Boys & Girls Club Board Member Inducted Into Greater Midwest Area Council Hall of Fame

(KNSI) — A long-time board member and advocate of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota is now in the Boys & Girls Club’s Greater Midwest Area Council Hall of Fame.

Roger Poganski was among seven new members enshrined into the Hall of Fame for their achievements. Poganski has served on the local club’s Board of Directors since 1979 and has been “instrumental in the development and growth of the organization to serve more than 4,000 youth annually through its important mission to do whatever it takes to empower all youth to reach their full potential,” according to a press release from the organization.

Poganski is credited with creating the Finance Committee in 1994 to help make the Boys & Girls Club financially stable and fiscally responsible. The committee is made up of CFOs who worked together to set up balance sheets, depreciation funds and savings accounts. Many of those tools are still used by the clubs today.

“Roger’s leadership on the board and the finance committee has directly influenced the Club’s success and financial stability,” said Mary Swingle, President and CEO. “We are so grateful for his faithful dedication to the youth of our community for more than 4 decades!”

At the banquet, Swingle was also recognized as the CEO of the Year by the Great Midwest Area Council.

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