Boys & Girls Club Steak and Stake Dinner

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Boys & Girls Club of Americus-Sumter County hosts 18th annual Steak and Stake Banquet Fundraiser, featuring U.S. Dream Academy Founder Wintley Phipps and former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.

Valerie Bey, 2016 “Americus Idol” winner and teen volunteer for the Boys & Girls Club of Americus-Sumter County, provides entertainment at the organization’s Steak and Stake fundraiser on Tuesday. (Staff Photo: Jennifer Parks)

Wintley Phipps, founder of the U.S. Dream Academy, lent his singing talents and some words of wisdom to the Steak and Stake Banquet fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Club of Americus-Sumter County. (Staff Photo: Jennifer Parks)

Macon County Boys & Girls Club Advisory Board Chair Eric Finch spoke on the significance on the organization’s mission at the Americus-Sumter County’s club Steak and Stake Banquet fundraiser. (Staff Photo: Jennifer Parks)

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter introduced U.S. Dream Academy Founder Wintley Phipps at the Steak and Stake Banquet fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Club of Americus-Sumter County. (Staff Photo: Jennifer Parks)

About 400 tickets were sold for the Boys & Girls Club of Americus-Sumter County Steak and Stake Banquet fundraiser on Tuesday. (Staff Photo: Jennifer Parks)

Americus Mayor Barry Blount said at the Boys & Girls Club of Americus-Sumter County Steak and Stake Banquet fundraiser that it is vital to continue investing in the community’s youth. (Staff Photo: Jennifer Parks)

Staff and board members of the Boys & Girls Club of Americus-Sumter County stand to be recognized at the organization’s 18th annual Steak and Stake Dinner on Tuesday. (Staff Photo: Jennifer Parks)

U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-Albany, was among those to show his support for the Boys & Girls Club at its annual Steak and Stake Dinner on Tuesday. (Staff Photo: Jennifer Parks)

Boys & Girls Club of Americus-Sumter County CEO Brittany Dawson said this year’s Steak and Stake Banquet fundraiser brought in significant community support. (Staff Photo: Jennifer Parks)

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