COSTA MESA
The new director of one of the county’s poorest Boys and Girls clubs wants to start raising money.
David Lewis, the director of the after-school program in Costa Mesa, said his goal is to raise between $50,000 and $70,000 this year through grants and community donations. In the past, he said, the club has only raised about $2,000 a year.
When Lewis took his post in December, there were only two tutors to help more than 130 children with their homework. Four other employees supervise the 6- to 14-year-olds as they play.
Lewis said his priority is to raise funds for school supplies, books, pens and paper. But he said he is also trying to raise money to rent the neighboring Costa Mesa Playhouse for the children to rehearse and perform plays.
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