Boys & Girls Club holds 5th Annual Polar Bear Gala

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

DAR/Alicea Hull

The Boys & Girls Club of the Heartland held its fifth annual Polar Bear Gala on Saturday at the Westwood Event Center in Poplar Bluff. The event gathers and thanks BGC supporters with a dinner and charity auction, which raised approximately $17,000 according to Director of Development and Finance Terri McCormick. BGC HEART serves school districts in Butler County, and is expanding into Dunklin and New Madrid counties. More information can be found at bgcpb.org.

From left: Boys & Girls Club of the Heartland board member Danielle Berry, Correna Vaughn of Tinsley Medical Group and attendee Cindy Burchan.
Amber and Trey Windhorst. Trey Windhorst auctioneered at the event.
First-year attendees Alejandra and Kenrick Nobles

BGC CEO Chris Rushin greets guests.
From left: President Raymond Webb, Vice President Zack Stricker and Director of Development and Finance Terri McCormick address the crowd.