Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Virginia 2022 Impact Report

TWO JIM BARKER SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO DESERVING RECIPIENTS F ounded in 2020, Mike and Danielle Wise established the Jim Barker Scholarship Fund to provide Boys & Girls Club youth with hope and a plan for their future after high school. Available to any young person who has been a Club member for at least two years, award winners may use scholarship funds for 2-4 year college, technical, or trade school expenses. In 2022, Lawrence Moore and Hunter Muddiman received a total of $13,800 to assist with their post-high school pursuits.

LAWRENCE MOORE attended Boys & Girls Club from kindergarten through 12th grade and graduated from Salem High School. He served on BGCSWVA’s junior staff and held the title of the Club’s 2021 and 2022 Youth of the Year. Lawrence matriculated to James Madison University to study biochemistry. HUNTER MUDDIMAN graduated from William Byrd High School and matriculated to Savannah College of Art and Design. He credits his experience at Boys & Girls Clubs of SWVA for fostering his love of art at a young age. Thank you to all of our donors who have contributed to the Jim Barker Scholarship Fund. Learn more at www.bgcswva.org/scholarship .

REMEMBERING OUR FRIEND MIKE WISE

Mike Wise, who passed away in December 2022, was a fierce advocate for our mission and cared deeply about creating great futures for the youth we serve. He was passionate about creating opportunities for Club members, which led to the creation of the Jim Barker Scholarship Fund with his wife, Danielle. His legacy will live on through this generous endowed gift. To call Mike a philanthropist would be an understatement. His unwavering passion for giving back to the community, which was instilled by his parents, has been made more than evident by the numerous local and nonprofit boards on which he proudly served, including Board Chair for Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Virginia between 2004 and 2006. During that time, he was an active volunteer fundraiser for BGCSWVA. Mike chaired our 2008 capital campaign, which secured over $400,000 to create our 9th Street Teen Center. Mike was also a founder of the Delta Dental Pro-Am for Kids. We truly miss Mike and appreciate all he did for our Clubs. We continue our good work in his honor.

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