Boys & Girls Club of Southeast Virginia makes it to Youth of the Year regionals for the first time in over 30 years!
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Virginia
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Virginia Youth of the Year Dinner
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. – Our 12th Annual Youth of the Year Dinner was presented by Dollar Tree and Family Dollar on May 6th at The Westin Virginia Beach Town Center. This premier fundraising event focused on celebrating the outstanding achievements of four high school students who have shown leadership, growth, and perseverance within the Boys & Girls Clubs. These amazing candidates were: Atayeveona Moore representing Norfolk, Saniyyah Bamberg representing Portsmouth, Jymyra Alston representing Chesapeake, and Dae’Quon Shines representing Virginia Beach.
During the dinner, guests enjoyed performances from Club kids, special guest speakers and sponsors, and heard heartfelt speeches from each Youth of the Year candidate. The event showcased all the talent, hard work, and dedication that each Boys & Girls Club member exemplifies everyday within the Club. This year, our local Youth of the Year winner was Saniyyah Bamberg from our Portsmouth Club. Saniyyah has attended the Club for over eight years and just recently graduated from Woodrow Wilson High school & Governors School for the Arts. Saniyyah was accepted to Juilliard and will be attending in the fall. As this year’s winner, Saniyyah continued on to state Youth of the Year and won! As state Youth of the Year winner, she then represented the entire state of Virginia at regionals.
Additionally, Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Virginia inducted a new member into our Hall of Fame, Bill Payne. Bill is member of the BGCSEVA Corporate Board of Directors and chair of our Eastern Shore Club Board. Bill has been a Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Virginia board member for over 10 years. Thank you, Bill.
A special thank you to Dollar Tree | Family Dollar for being this year’s Title Sponsor and continuing to support our mission; to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. We would also like to thank ECPI University, LTD Hospitality Group, Breit Cantor, ADS Inc, Mr. Tasos & Dr.Jennifer Galiotos, Procter and Gamble, Dragas Companies, and The Payne Foundation.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Virginia is committed to enabling all young people, especially those who need us the most to reach their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens. We serve more than 3,000 kids in all 7 cities, and continue to provide quality, affordable afterschool care for students ages 6-18.
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