Race Brook Country Club, Orange, CT
Event features 18-hole golf, prizes, lunch, reception, dinner, and auction.
Dan & Yolanda Adley’s dedication was key to the foundation and continued success of Boys & Girls Village. An orphan at age nine, Mr. Adley spent many of his early years in institutions, separated from his brothers and sisters. In his later teens, he successfully reunited himself with his family. He also was an accomplished businessman, establishing the Adley Express Company, one of the largest trucking firms in the eastern United States. When his means permitted, Mr. Adley resolved to work on behalf of orphaned, abandoned, troubled and abused children providing them with the opportunities that he didn’t have as a child.
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During its formative years, Dan Adley and his wife, Yolanda, worked tirelessly to ensure the Village’s continued existence – even taking a second mortgage on their home to build a new residence for the children. They enlisted their friends who provided food and clothing and served on the New Haven Committee for Boys Village, which provided yearly support for the organization.
Over the following decades, Boys Village provided home-like settings (called Cottages) to many orphaned and abandoned boys from all over Connecticut. The program worked closely with state case workers and the public schools to ensure the success of the boys living in the Village.
Since its founding 70 years ago, Boys & Girls Village has continued to seek ways to serve children with great emotional and behavioral needs. The Adley family continues to be a source of caring guidance for the mission of the Boys & Girls Village. Three generations of the Adley family have touched the agency, carrying on the legacy of Dan and Yolanda.
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This annual golf tournament honors their hard work and dedication and the proceeds help to ensure that BGV will continue to serve at-risk children in Connecticut for the next 70 years.Boys & Girls Village is one of Connecticut’s leading providers for families and children struggling with significant:
•Emotional, behavioral and psychiatric disorders
•Permanency placement and foster care needs
•Special education needs
Operating in three locations – Bridgeport, Milford and Waterbury – Boys & Girls Village provides year-round counseling and age-appropriate clinical and educational programs to help Connecticut children and families
heal, learn and grow.
