Breakfast of Champions: Boys & Women Membership of Navarro County hosts fundraiser for fitness center | Information

The Boys & Women Membership of Navarro County kicked off a capital marketing campaign Friday to boost funds for a brand new gymnasium which may also function a group heart and multipurpose facility.

Navarro Faculty’s Cook dinner Schooling Heart hosted the Breakfast of Champions, an annual occasion that not solely brings group and enterprise companions collectively to fund initiatives, however honors exemplary college students who’re members of the Boys & Women Membership.

Director Shayla Johnson mentioned the purpose is to increase companies to space youth however and serve the encircling group with an occasion heart, which may host occasions weddings, graduations and city corridor conferences.

“We not solely cater to Corsicana however Navarro County and surrounding counties,” Johnson mentioned. “The group has been instrumental to getting this venture off the bottom.”

She mentioned Corsicana ISD donated the land behind the Boys & Women Membership, the previous web site of G.W. Jackson Excessive College.

Barbara Kelley, Boys & Women Membership and Corsicana ISD board member, mentioned most Boys & Women Golf equipment have already got gyms and the venture has lengthy been a dream of the board.

“The group is rising and bringing in new housing and we want a facility to serve that aspect of city,” she mentioned.

Kelley mentioned she was on the unique board that began the native membership and he or she has seen a lot enchancment since coordinating with the Dallas membership and bringing within the homegrown expertise of Shayla Johnson.

“She is superior,” Kelley mentioned. “Dallas Membership President Charles English and his complete staff have been wonderful as properly.”

“That is our third 12 months to do the Breakfast of Champions and it grows yearly,” mentioned Mark Rash, Advisory Council President. “It’s a likelihood to get enterprise and group leaders collectively and get the youngsters enthusiastic about going to again to highschool. The fitness center is one thing extremely wanted for our group.”

The occasion was emceed by CISD College Board member Kamar Chambers and visitor audio system included Navarro Faculty District President Dr. Kevin Fegan and CISD Superintendent Dr. Diane Frost.

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