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DateSeptember 18, 2024
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Event Starts6:30 AM
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AvailabilityOn Sale Now
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Breakfast is served at 6:30 a.m., program begins at 7:00 a.m.
Begin your day in support of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Wyoming for our Awards & Recognition Breakfast to celebrate Trudi Holthouse. Featuring Keynote Speaker Jimmy Wayne.
Trudi Holthouse works each day to extend the legacy of community and service left by her parents. “My parents instilled the value of giving back to where you live and provided the resources to help me do that each day,” said Holthouse.
Trudi was raised in Casper by Susie and Mick McMurry, inheriting their passion for the values reflected in the Code of the West. Trudi works with her husband, Tyler Holthouse, to keep those values strong in her four children and two grandchildren. After leaving Casper to attend school, she followed in her mother’s footsteps as a teacher, but was called back to her hometown by the opportunity to raise her family near her parents and in the community that means so much to her.
“Boys & Girls Club is vital to our community in providing all children a safe and meaningful place to belong,” Trudi adds. Her favorite part of the Boys & Girls Club is WyoTowne. “It is uniquely Wyoming and provides all the kids in the community an important perspective on belonging to a community,” said Holthouse.
The connections that Trudi brings can be felt across Natrona County beyond her personal endeavors. She enjoys bringing synergies to projects and people through enthusiasm and introductions. “I have met a lot of wonderful people being involved in the McMurry Foundation and it is exciting when I can help facilitate collaboration in a new way,”
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About Jimmy Wayne
Jimmy Wayne is a former foster kid turned award-winning country music artist whose songs and story highlight his mission to raise awareness for children in foster care. His hits include “Stay Gone,” “Paper Angels,” which earned the Salvation Army’s William Booth Award.
In 2009, Jimmy toured with Brad Paisley and recorded “Sara Smile” with rock ‘n roll Hall of Fame duo Daryl Hall and John Oates. In 2010, Jimmy walked halfway across America (from Nashville to Phoenix) to raise awareness for kids aging out of the foster-care system. In 2012, Jimmy helped get legislative bills passed extending the age of foster care to 21 in California, Tennessee, North Carolina.
In 2016 he received the prestigious Points of Light award from President George W. Bush, and in 2017 he received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from William Woods University, and an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Cal State University San Marcos.
He lives in Nashville and continues to work tirelessly on behalf of at-risk foster youth by performing, writing books, and keynote speaking.
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