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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

Progressive Trail Design Builds Biking Trail for Children
at Boys & Girls Town of Missouri

St. James, Mo. (March 27, 2009) – Progressive Trail Design, a professional bike trail design company of Fayetteville, Ark., recently donated a week of their time to design and build a mountain biking trail at the Meramec Learning Center, a program of Boys & Girls Town of Missouri.

Residents at Boys & Girls Town assisted Progressive Trail Design with the project. Residents helped to manicure and finish the trail after the company cleared the trail with machinery. By helping with the project, the children were able to learn about creating trails amidst natural environment and the benefits for conservation and preservation of natural resources.

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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

About Edgewood Children’s Center
Founded in 1834, Edgewood Children’s Center provides compassionate care and treatment to restore children and strengthen families through intensive therapy, education, case management and support services. Many of the children served have been physically, sexually or emotionally abused; neglected; or abandoned. Edgewood offers a broad array of treatment, education, prevention and support services for children and families, active child advocacy, professional consultation and training. Edgewood Children’s Center is a 501(c)(3), nonprofit, nonsectarian, United Way agency. For more information please visit the Web site at www.eccstl.org.