of a cash donation.
Gifts such as stocks, bonds, real estate, art and jewelry are of considerable value to organizations such as BGCS and may provide tax savings for you now.
Make Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield the beneficiary of your pension plan or IRA. Avoid possible income and estate taxes after your death, or that of your beneficiary.
Remember loved ones with memorial gifts.
Through naming opportunities or by simply making a donation in the name of a loved one, you benefit from the tax break and you give to a loved one or to their memory in a unique way. What a wonderful way to remember someone!
Name Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy.

Get others involved.
Ask your financial advisor or attorney to encourage other clients to give to Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield through client counseling. Imagine the positive impact on your community if everyone made a donation to your favorite charity or a charity of their choice!
Establish a Life Income Gift through BGCS Foundation.
A Life Income Gift is a great way to benefit from significant tax breaks while you or your beneficiary receives current income from a percentage of the gains on your gift. Yes! You can get paid from your charitable donation to Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield.
Pass it on!
Encourage family members and friends to "Leave a Legacy" to Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield through Planned Giving.

Click here for more information about planned giving and the many benefits available to you.

For more information on how you can "Leave a Legacy" to Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois, please call (217) 544-0548.