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Pechanga Band donates $1.5M to Boys and Girls Clubs
Friday, November 18, 2005

The Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians has donated $1.5 million to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest County.

The donation will help be used to finance two new buildings. One is a youth center already under construction that will serve an estimated 1,500 kids a year. The other is a club facility that will serve 5,000 kids a year.

The donation is the single largest in the Pechanga Band's history.

Get the Story:
Pechanga makes generous donation to Boys & Girls clubs (The North County Times 11/18)
Tribe contributes $1.5 million to 'change lives' (The Riverside Press-Enterprise 11/18)
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Boys and Girls Clubs in Indian Country - http://www.naclubs.org

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