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As a condition of the merger, girls were officially accepted as members. The Gary Club becomes the second Club to admit girls. The organization incorporates under the umbrella of the Boys Clubs of Northwest Indiana. Boys Clubs of Northwest Indiana partners with Gary Housing Authority by providing youth programs in residential housing developments. Such programs become known as extension sites. Another extension site is opened, this time in Hammond.
Over youth enroll in the inaugural year! Also, an Endowment Committee was established. The organization undergoes discussion with the Town of Merrillville to build a new Club, and the Gary Club experiences massive renovations in the Teen Center. A working partnership is solidified with Superintendent Steve Disney, and 21st Community Learning Center funding is obtained both for the Club and the school Corporation.
Encouraged by their meeting, Lee Miller enlisted the help of several area businessmen to develop a committee to establish whether there was a need for a Boys Club in Valparaiso. A study was taken through the school system and surprisingly over 1, boys ages were found to be interested and currently not involved with extracurricular school activities, scouting, church activities or the YMCA.
Franklin Street. The Club opened on October 18, and although it was small, it was well received with members the first year. Because of lack of sufficient space, the Directors were almost immediately forced to look for a larger Clubhouse and found that the Gardner Grade School was for sale. Jefferson Street. The Valparaiso Club suffered some growing pains the next four years with ups and downs in membership, attendance and programs.
Girls were admitted to the Club in in common membership with the boys. Some of the new programs included boxing, weight-lifting, mile Club, soccer, tutoring and day camp. The Valparaiso Club needed a large multipurpose area suitable for the large groups and athletic programs. A new multipurpose gymnasium was planned and funded by the John Will Anderson Foundation. The income from the capital fund drive was used to completely equip the new facility.
Groundbreaking was in July and the building was in use in March In May, , Executive Director Chuck Leer felt that expansion of the Club into other areas of the county should be considered. There had been strong expansion support from the United Way of Porter County for 3 years.
Juvenile delinquency rates there were found to be high. In August, the committee located the only suitable facility in which to operate the South Haven Boys Club.
Later that month, a grant was received from the John Will Anderson Foundation to operate the Club for the first year. In October, the Club opened its doors to South Haven boys ages In order to operate more efficiently Executive Director Chuck Leer was given the responsibility of managing both Clubs from an Administrative Office, with Unit Directors Ken Rubin, and Ted Goebel running the daily operations of their respective Clubs.
In April, the Corporate Board of Directors was established. In addition, new bylaws were written for the 2 local Boards of managers. In the summer of , a grant was received from the John Will Anderson foundation to construct a 15, square foot Clubhouse on a parcel of land at Long Run Road.
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