{"id":9052,"date":"2020-05-30T11:48:19","date_gmt":"2020-05-30T15:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bgcpr.org\/?p=9052"},"modified":"2020-05-30T11:59:07","modified_gmt":"2020-05-30T15:59:07","slug":"9052","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bgcpr.org\/en\/9052\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth leadership shines at Youth of the Year contest"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico selects the 2020 Youth of the Year, spokesperson for children and youth<\/span><\/p>\n

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(San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 29, 2020) After a process of virtual interviews by a jury made up of renowned professionals and public figures, Ana\u00eds M. Garc\u00eda was selected by Boys & Girls Clubs of\u00a0 Puerto Rico (BGCPR) as the 2020 Youth of the Year, becoming the representative of Puerto Rican youth for the Youth of the Year contest at the United States level.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cI want to thank the organization for this opportunity to grow and be the person I am today.\u00a0 Thanks to this organization I am Ana\u00eds.\u00a0 Thanks to this organization, I have been able to transform myself as a person and I have been able to evolve.\u00a0 In addition, I want to congratulate all the candidates from all the Clubs, because I have seen all their effort, and their stories are very inspiring,\u201d a tearful Anais said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The young woman has attended BGCPR at San Lorenzo since she was 6 years old and\u00a0 just graduated high school with excellent grades.\u00a0 She excelled in community projects and has represented her Club and Puerto Rican youth in different forums in Puerto Rico and the United States.\u00a0 She will start college at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayag\u00fcez Campus in the fall, where she hopes to become a mechanical engineer and create her own company.<\/span><\/p>\n

The BGCPR Youth of the Year program recognizes the leadership of outstanding youth for their contribution to their family, school, community and Club, as well as the personal challenges they face and the obstacles they overcome.\u00a0Every year a Youth of the Year is selected in the BGCPR Clubs, which then participate in the contest with youth from all Clubs and later represents Puerto Rico among youth from Boys & Girls Clubs of America.<\/span><\/p>\n

Due to the emergency caused by COVID-19, the live event\u00a0 had to be canceled and the jury interviews and announcement were carried out through the virtual platform Zoom, and transmitted simultaneously by Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and\u00a0 the website bgcpr.org.<\/span><\/p>\n

The organization’s president, Olga Ramos Carrasquillo said that \u201cdespite the current situation we are experiencing as a country and the new reality that requires us to maintain social distance, it was necessary to select the new representative and spokesperson for more than 12,000 boys, girls and youth reached by our organization, even if it were through virtual platforms.\u00a0 These youth are the living example of perseverance.\u00a0 They grew up in marginalized environments that do not promote positive development, in insecure environments, in families without economic stability, facing unimaginable challenges.\u00a0 However, we seek to transform their way of thinking so that they have the motivation and the desire to excel.\u00a0 We support them on the path to success and achievement of their goals, and they are well on their way to achieve them \u201c<\/span><\/p>\n

Likewise, Ramos Carrasquillo appreciated the commitment of the allies, collaborators, investors and jury that were active participants in the development of Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico\u2019s youth.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Youth of the Year candidates from each Club were: Christian Soto from the Carolina Club, Alison L. Rosa from the Aguas Buenas Club, Yarelis Ortiz from the Mayag\u00fcez Club, H\u00e9ctor E. Ramos from the Luis Llorens Torres Club, Wildanys M. Fuentes from the\u00a0 Lo\u00edza Club, Kevin J. Rosario of the Las Margaritas Club, Ana\u00eds M. Garc\u00eda of the San Lorenzo Club, Bryan Mel\u00e9ndez of the Isabela Club and Jarilies K. Acevedo of the Bayam\u00f3n Club.<\/span><\/p>\n

They presented their speeches and si success stories through video conference before a distinguished jury composed of: Luis C. Fern\u00e1ndez Trinchet, lawyer and Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Public Housing;\u00a0 Julia Nazario Fuentes, Mayor of Lo\u00edza;\u00a0 Jos\u00e9 C. Aponte Dalmau, Mayor of Carolina;\u00a0 Rafael Lama, deputy director of El Nuevo D\u00eda newspaper;\u00a0 Caroline McConnie, VP and Principal Co-Dealer of Rimco LLC and Josymar Acosta, General Manager of Pratt & Whitney Puerto Rico.<\/span><\/p>\n

The winner received a total of $ 2,500 in scholarships to continue her studies.\u00a0 During the next year, she will participate in groups or forums that deal with topics that concern youth.\u00a0 In addition, she will participate in various activities with important government, business, civic and community leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n

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For more information, visit\u00a0 bgcpr.org or Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico social networks.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”9047″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” css_animation=”flipInX” title=”Ana\u00eds M. Garc\u00eda” link=”https:\/\/bgcpr.org\/anais-m-garcia-figueroa\/”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

Know more about Ana\u00eds at: https:\/\/bgcpr.org\/anais-m-garcia-figueroa\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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