OGDEN, Utah (ABC4) — An Ogden after-school center for at-risk kids is hoping they won’t be starting the school year in the hole as donations are $30,000 behind pace going into their biggest fundraiser of the year. And you can help.
Youth Impact says they need the community’s help and that’s because every day after school, they pick up 150 students from 30 different schools across Ogden and Weber County. (If you’ve ever been to an Ogden Raptors game, chances are you’ve seen or driven past Youth Impact.)
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According to the Ogden-based group, they bring students back to Youth Impact’s facilities, where the students receive dinner and tutoring and are able to do other activities. Part of the funding they need to do this comes from one of their biggest fundraisers of the year, Great Gatsby Night. This year’s event is coming up in a month, but sponsorships and ticket sales are coming in slower than ever before.
The annual Great Gatsby Night will be hosted at The Monarch on Sept. 20…