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Club announces a $250,000 Matching Gift Challenge!
Jim Murphy, left, Board Chair; Bill Bowers, Capital Campaign Co-Chair; Herb Emilson; and Shawn Costa, Executive Director stand at the site of the new Boys and Girls Club and Family Center in Marshfield off Route 139.
“We love this town, and I think this was a gap in what the town offers to its citizens….There was no large community center for children.” - Herb Emilson
Marshfield couple donates $250,000 to Boys and
Girls Club building campaign
Contributors to the Marshfield Boys and Girls Club building project have an extra incentive to donate thanks to a local philanthropist.
Herb and Paulie Emilson, both 81, of Marshfield, have pledged to match the first $250,000 in donations received since July.
Herb Emilson, who has a wing named after him at South Shore Hospital and gave $3 million to the Hanover YMCA’s new arts pavilion, said this was his largest contribution to a Marshfield cause.
“We love this town, and I think this was a gap in what the town offers to its citizens,” he said. “There was no large community center for children.”
He said he hopes his contribution will stimulate giving by others to push the club over its $3 million fundraising goal.
“I know in my own giving history I’ve been motivated by gift matches,” Emilson said.
The building campaign began in 2006 when Pat and Barbara Roche donated $1 million. But, contributions decreased as the recession worsened, leaving the club searching for a way to energize potential donors, executive director Shawn Costa said.
“This donation is huge,” Costa said. “We’ve been speaking with people for over a year, but now that Herb’s going to match they are taking the next step and making the gift.”
The club has raised about $1.9 million for the building, which is slated to be built on undeveloped land off Route 139, Costa said.
The new structure, expected to increase the club’s space by four times, will include a gymnasium, education center, arts center, computer lab, kitchen and teen center, he said.
“Right now we are at capacity,” Costa said, noting more than 100 people attend the club every day. “We just can’t fit any more people in the space we have.”
Club officials hope to complete the permitting process this fall and start construction in the spring.
“It means a lot that (Emilson) is investing in our project and the future of children on the South Shore,” Costa said.
Reach Brian Benson at bbenson@ledger.com.
Win a 32 inch TV and Blue Ray DVD Player
at the Marshfield Fair
The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield will be raffling off a 32 inch Sylvania HD TV and Blue Ray DVD player at the Marshfield Fair. Tickets will be sold near the music stage on August 21, 22, and August 29. The drawing will be held at 6 p.m. on August 29th. This is a great opportunity to support the Boys and Girls Club and perhaps walk away with a great entertainment package!
All proceeds from this raffle will go to support the clubs programming efforts during the upcoming school year. A special thanks goes out to John Hall, WATD, and the Business Center of Marshfield for their continued support!
Support the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield
at Starbucks
Starbucks in Marshfield and Hanover is currently collecting school supplies for our members through September 15th, next time you are grabbing a latte please consider helping our children out through the Cup for Kids program.
The Boys and Girls Club Parent’s Fund
The Parent’s Fund program, established in 2010, is geared to build parent support of the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield.
We encourage parents of club members to support our annual fund through the Parent’s Fund. Gifts from parents help the Boys and Girls Club fund our current programs and acknowledge the importance of our organization to familes and children across the South Shore.
For more information please call Shawn Costa at (781)834-2582.
Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield
PO Box 311
Marshfield, MA 02050
Phone – (781) 834-2582
Fax – (781) 834-2589
