Donor Profiles

Many generous people have supported the Boys & Girls Club Endowment Foundation over the years. Here are the stories of some of these ...

Miss Alberta Bair - A Montana Legacy
It all started in 1985 when Miss Alberta Bair (1895-1993) sold in a live auction a 75- foot lot in Los Angeles for $2.8 million. Over $700,000 of the sale proceeds were gifted to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Yellowstone County to construct a permanent home for the Boys & Girls Club. The citizens of Yellowstone County matched Miss Bair’s funding through a capital fund drive.

On February 26, 1986, the Boys & Girls Clubs’ clubhouse at 505 Orchard Lane, was officially dedicated as the ... more>>

Louise Irene Hoback - A Life of Service and Generosity
“I began volunteering at St. Vincent Hospital in 1957,” said Louise Hoback.  Louise, 90 of Billings, died on July 18, 2004, leaving a legacy of endowment support for the University of Montana, Montana State University-Bozeman School of Nursing, Montana Technical School of Mining and Engineering-Butte, Sidney Public Library and the Boys & Girls Clubs Endowment Foundation to name just a few of the causes she supported.

Louise was born on May 23, 1914, on her dad’s ... more>>

Edward A. Spidel - Leaving a Legacy
At the age of 80, Frank Charles Stanisha never expected to be a beneficiary of a trust that would provide him with approximately $25,000 in additional income each year for the next fifteen years of his long life. Frank Stanisha, 95, passed away on July 11, 2003.

The extraordinary trust that benefited Frank was established by Roundup rancher, Edward A. Spidel (1925-1992). With a desire to honor the men who had helped make the Spidel family ranch one of the largest registered Polled Hereford ranches ... more>>


Dorothy Mae Parizek - A Woman Ahead of Her Times
Dorothy Mae Parizek, a teacher for 32 years in the Billings school system, loved children. She wanted a career that would make a difference in children’s lives. So, during the depression years in the 1930’s, Dorothy — a woman ahead of her times — pursued a master’s degree in social work from the University of Southern California.

Dorothy Parizek, 93, died Thursday, September 11, 2003. She was born May 3, 1910, in Wyndmere, N.D., the daughter of Anna and Charles Parizek. more>>
Harfield Hole - Invests in Kids
“I have renters who are single parents raising their kids,” Harfield Hole (88) told me. “One is a single father and the other is a single mother. They can’t afford child care. The Club has been part of their kids’ day. It’s a place where they can go with things to do instead of being on the street or watching television,” he said.

Harfield watched the Orchard Clubhouse being built in 1985 and over the years saw his renters’ children become members and grow through the Club. “The Club’s been good for ... more>>

Dr. Perry M. Berg, MD - Heritage Club Member…
Contributions to Club Honor Family Members
“Contributing to the Boys & Girls Club is something I do in memory of my father, “ notes retired orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Perry Berg, age 80. “My father had a very difficult childhood. He was very much on his own.”  He also gives to the Club to honor his wife, Karen. Karen’s mother died when she was just six years old, whereupon Karen spent her childhood in foster care.

In 1998, Dr. Berg established a $25,000 charitable gift annuity with the Boys & Girls Club Endowment Foundation. The charitable gift annuity is an irrevocable life  income gift that provides an annual income to Dr. Berg. This gift annuity’s remainder will benefit the Club through the Dr. Perry M. Berg Endowment, a permanent endowment fund.

“My father was a good father – a very warm and generous man,” remembers Dr. Berg. “The Club has a very warm feeling too,” he says. 

Dr. Berg particularly views the Club as a place where kids can go after school. “When I was a kid, parents were home,” he says. “You rarely heard of divorce except in whispers.”

A proponent of diversity and anti-hate, Dr. Berg occasionally visits the Club to ensure that kids are involved, happy, and getting help with homework. “I feel very good about my gift,” he says. “I am in awe of the staff – how hard they work and how many kids are served.”

Thank you, Dr. Berg!