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It’s a big boost for the Boys and Girls Club in Ogdensburg. Saturday, Lisbon native and head coach of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, Rick Carlisle, was in town to announce a major donation to the Boys and Girls Club. Money to build the Preston Carlisle Youth Athletic Center.

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Carlisle made the donation in honor of his father, Ogdensburg attorney Preston Carlilse, who was a driving force in getting the original club up and running. “We’re just proud to be able to do it. It’s a great tribute to my dad who turns 90 tomorrow. And this will be an enduring symbol of everything he stood for as a guy that was all about helping people and he was a great friend of the Boys Club,” said Dallas Mavericks Head Coach Rick Carlisle.

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