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BOYS' AND GIRLS' CLUB OF GREATER DUBUQUE
BOYS' AND GIRLS' CLUB OF GREATER DUBUQUE. In January 1998 the DUBUQUE BOYS' CLUB and the DUBUQUE GIRLS' CLUB announced their agencies had agreed to merge. The action, which would take place in November, would allow both organizations to serve more people. The Boys' Club at 1299 Locust with a membership of 1,200 was already a member of the Boys' and Girls' Club of America. The Girls' Club, at 1638 Iowa, was a privately operated organization. The merger would affiliate it with the national organization. Until the actual merger took place, the evening meals program continued at their respective locations. Hours at both organizations and the size of the staff remained the same. (1)
After reducing its development plans, the organization received the Historic Preservation Commission approval of its plan to construct a 7,000-square-foot program center and gymnasium adjacent to its building at 1299 Locust. (2)
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Source:
1. Gwiasda, Susan B. "Boys Club, Girls Club Intend to Join Forces," Telegraph Herald, January 30, 1998, p. 2
2. "March 17," Telegraph Herald, January 1, 2001, p. 29