For more information, please contact:
Marie McGeehan
Director of Communications
Boys & Girls Town of Missouri
Phone: 314-535-7911
Fax: 314-535-6632
marie.mcgeehan@great-circle.org

Charity Event Brings Glimmer of Hope
to Abused and Neglected Children

Springfield, Mo. (Jan 11, 2007) – Boys & Girls Town of Missouri is hosting a Diamond Night Gala and Jewelry Auction on February 10 to give Springfield area children, who have been victims of abuse and neglect, a glimmer of hope.

The evening begins at 6 p.m. at the Tower Club and will include hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction, dinner, live auction and a dance. The event will feature 10 local jewelers and guests will have a chance to bid on a variety of spectacular jewelry. At the end of the evening guests will toast to a good cause and have one more opportunity to win an alluring jewelry item donated by Manoli’s Jewelers.

Cost is $150 per person or $300 per couple. Proceeds support treatment programs for children who are victims of abuse and neglect.  For more information on the event call Ashley Ramsdell at 417-865-1646.

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About Boys & Girls Town of  Missouri
Founded in 1949, Boys & Girls Town of Missouri is a nationally accredited organization that provides extensive treatment through residential, foster care case management, outreach and family therapy programs for troubled youth with a history of abuse, neglect, severe behavior disorders and psychological problems. The organization's mission to "improve the lives of children with emotional and behavioral problems through superior, family-focused services" is fulfilled through campuses in St. James, St. Louis, Springfield and Columbia, MO.  BGTM helps redirect the lives of more than 4,000 boys and girls and their families annually.  For more information, please visit the website at www.bgtm.org