Car wash raises money for clubs

BAGLEY DOWNS –The Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Washington recently held its first-ever car wash fundraiser to help raise money for an end-of-summer celebration. The group raised $530 by scrubbing dirty vehicles at the group’s OK Clubhouse on Aug. 12. The club, a branch of the national Boys & Girls Clubs of America, serves more than 3,000 youths, with a goal to “provide a positive environment, quality programs, and lifelong learning skills for all school age youth in Vancouver and its surrounding areas, with special concern for those coming from disadvantaged circumstances,” according to its website. Find out more at mybgc.org.