Boys and Girls Club YOUTH OF THE YEAR 2014

Angela Augustin and Christian Naea were our guest speakers at our first meeting at Brick Oven Pizza in Wailua . The room was packed as Christian explained the YOUTH OF THE YEAR Contest which the Boys & Girls promotes yearly. The B&G Clubs on Kauai serve over 1000 clients between their 3 clubhouses. YOY (Youth of the Year) is an academy and competition that is held statewide. Each clubhouse selects 2 candidates to enter the academy and then compete in a variety of categories. Candidates are chosen based on leadership skills, dedication to the club, service to the community and academic standing. With the help of Toastmasters mentoring, each candidate preps to deliver a 3-minute speech about what the B&G Club means to them. The candidate must also write an essay and participate in the "dress for success" clinic at Macy's which helps them select their outfit for the competition. Angela explained the B & G program "formula for impact":

Kauai has highest rate of teen suicide and teen pregancy in the state. B&G Clubs are committed to making a difference and improving so of these gruesome stats for Kauai's kids. The budgets for B&G's work has been severely reduced over the last five years.This year, to help raise funds, the Kauai clubs are having a big event. We have been invited to be a sponsor of this event and Jakki Nelson, our Community Service Director, is reviewing the sponsorship package for the upcoming Feb. 25th event t the Kauai Beach Resort from 10AM to 12 noon.  


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2013 Youth of the Year Candidates