In September 1961, a group of men
from the County Road B and Dale Street
Neighborhood formed an organization to
help promote youth activities in the
Roseville area.
They built a warming house and
installed lights for the skaters at nearby
Alameda Pond. They planted trees, held
dances and bought playground equipment
for the parks and playgrounds throughout
the city. They built a clubhouse for the
members and a softball field complete
with dugouts, fences and scoreboard.
They promoted sports through the
sponsorship of baseball, hockey, softball,
football, volleyball, basketball and soccer
teams. They built an outdoor shelter,
bocce ball and horseshoe courts. They
conducted Halloween and Christmas
parties for the kids, and social activities
for the physically challenged.
It is estimated that in these first 42
years, the B-Dale Club had dedicated over
1.2 million dollars to the youth and seniors
of Roseville.
The odds of success for an organization
like the B-Dale Club would seem slim
indeed. It has no affiliation with a larger
group. So its membership dues, fund
raising events and the rental of its facilities
are its only means of support. It is truly a
non-profit organization, with money it
earns directed toward charitable causes.
It works because of its members, men
and women alike, who believe in its
humanitarian philosophy, and donate their
time and talents to make sure it works.