ROSS DRESS FOR LESS® TO HELP LOCAL KIDS LEARN in Rocky Mount and Wilson

Rocky Mount (February 9, 2023) – Every year, nearly four million young people are served by Boys & Girls Clubs. To show their continued support in preparing today’s youth for a brighter tomorrow, Ross Stores, Inc. is partnering with Boys & Girls Clubs of America with a three-week program called, “Help Local Kids Learn.”  Beginning February 11, customers in Rocky Mount and Wilson can make a monetary contribution at their local Ross Dress for Less (“Ross”) location during checkout to be donated to the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tar River Region, through March 5, 2023.

 

“For the ninth year in a row, Ross is very excited to host our annual Help Local Kids Learn in-store fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Clubs. This fundraiser will directly help kids at local Clubs across the country by supporting Power Hour, a homework tutoring program, nationally sponsored by Ross. We are proud of our strong, long-standing partnership with BGCA. It is rooted in our shared commitment to help young people reach their full potential as productive, caring, and responsible citizens,” said Matt Young, Group Senior Vice President, Ross Stores.

 

Campaign Facts:

·        This February, Ross Stores is inviting customers to give at the register to benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of America from February 11^th – March 5^th. Ross will match the first $400,000 raised!

·        100% of the funds raised at each store will benefit Boys & Girls Clubs, with 80% being directed to a Club in the community.

·        Ross is the national sponsor of BGCA’s Power Hour, a program that provides kids and teens the opportunity to do their homework in a safe place, in-person or virtually, with support from Boys & Girls Club staff.

·        Every $5 donation helps provide one half hour of homework help for a Club youth.

$15 helps keep a kid safe after school.

·        This is the 9^th annual Ross Stores, Inc. fundraiser for Boys & Girls Clubs. Together with its Customers, Ross has raised and donated more than $40 million to support BGCA and Power Hour.

 

About Ross Stores

Ross Stores, Inc. is an S&P 500, Fortune 500, and Nasdaq 100 (ROST) company headquartered in Dublin, California, with fiscal 2021 revenues of $18.9 billion. Currently, the Company operates Ross Dress for Less® (“Ross”), the largest off-price apparel and home fashion chain in the United States with 1,696 locations in 40 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam. Ross offers first-quality, in-season, name brand and designer apparel, accessories, footwear, and home fashions for the entire family at savings of 20% to 60% off department and specialty store regular prices every day. The Company also operates 323 dd’s DISCOUNTS® stores in 21 states that feature a more moderately-priced assortment of first-quality, in-season, name brand apparel, accessories, footwear, and home fashions for the entire family at savings of 20% to 70% off moderate department and discount store regular prices every day. Additional information is available at www.rossstores.com.

For more information on the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tar River Region, you can visit their website at bgcnec.org or contact them directly at 252-977-9924.

Time constraints delay Phil Ford Golf Classic a year – Rocky Mount Telegram

For the past couple of years, hundreds have attended the Phil Ford Golf Classic tournament and gala, but organizers are taking a hiatus from the fundraiser.

Chief Professional Officer Ron Green said he didn’t think staff had enough time to organize the Classic while he was getting acclimated to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Nash/Edgecombe Counties, which he took over in February. (More)

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Boys & Girls Club trims budget – The Rocky Mount Telegram

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Nash/Edgecombe Counties is taking steps to trim its annual budget by more than 25 percent to compensate for declining grant revenues and contributions in the down economy, board members said.

To maintain a sustainable annual budget, the nonprofit group needs to trim about $300,000 off its $1.1 million annual budget, said Doug Starr, a club board member who also serves as chairman of the organization’s finance committee. (More)

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Nash board OKs gift to Boys & Girls Clubs And Edgecombe County Votes To Table The Request – The Rocky Mount Telegram

Response: The Nash County Commissioners understand the need while Edgecombe County Commissioners don’t get it. What in the hell more do they need? The 2 sites that are scheduled to shut down June 1 are in Edgecombe County. What the what? C. Dancy II – DCN Publisher

NASHVILLE – Nash County commissioners were divided Monday over a $20,000 funding request to help the Boys & Girls Clubs of Nash/Edgecombe Counties offset a $127,000 budget deficit. (More)

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Breaking News: Edgecombe County Boys & Girls Clubs Locations South Edgecombe & Phillips To Close

The Edgecombe County Boys & Girls Club at South Edgecombe Middle School met with the parents today Wednesday, January 25, 2012 to announce they would be closing. There will be a meeting at the Phillips Middle School soon to announce they will be closing also.

Sources say The Boys & Girls Club will remain open at Princeville Elementary School for now however The B & G Club is seeking a building within the county to house children from all over the county in one location. I understand The B & G Club has talked to a property owner about a building that would be an idea location.

The DCN will be following this issue to see how it all unfolds.

I have volunteered to video The Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year event that will be held on February 16, 2012 12:00 noon at the Gateway Center in Rocky Mount so maybe I will learn more at this event.

 

Shaw to leave helm of Boys & Girls Clubs – Source: The Rocky Mount Telegram

A 30-plus year proponent of public school education and nonprofit service for children is stepping down from the top seat at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Nash/Edgecombe Counties. (Paid Content)

Rocky Mount NC – Phil Ford Golf Classic returns this weekend

The annual Phil Ford Golf Classic returns to the Twin Counties this weekend to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Nash/Edgecombe Counties.

Festivities begin at 7 p.m. Friday with a Black Tie Gala in the Gateway Convention Center with an evening of cocktails, dinner and dancing. The Golf Classic will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Birchwood Country Club in Nashville. (The Rocky Mount Telegram)