Assistant coach, St. Louis Cardinals, Willie McGee, featured speaker for Boys & Girls Club of the Ozarks’ Thanks4giving Gala

The Boys & Girls Club of the Ozarks is proud to present Willie McGee, a legendary sports icon, as the keynote speaker for the 2025 Thanks4Giving Gala on Thursday, November 6, at the Branson Convention Center.

Willie McGee is a former outfielder who played in the MLB for 18 seasons. He is now an assistant coach for the St. Louis Cardinals, the team he spent most of his career with. While originally from California, Willie McGee spent four years in the New York Yankee minor leagues before he came to the Cardinals in a trade for pitcher Bob Sykes. He played for three other organizations in his 18-year career, but McGee will always be remembered as a Cardinal.

This year’s Thanks4Giving Gala will offer a private cocktail reception for high-end sponsors, meet and greet opportunities with photographs, extraordinary cuisine and entertainment throughout the evening. The Thanks4Giving Gala is the Club's major fundraiser of the year to raise operating cost for the upcoming year. Money raised will stay in the community and go towards programs, education enrichment, meals and needs of Club Members in Taney and Stone counties.