Skillman To Speak At Baker Youth Club, Pete Thorn Awards Dinner
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Jennifer Peryam-jperyam@timesuniononline.com
Lt Gov. Becky Skillman will speak about the importance of youth programs in the community during the Baker Youth Club, Pete Thorn Awards dinner.
This is the first year for the awards dinner that will be Nov. 15 at 6 p.m. at the Lichtenwalter Center, Home of the Baker Youth Club, 765 W. Market Street.
The dinner will be catered by Penguin Point and is open to the public to attend.
There is no cost to attend the event, but donations will be accepted and go toward expenses to operate the Baker Youth Club, according to club director Tracy Furnivall.
Awards will be presented including Baker Youth Club Girl and Boy of the year and the Rotary Club recipient of the year Pete Thorn Award.
Baker Youth Clubs was founded in 1926 as the Boys Club of America.
The club was conceived by Bramwell Baker, a Boston businessman vacationing in Winona Lake. With seed money donated by Baker, a group of citizens formed the first board and the Boys Club was formed.
In 1971, with the help of the Business and Professional Women's Club, Baker Boys Club founded the Warsaw Girls Club which is now the Boys and Girls Club of America.
The Baker Youth Club has had four directors including Pete Thorn who served as director for 37 years, Robert Lichtenwalter who served as director for 29 years, Scott Wiley who served as director for 11 years and current director Furnivall.
People wanting to attend the dinner should call 574-267-8771.
