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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 Columbia Residents
Sheri Rentschler and Amy Sprouse for Outstanding Volunteer Service

Columbia, Mo. (May 8, 2008) – Boys & Girls Town of Missouri honored Columbia residents Sheri Rentschler and Amy Sprouse with Star Volunteer awards at the agency annual board meeting.  The award recognizes dedicated service to the children at Boys & Girls Town.

Rentschler was a member of the inaugural Diamond Night event committee in 2006.  In 2007 she served as co-chair for the event.

Sprouse volunteered at Boys & Girls Town’s Changing Prisms, a unique mentoring event for girls, in 2006.  She served as co-chair of Diamond Night in 2007.

In its first two years, Diamond Night has raised more than $120,000 for treatment programs for children with behavioral and emotional problems.

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Editor’s Note:
Rentschler is a resident of Columbia (65203).
Sprouse is a resident of Columbia (65201).

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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