Supporters of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Indian River County celebrated “Changing lives for 25 Years” at a special Angels Dinner Silver Jubilee held at the Vero Beach facility. Children from the Vero, Fellsmere and Sebastian clubs happily spoke about their experiences and engaged guests in some of their numerous art, science and musical activities.
As guests settled down for dinner in the impressive gymnasium, a video montage of news clippings and photographs chronicled the growth of the nonprofit, which now serves more than 850 children in three state-of-the-art facilities.
“We know that you’re here tonight to change lives. That’s not a term that we use a lot, but we really have,” said Bill Allard, board co-chair with Paul Hanson, noting that the 25-year legacy of lives changed would not have been possible without their generous support…