Released on = July 30, 2007, 8:18 am

Press Release Author = Emily Peurrung

Industry = Non Profit

Press Release Summary = The BCI Foundation, an organization that helps BCI continue
to provide meaningful employment opportunities for people with disabilities,
recently welcomed a new board.

The mission of the BCI Foundation is to secure financial support for the disabled
adult employees of BCI, to directly improve the lives of disabled employees and to
secure the long-term financial stability of the organization.



Press Release Body = August 1, 2007: ST. CHARLES, Mo. - The BCI Foundation, an
organization that helps BCI continue to provide meaningful employment opportunities
for people with disabilities, recently welcomed a new board.



The mission of the BCI Foundation is to secure financial support for the disabled
adult employees of BCI, to directly improve the lives of disabled employees and to
secure the long-term financial stability of the organization.



The new officers for the Board of Directors for the BCI Foundation are:

Matt Fairless, President. Fairless is an attorney with St. Charles-based Hazelwood
& Weber LLC.
Mike Weeks, Vice President. Weeks is an attorney with Rudy D. Beck & Associates, P.C.
Sue Gamache, Secretary. Gamache works for St. Charles Foot Care Center.
Jim Barrett, Treasurer. Barrett is from Stifel Bank & Trust.


Other members of the Board include Past President Lorna Frahm, Allen Bacher, Jim
Baker, John Lauer and Doug Steinmeyer.



Vicki White, CFRE (Certified Fund Raising Executive) recently joined the BCI
Foundation as the Executive Director.



"I am honored to work with such dedicated Board members to raise funds to help BCI
continue to provide meaningful work for disabled individuals at our St. Charles
headquarters and throughout St. Charles County through our Community Employment
Opportunity (CEO) program," White said. "The Board gives their time, talent, energy
and resources to ensure the future stability of our organization."



BCI Foundation's Board of Directors for the past term included Lorna Frahm,
President; John Lauer, Vice President; Doug Steinmeyer, Secretary and Jim Barrett,
Treasurer. Members of the Board included Al Bacher, Jim Baker, Matt Fairless, Sue
Gamache and Mike Weeks.



"As we welcome a new Board, we want to extend our gratitude to those who have been
serving the BCI Foundation this past year. They have been instrumental in
continuing to provide financial stability for BCI," White said.



BCI provides meaningful employment opportunities for more than 200 individuals with
mental and physical disabilities in St. Charles County. The organization's new CEO
program will provide community-based employment opportunities for disabled
individuals throughout St. Charles County. BCI and its employees help local and
national companies to compete internationally by providing contract packaging
services. BCI's logo embodies its goal: to merge a successful business with a
social service mission. Call 636-978-4300 or visit www.boonecenter.com for more
information.



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636.379.3895 ext. 15
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