The Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay will use a $2.5 million gift from the Vinik Family Foundation to begin a renovation of the Winston Park Recreation Center. An announcement of the project is scheduled for 2 p.m. today in the center, 7605 Destin Drive, off Palm River Road near Dowdell Middle Magnet School. Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik and his wife, Penny, are scheduled to attend, along with county officials including representatives with the sheriff’s department, which has helped launch quite a few local Boys & Girls Clubs.
Renovation planned at Boys & Girls Club with $2.5 million gift from Viniks
This is the largest individual gift $2.5 million within the 90-year history of Boys & Girls Clubs in Tampa Bay plus the recreation center will be renamed the Jeff & Penny Vinik Family Winston Park Boys & Girls Club.“We are the oldest youth-serving organization in the community and have made an impact within the lives of thousands,” Ceo and president Chris Letsos said in a news release. “Our goal is always to make sure that success in within reach of every child, now, and for the next 90 years.”
The current center, consisting of tennis and basketball courts, will be renovated to include a 3,000 square feet expansion along with a covered roller hockey rink. The inside will include a state-of-the-art technology lab, games room, teen center, a theatre, and kitchen which will open into a spacious dining hall.
Today’s announcement coincides with the first day of Boys & Girls Clubs Week, a nationwide celebration of the organization and the nearly 4 million youth served in more than 4,000 clubs across the country.
“We are pleased and proud to be partnering with the Boys & Girls Clubs in their efforts to provide and guide Tampa Bay’s young people,” Jeff and Penny Vinik said in the news release. “We hope this gift and the mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs inspire others in our community to give of their time, talent and treasure to our school-aged children throughout the programming and learning environments offered by the Clubs while they work to instill the skills and confidence to accomplish great things upon those children.”
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