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"During the early 1990s, gangs and youth violence were prevalent in southeast Fort Wayne. Teen-ager Euell Wilson lived in such a neighborhood, but he never got involved with gangs. He was too busy being a star athlete at Bishop Dwenger High School and preparing to attend Indiana University on a full football scholarship.
Inexplicably, Euell died in his sleep from Adult SIDS. More than 1,300 friends, family and sports acquaintances attended his funeral. Soon after, friends started asking Shirley Woods, Euell's mother, "What can we do to keep Euell's memory here?"
"I kept thinking about the Bible verse that says, 'What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?' Given the problems in the neighborhood, I sensed the Lord saying, 'Shirley, do something for the youth,'" she said.
That "something" eventually evolved into the Euell A. Wilson Youth Center, a Christian-based community center on Oxford Street. Through the help of family, friends and community leaders, the center opened in 1993. For the past decade grants ... have enabled the Center to continue its important work of providing healthy recreational alternatives and positive programs for youth."
- quoted from "Charity Begins at Home"
Article written by Lynette Bleed in Fort Wayne magazine
November/December 2005 issue
YOUTH WHO DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY SUPERVISED
AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ARE:
- 57% more likely to drop out by the time they are seniors
- 49% more likely to use drugs
- 37% more likely to become teen parents
- 35% more likely to smoke cigarettes
- 27% more likely to be arrested
Euell A.Wilson Center 2010 Golf Outing
Brook wood Golf Cousre - Ft. Wayne, Indiana
When: Thursday June 10, 2010
Time: Registration & Free Driving Range: 12:00 p.m. EST, Shotgun start at 1:00 p.m. Dinner immediately following.
Cost: $75 per person, ($300 per foursome) includes Green Fees, Cart, Driving Range, and dinner. Please pay in advance to or at registration. Please make checks payable to the “Euell A. Wilson Center”, (Mailing Address: 1512 Oxford Street Fort Wayne IN 46806)
Location:Brook wood Golf Course 10304 Bluffton Road Fort Wayne, IN 46809
A Good Cause:All the proceeds of this event go to support the operations of the Euell A. Wilson Center, a 501C (3) Not for Profit Charitable organization. The Euell A. Wilson Center was founded in 1993 by Shirley Woods in the memory of her son Euell. The center reaches out to the inner city of Ft. Wayne offering educational, recreational, and spiritual enrichment to 90 to 110 kids per day.
Registration Deadline:Fax, 260-456-1401, or WEAWC@aol.com by Monday June 7th
Heart and Hands...
Join our community of donors whose hearts are committed to nurturing community, organizing public witness, teaching and discipling young people. 
We thank you for your generosity!
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Contact Us
Euell A. Wilson Center, Inc.
1512 Oxford Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46806, U.S.A.
Phone: 260-456-2917
Fax: 260-456-1401
weawc@aol.com
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"During the early 1990s, gangs and youth violence were prevalent in southeast Fort Wayne. Teen-ager Euell Wilson lived in such a neighborhood, but he never got involved with gangs. He was too busy being a star athlete at Bishop Dwenger High School and preparing to attend Indiana University on a full football scholarship.
