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AYR to hold benefit golf tournament Jul 14 2010 Auburn Youth Resources, in conjunction with Enumclaw Youth & Family Series, will tee off its 15th annual benefit golf tournament next Thursday at Washington National. Read More at: www.pnwlocalnews.com/south_king/aub/community/98465739.html
King County donates vans to Auburn Youth Resources Feb 25 2010 King County Councilmember Pete von Reichbauer recently secured two retired county vanpool vans for Auburn Youth Resources. The donation is part of the county's annual retired van donation program. Read More at: www.pnwlocalnews.com/south_king/aub/community/85267262.html
Overcoming a long, painful life of abuse \| Klaas By MARK KLAAS Auburn Reporter Editor Feb 04 2010 As young as 3 and as old as 17, she was caught in the agony and despair of an ugly, dysfunctional home life. Her stepfather, and later a boyfriend, savagely, repeatedly, beat and abused her. Read More at: www.pnwlocalnews.com/south_king/aub/opinion/83570547.html
Fittingly, it's called The Brugger Building By ROBERT WHALE Auburn Reporter News reporter Apr 24 2009 Today the building at 816 F Street serves as the Auburn Youth Resources' mental health counseling center. But over the years this same building has incubated many of the agency's successful programs. Read More at: www.pnwlocalnews.com/south_king/aub/community/43492617.html
AYR counselor copes with devastating loss of daughter as he works to help others By MARK KLASS Auburn Reporter Editor Feb 19 2009 An emotional Eric Munson fought back the tears while explaining the pledge he made to his late daughter. “With Heidi’s case, I made a promise to talk to as many people as possible about drugs, alcohol and drinking and driving,” Munson told the audience at last week’s 18th Auburn Youth Resources and Enumclaw Youth & Family Services Valentine Breakfast. “This was my promise to her.” Read More at: www.pnwlocalnews.com/south_king/aub/news/39813968.html
A father carries out a promise to his little girl By MARY SWIFT P-I COLUMNIST February 15, 2009 ERIC MUNSON'S TEARS flow when he talks about his daughter Heidi. Last Friday, when Munson was the guest speaker at Auburn Youth Resource's 18th Annual Valentine Breakfast, was no exception. By the time the event ended, more than $65,000 had been raised. By the time Munson was done, more than a few of the 600-plus in attendance were fighting back tears. Read More at: www.seattlepi.com/swift/400201_mary16.html
Brugger's big heart: AYR founder, former leader honored for his devoted work By MARK KLAAS Auburn Reporter Editor Feb 13 2009 What Dick Brugger started grew over time into a profound body of work that poured from his heart. So it was only fitting that Brugger, the driving force behind one of South King County's most successful youth and family service agencies, was honored for his work on the morning before Valentine's Day. Read More at: www.pnwlocalnews.com/south_king/aub/news/39572939.html
AYR, EYFS to hold 'Heart of Our Community' benefit breakfast Feb. 13 Jan 15 2009 Auburn Youth Resources and Enumclaw Youth & Family Services will host its 18th annual Valentine Breakfast at 7 a.m. Feb. 13 at Grace Community Church, 1320 Auburn Way S. Read More at: www.pnwlocalnews.com/south_king/aub/community/37652614.html
Orphan finds a spot where he's learning to plant roots January 20, 2008 By MARY SWIFT P-I COLUMNIST At 17, D'Jonne Eddins lives with questions. His only certainty is that there are things he never will know. The sound of his mother's voice, for example. Or the feel of her hug. Or how his own life might have been different if he had known her -- or his father. Read More at: www.seattlepi.com/swift/348088_mary21.html
A success story from Auburn Youth Resources February 16, 2007 By MARY SWIFT P-I COLUMNIST She might have ended up a disaster -- one of those teens whose life becomes such a jumble of hard times and personal missteps that building a productive future seems a remote dream at best. And if it had happened, who could have blamed Jessica Murray? After all, she had plenty of excuses to let her future slip away, more than enough reasons to be less than what she is on the road to becoming. Read More at: www.seattlepi.com/swift/303985_mary16.html