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

Tickets Going Fast for the Fashion Event of the Season!
Boys & Girls Town Bags & Beads on November 9 is the fashionable place to be

St. James, Mo. (October 8, 2009) – Boys & Girls Town of Missouri is selling tickets for a fashionable fundraising event – Bags & Beads – sponsored by InVision Family Eye Care.

The gourmet luncheon includes an auction featuring a unique array of handbags and jewelry with proceeds benefiting children with emotional and behavioral problems.

The event will be held 11 a.m. on November 9 at Sybill’s Restaurant in St. James.  Tickets are $40.  Seating is limited.

Boys & Girls Town is accepting donations of unique handmade jewelry or handbags for the event.  Sponsorships are available.

For more information on sponsorships, donations or event registration, contact Crystal Bahr at (573)265-3251 or crystal.bahr@great-circle.org. 

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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 6,700 boys and girls and their family members 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.