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Download official Extensions PDFReturn to issue contextHON. RUDY YAKYM III
of indiana
in the house of representatives
Mr. YAKYM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Baker Youth Club of Warsaw, Indiana, on its 100th anniversary.
Baker, the club began with a simple challenge: match a $1,000 donation and a Boys Club would be born. What started with comic books and a peach basket in the upstairs of a downtown Warsaw hardware store has grown into one of Kosciusko County's most vital institutions for young people.
directors, each of whom grew up in the very club they would one day lead. Current Executive Director Tracy Furnivall has served for 23 years, growing the organization's budget from $90,000 to nearly $800,000. Today, the club serves up to 160 children each afternoon. with second- and third-generation families coming through its doors.
of Director Robert “Coach” Lichtenwalter, who joined the Boys Club at age 10 as an alternative to juvenile detention and went on to serve as a member, staff, and director for 77 years. That is not just dedication. That is transformation.
County, a community that has sustained this organization through the Great Depression, multiple wars, a recession, and a global pandemic, and has never stopped showing up for its kids.
I congratulate Baker Youth Club on 100 years of service.