Middlebury, Ind. – In January 2024, following nearly eight months of construction, installation was completed on a new floor for the basketball gym of the Middlebury chapter of the Boys & Girls Clubs® of Elkhart County. The floor was donated by the Jayco® Family of Companies and installed by DJ Construction®. On Wednesday, February 21st a celebratory basketball game between a group of Jayco leaders and the club’s 4th - 5th graders took place.
“We are so grateful and excited for this much-needed new gym floor and so are the members,” stated Erin McNeal, Middlebury Club Director. “It has shown them how much people in our community care about them and their time at Club.”
It was a back and forth game that eventually went into overtime. Both the Middlebury Club juniors and Team Jayco played hard, but in the end, the Middlebury Club team took the victory. The final score following the one minute overtime was 37 to 35. An energetic, vocal crowd of club members, Jayco employees and Boys & Girls Club officials were in attendance to cheer on both sides.
“Over time our floor had deteriorated, and the edges were curling, and so we just really needed a new floor and Ken came through on a tour and saw a need, Jayco stepped up and we’re very appreciative of that.” stated Tami Hicks, President and CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of Elkhart County
Ken Walters, Jayco President and CEO commented, “A gym floor is just a small way to give thanks back to these guys for what they do. So many of our Jayco families have kids here in the club, we love their mission, we love what they do, and we love to be a part of it.”
The Jayco team was presented with framed pieces of the prior basketball court and a mounted blue basketball both signed by members of the Middlebury Boys & Girls Club.
About Jayco Family of Companies
The Jayco Family of Companies manufactures and markets towable and motorized RVs through its Jayco, Starcraft RV, Entegra Coach, and Highland Ridge RV divisions. Products are manufactured in facilities in Middlebury, Indiana; Twin Falls, Idaho; and Shipshewana, Indiana. Jayco was started in 1968 and continues to operate on the same principles focusing on quality, customers and family. For more information about Jayco, Inc. or its products, call 1-800-RV-JAYCO, visit jaycofamily.com, or write to Jayco at PO Box 460, Middlebury, Indiana 46540.
About Boys & Girls Clubs of Elkhart County
Opened in April of 1956, Boys & Girls Clubs of Elkhart County in Indiana has been a force for good in the lives of youth for more than 65 years. Our team of skilled, caring professionals is experienced in youth development. We see potential in every child and teen that walks through our doors. We are here to elevate the youth of our community and let them know that they are capable, worthy and important. Each day, we welcome more than 1,500 youth between the ages of six and 18 to our 5 Clubhouses (Elkhart, Jimtown, Goshen, Nappanee and Middlebury).
