Published: Friday, May 28, 2010
Marysville Boys & Girls Club nears goal
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Michael O’Leary / The Herald
Cody Rossiter (center) of the Marysville Boys & Girls Club shares some video game knowledge Wednesday with Andrew Charles (left) and Tristan O’Ryan at the Marysville club.
MARYSVILLE — The old building is coming to life.
The Marysville Boys & Girls Club had an open house on Thursday to show the public not only its space and its programs but a giant check for $487,000. About 50 to 60 people attended.
The city of Marysville bought the former youth center and neighboring Rudy Wright Memorial Little League baseball diamond at 1010 Beach Ave. last year from the Marysville School District for $1.7 million. The city and Boys & Girls Clubs agreed that the city would lease the building to the organization for $500 per month until the club is able to purchase it.
The check, which came in the form of a state grant to the city as a down payment, will go a long way toward helping the club buy the space.
“It’s reducing the amount we have to pay for that building,” said Bill Tsoukalas, executive director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County.
Previously, the organization had 13 clubs around the county but none in Marysville. About a year ago the club opened the building for after-school drop-in times. Soon it would like to offer more of its usual complement of athletic programs and classes in computer training, arts and crafts, leadership and character building, along with drop-in hours, Tsoukalas said.
The building is on the site of the original Marysville High School, built in 1907. The current building on the site was built in 1958 and has been used as a youth center, a YMCA and for a school district music program.
The Boys & Girls Clubs have been gradually remodeling the building with help from the city and Everett Community College, which used the gym for basketball during construction on its campus.
The organization has raised other funds and now needs about $400,000 to buy the building, Tsoukalas said. Harv and Jan Jubie of Marysville, along with Harv’s brother Larry and sister-in-law Linda, have committed $100,000, city spokesman Doug Buell said.
“The community I believe will come together and help us find the money to purchase it,” Tsoukalas said.
Bill Sheets: 425-339-3439; sheets@heraldnet.com.
The Marysville Boys & Girls Club had an open house on Thursday to show the public not only its space and its programs but a giant check for $487,000. About 50 to 60 people attended.
The city of Marysville bought the former youth center and neighboring Rudy Wright Memorial Little League baseball diamond at 1010 Beach Ave. last year from the Marysville School District for $1.7 million. The city and Boys & Girls Clubs agreed that the city would lease the building to the organization for $500 per month until the club is able to purchase it.
The check, which came in the form of a state grant to the city as a down payment, will go a long way toward helping the club buy the space.
“It’s reducing the amount we have to pay for that building,” said Bill Tsoukalas, executive director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County.
Previously, the organization had 13 clubs around the county but none in Marysville. About a year ago the club opened the building for after-school drop-in times. Soon it would like to offer more of its usual complement of athletic programs and classes in computer training, arts and crafts, leadership and character building, along with drop-in hours, Tsoukalas said.
The building is on the site of the original Marysville High School, built in 1907. The current building on the site was built in 1958 and has been used as a youth center, a YMCA and for a school district music program.
The Boys & Girls Clubs have been gradually remodeling the building with help from the city and Everett Community College, which used the gym for basketball during construction on its campus.
The organization has raised other funds and now needs about $400,000 to buy the building, Tsoukalas said. Harv and Jan Jubie of Marysville, along with Harv’s brother Larry and sister-in-law Linda, have committed $100,000, city spokesman Doug Buell said.
“The community I believe will come together and help us find the money to purchase it,” Tsoukalas said.
Bill Sheets: 425-339-3439; sheets@heraldnet.com.
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