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For Immediate Release: February 2007
PR Contact:
Robert Engle
(703)356-8230

Scheer Partners Inc.
(301) 770-1430
groberson@scheerpartners.com

Contact: Tonya D. Bacon, 301-325-3294, tbacon@gotostrategic.com

or: Robert Engle, 703-356-8230, rengle@engleco.com

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington-Maryland Region and Scheer Partners Celebrity Gala Raises over $100,000 for New Germantown Gymnasium

Sports-Themed Gala Featured Former Redskin Charles Mann and WRC-NBC 4 Anchor and Sports Reporter Lindsay Czarniak as Emcees

SILVER SPRING, MD – The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington-Maryland Region (BGCGW) and Scheer Partners, a leading provider of commercial real estate services, announced that the benefit gala, “Dining with the Stars,” raised over $100,000 for the construction of a new gymnasium at the Germantown, Md. branch.

“We are pleased to have contributed our resources to help raise money for such an important organization,” said Robert Scheer, gala chair and president and founder of Scheer Partners. “The Boys & Girls Clubs play a vital role in the lives of the children of our community and this gala has helped make a new Germantown gymnasium a reality.”

The gala, held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Bethesda, featured area youth who are “Stars” in their own right, while highlighting local and national sports celebrities, many of whom are Boys & Girls Clubs alumni. The theme was designed to demonstrate the benefits of participating in sports and building a positive life.

The evening’s master of ceremonies was Charles Mann, a 12-year NFL veteran who led the Super Bowl XXII champion Washington Redskins. Lindsay Czarniak, sports reporter for WRC-TV News 4, joined Mr. Mann as emcee.

Other gala sponsors besides Scheer Partners included Lockheed Martin, Pepco, PNC, Potomac Ridge Behavioral Health System, HMSHost, Kalmi Construction, and Aetna. The evening’s festivities included a VIP reception, followed by a cocktail hour, with sports-related games, a silent auction, seated dinner, live auction, appearances by the Redskins Cheerleaders, presentations, and an awards ceremony. Marcus Johnson, acclaimed jazz pianist, was the featured entertainment.

About the Boys & Girls Clubs

Since 1886, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington (www.bgcgwmc.org) has been providing positive options for the region’s children. While America’s youth face many difficult challenges, BGCGW continues its 120-year tradition of offering proven solutions that work. BGCGW Clubs have provided thousands of girls and boys with daily, guidance-oriented character-development programs establishing a reputation as The Positive Place for Kids.

About Scheer Partners

Founded in 1991, Scheer Partners (www.scheerpartners.com) is a fully integrated commercial real estate services company with offices in Rockville, Greenbelt, and McLean. Scheer Partners provides a seamless array of client services: landlord and tenant representation, facilities and property management, construction management, investment sales, and development.