This program, which started in 2006, matches donors with children who have physical, social and/or financial needs. Every year we get more children on the list. Most of the children on the list attend the Youth Center and they have to earn their pass; the rest are added to the list by the school and a variety of agencies.
There are always many questions about how you get on the list and who develops it. The list incorporates children from a wide variety of backgrounds and needs. We have children who need the positive social interaction that the pool offers; others have health problems or needs for physical fitness; some have had traumatic events in their family this past year, while others are on the list because of financial needs. BCYAC does not develop the list but merely acts as the go between by finding the sponsors, contacting the families and then purchasing the passes. Each child is then asked to write a thank you note that is mailed to the sponsor.
BCYAC wishes to thank Adam Cochran and Keagan Miller and their staff at the Butler Aquatic Center for making the passes, KMAM/KMOE radio, Mid America Live News, NewsExpress, and the following people for their generous donations: Adrian Bank, Arthur Herchen Jr., Butler Rotary Club, Citizens Bank, The Lutheran Church, Casey’s on Orange Street, Cheryl Hebblewaite, Joan Hartley, Heiman Agri-Services, Bob and Kris Jenkins, Jeweldine Smith, Jim Lewis, Kathy Curry, Medicalodge of Butler, Max Motors, Margaret McLaughlin, Osage Valley Electric, Ruby Padley, Rich Hill Truck and Equipment Co., Betty Robey, The Old High School Thrift Shop, Rachel Circle, Pam Simmons, Patty Hahn, Community First Bank, Kelly Stark, Marvin and Shirley Oerke, Brad Stephens Principal Financial, Shirley Hayward, Col. Virgil and Jacqueline Morrison, Debbie Cook, Jerry Kauffman, Steve and Donna Hubbard, and Steve and Linda Havens. Thank you again for making the 2018 Pool Pals season a success.
Lynne McLain
BCYAC Pool Pals Chairman
