OVCF makes grant to B&G Club

Executive Director Sue Ellen Riesau of the Olympic View Community Foundation recently presented a check for $950 to Executive Director Mary Budke at the Boys & Girls Club of the Olympic Peninsula. The grant was for the purchase of a software program titled “Armatus.” This abuse prevention training program is endorsed by Boys & Girls of America and is designed to teach volunteers, employees and children to prevent sexual abuse and exploitation. Some features of the program are online abuse prevention training, social networking dangers, quarterly webinars featuring best practices and a 24-hour telephone hotline. One of the most important features of “Armatus” is the “Your Boundaries. Your Call” — an educational program teaching youth how to protect themselves if someone tries to violate their emotional, physical or behavioral boundaries.

From left are Francis Rice, kindergarten teacher, a few delightful kindergarten students, Sue Ellen Riesau and Mary Budke.