KMYF Board | Kay McKenna Youth Foundation

Current Board Members

E. Rick Schlenker – President/Investment Committee

Clark Spranget – Vice President

Vicki Hail– Secretary/Treasurer

Linda Gaughan – Board Member

Tim Sowa – Board member/Investment Committee

Robert Joki – Board Member

Chuck Ball – Investment Committee

The KMYF board of directors is the major fundraiser for the Kay’s Kids summer recreation program. If you want to make donations please send to PO Box 1260 Helena, MT 59624 or have questions about donations please contact the board at: kmyfmt@gmail.com

Prospective Board of Directors Member,

Thank you for your interest in supporting Kay’s Kids as a member of the Kay McKenna Youth Foundation Board of Directors. The KMYF has been an advocate for our community’s children since 1997.

“Our primary mission is to financially sponsor Kay’s Kids, a summer wellness, recreation, and nutrition program for children ages 6-9, at Helena City parks.”

THE HISTORY: Kay’s Kids was the concept of Kay McKenna, a Lewis & Clark County Supt. of Schools, Helena City Commissioner, and the Helena City Mayor at the time of her passing in 1995. In honor of Kay, the original KMYF founders built a successful endowment fund that pays most of the costs incurred by the City of Helena’s Parks and Recreation to conduct the Kay’s Kids program, with the remainder of the costs coming from generous sponsors, and donors.

THE DUTIES: As a member of the KMYF Board of Directors, your duties would be typical of a non-profit board and would usually be limited to 2-3 yearly meetings to review the status of the Kay’s Kids program and its finances. KMYF Board of Directors members serve a term of 3 years, or more if so inclined.

THE REWARDS: The reward for your participation with the KMYF Board of Directors is not only the community service you provide, or the contacts that you make, or the leadership skills you will develop. The real reward comes from knowing that you personally helped the children in our Helena community who need a safe, healthy, and nutritious wellness program during the summer months when schools are not in session.

On behalf of the McKenna Youth Foundation, thank you again for your interest in our community’s youth, their health and well-being, and in the Board of Directors that helps make Kay’s Kids possible.

Please print and fill out the form below.

Application for KMYF Board of Directors:

Full Name _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Mailing Address ______________________________________________________________________________________________

Phone ______________________________________ Email Address _________________________________________________

Employer _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Relevant Experience, Volunteer or Professional or Employment (attach a resume if relevant)

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Other volunteer commitments

Area(s) of expertise, skills or contribution you feel you can make to KMYF

Please tell us anything else you’d like to share

Nominations will be reviewed for upcoming vacancies and will be maintained for future consideration. Thank you for your interest in serving on the Kay McKenna Youth Foundation Board of Directors.

Signature of Applicant: ________________________________________________________ Date: ______________________

Send to-

KMYF Board of Directors

P.O. Box 1260

Helena, MT 59624