wɜː vˈɪki lˈɔːɹəns, hˌuː wʌzðə fˈɜːst bˈɑːst ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv dᵻɹˈɛktɚ, hˌævɪŋ pɹˈiːviəsli hˈɛlpt tə sˈɛt ˌʌp ðə kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi tʃˈɛst ɡɹˈænt skˈiːm fɔːɹ lˈoʊkəl pˈiːpəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt ænd nˈoːɹmən pˈaʊɛl, ɐ kˈoʊfˈaʊndɚ ænd tɹˈʌstiː ʌv bˈɑːst.
were Vicky Lawrence, who was the first BOST Executive Director, having previously helped to set up the Community Chest Grant Scheme for local people in 1998  and Norman Powell, a Co-Founder & Trustee of BOST.