The second annual Creek Palooza at Canyon Creek Bed & Breakfast was full of music, drinks, food and sunshine. Club board members, volunteers, staff and community members were there to show their support and raise money for the club.
“What I think is really neat ... every bit donated stays here,” said Jeff Masner, board president of the local Black Canyon club.
 Conga player Jerry Fresques, right, of Main Street BLUZ plays with musican Tom Yengo during a fundraiser for the Black Canyon Boys & Girls Club at Canyon Creek Bed & Breakfast Sunday afternoon. Ten bands played throughout the day, all which donated their time for the event. (Kati O'Hare / Daily Press) Advertisement |
For $12 per year, youth ages 6 to 18 have a place to go and feel accepted, said Cheri Kurtze, operations director.
Donating to the club, said Masner, is an investment in local youth.
“These kids will live and work in this community,” he said.
Owner of Canyon Creek, Kendra Gallegos, is also on the club’s board and chose the club as a recipient of the new event that will take place after the conclusion of Main in Motion every year.
The 10 bands that alternated stages donated their time; all played during this summer’s Main Street event.
The Creek Palooza started as a fundraiser for Carrie Stuckert and her family after a flood. Gallegos said she’s going to continue the event and choose a different charitable cause each year as the beneficiary.
Carrie Stuckert and Lane Rider performed Sunday.
Gallegos served drinks, while people enjoyed hot dogs and hamburgers. One dollar from each drink also went to the club.
Board member Judy Kittson has been involved with the club since the beginning and has seen it grow.
In Olathe, a doublewide was donated for a facility, and the club rents the property for $1 per year.
“It makes a big difference in the kids knowing they have their own space,” Masner said.
In Montrose, the club has been having to move its facility around. It started at the high school library and is now at the Hillcrest Congregational United Church of Christ at 611 S. Hillcrest Drive.
“Our goal is to have our own facility,” said Masner. “Alamosa is our poster child.”
Alamosa’s club facility is about 14,000 square feet and has a gymnasium. Masner said that if the Alamosa community can do it, so can Montrose.
Masner said about 100 kids are underserved because of the space situation.
To aid in the process, the club brought in a company to conduct a feasibility study to determine the amount of funds they could raise for their own facility.
Some of the study’s information will be released at the club’s next big fundraiser, the Boots Bingo, in November.
For more information, visit the club’s Web site at www.bcbgc.org. or call (970) 249-5168.
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