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

Julie McBride Named Director of Advancement for
Boys & Girls Town of Missouri Central Region

Columbia, Mo. (April 13, 2009) – Julie McBride has been named director of advancement for Boys & Girls Town of Missouri based in Columbia. Previously she served as the director of marketing & communications for the Columbia Orthopedic Group. She also has extensive experience in athletics, working with the University of Missouri- Columbia athletic department, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Big 12 and Big 8 conferences.

As director of advancement, McBride is responsible for the planning and overseeing of all fundraising activities in the central Missouri area including major, individual, corporate, capital, estate and foundation gifts, special events and related research.

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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.