As we get close to the IQD RV, I have been thinking about all the people that have made a difference for the good in my life and how I could somehow help them is some way. One was the Boys Club of Costa Mesa, California.

It was the one defining factor in both my brothers and my life. I’ll never forget that day when my brother and I entered the building to join. Membership was only $.25 cents then and we only had .35 cents between us. I told my younger brother to join and I’d join next week. From out of now ware a man walked up and gave us the extra money to join together.

We were at a dangerous period in our lives where (as said today) were heading to the Dark Side and a life that would have ended in crime and jail. However, we now had a place to go, supervised acclivities, sports and even a swimming pool. It did change our lives and made a difference. I have talked with others here in our little community and it looks like we will build a Boys & Girls Club for our youth and somehow I’m going to go back and try to say thank you with more than words to that one Boy’s club that changed our lives…

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