Pat & Jennet Ballinger Honored at Boys & Girls Club of Dubois 4th Annual Awards & Recognition Breakfast

Surrounded by their family, friends, former colleagues, and students, Pat and Jennet Ballinger were honored at the 4th Annual Dubois Award and Recognition Breakfast. For 46 years the Ballingers have lived in Dubois and have impacted countless lives of the individuals in the community, and it was evident as 90 people arrived at the National Museum of Military Vehicles in the early morning hours of June 27th to celebrate another one of their many accomplishments.

Becca Dowd was this year’s Dubois Junior Youth of the Year, and she shared her speech from the Wyoming Junior Youth of the Year competition. Becca competed against members from around the state last November. Becca outlined what the club means to her, and the opportunities it has provided.

Chad Williams, the keynote speaker, is a former Navy SEAL serving on SEAL teams 1 and 7 and the author of SEAL of God. Chad shared his experience as a SEAL and the mentality it takes to overcome the many challenges that SEALs face each day. Chad was 1 of 13 graduates of his SEAL training out of 173 trainees. He used his experience as a SEAL as a lesson to show how the Boys & Girls Club trains its members to be prepared for all of the challenges that life throws at them.