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

Boys & Girls Town of Missouri Honors Community Volunteers

St. Louis, Mo. (June 4, 2007) - Boys & Girls Town of Missouri has announced this year’s volunteer honorees for the Eastern region of the agency, based in St. Louis.

Ted Armstrong and Jason Wallis, members of the board of directors, received the President’s Award for their dedication to children and service at Boys & Girls Town.

Armstrong joined the board in 1989 and has been a key member of the strategic planning committee since 1994, on which he serves as vice chair. Armstrong most recently served as senior vice president-finance and administration and chief financial officer at Angelica Corporation.  He is a member of the St. Louis County Boundary Commission and a former alderman of the City of Frontenac. Wallis, president of transportation for Wallis Oil/Mobil On the Run, joined the board in 2002 and serves as vice chair/secretary and is a member of the St. Louis golf tournament planning committee.

The awards were presented at a recent annual meeting held in Steelville, Mo., to honor outstanding volunteers in each region of the state.

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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