Congratulations to Amanda Vasquez for being the recipient of the 2009 Youth of The Year Award!

 ”The Club Staff help me to succeed by encouraging me to do good in school and to make the right choices in life.” – Amanda Vasquez

 About Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Youth of the Year Program

Sponsored by the Reader’s Digest Foundation since 1947, the Youth of the Year Program is designed to promote and recognize service to Club and community, academic performance and contributions to family and spiritual life. Competition begins with each Club selecting a Youth of the Year who receives a certificate and medallion then enters state competition. State winners receive a plaque and $1,000 scholarship then enter the regional competition. Each of the five regional winners receives a $10,000 scholarship and enters the national competition held in Washington, DC. The National Youth of the Year receives an additional $15,000 scholarship, totaling $26,000 in scholarships, and is installed by the President of the United States.